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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1888
Page
6
A Cariaco inventor in Dixon claims a corset that records hugs with built in timing. Each corset ships with artistic hugging directions and adapts to the lady's breathing. The device aims at summer demand at watering places and measures breath during conversations and love declarations.
Kansas resident W W Apuree sent Senator Ingalls a St Joseph paper noting references to Ingalls Presidential ambitions and seeking comment. Admire forwarded a reply from Ingalls praising hosiery prices and urging women of Missouri not to go barefoot, citing 34 cent extra length lisle hose as affordable.
Brooklyn dentist Dr. N A Roussell fills a five year old dog named Juno’s decayed tooth with gold as he would a human tooth. The operation lasted over an hour with Juno remaining calm, described by the Brooklyn Eagle as the first dog on record to have a gold filled tooth.
The New York dispute centers on Thomas Gunning's will and a trust for masses. The Court of Appeals overturned earlier rulings, declaring the mass purchase trust invalid. A Chicago writer, Opie Read, earns fresh attention as his novel Len Gansett nears publication, with critics praising its Southern portrayal.
The subject is not a farmer raftsman river captain or author yet he is observant with wide life experience. His practical eye for style and behavior informs his unique writing voice and may attract readers to his more distinctive literary works.
Captain Jon Cashner recounts a stone found near Spearfish Spearhead that bears a dated inscription by the last survivor of an 1833 expedition. The messages tell of seven men crossing into the hills, gold taken, and attacks by Indians, with Indian traditions corroborating the tale.
The story tells how Harry Careless always misplaces items until his mother uses a faded flag to craft a large bag. She tells him to pop anything he might lose into it and he, once using the bag, never loses a thing again.
The poem portrays a motherly scene as a child rests in a cozy nest and dreams. Flossie wanders in the land of dreams while night fades to dawn and prayers for protection linger. The verse closes with a gentle good night and a blessing from F B Doveton.
An evening party feature describes a ring reveal parlor trick. A volunteer is chosen to wear the ring and the performer guides the group through numbered hands and joints. A sequence of arithmetic then yields the wearer, hand, finger, and joint with a fixed method.
A Georgia man intends to shoot his dog Rip for not performing, but the dog bites a passerby on the road. The county judge, who was threatened, confirms he is the judge, then spares the animal, deciding Rip is good for something after all and returns home.
A swallow discovers flax seed and foresees linen nets for birds. She warns other birds to help harvest before it sprouts, but they ignore her. The flax grows, the swallow loses faith in them, and she moves to human homes to build nests in barns and eaves.
The history note states that the Canaanites employed cavalry in warfare as early as 1450 B C, marking the first known use of mounted troops in combat.
A boy claims three fowls on the table while his father sees two. The son proves it by counting one plus two equals three, and the father praises the boy as a genius promising him one fowl and the other for the second, while John takes the third.
A humming bird offers perpetual friendship to a butterfly after admiring its beauty. The butterfly recalls being called a dolt and once insulting the humble caterpillar, who warns never insult the humble as they may become superiors. The tale carries a moral about pride and respect across transformation.
Humorous vignettes of children from Boston and St Paul newspapers depict curious daily wisdom. A girl smells whole apples, a boy misreads Shakespeare as not much, a needy four year old longs for a nut donut, and Neddie deflects guilt by invoking God.
Bill Nye humorously outlines his health regimen and odd habits including exercising outdoors, chasing a lawn mower, and cross country rabbit hunting. He notes charitable acts, keeps a notebook, and jokes about brass knuckles on his feet and not mixing alcohol with literature. He admits ignorance of favorite books and recalls a fond, kind upbringing.
A Brooklyn conductor recalls a well dressed lady who rode free on three consecutive nights claiming she forgot her pocketbook. She later handed him a coin that looked real but proved bad when he counted his returns, leaving the driver with a tale of deception and a counterfeit loss.
A Chicago peddler asks a Michigan avenue woman if she is married. She evasively confirms, quizzes him, then drags him away. An hour later she returns with a new groom for the ninth time, joking that the previous husband will not speak. Tid-Bits.
The note recalls EnveyorEs cited by Swift in 1726, but records show they did not become widely used until more than a century later, marking a slow adoption in correspondence.
The navy of England is traced to King Alfred the Great and his galleys built in 897, forming the early royal fleet. The claim links medieval shipbuilding to the rise of a standing naval force under Alfred.
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