Townsend's monthly selection of Parisian costumes1885 |
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Page 11 - It is good to be merry and wise, It is good to be honest and true, It is good to be off with the old love Before you are on with the new.
Page 12 - For FEMALES these Pills are truly excellent, removing all obstructions, the distressing Headache so very prevalent with the sex, Depression of Spirits, Dulness of Sight, Nervous Affections, Blotches, Pimples, and Sallowness of the Skin, and give a Healthy Bloom to the Complexion. Sold by all Medicine Vendors at is.
Page 21 - BLAIR'S GOUT PILLS. THE GREAT REMEDY FOR GOUT AND RHEUMATISM. The excruciating pain is quickly relieved and cured in a few days by this celebrated Medicine. These Fills require no restraint of Diet during their use, and are certain to prevent the disease attacking any vital part. Sold by all Chemists at Is.
Page 12 - Healing qualities render the skin soft, pliable, and free from dryness, &c., clear it from every humour, pimple, or eruption ; and by continuing its use only a short time, the skin will become and continue soft and smooth, and the complexion perfectly clear and beautiful.