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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1883
Page
3
An old king seeks contentment and offers wealth for a garment that grants peace. A sage directs him to a cobbler who claims a magical shirt but reveals he owns no shirt. The tale unfolds with a moral about true contentment not found in riches or magic.
In 1881 a Nebraska family faced inundation as the Missouri rose rapidly. Henry Wilson removed his sisters Jennie and Ivah to a tree platform using rope and boards, tending them through hunger and ice until neighbors rescued them and brought relief.
The article accuses the Republican party of trying to steal Connecticut by ballot fraud in the governor race won by Democrat Waller. It notes Democrats used black bordered ballots on white paper, while Republicans kept marks on theirs, arguing law aims at secrecy and uniform ballots rather than counterfeit avoidance.
The St Louis Republican weighs a whispered scheme from Simon Cameron’s circle. It suggests Lincoln as Secretary of War, Hartranft as Lincoln’s successor, and Brewster in place of Bradley, aiming to create a path for Lincoln’s 1884 bid. The piece notes Lincoln’s lineage, cabinet ties, and wary support from Stalwarts, Logan, and the GOP factions, with cautious optimism about a nomination if party rifts stay unresolved.
B D Godfrey of Newtonville Mass sends twelve gilt named pocket Bibles to prominent men including General Butler Jay Gould W H Vanderbilt Senator Hoar Governor Long Major Palmer Lieutenant Governor Oliver Ames John M Forbes George W Johnson and Aaron Clatlin with letters and verses for study.
A Providence merchant ordered 10,000 twenty dollar Confederate bills from an Atlanta broker for advertising. The broker filled the order and reported $3,000,000 in Confederate bills remaining.
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