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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1888
Page
5
Joan W. Young, Brigham Young's eldest son, is described as a successful businessman and adept railroad builder in Utah Territory. He reportedly has three wives.
Ex Senator Tasor of Colorado reportedly hits a fresh gold vein near the Matchless Mine at Leadville. The Matchless already yielded him 1 250 000 dollars. the new strike may match that record. Also noted is Dr J N Gloucester of Brooklyn as the wealthiest negro in the North with about 300 000 dollars. Francois Lacroix, once worth over 1 000 000 in New Orleans, died poor.
RecorpER McCorp of the Probate Court in Cincinnati says reading 100 old wills reveals husbands often cut off widows upon remarriage, while he found only one will from a married woman with a similar stipulation against her husband.
A Norra Carournian, just back from Japan, predicts that within a few years the Japanese will lead globally in railroad construction. He bases his view on Japan’s strong railroad patronage and notes that even nonbusiness travelers ride the trains until their money is spent, including beggars in large towns.
BartLe Mountain Nev wants a parson. The 700 resident town, mostly miners, has mixed Christian devotion. John Bradshaw, a superintendent, notes local faith and urges a young minister to come preach a solid sermon and secure a living for a while.
A proposed London district messenger operation seeks 10 000 shares at five dollars each under the American plan. It claims to offer reliable messenger service and livelihoods for boys, with a penny per mile and about six cents an hour. Uniforms would be dark gray with royal blue facings and a visible company name on caps.
A monkey exhibited at a Tacubaya museum was sentenced to be shot after a man died from a bite. The judge ordered execution, but the museum manager intervened to secure a change to perpetual imprisonment. The animal now serves its punishment behind iron bars in the museum.
Capt W D Fitch of Williams burg D C reported a pocketknife discovered inside a large turkey gobbler killed at his home. The 3.5 inch knife with horn handle showed signs of digestion while the turkey was healthy and fat.
A town near Boston has a gentleman famed for his unusual demeanor and distinctive character. Local inhabitants describe him as openly different and quietly influential in social circles.
A nostalgic vignette features a man leaving his store with a sign Been gone ten minutes and recounts a yacht race between the Voluntary and the Fizzle. He attempts to leap a brook, slips into the middle, and quips You knew I could not do it, I know I could not do it, a jest shared by onlookers.
A dubious medical claim argues leg amputation may prolong life by preventing heart blood clots. The article notes no cure for the clotted blood and mentions a rising prevalence. It also reports the Bombay Natural History Society secretary denying snakes hear music, asserting they respond to movement and earth vibrations instead.
A detailed account explains the telautograph, an early device similar to the telephone that records writing on a plaque and transmits it to a recipient who reproduces the message with a matching instrument. The article notes the device is nearly finished and tests will confirm its claimed advantages.
A 1887 Statesman's Year Book cites 3,041,054 peace troops and 17,000,000 at war in Europe, with taxes of 792 million dollars. A reform conference paper raises peacetime armies over 4,000,000 and war budgets above 935 million. Total unproductive capital in armaments equals 2.5 billion, with national debts near 22.75 billion and interest around 1.068 percent annually, rising since 1866.
The Diamond Craze has faded as mining shifted from river digs to dry mines in Kimberley and Griqualand West. Early methods with buckets and small pulleys gave way to steam-powered whims and multistorey scaffolds. Modern sorting uses steam washing and sieves. diamonds, heavier than other stones, settle to the bottom for easy detection.
A letter extols pluck and honesty as keys to wealth and wisdom. It cites Howe and Goodyear as examples, arguing genius plus pluck powers progress while warning a lack of pluck limits even the gifted. The writer likens pluck to steam driving a engine and praises hustling to conquer adversity.
The article argues refinement is not mere dress or quiet manners but a genuine good heart. It contrasts outward polish with inner kindness, noting true refinement shows in consideration for others and natural courtesy rather than artificial pretense. It cites varied examples from society and literature.
A German paper cites over two million glass eyes produced yearly in Germany and Switzerland while a French firm makes 300000 annually. The pupil is colored glass, veins sometimes painted on the inner surface. Laborers exposed to heat buy most eyes, and eye expression comes from upper eyelid movement, often concealing infirmity. Cane is no cure, but corrosive for unresolved ailments.
A fable pits an industrious Ant against a merry Grasshopper. The Ant toils all summer while the Grasshopper enjoys leisure. In December the Ant asks for help to pay rent. the Grasshopper offers a small loan and mocks the idea of work, reflecting social critique of unpaid labor and poverty.
The article describes making an absolutely clear shellac solution by dissolving shellac in alcohol and adding benzole. After 24 to 48 hours the mixture separates into two layers, with a clear upper alcohol layer and a turbid impurity layer. The clear solution can be decanted or drawn off.
The English Government arranged a loan of 38,000,000 years ago with the Rothschilds as successful contractors. In paying the initial deposit, their check was for gt 0 vo, a sum likely the largest ever drawn by a private banking house.
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