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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1889
Page
9
The piece extols printers ink as a key driver of advertising success led by H. H. Warner of Rochester. It notes Warner’s Safe Cure popularizes the idea that kidney disease underpins lung brain heart and liver disorders and claims restoration of health by healing kidneys, praising advertising as instructive and engaging readers.
King Alexander I of Servia at 13 is described as less of a child than his years imply. He already speaks French German and Russian and demonstrates strong learning capacity.
In a Missouri county town a circuit court judge orders the sheriff to quell noise from a dice game across the street. The sheriff reports the disturbance is from a fair game and the judge relents, telling youth to stop play and learn respect for justice.
American Enterprise notes a Western Yankee operating a Chicago factory for war relics including broken swords and flattened musket balls. Collectors value authentic Confederate silver dollars at about 75 dollars each as minting ceased.
The passage explains digestion involves natural acids and bile, while artificial acids from improper stomach function cause flatulence and heartburn. It promotes Hostet ter's Stomach Bitters as superior to alkali salts like soda or magnesia, and urges overall system invigorating care to prevent malaria and rheumatism.
The text notes a tradition that a new Bible is used for a Presidential oath, provided by Clerk McKenny of the Supreme Court. It cites Grover Cleveland as an exception who took the oath on his mother’s Bible, despite McKenny purchasing a book for the ceremony.
An advertisement claims deafness can only be cured by constitutional remedies. It explains the Eustachian tube and catarrh as causes, promises $100 for any deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and directs readers to obtain circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, sold by local druggists for 75 cents.
A brief exchange in Yankee Blade features a witty pair: a request for a dollar from Fred, highlighting a playful misread of intent and a light social moment. The dialogue centers on perception and humor without further ado.
An assortment of Victorian medicine pitches touts products for coughs colds and throat and lung troubles with claims of high efficacy. The writing also jokes about the cost of living noting cheaper boots and free eye blacking in a Norristown Herald satire.
A Missouri or Michigan based medicine note from Independence Iowa dated Oct 14 1888 cites A J Bowley Empire House proprietor praising Hibbards Rheumatic Syrup after six bottles cure. A traveling man Brooks registered as agent at Bowleys hotel prompting awe and endorsement of the remedy.
The text notes compulsory vaccination in England and optional in France. It provides urban smallpox deaths: France 1,956, about .81 per 1,000. England 332, about .04 per 1,000, in the same period.
A letter to the editor from T A Slocum M C. claims a positive cure for consumption and offers to send two free bottles to readers who mail their express and P O address. Slocum provides his address at 181 Pearl Street.
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