Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1885 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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A Walking Skeleton. Mr. E. Springer, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., writes: ‘I was afflicted with lung and abscess on lungs, and reduced to a walking Skeleton. Got a free trial bottie* of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, which did so much good that T bought a dollar bottle. After using three bottles, found myself once more a man, completely restored to health with aj hearty appetite, and a gais in flesh of 48 lbs.’ Gall at F. B. Meyer’s Drug Store and get a free trial bottle of this certain cure for all Lung Diseases. Large bottles. SI.OO. 32-3 Dead Men’s Shoes. “Dead men’s shoes ? Yes, sir, several dealers make a specialty of them, and sell large numbers.” The speaker was the proprietor of one of "the innumerable second-hand stores which line D street from Eighth to Tenth street, and whose presence has christened the thoroughfare the “Chatham street” of Washington. “How do you get them?” “Oh, that's easy enough,” he replied, with a strong German accent accompanied by an odor of onions. “We have agents. They go about tow n, and whenever they see crape on the door they put down the number and street in their memorandum book. Then, after waiting a reasonable time, until the burial is over, the agent calls again and makes an offer for the dead man’s shoes, which is generally accented. Sometimes the agents buy clothing in the same way, but boots and shoes can always be bought. If they are out of repair we mend them. I guess at least 5,000 pairs are sold on D street every week at an average price of $1 per pair. Colored men are the best customers." At this point the dealer in pedal coverings of defunct citizens was called inside by the minor clerk, who was trying to force the sale of a largo ulster < n a vorv thin man, with the frequent remark that it “fit him like the paper on the wall.— Wash nujtun. Ite/nibl'icun. Veryßemarkable Recovery. Mr. Geo; V. Willing, of Manchester, Mich , writes: ‘My wife has been almost five years, so helpless that stie could not turnover in the bed alone. She used two bottles of Electric Bitters, and is so much improved, that she is able now to do her own work.’ Electric Bitters will do all that is claimed for them. Hundreds of test! monials attest their grest curative powers. Only fifty cents a bottle at F. BMeyer’s. Aug 29-2. Potato Balls.—Pour large mealy potatoes, cold; mash them in a pan J with two table-spoonfuls of melted l butter, a pinch of salt, a little pepper, ' one table-spoonful of cream and the beaten yelk of one egg; rub it together for about Lve xnii.ute a , or until very smooth; shape the mixture into balls about the size of a walnut or small ‘ rolls, dip them into au egg well be-.ten , find f en into the nnest sis ed bread fry them in boiliug laid.