What cures for corns or warts do you have around here? (Open question)
| CASTOR OIL | 68 |
| CORN PLASTERS | 63 |
| FREEZONE | 29 |
| MILKWEED MILK | 28 |
| STUMP WATER | 20 |
| CORN PADS | 17 |
| IODINE | 11 |
| MILKWEED | 10 |
| NITRIC ACID | 7 |
| BLUEJAY CORN PLASTER | 6 |
| CUT THEM OFF | 6 |
| TIE A STRING AROUND IT | 6 |
| ACID | 5 |
| COMPOUND W | 5 |
| PLASTERS | 5 |
| ADHESIVE TAPE | 4 |
| BURN THEM OFF | 4 |
| DOCTOR SCHOLL’S | 4 |
| FOOT PADS | 4 |
| VINEGAR | 4 |
| BURN OFF | 3 |
| CAMPHORATED OIL | 3 |
| CAUSTIC | 3 |
| KEROSENE | 3 |
| MOSCO | 3 |
| NR | 3 |
| OUTGROW | 3 |
| PADS | 3 |
| RAW POTATO | 3 |
| RAZOR BLADE | 3 |
| RUB WITH CASTOR OIL | 3 |
| SALVE | 3 |
| TURPENTINE | 3 |
| AXLE GREASE | 2 |
| BALSAM PITCH | 2 |
| BAND-AID | 2 |
| BLUEJAY | 2 |
| BURN IT OFF | 2 |
| BURN OFF WARTS | 2 |
| CASTOR OIL RUBBED IN | 2 |
| CASTOR OIL RUBBED ON | 2 |
| CINNAMON OIL | 2 |
| CORN MEDICINE | 2 |
| CORN SALVES | 2 |
| CUT THEM OUT | 2 |
| DOCTOR SCHOLL’S CORN PADS | 2 |
| ELECTRIC NEEDLE | 2 |
| ELECTROLYSIS | 2 |
| GET’S-IT | 2 |
| PARE CORNS | 2 |
| PARE IT OFF | 2 |
| PATENTED MEDICINES | 2 |
| RAZOR | 2 |
| RUB CASTOR OIL ON IT | 2 |
| SALICYLIC ACID | 2 |
| SPRING WATER | 2 |
| TIE A HAIR AROUND A WART | 2 |
| TIE A THREAD AROUND IT | 2 |
| TIE STRING AROUND WART | 2 |
| TIE THEM OFF | 2 |
| TRIM CORNS | 2 |
| VASELINE | 2 |
| “DIG IT OUT, CUT IT, SOAK IN WATER” | 1 |
| “LEAVE HALF A POTATO ON WART SEVERAL HOURS, BURY IT BEHIND HOUSE” | 1 |
| “MAKE WART BLEED, PUT IT IN A CORN AND FEED TO A CHICKEN” | 1 |
| “PUT CUT POTATO UNDER RAINSPOUT, AS IT DECAYS WART GOES AWAY” | 1 |
| “RAW POTATO, THEN BURY POTATO SECRETLY” | 1 |
| “RUB A POTATO ON YOUR ARM, BURY POTATO” | 1 |
| “RUB OLD BONE ON WART, BURY BONE” | 1 |
| “RUB WITH COOKED FAT MEAT, BURY IT” | 1 |
| “RUB WITH HALF ONION, PUT UNDER RAINSPOUT” | 1 |
| “RUB WITH POTATO, THROW IT OVER LEFT SHOULDER” | 1 |
| “SOAK THEM, SHAVE DOWN” | 1 |
| “SOAK THEM, THEN TAKE THEM OFF” | 1 |
| “SPIT ON WART, RUB WITH FINGER” | 1 |
| “TIE HORSEHAIR AROUND WART, TIGHTEN IT” | 1 |
| “TIE SPLIT TOAD-FROG TO CORN, FROG TURNS GREEN, PULL BOTH OFF” | 1 |
| ACETIC ACID | 1 |
| ACETONE | 1 |
