“Maryland, My Maryland.”
* * * Pretty Wives, Lovely and noble men.” “ My farm is in a rather low and m'asmatic situation, and 1 ‘ My wife ! ’ ’ “ Who was a very pretty blonde Twenty years ago, became “ Sallow ! ” “ Hollo wed-eyed ! ” “ Withered and aged !” Before her time, from ‘ ‘ Malarial vapours, though she made no particular complaint, not being one of the grumpy kind, yet causing me great uneasiness. “A short time ago I purchased your remedy for one of the children, who had a very severe attack of billiousness, and it occurred L, .ie that the remedy might help my wile, as I found that our little girl upon recovery had “ Lost! ” “ Her sallowncss, and looked as fresh as a new blown daisy. Well the story is soon told. My wife, fo-day has gained her old-timed beauty with compound interest, and is now as handsome a matron (if 1 do say it myself) as can be found in this country, which is noted for pretty women. And I have only Dr ho ale’s American Hop Bitters to thank for it.
“The dear creature just looks over my shoulder and says ‘ I can flatter equal to the days of our courtship,’ and that ro.mucLs me there might be more pretty wives if my brother farmers would do as I have done, ‘ Hop’ lg you may long be spared to do good, I tin "kfully remain, C L James, Beltsville, Prince George Co, Md, May 26tb, ISSS. tg-g" None genuine without a bunch of green hops on the white label, and Dr Soule’s name blown in tho bottle. Bewaee of all tho vile poisonous stuff made to imitate tho above
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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 12 July 1888, Page 3
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