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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1888
Page
6
Senator Ben Butner and Senator Voorhees join Roger A. Pryor to defend Pittsburg labor leaders in a forthcoming damages case arising from the Brace Bros boycott.
Chauncey Depew’s brother, known as Larry Depew, is a Detroit social figure famous for wit and lively gatherings. He avoids politics, stays distant from business, and spends much time on outdoor sports.
Dr J D Mackenzie of Kingston Canada reports a tomb near Althorpe England bearing Washington family coat of arms with Stars and Stripes in its quarterings. He states the Washingtons are the only family whose arms represent the shield of 60 000 000 people.
Isaac W. Mortier of New Stonington Conn is 90 and owes his comfortable fortune to compound interest. At 21 he deposited 200 dollars in the Norwich Savings Bank and kept it there, with only a postwar entry showing the balance rose to about 6,000 dollars. He lives alone and is described as thrifty.
Dr. Epward EaaiEeston wrote The Graysons in Italy while the Illinois story ran in Century Magazine. The tale grew from a short piece into a 48000 word novel. He also penned The Hoosier Schoolmaster in ten weeks for Hearth and Hone, earning about $000. He is now composing a school history of America for children.
Marion Hart Land, wife of Rev. Dr. E. P. Terhune, is praised as a literary yet domestic figure. She hosts visitors, runs a smooth household, and edits magazines while writing for newspapers. Her daughter Christine Terhune Herrick inherits her mother’s literary talent and work ethic.
A Belgian gift to Muley Hassan, the first railway in Morocco, opened amid pomp in the palace park at Mequinez. The line features sharp curves and steep gradients to showcase steam power, with a decorated saloon carriage attracting curiosity from the sultan and his ministers.
In Noble County Ohio rests John Gray a Revolutionary War veteran born 1761 in Fairfax Virginia. He shouldered his flintlock fought for liberty and served dutifully. The Thirty ninth Congress awarded him a pension as the last surviving soldier of the Revolution.
The article profiles Rev Pascal Porter born November 6 1876 near Madison Indiana who began preaching at nine and astonished listeners with sermons on varied topics. Congress is urged to allocate 2000 for a grave monument to Gray who died poor after a $500 yearly pension. Porter’s eloquence inspires widespread admiration as his youth and limited schooling contrast with his deep doctrinal sermons.
Five years after Ayrton and Perry showed electric tricycles, Magnus Volk’s electric dog-cart offers a half horsepower motor weighing around four pounds and achieving nine miles an hour on asphalt, four on soft macadam. Accumulators sustain a six hour run, suggesting broader applications in electric transport.
Ned and Posy rescue Major from being killed by Mr. White and care for him in a field as Mamma ensures a humane end. Major dies peacefully, with Ned and Posy placing an epitaph and Mamma arranging a simple funeral that honors mercy and faithful service.
BessEMER has earned royalties totaling 35 million dollars from steel patents, reflecting strong licensing success and ongoing revenue from intellectual property in the steel sector.
The article describes how Quaker marriages are religious rites performed in meeting houses or homes with a solemn silence and firm pace. Two overseers from each sex accompany the couple, with a bridal procession and a simple vow and signing of a marriage certificate witnessed by friends. Afterward, a modest feast follows as the couple begins married life.
Two sisters left orphans with little money start a London laundry using personal labor and keen management to build a thriving business and secure old age. A second woman perseveres through nerves and age to study medicine, build a large practice, and achieve competence despite challenges.
A man earning $1,000 a year proposes to Clara Light and dreams of a grand home with servants. The bride’s talk of a French cook and English dining-room girl clashes with his budget of $19.23 per week, leaving him unable to figure how wages fit.
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