| ACORN SALVE | 1 |
| ASAFETIDA | 1 |
| ASPIRIN TABLET | 1 |
| BAG OF BEANS TIED ON WRIST | 1 |
| BEEFSTEAK | 1 |
| BETTER FITTING SHOES | 1 |
| BLACK SALVE | 1 |
| BLUE VITRIOL | 1 |
| BLUEING | 1 |
| BLUEJAY CORN PADS | 1 |
| BLUEJAY CORN REMEDY | 1 |
| BLUEJAY DROPS | 1 |
| BLUEJAY PLASTER | 1 |
| BURN A WART OFF | 1 |
| BURN IT OUT | 1 |
| BURN OFF BY A PHYSICIAN | 1 |
| BURN OFF WITH ACID | 1 |
| BURN THEM OFF WITH ACID | 1 |
| BURN THEM OFF WITH AN ELECTRIC NEEDLE | 1 |
| BURN THEM WITH ACID | 1 |
| BURN WARTS OFF WITH ACID | 1 |
| BURNING BY A DOCTOR | 1 |
| BURY A DISHCLOTH | 1 |
| BURY DIRTY RAG OUT BATHROOM WINDOW | 1 |
| BURY YOUR MOTHER’S DISHRAG | 1 |
| BUTTERBEAN HULL JUICE | 1 |
| CALLISIDE | 1 |
| CAMPHO-PHENIQUE | 1 |
| CANNING ACID AND HOG’S LARD | 1 |
| CARBOLIC ACID | 1 |
| CASTOR OIL AND VINEGAR | 1 |
| CASTOR OIL FOR A CORN | 1 |
| CATNIP TEA | 1 |
| CAUSTIC ACID | 1 |
| CAUSTIC AND IODINE | 1 |
| CAUSTIC POTASH | 1 |
| CAUSTIC STICK | 1 |
| CHALK | 1 |
| CHARM THEM OFF WITH MAGIC WORDS | 1 |
| CHARMS | 1 |
| CHIROPODIST | 1 |
| CHLORACETIC ACID | 1 |
| COAL OIL | 1 |
| COMPOUND WARTS | 1 |
| CONJO | 1 |
| CONJURING | 1 |
| CORN PATENTED-MEDICINES | 1 |
| CORN POULTICE | 1 |
| CORN REMEDY | 1 |
| CORN REMOVER | 1 |
| CORN STUFF | 1 |
| CORN TAKE-OFF | 1 |
| CORN-FIX | 1 |
| COUGH SYRUP | 1 |
| COUNT GRAINS OF CORN ON AN EAR OF CORN | 1 |
| COW PEE | 1 |
| CUT A POTATO AND PUT THE JUICE ON THE WART | 1 |
| CUT CORN OUT | 1 |
| CUT CORN WITH RAZOR BLADE | 1 |
| CUT CORNS WITH RAZOR BLADE | 1 |
| CUT HOLE IN SHOE | 1 |
| CUT OFF A PIECE OF IT | 1 |
| CUT OFF WITH RAZOR | 1 |
| CUT THEM | 1 |
| CUT THEM OUT WITH A RAZOR | 1 |
| CUTTING | 1 |
| DEHORNING PASTE | 1 |
| DEW OUT OF OLD STUMP | 1 |
| DIRTY DISHRAG | 1 |
| DISHRAG | 1 |
| DOCTOR REMOVES WARTS | 1 |
| DOCTOR SCHOLL’S LINE | 1 |
| DOCTOR SCHOLL’S REMEDIES | 1 |
| DOCTOR SCHOLL’S STUFF | 1 |
| DOCTOR SCHOLL’S WHATCHA-CALL-IT | 1 |
| DOCTOR’S REMOVAL | 1 |
| DOCTORS BURN THEM OFF | 1 |
| DRILL WATER | 1 |
| DROP OF ACID | 1 |
| DRUG STORE PREPARATIONS | 1 |
| DRUG STORE REMEDIES | 1 |
| ELDERBERRY LIMB | 1 |
| ELECTRIC NEEDLE IN HOSPITAL | 1 |
| EPSOM SALTS | 1 |
