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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1889
Page
6
A reflective piece from Youth's Companion urges kindness and tenderness on New England farms. It contrasts hard tradition with the need for praise and affection, praising honest labor while warning against sentimental restraint. It notes rapid shifts in trust formation and corporate consolidation.
Yonkers resident Stephen Lansing endorses Ayers Pills as a cure for rheumatism gout and neuralgia claiming the remedy relieved his chronic symptoms and could banish gout. He cites personal cure and recommends the medicine by Dr J C Ay er & Co of Lowell Massachusetts with wide dealer availability.
An old advertisement outlines a dry goods and wallpaper sale with 5 000 yards lawn at 3 cents per yard and 2 500 yards toile du nord seersuckers at 7 cents. It promotes standard calicos 3 cents per yard, Fruit of Loom bleached at 73 cents per yard, standard muslin 5 cents per yard, wall paper 3 cents per roll, gilt paper 9 cents per roll, plus 150 pairs Ball’s corsets at 65 cents each.
An extensive fabric and linen sale lists Turkey Red Table Cloths, Indian Head Muslin, men’s neckties, sample gloves and hose at half price, linen damask, Swiss flouncing, silks, damask spreads, towels, napkins, and napkin sets. Many items shown with varied yardage and bulk pricing, all on display with counters for 5 10 and 25 cent goods.
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