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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1888
Page
5
Mr. R. L. Harr of Athens Georgia reports a remarkable egg. The egg is normal in shape except for one end where a shell about the size of a goose quill protrudes half an inch and remains open, revealing the inner portion of the egg.
An extraordinary run of blue black salmon at the Cascades and the Dalles in Oregon yields up to fourteen tons in a single day. Fishermen earn from $50 to $80 daily by selling fish at 44 cents per pound.
A Stewart County fisherman pulled his line from the water to discover two fish on the line. The larger fish was caught normally, while a small fish lay above it with the line running lengthwise through its body. No explanation for the anomaly is known.
Two young women in South Chester Pennsylvania entered a shop with a galvanic battery. After the proprietor urged a kiss as a demonstration both women linked hands and kissed. A shock followed. one woman screamed and fell, the other fainted. Both recovered after cold water and were unharmed.
A professional athlete advocates a simple health rule: walk to work, perform duties, walk home, ignore rain or heat, and persist until the habit proves beneficial. He notes the current weather offers encouragement and the routine, once formed, is unlikely to be abandoned.
A late Jamaica resident, L. I., believed in strict equality in marriage. He split living expenses, transferred only half of church or village improvements, and reduced gifts to his wife so that even a shawl anniversary cost her account exactly half the price.
The article recalls Lady Buchan’s Napoleon encounter on St Helena and his quip about her leaving the island. It also notes Isaac Waters of New York joking with President at the White House about prohibition. It comments on Lord Wolseley and Boulanger similarities in public perception and military leadership debates.
A historical musing contrasts boastful self seekers with Moltke the commander famed for action. The piece elevates Moltke as a figure of decisive, practical leadership over empty talk, underscoring admiration for concrete deeds.
The Methodist Episcopal Church sets a five year pastoral limit replacing three years. Pressure from competing denominations and sustained church influence prompted the change. Bishops may still make yearly adjustments if beneficial to the charge and conference.
The newest fashionable hair styles feature brows shaded to blend with even forehead lines and a high crown puff. Hair is brushed up from the nape and massed atop the head with ribbon bows as the main ornament. The Psyche knot has fallen from favor after actresses overdid the Greek statue twist into a comical elongation.
A Washington correspondent notes tariff talk lightens in Congress as humor rises in debate. The piece then describes Vanderbilt’s London haunt by social solicitors and predicts that Americans abroad invite such pressure through lavish spending, urging Americans to imitate English restraint to curb tipping and tapping by locals and charities.
A Minneapolis Tribune excerpt rails at editors besieged by exchange fiends and communication cranks. It laments long letters, requests for space, and two-thousand to three-thousand word missives that would ruin papers. It urges brevity and local familiarity.
A hist oric account describes Nan-king-tsin in the French Concession of Shanghai as China’s largest opium den. It notes the crowd from all social ranks, the grim atmosphere, high daily receipts, and four price classes with ivory or wooden pipes and velvet lounges for the wealthier clientele.
A vivid sketch of the umbrella mender who patches old parasols for little money yet helps curb waste. Britt Nye issues a farcical boxing challenge to John L Sullivan offering a six day bare knuckle bout with bizarre terms and notable supporters.
Carter Harrison describes a lavish but temporary marriage procession in a narrow Ahmedabad street. A band leads a wedding party of richly dressed children and kin, followed by the groom on a gold and silk steed. Women sing a plea for a kind, mnon-domineering husband as gifts are exchanged at both homes. The betrothal ends with a six year wait before full marriage. If the groom dies, the bride becomes a widow with lifelong hardship. The groom may take other wives after the real marriage.
Weather story notes a heavy wet storm blanketing a Dakota prairie with deep snow after a Western blizzard. The vivid image compares drifting snow to millions of boys called into school, capturing the sweeping impact of winter conditions.
The article outlines two pneumonia forms: catarrhal pneumonia following bronchitis, common in children and the elderly, and croupous or lobar pneumonia attacking adults suddenly. It discusses cold exposure as a possible trigger for catarrhal cases and notes animal experiments suggesting cold-induced lung congestion can lead to catarrhal pneumonia.
A Philadelphia News piece quotes a Chestnut Street billiard-room proprietor describing changes in billiards over fifty years. He notes new tables rules and cues, and recalls old public opinion that linked billiard halls with gambling and moral danger. He recalls signs saying No Minors Admitted and the stigma on players.
The present national bank system of the United States was organized Feb 25, 1863, to give uniformity to the paper currency and the banking laws of the country.
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