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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1889
Page
7
A story recounts Nellie Stone's heartbreak over Nelson who chose drinking over marriage. A baby arrives with a note declaring Nellie as its mother, then Nelson dies and returns years later seeking forgiveness. The tale centers on forgiveness, widowhood, and a changing fate.
A historical overview describes Roman garments such as the tunica stola and toga, the use of armille and earrings, sandals and color symbolism, plus how Valentine customs evolved from youth drawing names to a shifted date. It then shifts to a modern narration of Percie Wilton, a fragile young woman wounded by a comic valentine and a hopeful suitor, ending with a moral critique of such valentines.
The article describes outdoor wear palla made of wool silk linen or cotton with silk once restricted to women, Tyrian purple restricted then allowed, wedding dress white veil and yellow accessories. Hair varied from simple plaits to storied headpieces, gold nets and gold thread caps. Jewelry was abundant, including a Pompeii necklace with seventy one jeweled pendants.
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Percie Wilton receives a cruel caricature valentines card from her younger brother Ben at Potter Brothers. The image, a deformed woman, triggers a sorrowful scene as Percie weeps and asks if things have truly come to this. The moment unfolds in a Midland Recorder advertisement era setting.
A centipede fears a tarantula and builds a cactus fence before sleep to block the threat. The tarantula cannot crawl over cactus, keeping the centipede safe while it rests, though it remains cautious about leaving the barrier.
An engineer on the Wabash Railway running Danville to Springfield treats a cat as a mascot. The animal sits in the cab window, strolls onto the pilot, and sometimes climbs atop the sand-box as the train nears stations. Train crews say the cat’s presence brings good luck.
The document chronicles forty years of Illinois weather and ice data, noting how ice trade sustained labor and commerce. It lists cold winters, river navigation, and ice thickness from 1847 to 1888, then presents a property assessment table and obituaries of Captain Asa Haile and Mrs. Lucinda T. Kenny. It also reports on a relic chest offered to the state treasury and rising race tensions at a Chicago tobacco mill, plus livestock disease figures and a new lead ore discovery near Galena.
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