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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1883
Page
3
A fragment from Harper's Bazar recounts Celeste and Frank in a moonlit, hesitant exchange about fashion and perception. Celeste doubts a man's grasp of feminine desire while Frank pleads to try, insisting he loves the pure and beautiful despite being coarser.
Flo Sheldon arrives as Miss Carson’s niece to a Chicago boarding house run by a kindly widow. Five boarders including Fay and Hall vie for Flo while Hall obsesses over Flo and Fay’s harmonious appearance. A revelation of engagement and fortune reshapes loyalties ending with Hall’s plan to marry Miss Carson.
A Harrisburg letter profiles William McNulty known as Coal-Oil Johnny. He travels from McCormick’s mills in New Cumberland to Philadelphia’s Continental Hotel claim deed worth 4800000, eyes a return to wealth as he prospector in copper and iron near Waymart and Williamsport, cites past fortune, and notes family funds sent.
A historical note confirms that the English actor widely known as Henry Irving used the name Broadrib as his birth or alternate identity in records. The disclosure clarifies biographical details and catalog entries for performance histories.
A compilation mocks humorous clippings about odd phrases and decoy sermons. It recounts a minister in Mercer who allegedly cured a paralytic dog by praying for an hour and recalls a New England host misinterpreting hemispheres during prayers. An Iowa or Illinois column jokes about a waiter quipping at a child about oranges.
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