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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1889
Page
8
A humor story where a French general tries to discipline an officer who forgot his sword. The officer borrows a sword from an orderly, tricks the general by returning it, and is praised for innocence. The general learns never to assume absence of a weapon.
An amateur photographer discovers a Westbound son at a decayed New England farmhouse. He takes a portrait for his parents who longed to see the old homestead. The photo arrives by mail to prove the boy still stands at the door of memory.
Miss Kuntrified asks the clerk for bustles as they decline in popularity. The clerk notes a few remain and jokes that if bustles vanish further, girls will have to stand up all the time.
A Lynn shoe maker introduces a foot measuring device claimed to measure a Chicago girl's foot in under thirty minutes using a watch, signaling faster fitting in footwear manufacturing.
A dying stable boy, famed among Morris stables and patrons, asks a physician for his odds of living. The doctor dismisses most chances, then hints one in a hundred might exist, as the youth urges the doctor to use every effort for a single living chance.
Universal verdict from users claims cures for rheumatic conditions. Testimonials include E. Larzelere of Albion Michigan or Bright's disease and Mrs. M. E. Jones of Prairie City Iowa noting relief from inflammatory rheumatism and kidney or liver troubles after using the syrup and plasters. Price is $1 per bottle or six for $5.
A speaker questioned how many men are governed by their wives and who would admit it. About three quarters of the men stood, then all remaining men rose when asked who were ruled by their wives yet afraid to acknowledge it.
A period tone advertisement argues that taxing the stomach is unjust and suggests Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy. It claims the tonic improves digestion, increases stamina, strengthens nerves, and combats insomnia, biliousness, chills, fever, rheumatism, and kidney troubles.
In a brisk rescue, Solomon Isaackson-Haf saved Reuben Cohen who fell from a dock and could not swim. Cohen promised payment, shouting for help as he clambered from the water, while the rescuer received a $10 debt settled.
To Night and To Morrow Night and every day this week druggists offer Kemp’s Bal Sam for the throat and lungs. Endorsed as a leading remedy for coughs croup bronchitis whooping cough asthma and consumption. Bottle 50 cents and 1.00 sample free.
A Chicago man tells a visitor he avoids horse cars noting that catching one nearly covers two thirds of the way to any destination, a wry observation printed in Merchant Traveler.
An old man comments on a game of blind man's buff showing sympathy for others as children play on the green. His companion asks why and the elder explains the children are always feeling for their fellow man.
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites as a palatable cure for Consumption Scrofula and wasting diseases. It also promotes Dobbins' Electric Soap as economical and pure for laundering. The dialogue references a child’s recovery by a doctor’s bill.
A barbershop tale from the Utica Observer describes a man, intoxicated, who swore a fly sat on his cheek during a shave. The barber showed the mirror revealing the fly on the glass, creating the illusion the insect touched the patron’s skin while he felt the tickle.
Manufacturers of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery guarantee the remedy will cure liver and digestion related ailments and blood disorders. Money back if not effective after a fair trial. Also promote Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy as relief for offensive breath.
In a terse dialogue the Mormon reveals he has twenty six wives. He lists names Amy Belinda Clara Dollie Elsie Fanny Gertrude Hattie Irma Jennie Kitty Lulu Marie Nora Olga Polly Queenie Rose Sally Teresa Alma Tenie Wilhelmina Yedda Zerlina and notes Xantippe as the missing living wife. Alfred remarks on the missing letter X. Epoch.
Advertises Hibbard's Rheumatic and Liver Pills as safe for adults and children. Claims relief from sick headache constipation dyspepsia biliousness and aids appetite. In 1765, mentions English figures Grenville Bute Bedford Mansfield versus Pitt Barre and Conway on internal taxation.
A quotation urges action and progress and invites readers to contact B F Johnson & Co in Virginia for assistance. The message encourages the hesitant to seek guidance to move forward and improve their situation.
An ad offers a free panel photo gravure titled Kissing at Seven, Seventeen, and Seventy for a 2 cent stamp. The offer is from J. F. Smith & Co., makers of Bile Beans, St. Louis Missouri.
Oregon Immigration Board in Portland offers free information on moving to Oregon. Describes mild climate and abundant crops with best fruit grain grass and stock country claims.
A reader from Atlanta credits 8.8. S. 1 with curing a 26 year blood poison marked by ulcers and sores after mercury and potash failed. The testimonial claims nearly a year without relapse and praises Swift's Specific as a superior blood remedy, endorsed by M B Wharton of Montgomery and others.
D. M. Grayson of Crowville Louisiana lauds Swift's Specific as the best blood remedy in the world and claims it has produced wonderful cures for patients deemed incurable.
In a testimonial from D Cameron of Homeland Virginia two bottles of Swift's Specific cured an 18 month blood ailment with blotches and painful sores. The letter claims it is better than potash and mercury mixtures and highly recommends the remedy.
A notice offers a free mailing of a booklet on blood and skin diseases from Taz Swarf Spectric Co. Drawer 3 Atlanta Ga.
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