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Malvern, Ohio, June 23, 1886.
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Mt. Vernon, O., Aug. 27, 1886.
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Lexington, Ky., Oct. 12, 1893.
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Greenfield, Ind., Aug. 5, 1885.
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R. & W. M. HOLE.
Sunbury, Ohio., June 21, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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Braidwood, Ill., Nov. 14, 1883.
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Chicago, Ill., March 5, 1886.
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Salem, Mass., Aug. 1, 1883.
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And again, Oct. 5, 1885:
Crane & Allen:
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GREENSBURG FURNITURE CO.
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A. McDONNELL.
A. McDONNELL.
A. McDONNELL.
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Winchenden, Mass., June 23, 1884.
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New Martinsburg, O., Jan. 21, 1884.
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Mineral Point, Wis., July 11, 1887.
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Grand Haven, Mich., Aug. 13, 1883.
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And again, August 5, 1884:
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Philadelphia, Jan. 24, 1883.
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Memphis, Tenn., April 25, 1886.
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ROB’T H. JONES,Embalmer for J. F. Holst & Bro.
ROB’T H. JONES,Embalmer for J. F. Holst & Bro.
ROB’T H. JONES,Embalmer for J. F. Holst & Bro.
ROB’T H. JONES,
Embalmer for J. F. Holst & Bro.
Coopersburg, Pa., Oct. 23, 1883.
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JOEL RITTER.
Rochester, Mich., Sept. 19, 1883.
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W. HARVEY GREENE.
St. Thomas, Ontario, Sept, 9, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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SAMUEL GOODWIN.
And again, on Feb. 20, 1885:
Crane & Allen:
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Baraboo, Wis., Jan. 11, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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C. BACON.
And again, June 3, 1884:
Crane & Allen:
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C. BACON.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 15, 1882.
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F. W. GERSTLE & SON.
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Hulmeville, Penn., July 20, 1885.
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L. P. TOWNSEND.
Atchison, Kansas, Aug. 14, 1883.
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J. A. HARROUFF.
And again, Dec. 31, 1886:
Crane & Allen:
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Corning, N. Y., April 16, 1883.
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Wilton Junction, Iowa, May 25, 1883.
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Kenosha, Wis., July 18, 1887.
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Rockville, Ind., Feb. 22, 1886.
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HARGRAVE BROS.
Alma, Neb., Aug. 16, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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J. M. DAVIS.
Meadville, Penn., March 3, 1886.
Crane & Allen:
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Gettysburg, O., June 13, 1887.
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HERSHEY BROS.
Danville, Ky., Feb. 16, 1886.
Crane & Allen:
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DUNLAP & McGOODWIN.
DUNLAP & McGOODWIN.
DUNLAP & McGOODWIN.
DUNLAP & McGOODWIN.
Burlington, Vt., Jan. 11, 1884.
Crane & Allen:
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And again, Dec. 14, 1885:
Crane & Allen:
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M. W. HOSMER.
Shawnee, Ohio, Aug. 21, 1885.
Crane & Allen:
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HUDSON & TIPPETT.
Seymour, Conn., Aug. 17, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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E. F. BASSETT.
And again, on Sept. 28, 1885:
Crane & Allen:
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E. F. BASSETT.
Liberty Centre, O., Aug. 9, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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N. C. WRIGHT.
Willoughby, O., Feb. 9, 1885.
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GEO. E. MANVILLE.
Oconto, Wis., Sept. 14, 1885.
Crane & Allen:
I had a case in July last of a young lady whom I embalmed with your Preservative and shipped to Edgerton, and the enclosed extract from the MilwaukeeSentinelof July 25th is in regard to the appearance of the body:
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It seems they were not satisfied that she was dead until the seventh day afterwards. There could have been no question, however, of her death, as she was regularly embalmed by me, and the life-like appearance was due to the Preservative used.
N. B. MITCHELL.
Hastings, Neb., March 21, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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COX & REED.
Mancelona, Mich., Nov, 19, 1887.
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Pecatonica, Ills., April 28, 1885.
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ATKINSON BRO’S.
Clarinda, Iowa, March 19, 1886.
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A. T. CLEMENT.
Chillicothe, Ills., Sept. 17, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
We received last month from you the package of the Preservative, and last week I had my first case of embalming—an old man who died from dysentery, and the friends wanted the body kept until relatives arrived from Kansas. I had never used any Fluid or seen any embalming done, but had got posted from your Manual by reading it over. The doctors said that it would be of no use to try to keep the body without ice, as it would be “as black as your hat” in 24 hours, in such weather; but I told them it could be kept all right if I could have my way, and after a while the friends consented to it, but procured some ice so as to have it ready. I followed out your instructions exactly, using about a gallon of the Preservative, and at the time of the funeral the body looked as natural as life.
M. H. BAILEY & CO.
And again, Dec. 17, 1883:
Crane & Allen:
Please find enclosed draft to balance account. When we have used the Preservative all up, we will want some more of it, as we would not want to be without it now.
M. H. BAILEY & CO.
Wakeman, Ohio, Feb. 16, 1887.
Crane & Allen:
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PEASE & BRIGHT.
Birmingham, Ohio, Aug. 18, 1884.
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Bloomsburg, Penn., Feb. 13, 1883.
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W. J. CORELL & CO.
Republic, Ohio, Dec. 18, 1885.
Crane & Allen:
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R. CHAMBERLIN.
Staunton, Ills., July 9, 1887.
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H. HACKMAN.
Clarksville, Tenn., Dec. 29, 1886.
Crane & Allen:
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Carlisle, Ky., Sept. 15, 1883.
Crane & Allen:
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