. Billboard (Jan-Jun 1899). ew days ago agents were making a freedistribution of Cascarets in this city. Littlepackages labeled candy cathartic were leftat every doorstep. Out in the Fifth Ward aband of children followed up the distributorsand eagerly gathered up the little envelopeslabeled candy and devoured every children fairly reveled in Cascarets. Thatnight the good people In the Fifth Ward werein great commotion. A light could be seenflickering in every household: hurry callswere sent to nearly every doctor in Leaven-worth. Fond mothers were agonized at themaladv which seemed


. Billboard (Jan-Jun 1899). ew days ago agents were making a freedistribution of Cascarets in this city. Littlepackages labeled candy cathartic were leftat every doorstep. Out in the Fifth Ward aband of children followed up the distributorsand eagerly gathered up the little envelopeslabeled candy and devoured every children fairly reveled in Cascarets. Thatnight the good people In the Fifth Ward werein great commotion. A light could be seenflickering in every household: hurry callswere sent to nearly every doctor in Leaven-worth. Fond mothers were agonized at themaladv which seemed to have seized theirlittle ones. .Little yellow thundermugs wereat a premium in every household. After thedoctors had diagnosed the cases and thealarm somewhat abated, the children toldthe cause of their troubles, and the chancesare that it any patent medicine man showsup in the Fifth Ward distributing candysamples promiscuously that he will by watchful mothers. Very respectfully, F. C. STIER, :-J * tHE6aXBOA3fe6. 8-tlI Danville, The Billboard: Enclosed please And postal order tor $1,which pays my subscription to August Christmas number alone was worth theamount. It is certalny the ne plusultraof all the holiday publications 1 have seen. I also enclose you copy for an ad for theJanuary and March issues. When the serv-ice is completed send me my bill. This is a small town of only 3,000 inhabi-tants, but I am striving hard to make it win,and believe I will yet succeed. My boardsnow carry over 500 sheets of paper, and I amdoing considerable distributing and prices, I believe, are as reasonable as areconsistent with good, honest service. Icharge four cents per sheet for posting, thirtydays display, listed and protected, and $2per thousand for distributing circulars, and$2 SO per thousand for samples. I carry thesack and do all my distributing in person,knobing circulars and placing samples inthe houses. I have now on the boards Battle Ax, D


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