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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1883
Page
10
A collage of home tips cites Telegraph cookies with eggs and butter, a Prairie Farmer remark on the man behind methods, a rice and apple dessert recipe, and English gardening cautions against overweeding and burning crop residues to protect soil fertility and moisture retention.
In a smoking car discussion about a Georgia hotel, travelers mock the local landlord as the meanest man in the state. On arrival the hotel owner is revealed to be the very man they cursed, yet they depart without confrontation and later toast him as they part ways.
A melodramatic exchange aboard a ferry describes a man pursuing revenge after a rejected suitor claims engagement. He recalls a cold, aloof response from the woman and hints at a wealthy heiress whose father funded a summer hotel and paid wages for an ice waiter, framing a fiscal motive for revenge.
The Dairyman debates why cream rises at different speeds and critiques dairy practices. It questions land use for pasturing, warns against carrying whey in milk cans, and discusses butter whiteness causes. An Utica dairyman remedies garlic odor by milking into a stall after noon, resting cows three hours to dissipate scents.
A guide from Western Farm Journal on handling kickers in dairy cows. It discusses causes of kicking, training calves, and using a spance rope to restrain legs during milking, emphasizing gentle use, safety, and eventual removal of the restraint as the cow adapts.
Austin Belknap, president of the Boston Butter, Cheese and Fagg Association, argues that butter is a fine art and quality depends on taste, feed, cleanliness, and proper storage. He cautions against poor ventilation and tainted milk that spoils flavor and urges strict hygienic practices in winter production.
A Troy New York letter extols St Jacobs Oil as a remedy for jaw ache and bodily pains. It features a champion driver Dan Mace who praises the product for cuts and sprains and ties the praise to the oil's reputed restorative value.
Letters from Buffalo to Texas praise Golden Medical Discovery and Purgative Pellets curing scrofulous swellings and female weakness. Merrity of Phenix Manufacturing Co. credits Ely s Cream Balm with restoring health and hearing after years of catarrh. Notes reference Florida cession and other general items. Brown s Iron Bitters recommended for dyspepsia and debility.
A Chicago and New York advertised hair restorer promises to treat dandruff gray hair and loss with no health effects unlike sulfur or lead preparations. The product allegedly nourishes hair to a glossy brown in days and is backed by a warranty. Morrison Plummer & Co. and C N Crirrenton are named wholesale agents.
The entry notes the Genuine Rough on Coins is produced only by E. S. Wells proprietor of Rough on Rats with a laughing face on the labels. It mentions 15¢ and 2c bottles.
An array of old time health tonics and patent medicines listed for various ailments. Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic promotes digestion in delicate women, Mother Swan's Worm Syrup for fevers and worms, Lyon's Patent Heel Stiffeners for new boots, Brown's Iron Bitters for vigor, Wells' Health Renewer for dyspepsia, and Wise's Axle Grease recommended.
Portland Missouri May 11 1883 Policeman Ep K Heath testifies to long battle with bladder inflammation. He recounts relief after using Hunts Remedy purchased at Smiths drug store and notes his wife also improved after two bottles. He urges others with kidney or bladder disease to try the medicine.
A handwritten testimonial from John W. Johnston of New Haven Conn dated May 7 1888 claims kidney troubles for about a year were cured after three bottles of Hunt's Remedy. He says local doctors and other remedies failed but the kidney ailment disappeared and offers his name for use.
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