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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1882
Page
7
Short recipe notes and farm advice cover Johnnycake and Sugar Pie making. The piece cites Prof Beal on sparrows eating weed seeds and shares home remedies for cut-worms and livestock care, plus thrift ideas for pin cushions and fowl roosting in trees.
A St Louis barber explains hair growth myths and facts including shaving effects on beard growth, scalp hair density, cow licks, dye usage, and why gray hair may be fashionable. He notes hairs can outlive a buried body and offers thoughts on hair vitality and aging.
Doctors at Bellevue Hospital discovered a two inch dead lizard in a milk sample from a local dealer. The incident followed inconsistent milk quality and prompted an investigation. The lizard was extracted from the glass and is now exhibited at the hospital as evidence.
The Detroit Post-Tribune notes that the prince’s infant son faces a long wait of three generations before succession. The paper remarks on the lengthy royal tradition and the need for patience in royal lines.
A medical notice advises against purgative pills for liver complaints and dyspepsia. It urges a tonic remedy, citing Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a proven strengthener of the digestive organs and a general health renewer. The source remarks on a father of twins up at night as a humorous aside.
Xenia Ohio resident Mr Carrey B Champers describes long illness affecting lungs liver kidneys heart and nerves and credits Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla with restoring strength and health, stating he is as strong as a boy. The ligature notes Oscar Wilde and Tug Wilson in comparison with a Lowell Courier gag.
An old newspaper fragment touts Perry Davis Pain Kit LER as a remedy for night cramps and colic from overindulgence and urges carrying it on travels with children. It also notes Wise's Axle Grease for reapers as a fashion item in the era.
An advertisement touts Dr. R V Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery curing many conditions from pimples to scrofula. It claims four to six bottles treat salt rheum, one to five for facial pimples, two to four for boils and sores, and five to eight for ulcers. The product is sold by druggists in various bulk discounts. It adds a misogynist quip about a woman settling a man’s hash with a look.
A testimonial from James O Bellitis of Flemington New Jersey lauds Dr R V Pierce Buffalo NY and six bottles of Golden Medical Discovery and Purgative Pellets for healing large ulcers and restoring health. The letter ends with gratitude and a note of Publisher idiosyncrasy about puns in the New Haven Register.
A fragmented collection quotes and quips criticizing bachelor views and praising women care, Hop Bitters as a family tonic, and a humor line about milking stools. Advertisements tout Kidney-Wort for bowel liver and kidney issues and Worlp's Dispensary address in Buffalo amid urban slang.
A jumble of consumer pitches and wordplay appears including a Buffalo cure claim for piles using Tuomas Eclectric Or and Wells Health Renewer promising dyspepsia relief. Interspersed are riddles about family relations and humorous quips about dyes and a schoolmaster’s punishment, reflecting miscellany copy in a newspaper column.
An OCR fragment lists BuRDOcK BLoop Birt ers, Russia Salve, Dr Dye’s Electro- Voltaic Belts, Lyon’s Heel Stiffeners, Wist’s Axle Grease, National Yeast, Wakefield’s Blackberry Balsam, and Spring Tobacco among other tonics and cures with pricing and trial offers.
A promotional notice describes Golden Days as a sixteen weekly with adventure stories sketches and instructive material for boys and girls. It highlights contributors leading scientists clergymen and educators and promises weekly lessons from Rev D P Kidder and a helpfully informative Letter Box.
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