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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1889
Page
9
Odious critic urges universal blouse fashion over threadbare Sunday suits. She argues fusion smock and linen prove superior for fieldwork, hygiene, and comfort, condemning trousers as hideous and ill suited to modern life.
The article profiles a large Harbor Springs Michigan toothpick factory using white birch to produce about 7.5 million toothpicks daily. Logs are cut to 28 inch bolts, steamed, veneered, and made into ribbons then fully assembled into boxes for global shipment at $1.90 per 150000 picks.
A tradition recounts Queen Scotia resting after battle when a thorny thistle pricked her. She sprang up, tore it out, and realized its prick would symbolize Scotland’s steadfast victory. The thistle was placed in her casque and became the dynasty’s badge.
A humorous sketch shows a child pleading for more candy after medicine. The nurse warns that extra candy will make the child sick, while the youngster insists on more medicine and candy, capturing a light domestic moment from New York Weekly.
The text explains that most glass, especially manganese-containing glass, changes color when exposed to sunlight. It notes that heat can restore the original color after the sun exposure.
A foreign scientific American report explains a German navy swimming dress of double India rubber with a chest valve for air, a two-part belt, and eaden sole shoes. Swimmers carry an explosive charge to attach to mines or ships and ignite, while remaining out of danger during detonation. The method, tested at Kiel harbor on August 29, aims to blow open harbor mines.
A historical medical testimonial extols Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters as a family remedy for indigestion biliousness and constipation. It claims benefits for stomach liver and bowels and adds nervous ailments rheumatism and kidney troubles receive thorough treatment.
Frank G. Carpenter argues in a letter that Japan resembles America in adaptability and risk taking, yet lags in accumulation and creative industry. He notes a Tokyo patent office and few native inventions, crediting past Japanese civilization to Chinese roots while suggesting future creative growth remains limited to date.
Letter to the editor from R G Root M D of New York asserts a positive remedy for epilepsy and offers a free sample bottle and treatise to any sufferer who provides a P O and Express address. He claims the medicine has cured thousands of hopeless cases from 183 Pearl Street New York.
The article surveys how each First Lady has been linked to a distinct quality from national affairs to beauty with Mrs. Harrison singled out for domesticity. It notes public praise of her self sufficiency in marketing and housekeeping.
A clergyman long afflicted with catarrh found a remedy that cured him and saved his life. Send a self addressed stamped envelope to Prof. J. A. Lawrence in New York City to receive the recipe free of charge.
Queen Victoria owns private estates spanning 37 372 acres and earns more than 100 000 annually in rent from them, reflecting substantial royal landholdings and income from property.
Mrs Biffers remarks on French statistics showing more lunatics among unmarried men than married. The punchline notes that society excuses a married man's craziness as the burden of life with a wife, not insanity.
The ad urges readers to visit their druggists for Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs with trial sizes free and large bottles 50c and 1. It notes widespread throat and lung troubles among Americans and promotes the product. It also mentions an incident where a New York elevated railroad dropped a hot coal costing $6,000.
A inventor unveils a pocket rifle while pickpockets protest, calling it an invasion of their rights. The note contrasts with a medical claim praising Scott’s Emulsion as a palatable aid for throat and lung irritation and for building strength.
The article touts Brown's Bronchial Troches as acting on throat organs with extraordinary effect in all throat disorders. It also mentions a playful note about the two headed maiden being a deuce of a girl.
Charles Hannah of Christie Wisconsin suffered two years with sciatic rheumatism and was nearly helpless for forty days last year. After starting Hood's Sarsaparilla he recovered after two bottles and by five bottles was largely free from rheumatism, with only rare inattention to weather changes.
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