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Dixon Sun

Location

Dixon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1883

Page

8

Home Farm and Garden Notes on Food Seeds and Dairy

A collage of household tips and farming notes covers potatoes fried in lard, timothy seed counts per bushel, carpet cleaning with Indian meal and salt, gladioli planting, and a detailed mince meat recipe. Articles warn against milk with tin dishes, urge rest for dairy cows, advise cellar ventilation, and critique doctors while endorsing practical farm care.

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North Side society lady causes post office chatter

A Chicago Inter Ocean item recalls a North Side woman at the post office buying five two cent stamps and joking with the clerk about sending stamps home and Congress, with light talk about Gerty at Vassar and a mock election mix up. The scene ends with the stamp line continuing as the mystery shopper departs.

Yessum Congtess Gerty Vassar Arthur Chicago Inter Ocean

Horse Waits in Shed as Owner Loiters at Saloon

A Waterbury man leaves his horse hitched in a shed while he spends evenings in a saloon. If he lingers, the horse backs the buggy out, goes to the saloon, ascends the steps, peers in, and waits for his master to return.

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Boston Bloods Ma Hollis certifies St Jacobs Oil as sole horse cure

Veterinary Surgeon Hollis of Boston declares St Jacobs Oil the only remedy he uses for horse ailments and praises it as superior after forty years of practice. He also reports using the product on himself for rheumatism and being completely cured. A passenger asks a conductor about smoother roads. the conductor replies that they have only run off the track.

Hollis Boston Mass St. Jacobs Arkansas Arkansaw Traveller Fred A. Toomer Perry, Houston Co Swift Specific CO Atlanta

Vegetable hair restorer and patent medicine notices

A collage of patent medicine claims touts Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer as a vegetable formula curing dandruff and gray hair, with James A. Kine Co. and C. N. Crittenton as agents. Additional lines urge various tonics and nostrums, praising cures for catarrh, rheumatism, headaches, and stomach issues, with multiple brands and testimonials.

Zack Joan A. Kine & Co Chicago Ill C. N. Crittenton New York

Hop Bitters Named Cure for Pain and Illness Says Patrons

Lettered testimonials from Dublin and Malden describe Hop Bitters curing back pains neuralgia liver trouble headaches and kidney and urinary issues. Multiple witnesses claim restored appetite renewed strength and months of relief after drinking the remedy. Some praise miraculous effects and recommend it over doctors.

Gista and Country Stores Hop Plaster Company, Proprietors Boston Mass Dublin R. FitzPatrick E. D. Slack

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