| FAITH DOCTOR | 1 |
| FAT FROM MEAT | 1 |
| FEEL WARTS | 1 |
| FILE IT OFF WITH EMERY | 1 |
| FINGERNAIL POLISH | 1 |
| FLAXSEED TEA WITH HONEY AND LEMON | 1 |
| FOOT DOCTOR | 1 |
| FOOT MAN | 1 |
| FROG PISS | 1 |
| FRUIT ACID ON CORN | 1 |
| GET WARTS BURNED OFF | 1 |
| GLACIAL ACETIC ACID | 1 |
| GO TO A CHIROPODIST | 1 |
| GO TO SHIROPODIST | 1 |
| GOING TO THE DOCTOR | 1 |
| GOOD SHOES | 1 |
| GRASSHOPPER | 1 |
| GREASE | 1 |
| GREASE OR OIL PUT ON EVERYDAY | 1 |
| GREASE THEM | 1 |
| HEATED NEEDLE | 1 |
| HOGWEED JUICE | 1 |
| HOMEMADE CORN PLASTER | 1 |
| HORSEHAIR WRAPPED TIGHTLY AROUND THE WART | 1 |
| HOT NEEDLE | 1 |
| HOT WATER (CORN) | 1 |
| HOT WATER AND EPSOM SALTS | 1 |
| HOT-STOVE COAL | 1 |
| JACKKNIFE | 1 |
| JEWELWEED | 1 |
| JOHNSON’S FOOT SOAP | 1 |
| JUICE FROM EGGPLANT | 1 |
| KEEP THEM SOFT | 1 |
| KEEP THEM TRIMMED | 1 |
| KEROSENE FOR WARTS | 1 |
| KNOCK THE TOP OFF AND POUR IODINE ON WART | 1 |
| LAMBSWOOL | 1 |
| LARD MIXED WITH SALICYLIC ACID | 1 |
| LET A BLACK CALF LICK THEM THREE TIMES ON THREE DAYS | 1 |
| LYSOL | 1 |
| MAN’S SOCK | 1 |
| MEDICINES | 1 |
| METHIOLATE | 1 |
| MILK OUT OF FIGS | 1 |
| MILKWEED GREENS | 1 |
| MILKWEED JUICE | 1 |
| MINERAL OIL | 1 |
| MOLE SKIN | 1 |
| MULLEIN TEA | 1 |
| NAIL POLISH | 1 |
| NEEDLE | 1 |
| NEGROES USED TO RUB THEM WITH A PENNY AND THEN TIE IT ON THE WART | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| OCTAGON SOAP AND SODA | 1 |
| OIL | 1 |
| OIL FOLLOWED BY IODINE | 1 |
| OIL OF CLOVES | 1 |
| OLD DRY BONE | 1 |
| OLD-FASHIONED CORN PLASTER | 1 |
| ONE-NIGHT CORN CURE | 1 |
| ONION | 1 |
| ONION AND FIG SYRUP | 1 |
| ONION SYRUP | 1 |
| PARE CORNS WITH RAZOR | 1 |
| PARE THEM DOWN | 1 |
| PARE THEM OFF | 1 |
| PATENT MEDICINE | 1 |
| PATENT REMEDIES | 1 |
| PEARL BUTTONS | 1 |
| PEE ON IT | 1 |
| PENNYROYAL TEA | 1 |
| PEPPERMINT OIL | 1 |
| PEPPERMINT TEA | 1 |
| PETROLEUM JELLY | 1 |
| PIECE OF LEMON | 1 |
| PIECE OF LIVER | 1 |
| PIECE OF TAPE | 1 |
| PINE PITCH FOR CORNS | 1 |
| PODIATRIST | 1 |
| POISON-OAK JUICE ON IT | 1 |
| POWWOWING | 1 |
| PULL OUT THE CENTER | 1 |
| PUMICE STONE | 1 |
| PUSSLEY | 1 |
| PUT A LEMON SKIN ON WARTS | 1 |
