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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1882
Page
8
A selection of domestic advice on garden care and cooking. Tips include using laundry soapsuds as plant fertilizer, broiling tomatoes with seasonings, dyeing fabrics with birch bark, steaming vs boiling a leg of mutton, decorating tray covers with flowers, cleaning varnished wood with tea leaves, and steps to start an asparagus bed from seed with soil and manure guidance.
A corne r article outlines fine seed beds with deep manure, close yet careful thinning and pruning to a compact top, then thorough soil stirring. It describes row spacing eight inches, three feet between rows, banking up stalks as they grow, and timing of final blanching and winter preservation with straw coverings.
Red cabbage once a royal favorite under Louis XV fell from grace as the fashion spread. Mme de Pompadour popularized it at Marly and Versailles where it appeared second to sweets. The dish known as a la d Orléans was famed though rare outside the stewarded kitchen.
William T. Frye of Portsmouth New Hampshire has worked as apprentice journeyman and proprietor in a single smithy for fifty two years balancing craft and shop life in a standing career noted by local history.
It is claimed a prophet has no honor in his own country yet the United States is not Vennor’s homeland. The remark contrasts local reverence with broader national ties and hints at cultural allegiance.
An ad-style paragraph touts Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a health and beauty tonic for women noting improved vitality eyesight rosy cheeks and a robust appearance. It claims cures for weakness nervous debility and dyspepsia and promotes the product as a woman's best friend. There is an odd closing line about foreigners in Alexandria and keeping dark in Egypt.
Samuel A. Denton of Lebanon Ohio praises Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla for his wife's long illness. He says her blood cleared, skin brightens, lips redden, cheeks rosy, and she can resume housework without pain.
A brief quip from the Philadelphia Bulletin mocks a poet who spoke of the sighing winds by suggesting a Western experience with a sighclone. The humorous remark targets literary pretension with regional contrast.
Marshall Michigan based Voltaic Belt Co offers Dr Dye’s Electro-Voltaic Belts and Appliances on thirty day trial to men with nervous debility and related troubles. No risk is incurred as trial is allowed. Address Voltaic Belt Co Marshall Mich.
An open letter argues rising Bright's disease stems from kidney and liver disorders and urges early treatment. It touts Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure as the sole effective remedy, warns against imitations, and details packaging and authenticity notes from H. H. Warner & Co. of Rochester, NY.
A historic account notes a fearless mail carrier who stands to deliver mail despite highwaymen knowing his habit, illustrating a bygone era of bold roadside courier service.
The advertisement extols Kidney-Wort as aiding bowel regularity cleansing the blood and curing kidney disease gravel piles bilious headaches and liver kidney related pains. It claims thousands cured and urges readers to try the remedy.
A traveling West show markets itself with bold claims of grandeur, noting its anonymous proprietorship and declaring a glorious, colossal consolidation of big railroad circus shows. It promises unmatched magnitude splendor and attractions exceeding any amusement corporation since the world began.
A $200 reward is offered for the detection and conviction of anyone selling counterfeit Hop Bitters or products imitating them. The genuine Hop Bitters bear a white label with a cluster of GRIEN Hops and claim to cure kidney liver and nervous diseases. The Hor Birrers M'r'a. Co. of Rochester, New York warns against all non genuine varieties and promises prosecution of offenders.
A fragment notes a man running with an open knife after a Black person, suggesting imminent stabbing. The line presents a charged, racially tinged remark without full context or corroboration.
Mr Noah Bates of Elmira New York reports a four year battle with bilious fever and weak digestive organs. After two bottles of Burdock Blood Bitters he recovers enough to work a full day at age 61. Price one dollar.
Detroit Free Press notes Hungarian vineyards suffered severe damage from frost and suggests American travelers bring cider when visiting.
Being entirely vegetable the pellets require no special care to use. They operate without disturbing constitution diet or occupation. For sick headache constipation impure blood dizziness sour eructations bilious attacks pain in the kidney region internal fever bloated stomach rush of blood to head take Dr. Pierce’s pellets by druggists.
The item notes that traits run in families and cites Shakespeare's illiterate father who signed with a mark, mirroring Shakespeare himself, in a concise humorous line from Texas Siftings.
Advertisement touts Dr C W Benson Celery and Chamomile Pills as cures for sick and nervous headache neuralgia nervousness sleeplessness indigestion paralysis and melancholy. Price 50 cents per box two for a dollar six for two fifty postage free by mail from Dr C W Benson Baltimore MD sold by druggists.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin quotes a writer asking if the line Roll on, silver moon implies a shift in the weather. The brief notes a literary turn of phrase and questions the weather change reference.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Dr. R V Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a liver stimulant and blood purifier, claimed to cure consumption described as scrofulous disease of the lungs. It targets sedentary readers and asserts druggists carry the remedy. The text also makes a humorous aside equating hanging with punishment when near a good-looking girl.
Jacob Loeckman of 274 Clinton Street Buffalo New York reports using Thomas Electric Oil for rheumatism. He had a lame back and could do nothing until one bottle cured him. The ad notes a dramatic price rise from a poor start.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is praised as a cure for female weaknesses and derangements, claimed to strengthen limbs and restore color to the face. The editorial quips that a woman could not marry a king because the king beats the queen.
An assortment of testimonial style promotions includes Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound claims, Wells Health Renewer for dyspepsia, Diamond Dyes, Rough on Rats, Redding's Russia Salve, Wise's Axle Grease, Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam, Rough on Rats, and Spring Tobacco with brief quips about products and local observations.
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