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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1889
Page
4
Poem excerpt exploring deep affection and devotion. The speaker equates love with seeing the earth fairer and life worth living, seeking unity with a beloved. It contrasts worldly pride with soul deep connection and a spiritual closeness through one shared heart.
A wealthy couple and their quiet brother-in-law host a mysterious guest who hides a dangerous talent. Stormont is revealed as Paxton the burglar after a staged chase at a ball and a theft involving the duchess’s diamonds and Lucy’s gems. The affair ends with the burglars captured and the family wiser about danger and desire for excitement.
An old mining tale explains that when pillars are robbed and roof faults increase, miners notice superior rats deserting the mine as a warning. The piece recalls Archbald and Carbondale roof falls and recounts rats fleeing before disasters, even following miners for food and torchlight.
The San Francisco Examiner describes a bear hunt in May with six traps set within sixty miles. Six-Toed Pete, a cinnamon bear, battles a large grizzly for supremacy, delivering fierce blows and taking a brutal injury to the eye before fleeing into the brush.
Dr Atwater discusses overeating and meat and sweetmeats as health threats. Dr Jerome Walker suggests meat once daily suffices. Dr Atkinson urges better cooking, debunks belief finer cuts are more nutritious, and promotes simmering devices like Aladdin cooker and oven to avoid overcooking and indigestible meals.
James Bumpen of Riverton Michigan aimed at a squirrel held up for his dog. The dog lunged and struck the gun’s hammer, firing into Blundell’s chest creating a bloody gash. He remains in serious but stable condition with a vivid recollection of what might have been.
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