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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1884
Page
3
An 19th century style health note links bilious symptoms to indigestion and liver dysfunction. It claims bile overflow causes jaundice and digestive distress, then promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a grand regulator that heals stomach bowels and liver, purifying blood and opening disease outlets.
Late news items report a Silver King Mining Company mill fire near Breckenridge Colorado with about 15000 loss, a Watertown North Carolina building fire causing 50000 loss with no insurance, and mail rider Silas MelFarland robbed near Tuscapuma. Also notes on Milwaukee Soldiers Home inquiry, cattlemen Denver fever study, Ipswich anniversary, and various European and U S crime and weather items.
August 18 report from Norwich Conn states a blaze swept the wash house of the Norwich Bleaching and Calendaring Company, one of Connecticut’s largest cotton mills. A large stack of finished goods burned, machinery and adjacent buildings suffered water damage, estimated losses run high.
The article stresses early spring sowing to maximize flax yields and minimize weed competition. It details seed rates for seed and fibre crops, notes regional income from flax straw, describes harvest timing, proper cutting near ground, and the sweating and stacking process to protect color. It laments underutilization of flax fiber and argues for modern thrashing to preserve fiber value and market price.
A compact reflection on Christian hope likened to morning light that strengthens into perfect day. Prayer is treated as a rule of life and a perpetual monitor of duty, not merely a path to salvation. Faith is described as a tried foundation in Christ, with believers built as living stones joined by Jesus blood.
Fragmentary OCR cites external cures for aches and cramps and a mystic passage attributed to Dean Stanley. It references external treatments for ailments and an elevated moral view contrasting narrow prejudices with wider thoughts.
An old advertisement promises instant relief for neuralgia and toothache with Rough on Toothache in phrases like Faceache. It touts a price of 15 and 5 cents and urges asking for Rough on Toothache.
The letter from a New York Tribune reader requests two bottles of a “Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic” claiming it cleanses the wood, relieves biliousness and headaches, heals stomach and bowels, cures fevers and skin diseases, removes bad breath, soothes nerves, and restores a disordered system whether slight or grave. The advertiser asserts dramatic health benefits and nightly rest.
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