“Maryland, My Maryland.”
* * * Pretty Wives,
Lovely and noble men.” “ My farm is in a rather low and miasmatic situation, and “ My wife ! ” “Who was a very pretty blonde Twenty years ago, became “ Sallow 1 ” “ Hollowed-eyed 1 ” “ 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 to me that the remedy might help my wile, as I found that our little girl upon recovery had “ Lost! ”
“ Her sallowness, 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 I do say it myself) as can be found in this country, which is noted for pretty women. And I have only Dr Soule’s American Hop Bitters to thank for it. “Tho dear creature just looks over mj shoulder and says ‘ I can flatter equal tc the days of our courtship,’ and that reminds me thero might be more pretty wives if my bromier G .me would do as I have done, ‘ Hoping you may 1 bo spared to do good, I thankfully remain, G L James, Beltsvili.e, Prince George Co, Md, May 26th, ISBS. Iggf None genuine without a bunch of green hops on the white label, and Dr Soule’s name blown in the bottle. Beware of all the vile poisonous stuff made to imitate the above
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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 17 July 1888, Page 3
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