Combating See-Through

[PaulrusKeaton]

So a couple weeks back I scanned this ad for MobyGames and my blog, but before uploading it I went to town with the healing brushes to try and remove the text from the page behind it, which was bleeding through. I thought I got it all, or at least what would interfere the most, but when I looked at it on my phone a couple days later, I noticed that there was still a lot. This left me with the following questions: are there any tricks/hacks to nullify the see-through during the scanning process, and if I'm not seeing certain details on one screen, what should I be looking for in monitor/tablet specs when it comes to image editing?

[KiwiArcader]

If the paper is thin there isn't a lot you can do about it although if using a document scanner with duplex you can turn off the scanner back light on the opposite side to reduce it. The only problem is that it causes the image to darken considerably. Catch 22 really .....