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Fascinating Tales, Cleverly Told.

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_It cures from head to foot._

Puritana Nature's Cure

_OFFICIAL._

The cures effected in this State by Dr. Dixi Crosby's prize formula Puritana are so astonishing and the results with which we personally have used this remarkable medical discovery are so entirely satisfactory that we deem it our duty to accord it our public indorsement and private recommendation.

Signature of the
_Governor of New Hampshire._

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_Ex-Governor of New Hampshire._

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_Secretary of State._

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_R. R. Commissioner._

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_Mayor of Concord._

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Signature of the
_County Solicitor._

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_Insurance Commissioner._

Signature of the
_Cashier Merrimac Co. Bank._

Signature of the
_Practising Physician._

Signature of the
_Treas. Loan and Trust Savings Bank._

Puritana has cured case after case that had been given up as hopeless.

It has cured case after case from head to foot, whether the suffering was due to disordered _Blood_, _Liver_, _Stomach_, _Kidneys_, _Lungs_, _Brain_, _Nerves_, or _Skin_. A trial proves its worth.

If you are a sufferer get of your druggist this great disease-conquering discovery (the price is $1, for the complete treatment, consisting of one bottle of Puritana Compound, one bottle of Puritana Pills, and one bottle of Puritana Tablets), or write to the undersigned, and you will bless the day when you heard of Puritana. The Puritana Compound Co., Concord, N. H. ]

USE IT EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK & THEN REST ON SUNDAY.

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