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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1888
Page
5
A dark humorous verse from Germantown Independent portrays an editor clashing with a delinquent subscriber named Bill King over ads and poetry. The piece ends with the editor burning the manuscript and the devil wandering the ruined office, a cautionary tale about press and pay.
Lisle Denham discovers his wife Maggie faithful after catching Richard Brandon in an onstage kiss. He reevaluates his selfish ways, vows love, and pursues a shared life of mutual care. A later confession reveals Lisle overheard the scene, sparking mutual gratitude and a vow to cherish one another.
Calvin Pease of Devine Texas was buried alive tamping dynamite in a well. He survived seven days after a devastating head injury with the brain exposed, while doctors documented the case with photos and detailed findings. The incident drew attention from the West Texas Medical Association and other surgeons nationwide.
A banquet in Brooklyn on Lincoln’s birthday features Col. Robert G. Ingersoll praising Abraham Lincoln. He calls Lincoln a supreme, noble figure, rare mix of mercy and honesty, and the grandest figure of the greatest civil war, noting his humility, learning, and moral courage.
A compact maxim urges praising friends while refraining from speaking well of foes, promoting cautious rhetoric and measured judgment in social discourse.
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