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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1882
Page
9
A compendium of home garden advice covering soot as plant wash, orchard benefits, gladiolus cultivation, flax growing prospects in the western states, and a quick fried chicken recipe. It closes with an arithmetic puzzle about hoe repair costs and day labor efficiency.
The article argues water quality and drainage greatly affect farm productivity. It stresses deep wells and irrigation, notes runoff and barnyard seepage carry nutrients to soils, and explains manure water content enhances crop growth more than artificial fertilizers. The piece cites the National Live Stock Journal.
The Denver Tribune cites an inter urban barometer from New York stating that a poor harvest will bring hard times next winter, while a large surplus sold abroad promises good times. If surplus cannot be exported, living costs fall but hardship looms.
Monroe H. Rosenfeld, 24, author of See that my grave's kept green and other tunes, was sentenced in the U S Court at Indianapolis to two years hard labor in the Northern Prison for passing a forged postal money order. The case highlights a music writer turned offender.
Philadelphia Record notes fifty tons of mud pass daily through city water pipes, delivering a pound of solid matter to each resident weekly. Taxpayers may object to this method of improving the upper Schuylkill navigation.
The Rochester Democrat cites as tragic the image of a young man forcing a bond with his sweetheart’s brother, a depraved figure, treating him as a close confidant. The piece condemns misplaced loyalty and family tension.
Claims that men of large brain suffer mental exhaustion and physical debility. Promotes Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as an all purpose tonic to restore mind and body. Endorsed with a quote from Josn Britaines about comfort from an old shoe.
An Indiana man reports relief from mental exhaustion after using Dr Guysett s Yellow Dock and Sarsapilla. Also advertised are Dr Benson s Skin Cure and Celery and Chamomile Pills amid a Detroit Free Press note about a Georgia baby rescued after a well incident.
A letter quotes a Salem Post remark claiming Mr Godfrey was dying but recovered in ten days with Hop Bitters after doctors gave up. The Yonkers Statesman notes a man’s saying of tooth extraction. The exchange implies Hop Bitters as a simple remedy.
The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan offers Dr Dye’s Electro-Voltaic Belts and appliances on a thirty day trial to men with nervous debility lost vitality and related troubles. No risk is incurred as the trial is allowed. Address Marshall Mich.
The passage promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for coughs colds sore throat bronchitis laryngitis and early consumption and as a blood purifier and tonic. It also markets Kidney-Wort as a kidney and constitutional remedy claimed to restore health and happiness, urging readers to buy through druggists.
A fashion remark notes that ScumMMER trousers are so slender that a young man sitting would regret not standing, a quip highlighting prevailing style anxieties about fit and practicality.
An old advertisement counsels Workingmen to economize by using Dr Pierce's Medicines. It claims Pleasant Purga tive Pellets and Golden Medical Discovery cleanse the blood and system to prevent fevers and cure humors including scrofula. Sold by druggists.
A compact reel of notices and ad blurbs offering medical pamphlets for nervous debility, remedies for kidney complaints, bear cage misadventure, and various goods. Items reference WorLD's Dispensary, Buchupaiba, Chicago Artists Supply Co, and Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam along with diet and household product pitches.
Fragmentary newspaper snippet shows humor and misread phrases about a ship delay and a judge’s quip. It also references Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and an ad for pest control products with phrases like Rough on Rats and bloating remedies.
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