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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1882
Page
3
A rustic scene shows a farmer dying as his wife awaits their cows returning home. Jenny and the herd finally arrive, while the mother stands silent by the barn gate. The poem centers on loss, home, and the late homecoming of the cows.
Dare Peters, a fisher girl mistaken for a boy, ferries Mollie and a boy, Tom Suydam, through a storm in a small dory. A wrecked skiff capsizes. Dare saves Tom and Mollie, then drifts all night to Star Island. Dawn reveals they have returned safely, with gratitude from Mollie’s family and plans for Dare to spend winter with Mollie in New York.
A reporter recalls frontier disputes with sharp wit, recounting a wildcat mining claim under a school house and a canal dug to eject trespassers. The piece mocks local authorities and notes harsh fees from a coroner, a sheriff, and charged funerals, warning readers away from Colorado.
Photographer Muybridge argues there is no true dead heat in horse racing and predicts photography will determine winners in future major races, preventing disputed finishes. He asserts cameras can resolve close outcomes that resemble ties.
Hugh McCann, a laboring man from Albany, New York, habitually slept with his right arm under him. He awoke Tuesday morning to find the limb paralyzed, and a surgeon fears he may never regain its use.
The piece argues Democrats may regain power in Pennsylvania and nationally after a period of Republican rule. It contrasts Republican decline with Democratic resilience, cites misrule in the South under Reconstruction, and cites figures like Pattison and Keifer as emblematic leaders.
The piece argues that Robeson embodies crocodilian traits in politics, describing him as reptilian and pachydermatous, sly and greedy, amphibious in knavery, and ascendant in his party. It likens his rise to ancient crocodiles venerated in Egyptian temples, noting his success and influence.
A New York World summary argues Republicans, led by Kelley, Kasson, Keifer, Robeson, Reed and Hiscock, have corrupted governance with lavish spending and fraud. It urges Democrats to frame the issue as repudiation of public plunder and to win the next elections by highlighting Republican abuses in pensions, rivers and harbors, naval bills, and the Northern Pacific road.
In parts of Florida, alligator fat has begun to be used for cooking purposes. The development reflects regional adaptation and local culinary experimentation with available wildlife resources.
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