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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1883
Page
7
A collection of practical notes on farming and home care including weed control, asparagus bed maintenance, lime or ashes to correct soil acidity, curing beef with a salt and spice cure, using late potato vines as winter mulch, a copperas trick to boost fuchsia blooms, and a creamy coconut sponge cake recipe with a coconut icing.
Hon Edward Eddy on an Eastern trip battles a sea assault at Coney Island as an octopus seizes his left toe. He pleads for help, loses consciousness, then regains life in a lifeboat while the baffling attacker is revealed to be a soft-shell crab.
A reader letters column cites Dr. Pierce products including Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as curing a friend’s terrible suffering and purifying the blood. The text also mentions Pleasant Purgative Pellets and an ad for Gents' Refrigerator Clothing with a chest protector in a Pittsburgh Telegraph clipping.
An assortment of medical and household product notices tout Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer promising rapid hair darkening and regrowth without harming the scalp, plus testimonials for Ely's Cream Balm Hay-Fever cure and Brown's Iron Bitters for various ailments. Also includes jokes, miscellaneous notices, and advertisements for soaps, laxatives, and invention books.
The actress Miss Maude Granger confirms a July 16 start in Chicago and touring to San Francisco and Eastern and Western states. She credits Warner's Safe Cure for health recovery after years of illness and says the season will feature Her Second Love with John A. Stevens as writer.
Mr C H Draper of 223 Main Street Worcester Massachusetts states he used Hunt's Remedy after a druggist recommended it for kidney disease and found it effective. He concludes by recommending Hunt's Remedy as a sure cure for kidney or liver disease. Dated April 11, 1883.
Mr Grorce A Burpett of Worcester Massachusetts reports after buying Hunts Remedy at Jannerys drug store and using it with his wife and son that their health improved and they will continue its use in the family. dated April 17 1883.
A physician chemist panel touts Hop Bitters as a universal remedy from hops and herbs. It claims to purify blood regulate kidneys and liver and restore health for all ages. Endorsements from a 72 year old man and a Detroit wife claim dramatic recoveries and low costs.
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