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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1883
Page
3
A lyrical meditation on a fallow field as it endures cycles of weather and harvest. The speaker contrasts idle acres with crops while praising nature, wildlife, and the unseen life the land sustains. The poem, credited to Julia C R Dorr in Harper's Magazine, reflects rural life and gratitude.
Jack Quimby, a front street office worker with a drinking problem, plans to reform after a wild sequence of New Year escapades. His cousin Charley Elmore, Alice Benton, and others devise a prank-laden plan to spur lasting sobriety, culminating in a humorous coerced vow to sobriety as the wedding nears.
The excerpt surveys figures from Washington and national press figures including Impendi a Crisis author, Coal Oil Johnny at a Nebraska grain elevator, Ex Chief Justice Sharswood setting up a private practice, Judge Tourgee lecturing on A Family of Fools, Senator McPherson revisiting history, Captain J W A Gillespie aiding a Confederate officer, Joaquin Miller on Murray Hill wealth, and William Henry Smith praised for AP duties.
An 1840s Tennessee inventor of draw poker is cited as the National game’s origin. The piece recalls the Specklec Yellowhammer scam and warns players to avoid risky bets, stressing that only those who understand the game should gamble and noting the danger of losing money.
A New York man is described as so forgetful that he cannot name his own name and address without consulting a card. The tale notes that the person who can explain how he uses the card may convince others of the truth of the report.
A collage of quotes from 19th century humor pages and letters pokes fun at women in billiards, hats, dogs, and fashion. Snippets from London Punch and New York papers lampoon social quirks, fashion shifts, and stage comic turns with playful understatement.
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