Show = PATENT MEDICINES The Allurements Printers Ink or Hon to Place Tit cm Before the Public The patent medicine man who knows the public who understands the allurements allure-ments of print knows the art of arrang ing deceptive advertisements Years ago a simple announcement was enough to bring medicine into notoriety but in those days people believed in captivating print The advertiser must now adopt some mode of deception He has learned or at least has come to believe e that the people peo-ple look upon advertising as an amusing dodge This belief has caused advertisements advertise-ments of great display to sink into disrepute disre-pute The man who desires to sell some thing must not only show the superiority of his goods but must illustrate the pleas ures Which the rmhlin cVinll annn M i J A u WkVr AW44VC by dropping into his house Professor Staggs who has carefully considered all these pointsa gentleman whoso medi cine is known all over the country de sires us to insert for him several hundred dollars worth of advertisements Con sequentty without farther excuse we submit the following Frederick William may have objected to any one teaching his son Latin a fact which is transmitted to us by able histor inns but notwithstanding adverse circumstances cir-cumstances no one could keep him from taking Staggs Proficient Projectiles Oh remarked Sam Johnson my misfortune is great From the parents whom I love I have inherited scrofula I am a sufferer among men a laughing stock among women Why did not my people take Staggss Lymphthic Lasin gersFrederick the Great in an address to his troops said My memy fellow menit is with tbe most profound grati tude that I address you The fortunes of war are indeed fitful but the cordial prepared pre-pared by Professor Staggs is as enduring as the cockle bun on the back of a black sheep Dark clouds have come over us but dont forget to take Staggs Municipal Geewhilikenism The bright sun rises in the west and sets inthe east but my dear people dont lose sight of this medicine My government was beset be-set by foes my kindred were suffering under the influence of nostalgia but wnen i was persuaded by my druggist to I swallow a half pint of Staggs Epluribus Unum Confirmation Nuggets the sawmill saw-mill shook off its lethargy and proceeded to do its work with neatness and telegraph tele-graph 11 Several years ago my son was lazy He objected to getting up in the morning I and making a tire The doctors gave up hope but three doses of Staggs Hilarious Hot Helper caused a complete change I Now the soft youth arises at morning and splits kindling wood I would advise all parents whose children are similarly affected af-fected to use the same remedy I Gibbon incurred the displeasure of I many learned men although he established estab-lished a reputation among historical I thinkers His strictures upon Paul were a trifle severe yet in after days Millraan attempted to show that Gibbon was l wrong and that he should have taken other medicine when we all know that i the Wingless Wbrmifuge of Professor I Staggs would have smote him in the I neighborhood where it would have done I the most good I Life said the ancient philosopher i Ms uncertain It is unnecessary for a modern writer to attempt a refutation of I this assertion for we all know that it is true still there is a way by which we can I avoid death Take Staggs Lightning I Laughers Price 1 It is said by men who accept holy writ that Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived We will not attempt to dispute this but we all must acknowledge I that he would have been much wiser had I he taken Staggs Stomach Strengthener I Talleyrand said that language was made to conceal thought but at last he was compelled to acknowledge the fact that Staggs Liver Lifters are supernatural super-natural in their effects When Cresar was stabbed he lifted his eyes and said Take Staggs Robust Revolutionizers |