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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1882
Page
8
A collection of practical notes on farming and home care. A farmer touts linseed oil to prevent tires loosening, while other items advise preserving bulbs for annual blooms, salting burdock to stop growth, and reviving dusty chandeliers with bronze powder and copal.
Harper's Bazar outlines traveling dress trends with pure wool Cheviots in dark tones, round basques, and draped over-skirts. It notes redingotes over ruched skirts, trimmed necks, straw bonnets, and light veils, emphasizing practical yet fashionable travel outfits for women.
A Sun reporter describes two pet monkeys weighing 9 ounces total, Grosvenor the smaller and Bunthorne the bolder. They perch on the wife’s shoulder, nibble at a fly diet, and one briefly hid behind blinds before reuniting with his mate, both chattering and dainty eaters.
A renowned German writer, long abroad, visited the German Imperial Deposit Bank in Berlin to deposit 320,000 marks and his will. After signing blanks and receiving a receipt, he tore the receipt into shreds, explaining he wants to prevent losses by keeping the fortune safe for at least three years. He has previously lost large sums to risky ventures.
A mad woman at Salpetriere Hospital in Paris was locked in a tub with a lid and an opening for her head. While the hot water flowed a servant with the key fetched linen and lingered to gossip, and the screams were ignored. She boiled to death before negligence was found.
A Philadelphia woman sustained burn injuries when a doughnut exploded in a frying pan. Fire responders transported her for treatment as officials investigated the incident.
An 19th century booster touts Dr Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a universal health restorer. It claims to improve appetite digestion blood purification and organ function with vegetable tonics suitable for weakened constitutions and infants.
A physician asserts that for diseases of the blood liver kidneys brain and nerves no general remedy surpasses Dr Guysett s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. He questions why a dyspeptic nervous patient remains unstrong when such a cure is available.
A New York doctor notes an unusual amount of ozone this year but adds that it does not excuse a man from stealing an umbrella. The column also advertises Wakerreth's Bunacanans BansaM for diarrhea and dysentery, claimed to cure all cases and sold by druggists.
A Boston Transcript note quotes Captain Murray praising the steamship Alaska as the greyhound of the Atlantic, likely bark rigged, while a pressure on truth prompts scrutiny of remedies from Kidney-Wort and poultry advice from a critic.
A Rochester based Hop Bitrers firm offers rewards for the detection and conviction of anyone selling counterfeit Hop Bitrers especially those with Hot or Hops in the name. The genuine product bears a green hops emblem on a white label and is promoted as a cure for kidney liver and nervous diseases. Warns against fraudulent formulas published in papers and states prosecutions will follow for any dealer in imitation Hop Birrers M r a Co Rochester New York.
How often people find burrs cling to clothing and neglect Burdock Root as a blood cleanser. Advertises Burdock Blood Bitters sold by druggists at $1. Also mentions “ANOTHER dynamite mine in Russia” and a phrase urging a reader to “Go East, young man” to blow up with the coun-
C C Jacobs of 78 Folsom Street Buffalo writes that for eight years he sought remedies and doctors without relief until he was cured by Thomas' Electric Oil. The note ends with an unrelated Boston Transcript quotation about noses.
The Boston Courier notes Dr. R V Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a fast and effective blood purifier and liver stimulant. It claims the remedy strengthens the body and treats consumption described as scrofulous lung disease. A separate snippet mentions beer shortages and a gentleman planning a sirloin steak with a breast-pin.
A collage of patent medicine claims and household product pitches. Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription. Voltaic Belts. Diamond Dyes. tureen of oleomargarine. Eye Water. k erosene advice. and various sensational endorsements fill the page as era advertisements.
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