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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1883
Page
4
An Illinois physician was compelled by a jury to pay $1 000 damages for unskilfully setting a broken bone. The item notes Chicago's empty treasury and creditors pressing for payment as the year begins.
Bishop Ireland of St. Paul forbids Roman Catholics from acting as saloon keepers. A strong temperance movement has grown in high Catholic circles, but the interdict appears more radical than any prior action. It will be watched closely in Minnesota.
In Warsaw a woman died under unusual circumstances raising reports of domestic mistreatment. Her body was exhumed weeks later for a postmortem, revealing a healthy child born in the grave. In American politics Senator Cameron’s defeat in Pennsylvania prompts talk of his father Simon Cameron's bid to reinstate him.
The National Committee met in St. Louis to prepare for upcoming opportunities. A proposal urged reviving the Whig title and launching a wide campaign to alert the public to imminent dangers before it is too late.
A collection of vignettes contrasts mob fear with restraint and debates on temperance and virtue. William Young of Texas faces possible lynching amid misidentification, while William E. Dodge and John B. Gough argue for prohibition and voluntary temperance. A Ga patriarch with many descendants, an Emperor William diary project, and German art illustrate daily entries destined for the Crown Prince.
A prisoner arraigned for burglary in Manchester, England, was discharged after a magistrate ruled burglary requires forcible entry. A citizen guarding an open door saw the burglar walk in and be caught, but the court deemed entry by lifting the latch not housebreaking.
Joaquin Miller sends from New York a vivid contrast of Fifth Avenue fashion with Rome’s carnival flair while noting the cockroach as an unlikely tea plant successor. He remarks on elegance wealth and beauty in the city and recalls quirks of nature and usefulness in the insect.
In a pointed critique, the text argues that substitutes for fine teas like Oolong and English Breakfast are tainted with mystery. It cites whispers of Prussian blue and old boots, yet suggests cockroach tea could be locally produced to ensure purity and create a new industry.
A young woman seeks examination after sudden deafness in one ear. A kiss from her lover ruptured the ear drum, doctors say, suggesting the event may not recur. The piece also notes air pollution from coal burning and its speculative climate impact, citing Tyndall and atmospheric gases.
The piece presents Maggie Mitchell describing the actor’s life as a lottery with limited rewards. She details exhausting rehearsals away from family and home, plus constant travel and discomfort in hotels. She reflects on the ongoing loss of prospects each season.
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