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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1872
Page
5
A devotional prayer pledges thanks for blessings and asks God for protection from foes and famine. It invokes the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and seeks deliverance, comfort, and enduring peace.
Polly Brown, a striking studio model with long brown hair, rises from Bohemia to respectable married life after leaving Frank Ormond’s studio. The piece traces her youth as a model, her background, and her ascent to a genteel wife while preserving her artistic roots.
A整理 of jokes and humorous snippets from editorials and small notices. The piece features quips about quacks, editors, lawyers, and lovers, along with cartoonish wordplay about weather, animals, and daily life. It closes noting Beavresarp’s election as Administrator of State Improvements in Louisiana.
A short verse extols a merry heart as true wealth beyond gold. It praises happiness over wisdom and notes cheer brightens sorrow, lightens the soul, and keeps sunlight within despite external storms. The speaker claims the happiest person truly owns the wealth of earth.
A mother recalls an infant lost to death in stark, poetic lines. She describes an empty nursery, the vanished child’s absence, and the lasting ache in the heart as she endures night and day without the child’s presence. The mood is mournful and somber.
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