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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1883
Page
3
A nostalgic poem praising mothers on Saturday night as they prepare children for Sabbath, mend garments, and pray together. It evokes home chores, care, and a family ritual from schooling to bedtime, ending with a child’s memory of a mother’s kiss.
A humorous reminiscence recounts a Brooklyn man who refuses to spend on burglar alarms yet ends up paying for multiple installments. He narrates past misadventures with a burglar who mistaken tin ware for silver, plus alarms installed in stages, culminating in a thwarted theft on the third floor.
A humorous reminiscence of Mr. McWilliams aboard a train recounts a lifelong battle with a lavish burglar alarm. False alarms, wiring schemes, and expert fixes create chaos while burglars exploit every loophole, ending in a disastrous irony about alarms and a dog trade.
A collection of brief notes recounts intellectuals and events: Thoreau’s modest sale, editors in Richmond dying, Anna Dickinson’s retreat, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. praised for The Common Law, Abdul Kerim Pasha as a Cambridge graduate and translator, Rev. Joseph Cook’s global lectures, and a Chinese dinner with birds nest soup costing five dollars a cup as observed by the Sun.
Mme Nilsson learned in Omaha that about 7000 Scandinavians nearby wished to host her reception. She wondered aloud what would become of her country with ten thousand in New York and seven thousand in Omaha.
A humorous note from the Norristown Herald on saving a business by prudent advertising. It suggests that good ads ward off seizure, implying the Sheriff as a looming threat in a lighthearted tone. The piece critiques lengthy manuals and champions practical storefront wisdom.
Prof Tyndall predicts a wonderful change in the appearance of Niagara Falls over five millennia and suggests a parallel transformation in humanity by then. He hedges on exact outcomes but remains confident observers will witness something remarkable.
American magazines find success in England prompting Atlantic Monthly to partner with a London firm to publish the monthly in London a few days after its Boston release.
A collage of witty snippets from 19th century humor pages. Jokes on umbrellas and marriages. Anecdotes about a blind Arkansan, a boy and a chair, and wagon grease. Brief quips note race and social scenes, with puns about universities and dime novels.
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