| PUT A PENNY ON A WART | 1 |
| PUT A SLICE OF RAW POTATO ON WART | 1 |
| PUT A TOAD ON IT | 1 |
| PUT ACID ON WARTS AND BURN THEM OFF | 1 |
| PUT BLACK INK ON A WART | 1 |
| PUT COBWEBS OVER CORN | 1 |
| PUT GREASE ON IT | 1 |
| PUT INK ON THEM | 1 |
| PUT PLASTERS ON THEM | 1 |
| PUT PRESSURE ON IT | 1 |
| PUT RED-HOT NEEDLE IN CENTER OF WART AND LEAVE TILL COOL | 1 |
| PUT SNUFF SPIT ON IT | 1 |
| RAIN WATER | 1 |
| RAW BEEF | 1 |
| RED-HOT NEEDLE | 1 |
| REGULAR CORN CURE | 1 |
| ROLLED-UP SPIDER WEB | 1 |
| ROSIN | 1 |
| ROZZUM | 1 |
| RUB A GOLD RING ON IT | 1 |
| RUB A LITTLE OIL ON IT | 1 |
| RUB A WART AWAY | 1 |
| RUB BACON ON THEM | 1 |
| RUB CASTOR OIL ON WARTS | 1 |
| RUB IT AND WISH | 1 |
| RUB IT WITH A PENNY | 1 |
| RUB IT WITH A RAW POTATO | 1 |
| RUB IT WITH A SLICE OF POTATO | 1 |
| RUB IT WITH CASTOR OIL | 1 |
| RUB IT WITH SOMETHING OILY | 1 |
| RUB MILKWEED JUICE ON WARTS | 1 |
| RUB MINERAL OIL ON THEM | 1 |
| RUB ON SNUFF AND GREASE | 1 |
| RUB POTATOES ON THEM | 1 |
| RUB SOME KIND OF OIL ON THEM | 1 |
| RUB THEM OFF | 1 |
| RUB THEM WITH A LITTLE STICK | 1 |
| RUB WART WITH CASTOR OIL | 1 |
| RUB WART WITH HALF A POTATO | 1 |
| RUB WART WITH TOADSTOOL | 1 |
| RUB WITH A DIME | 1 |
| RUB WITH A PENNY | 1 |
| RUB WITH AN IRISH POTATO | 1 |
| RUB WITH BEAN AND BURY | 1 |
| RUB WITH HALF-ONION | 1 |
| RUB WITH SMUT | 1 |
| RUN OUT IN THE SNOW | 1 |
| SALICYLIC ACID AND LARD | 1 |
| SALISIC ACID | 1 |
| SALISIC ACID AND LARD | 1 |
| SALT AND SODA | 1 |
| SALTWATER | 1 |
| SAY WORDS OVER THEM | 1 |
| SCALDING | 1 |
| SCRATCH IT WITH A PIN AND STICK PIN IN GROUND | 1 |
| SELL WARTS | 1 |
| SEVENTH SON CAN TOUCH IT | 1 |
| SHAVE AND PUT ACID ON IT | 1 |
| SHAVE CORNS | 1 |
| SHAVE OFF THE TOPS OF CORNS WITH RAZOR BLADE | 1 |
| SHEEP-SHIT TEA | 1 |
| SILVER NITRATE | 1 |
| SLICED IRISH POTATO | 1 |
| SNUFF | 1 |
| SOAK A BULLET IN MILK FOR CARBUNCLES | 1 |
| SOAK AND TRIM THEM | 1 |
| SOAK CORNS IN CHICKEN FAT | 1 |
| SOAK FEET AND PEEL THEM DOWN | 1 |
| SOAK FEET AND TRIM WITH RAZOR BLADE | 1 |
| SOAK IN CASTOR OIL | 1 |
| SOAK IN EPSOM SALTS AND PICK OFF | 1 |
| SOAK IN HOT SALTWATER | 1 |
| SOAK IN HOT WATER AND PARE CORNS | 1 |
