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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1882
Page
5
A reflective verse from Chambers Journal about midnight rain bringing peace and solace. The speaker imagines rain reviving nature and comforting sorrow, linking weather to faith and endurance during restless hours. The poem meditates on rain blessing grain, oceans, and flowers while guiding readers toward hopeful morning.
A Swiss hotel family tale follows Fletcher and Amy Hanway as they slip away up a mountain while father is away. The pair gather wildflowers then face a worsening descent as Fletcher sprains his ankle and night falls. Illuminated by colored fires marking St. Jacques, the rescue arrives with their father returning to guide them home.
A Wethersfield farmer seeks a sturdy hire but his chosen man proves a sharp dresser who drinks and flees to New York. The foolproof plan collapses as the man pockets 20 dollars in clothes and vanishes, while the farmer laments the wasted potential of a good worker. Hartford Times.
The United States Consul at Prescott reports $1 200 000 worth of eggs imported from Canada tax free last year. He recommends a duty of one cent per dozen on eggs, claiming it would cover expenses of the Oswego Champlain Oswego County and Champlain New York customs districts and Vermont district.
Scientists now acknowledge that parts of Kansas and adjoining states Missouri Iowa and Nebraska were once submerged by a vast freshwater lake.
A playful poem follows Polly as she frets about snow and cold washing. Her nurse invites calm and prayer as Polly awakens, dresses, and dances with a doll and a wig, ending with a bright, rosy scene and Harriet Trowbridge credited from the New York Independent.
Mary Jane and Dot drive the Spicers' cows to the pound after finding them in the garden. Tensions rise with Aunt Jane and Sarah Spicer as Grandpa faces a fine. The girls return home late, fearing exposure for their prank.
Susie Gage resents Elsie the crying baby until a swap brings a tired triplet of lessons. A neighboring mother offers baby Teddy, but Susie longs for Elsie and learns to accept her little sister as her own, since no one would give her away. The tale ends with the mother promising never to part with Elsie.
Excitement grows over a twelve foot wide seam in rocks near Fultonville Montgomery County New York said to host valuable minerals with solid lime rock on both sides. The mineral is believed to contain lead silver and gold based on its appearance.
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