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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1872
Page
6
A reflective poem describes white ships passing the sea and bells echoing in memory. The speaker likens life to ships sailing through gold light and gray shadows, hoping the good within endures and echoes after them.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent shares a longtime remedy for caked udders using common soft soap and rubbing it in. Other tips cover lice control with road dust, raising mangolds with thorough soil prep and seed soaking, and breaking oxen with consistent handling, naming, and minimal verbal commands.
A proverb notes trouble with young cattle teamsters who soon think they are oxen and push loads too heavy, hinting at misjudged strength and risk of overburdening workers.
Advices from Aspinwall report that the Costa Rica Honduras Guatemala and Salvador pact signed February 17 seeks to preserve autonomy, ban immediate re elections, admit asylum rights, and jointly develop telegraphs roads and a canal while abolishing political death penalties. Nicaragua 未 signed but expected. The piece notes historic internecine conflict and hopes for regional progress through unity.
The Chicago Post argues that French and German are waning while English gains in Europe and America. It notes English is spoken by at least seventy million and rising, with shifts in travel, commerce, and education suggesting English will dominate future discourse.
Prof. George H. Cook reports examination of a mica mine near Broadway in Warren County New Jersey. The vein runs northwest to southeast with a 60 degree dip to the southwest and contains large plates suitable for stove use.
George Forrester, ex-legislator from Goo County, and Col R S Heflin report a headless rooster that crows after his head was cut off during a log rolling dinner. The bird survived on food and water offered by spoon, crowing nightly and attracting 25 cent admissions. Forrester plans to tour with the exhibition, including a New York show, with several sightings confirmed by locals.
A new portable house design from Paterson New Jersey features a thirty four foot square villa with a balcony round the exterior a central cupola for ventilation and a three suite interior totaling eight rooms. The double wall partitions allow rapid conversion to a single large space and the structure is assembled in sections fastened by pins and bolts without nails.
The claimant in the Tichborne case, jailed for perjury, asks the public to fund a new trial by providing money for expenses and bail. Despite widespread belief he is an impostor, supporters hope donations will enable him to call two hundred new witnesses and attempt another appearance in court.
Mr. Williams of Indiana chairs a war department probe into Franco Prussian war arms sales. The committee finds Congress approved sales, funds paid to the treasury, no sales to belligerent agents, no personal gain by officials, and the US government benefited by selling unsuitable arms near 10 million dollars.
The article surveys seven proposed voting systems for legislative representation, detailing Simple Plurality, Limited Vote, Cumulative Vote, transfer schemes, Free Ticket, and multiple preference methods. It notes Denmark style preferences and a Proxy Plan, arguing reformist ideas aim to reduce wasted votes and improve fairness. It cites historical adoption in England Ireland Geneva and Illinois, then contrasts pros and objections to each approach.
The five story Root & Cady store at Wabashaw and Van Buren resumes full operation after the October fire. They offer Mason & Hamlin organs, various pianos, and European strings with exclusive agency to first class Northwest agents, advertising low prices and Western delivery.
A six foot sturgeon was recently caught in the Ohio River at New Albany Indiana. The catch adds a notable entry to local river fishing records.
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