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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1882
Page
7
A collage of practical advice from Chicago News Times Chicago Journal Cincinnati Times Southern Cotton Bread Farm and Garden notes on soap for laundry gentle houseplants geraniums and winter blooms plus corn bread recipe and quince tree care detailing soil, pruning, and yearly maintenance for fruit trees and home use.
An American Dairyman piece discusses rising fowl scarcity and urges farmers to refine methods. It covers killing to bleed out, dry picking, whether to draw birds, proper packing, and sorting by age, with regional market preferences for Boston Philadelphia and New York highlighted.
A Victorian note explains whale respiration. The wind pipe bypasses the mouth, a blowhole valve functions flawlessly, preventing water from entering lungs. Whales stay submerged longer than seals due to a venous reservoir behind the lungs.
A New Orleans Times- Democrat note quotes Judge J. T. Bossier of St Tammany parish and state legislature praising St Jacobs Oil as highly effective for sprains and bruises. Also cited is a Chicago mayor endorsing the product for rheumatism amid other brief anecdotes and a rural exchange about a theatergoer and a granger.
A railroad official from Chicago testifies that Hop Bitters cured a man of a severe liquor addiction, restoring steadiness and sobriety for over two years. The note adds that many others have been cured, with a humorous aside about ladies and shoe sizes from the Burlington Hawkeye.
An advertisement touts Dr. C. W. Benson of Baltimore with Celery and Chamomile Pills as a permanent cure for nervous headaches neuralgia dyspepsia sleeplessness and all nervous diseases. Sold by druggists at 50 cents per box with volume discounts and mail order offers. Also includes a humorous quote from Puck.
An advertisement extols Scovul's Sarsaparilla or Blood and Liver Syrup as a universal cure for blood impurities and a wide range of ailments from scrofula to consumption. It promises purification, healthier color in the cheeks, and restored vigor, noting the claim in a satirical line about powder magazines.
A jumble of 19th century ads and quips tout health tonics, cosmetics, and household goods. Brand names include Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Wise's Axle Grease Dr Isaac Thompson's Eye Water and Diamond Dyes. The piece blends jokes and notices with drugstore cures and household products.
Personal Tur Vourtaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan offers Dr Dye's Celebrated Electro Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on a thirty day trial to men young or old with nervous debility and related troubles promising restoration of health and vigor. Address as above No risk thirty day trial. Try the new brand Spring Tobacco.
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