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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1872
Page
6
Poem recounts a mother losing a baby to time and a switch to a girl named Grace. The speaker ponders whether to reclaim the child or keep the bright girl who fills the home with laughter. Narration credits Elizabeth Akers Allen from Young Folks.
In a sunlit rail station tale a poor traveler Harry Minturn saves coins for tea and bread, shares kindness with a widowed mother, and receives coffee and support for Jim. A second tale explains the mythic rabbit in the moon through a fable about Selfless sacrifice and woodland gods.
A fragment describes affection for a beloved figure who offers comfort as a cup of coffee seems like nectar to the heart, highlighting simple gestures that feed longing.
The essay urges children to start writing early by practicing letters and simple texts. It suggests older siblings coach younger ones using slate and pencil, with practical prompts like describing a day or routine tasks. It notes three common reasons children write home and emphasizes learning through storytelling and daily writing tasks.
A motivational line by Matthew Brown in Good Words For The Young encourages perseverance despite frequent errors. It emphasizes progress over perfection and resilience in learning.
In Hearth and Home a cautionary piece mocks Japanese behavior in Washington as a sign of their supposed “twisted” perspective. The writer savages the idea of modernization, claiming Japanese prefer descent via elevators to ascent, and warns against reducing Japan to national misery by indulging this perceived tendency.
A Johnson quotation elevates home life as the true end of prudence and ambition. It argues happiness begins at home, where a person’s character is truly seen, beyond cultivated show and painted benevolence.
Orton notes in Quito describe a city with three drug stores marked by a serpent, no resident physicians, and patients needing visits to be hopeless. Yellow fever and consumption are not present. typhoid and citarrhal disorders are common, while asthma is widespread among highland dwellers in Peru.
The German navy advances with cuirassed frigates at Wilhelmshaven and Kiel, including the Great Elector and Fried rich der Grosse, while Barbarossa remains at Stettin with Vulcan. Metz and Sedan are under construction in England, adding five first class ships in four years.
Instructions describe selecting pure rubber from an old shoe and dissolving it in spirits of turpentine or refined coal tar naphtha. After dissolving, press the rip and brush on the solution until a full coating forms to repair the boot.
William P. Weaver, a ticket agent at the West Philadelphia office, admitted staging the robbery to steal $1,700 and injure himself. He attempted suicide when suspicion rose but survived. The money has since been recovered.
In reminiscences, Sir Walter Scott's generosity to Charles Sharpe is recounted, including readings and manuscripts shared, with Lockhart correcting authorship. Dr Curtis comments on chloroform use, arguing gradual inhalation reduces risk and that careful dosing enables safe anesthesia for the young and old.
The late Agricultural Convention at Washington passed a resolution urging farmers to plant forest trees on a large scale not for shade but to reproduce forests. It warns that widespread deforestation will bring dire, unimaginable calamities and deprive future generations of forest benefits.
The law allowing ships of gold coin through the United Post Office reportedly moved nearly 20 million dollars by this method. It saves 50 to 75 cents per 100 dollars, with shippers taking the risk of clerk dishonesty, though no losses have been suffered anywhere.
The ad claims bilious symptoms signal Yorpid Liver or Biliousness and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a universal cure. It also notes corruption claims that 50,000 New York City children aged eight to sixteen live in idleness and vagabondage.
An article praises a new Elastic Truss and Suppor ter invented to relieve ruptured persons. It invites readers to request a Circular from Elastic Truss Co New York, claiming affordable pricing ends suffering from hernia. Also notes Clares 8S Spencer was elected Colonel of the Fifth Regiment and presented with a $2,000 horse by a staff member.
Dr. Joseph Walker of California treated himself with a vegetable tonic before offering Vinegar Bitters to the public. The tonic reportedly cured dyspepsia biliousness rheumatism and lung diseases, aiding early sales and proving valuable despite opposition and lack of capital. It became self-supporting within months and now yields substantial revenue.
The purest and sweetest cod liver oil says Hazarp and Caswett's, made on the sea shore from fresh livers by Caswett Hazarp and Co of New York. It is absolutely pure and sweet and preferred by patients who have used it. Physicians deem it superior to other oils on the market.
Brown's Bronchial Troches claim quick relief for coughs and colds among those exposed to sudden changes. Elastic Trusses and metal trusses offered with descriptive circulars from the Elastic Truss Co in New York. Britain imported about 23,000,000 pounds of Australian preserved meat last year.
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