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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1882
Page
6
The St James Gazette recalls Oscar Wilde’s evolving view of Niagara Falls. He weighs grandeur against monotony, praises powerful forces and color, and finally grants a cautious approval praising the falls’ majesty and appeal to visitors.
A narrator encounters two lost children in a snowy urban street. A blind girl named Snowdrop clings to her brother Ralph as a doctor and servants rescue them from exposure. Snowdrop recovers after a tense night, waking to Ralph’s hopeful embrace.
A reflective piece recounts a widow and husband cherishing a quiet home with children and a beloved Snowdrop. The narrative blends family loss, care by a kind cook, and the enduring warmth of home life with memories of a mother, a sick child, and the fragile hope carried through hardship. The text spans personal recollections, gleaned moral notes on bread, and domestic wisdom from a Detroit Post and Tribune column.
A proverb notes that prosperity weakens the fool and strengthens the wise, while adversity does the same. It emphasizes that both good times and hard times test judgment and build character.
Chlebowski a Polish artist who served fifteen years at the court of Sultan Abdul Aziz amassed a fortune and built a Moorish styled residence in Paris after the sultan’s death. His wealth vanished through extravagant spending on horses carriages and other eccentricities, leading to confinement in a mad-house and eventual removal to relatives in Warsaw.
Edward Payson Weston, famed pedestrian, travels to England to deliver lectures titled Advantages of Temperance in Athletic Exercises. He aims to promote disciplined exertion and health through controlled activity and moderation.
Poem celebrating April birthdays with joy and freedom to marry dance and play. Narrator expresses happiness and tears as a personal style, reflecting playful seasonal mood. Written by Mary Mapes Dodge as published in St Nicholaa.
Naomi a lame girl living with her father tends a cranberry bog near a river. When her father goes to flood the bog, she braves a dark night to flood the water and cross a dangerous plank to save the berries. She reaches a cottage, finds help, and returns to the boat to share the tale in later years.
A West End man clashed with a plumber he employed accusing him of loafing. He shouted to quit and threatened not to pay for time wasted while insisting the man should loaf elsewhere. The dispute centers on due payment for service and time.
A burglar confronts a terrified homeowner at the witching hour and declares ownership of all their goods in a tense house intrusion scene. He surveys the family, delivering a chilling ultimatum as fear rises.
A circular tablet on 7 Craven Street Strand London proclaims Benjamin Franklin lived there with his roles as printer philosopher and statesman. It records his birth in 1706 and death in 1790 marking the historic residence.
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