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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1872
Page
3
A blaze gutted a central city area spanning about a hundred acres causing estimated losses exceeding one hundred million dollars. Fire officials, aided by multiple departments, battled the flames through the night with containment now in sight.
Boston dispatches describe a massive blaze starting on Sumner Street that swept through dry goods warehouses and leather trades from Sumner to Pearl Streets. Fire departments from multiple towns fought the flames as buildings collapsed, with millions in losses and hundreds of families displaced.
The Boston fire damages a landmark granite post office, Botton Transcript office, and Donohue publisher. The Pilot paper and other large establishments are engulfed, while warehouses hold stocked goods and shipments falter. Fire risks threaten State street banks if wind shifts east.
Observers attribute the swift destruction in the burnt district to Mansard roofs. The iron and stone structures were said to be compromised by the frail combustible capping that transfers flame between buildings.
Nov 11 Boston reports a massive fire caused by a midnight gas explosion. Firefighters fought the blaze on Summer Street while civil guards and cavalry bolster the district. Losses range from 80 to 100 million dollars with 9303 business buildings and 60 dwellings destroyed. Insurance assets totaling 35.7 million hold risk in Boston and nearby cities.
The article reports the North Pacific Railroad nearing completion to the Missouri River, with 517 miles laid in two years across Minnesota and Washington Territory. It notes ongoing surveys to Yellowstone, connections to Red River and Pembina, and future rail and river balance from Lake Superior to Western Montana. It highlights land grants of about ten million acres, settler emigration prospects, and the Yeovil colony forming in Minnesota with reception houses for settlers.
The article estimates total losses from the late fire at several million dollars with home companies covering about half and overall insurers expected to pay seventy five to eighty percent. Boston fee figures up six million dollars and these losses will be paid in full.
An 19th century note claims Egyptian tomb bones sent to England for manure could enrich Kent hop fields. The piece evokes Shakespearean lines about Caesar’s clay and touts Allen's Lung Balsam as superior for coughs and lung ailments, urging readers to seek it from medicine dealers nationwide.
The Oriental Tea Company of Bastor met the emergency by purchasing a splendid yoke of oxen whose horns were gilded to match the wagons. This slow but sure team resumed parcel distribution to fumishing and tea loving customers.
A historic note explains cattle sometimes emerge spring poor due to lack of start. It claims giving one dollar’s worth of Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders to such stock during winter improves health more than an extra half ton of hay.
Dystersta. Indigestion depression of spirits and debility are described as relief targets for the Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya by Caswell Hazard Co New York. It is promoted as the best tonic and preventive against fever ague and intermittent fevers and aids recovery from illness.
The Evening Wisconsin of Milwaukee notes a high demand for female help and prints free advertisements for women seeking positions. This reader notice reflects local recruitment needs and supports employment classifieds.
The Youth's Companion of Boston has run for nearly fifty years since its 1827 start and remains one of the brightest and most vigorous papers in the field.
An old advertisement touts Johnson's Anodyne Liniment as a cure for severe wrench or sprain rheumatic pains and a top pain killer, urging readers with stiff neck or rheumatic discomfort to try the remedy praised as the best in the world.
A Davenport Democrat note praises Shallenberger's Pinis as the most effective remedy for fever and ague, while a comment claims several applications of The Queen's Toilet will smooth rough skin. The passage reflects period quackery and consumer product hype.
The piece extols HaGAN's Maanonura Daum Balm as a pure botanical cosmetic that restores bloom without harsh enamel or dangerous fluids. It claims long lasting effects, smoothness, and a rosy glow, with a user asserting her complexion remains purer and brighter at forty after daily use.
The ad touts Cristadoro's Excelsior Hair Dye promising pure Raven or exquisite Browns. It claims quick action on hair including whiskers and mustaches, with no chamel continta, highlighting refined color results.
An advertisement claims Flagg's Instant Relief eases headaches indigestion nerve pain stomach cramps and back pain and offers a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved. It labels various ailments as covered by the product.
An 8 extended challenge proclaims discovery of a superior lung remedy than Allen’s Luog Balsam. The notice urges consumptives to act now to cure the distressing cough and restore health before it is too late.
Unsolicited testimonials claim Allen's Lung Balsam cures troublesome coughs in hours and satisfies in lung and throat issues. A prominent Tennessee druggist requests six dozen and praises the product's reputation after 27 years in business, noting its strong market standing.
Druggist L. Cottrell of Marine City Michigan reports on September 12 1872 that Allen's Lung Balm cured him and that he now sells it widely. He says the balm relieves coughs in all ages, contains no opium, and is sold by medicine dealers generally.
Be not deceived and call for ALLEN'S LUNG BAL AM. Take no other remedy. Each bottle includes directions for use.
An old advertisement claims Dr Ayne’s Expectorant can cure stubborn bronchial and pulmonary disorders that resist ordinary remedies. Sold by all medicine dealers, the nostrum is promoted as an effective remedy for lung ailments.
An advertiser claims a permanent cure for consumption and offers a free copy of the prescription with directions. The notice invites interested sufferers to contact DWAR RD A. WILLS on IA street, Williamsburgh, N.Y., for the remedy addressing asthma bronchitis and lung difficulties.
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