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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1883
Page
3
A poetic tribute laments a worn boot saying farewell to a long companionship. The speaker recalls comfort and loyalty while acknowledging wear, promising to remember the shoe fondly as a “tried true friend” from life’s journey. The piece ends with best wishes for the shoe’s memory.
Nehemiah Blossom recounts a village legend of Cap'n Peleg and his son Hi. The elder builds a harbor side home for a hoped return, asks Hi’s clothes be readied, and dies before the whaler’s voyage ends. The house remains waiting for a prodigal to never return, a somber coastal mystery.
A historic homemaker note suggests easing a baby's head cold and nasal congestion by greasing the nose and the skin above it with animal oil. It recommends using animal fat from chicken drippings saved and stored in a corked bottle for the purpose.
The elderly Reverend Robert Collyer credits his lifelong good health to a simple early diet of oatmeal and milk with brown bread and occasional butter and meat when available. He recalls a routine of oats and potatoes, ending with more oatmeal, as his everyday meals in youth.
A South Carolina arrest under Federal Election laws echoes earlier congressional struggles over repeal attempts. In 1879 Democrats pressed to repeal, Hayes vetoed, and Republicans shrugged at danger to civic freedom. Testimony on South Carolina election cases shows federal marshals intimidating voters, aiding the Republican ticket, with a deputy arresting nine white men and a black man without warrants in Clarendon County.
Detroit Free Press editorial attacks Assistant Postmaster General Hatton as a greedy self seeker and tool of political machinists. It condemns his use of mails to boost his newspapers and urges against promoting him, citing interruptions of national business for a funeral as an example of his alleged tyranny. The piece also criticizes Virginia campaign actions and Cabinet influence over post office appointments.
In Richmond Virginia the State editorializes against Mahone portraying him as a would be dictator and traitor who split the Democratic party to ally with Republicans. It argues white Virginians must choose between Republicanism and Democracy and predicts an important fall election.
The report shows pneumonia fatalities are twice as likely among men as women. Analysts note gender disparities in vulnerability and exposure, with occupational and lifestyle factors contributing to higher male mortality.
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