| SOAK THEM | 1 |
| SOAKING AND TRIMMING | 1 |
| SODA AND TALLOW | 1 |
| SOME KIND OF DROPS | 1 |
| SOMEBODY ELSE BUY THE WARTS FOR A PENNY | 1 |
| SORGHUM MOLASSES AND SODA | 1 |
| SPECIAL TOUCH | 1 |
| SPIT | 1 |
| SPIT ON WART | 1 |
| STICK HEATED NEEDLE THROUGH WART | 1 |
| STRING INCREASINGLY TIGHTENED | 1 |
| SULFUR AND VASELINE | 1 |
| SULFUR MATCH | 1 |
| SULFURIC ACID | 1 |
| SWALLOW COLD WATER | 1 |
| SWAMP WATER | 1 |
| SWEET OIL | 1 |
| TAKE OFF WITH ELECTRIC NEEDLE | 1 |
| TALK OFF | 1 |
| TALK THEM AWAY | 1 |
| TALLOW FOR CORNS | 1 |
| THINGS YOU BUY | 1 |
| TIE A HORSE’S HAIR AROUND | 1 |
| TIE A HORSEHAIR AROUND A WART | 1 |
| TIE A PIECE OF THREAD AROUND A WART TIGHT | 1 |
| TIE A ROPE AROUND A WART | 1 |
| TIE A SILK THREAD AROUND FINGER | 1 |
| TIE A SILK THREAD AROUND IT | 1 |
| TIE A STRING AROUND THEM | 1 |
| TIE A STRING AROUND WART TO CUT IT OFF | 1 |
| TIE A STRING ON IT | 1 |
| TIE A STRING OR HORSEHAIR AROUND A WART | 1 |
| TIE HALF A POTATO ON THE WART | 1 |
| TIE HORSEHAIR ON WARTS | 1 |
| TIE PIECE OF SILK THREAD AND PULL | 1 |
| TIE SALT PORK ON A WART | 1 |
| TIE STRAND OF HORSEHAIR TIGHT AROUND SINGLE WART | 1 |
| TIE STRING AROUND ANKLE OR FINGER | 1 |
| TIE STRING AROUND WART AND KEEP TIGHTENING IT EVERY DAY | 1 |
| TIE WITH A SILK THREAD | 1 |
| TIE WITH STRING | 1 |
| TINCTURE OF BENZOINS | 1 |
| TINCTURE OF IRON | 1 |
| TOAD PEE | 1 |
| TREAT FOR WARTS WITH PRAYERS | 1 |
| TRIM AND PAINT WITH IODINE | 1 |
| TRIM CORNS WITH RAZOR OR KNIFE | 1 |
| TRIM IT | 1 |
| TRIM THEM | 1 |
| TRIPLE-STRENGTH IODINE | 1 |
| UNSALTED BUTTER | 1 |
| UNSALTED LARD | 1 |
| VASELINE AND LARD | 1 |
| VASELINE AROUND WART AND DROP OF SULFURIC ACID | 1 |
| VICKS | 1 |
| VICKS AND ASPIRIN | 1 |
| VITAMIN A | 1 |
| VOODOO | 1 |
| WART MEDICINE | 1 |
| WART-FIX | 1 |
| WASH IN WATER FROM A HOLLOW OAK TREE | 1 |
| WEAR A BIGGER SHOE | 1 |
| WEAR SHOES THAT FIT YOU | 1 |
| WET YOUR FINGER IN YOUR MOUTH AND RUB IT ON THE WART | 1 |
| WHISKEY | 1 |
| WILD MILKWEED JUICE | 1 |
| WISH IT ONTO AN ANIMAL | 1 |
| WISH THEM OFF | 1 |
| WOOD-ASH | 1 |
| WRAP IN LARGE LEAVES OF SOME SORT | 1 |
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