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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1879
Page
7
A fragment from a 19th century column offering practical farming and home tips. Topics include horse breeding with economical crop costs tracked by clear accounts, an onion soup recipe, warm bread method, wintering sheep for profit, and lace curtain updo techniques with starching and bluing steps.
English writer Dr B W Richardson urged Croydon readers to improve health at home through light sleep and simple furnishings. He warned against dark rooms and excessive artificial lighting, advised longer sleep in winter and ample rest for children, and cited Anerly Industrial Schools’ single beds and daily baths as key to better health and lower mortality.
A fragment discusses maintaining balance in the home with a target sixty degrees Fahrenheit, yearly cleaning, and colleagues sharing duties on ventilation and food as steps toward a healthier, longer life. It envisions a commonwealth of health achieved by collective effort.
A long-winded essay on washing gives step by step advice for cleaning clothes including soaking, water temperatures, rinsing, soap usage, starch, drying and ironing. It mentions flannels and bleaching, and mocks old ideas while offering practical cautions on soap and heat. It also briefly notes French dam and water engineering projects and a Pope gag about gendarmes and taxman quips.
Testimonials from H J Fourse of Toronto and G A J Goad Bots of Brookville assert Warner's Safe Pills, Safe Bitters, and Safe Kidney and Liver Care cured biliousness, sleeplessness, and malarial problems. Additional claims mention various ailments in adults and children. Dr Pierce’s Extract of Smart-Weed is praised as a sovereign remedy. Piso’s Cure for Consumption is recommended for persistent coughs.
A fragmented 19th century advertisement touts EONS ConsumptionsGwicd as a universal cure for lung and nervous ailments, promising free recipes in multiple languages and urging subscriptions to D. Appleton & Co. It cites VEGETINE as a notable blood purifier and includes testimonials and product endorsements alongside tobacco promotion.
Advertises VEGETINE as a cure addressing underlying disease and insomnia caused by mental excitement and poor digestion. Claims relief by removing the associated ailment, soothing nerves, aiding sleep, and benefiting adults and children with wind or colic symptoms. Includes testimonials urging daily use and house-stocking to ensure nightly rest.
An 1877 testimonial from Rev. C. T. Walker of Cincinnati praising Vegetine as an invaluable tonic for nervous debility and general debility. The letter cites two years of use and recommends the remedy to sufferers, noting its invigorating effects and advocating trial at Court street. It also includes a second endorsement from MR H R Stevens confirming relief from nervousness and debility after using several bottles.
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