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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1882
Page
3
A column of brief notes and satirical scraps touching national figures and events. It mentions Pennsylvania politics, Chester A Arthur, Gen Logan as a possible candidate, remarks on meat prices, and other assorted quips including a fire case in Michigan and a Russian edict affecting Jews. It closes with a grim Minnesota cowboy murder tale and a moral on fixing the cowboy problem.
An unnamed man restrains a girl about to drown, offering her ten minutes to reconsider before letting her go home. The article then pivots to a discussion of collective strikes, noting no established statistical theory but suggesting a possible epidemic pattern across historical periods including the current year in the United States.
A Black minister from Cincinnati visited Mrs Gains then stayed for supper. While upstairs she locked a trunk with $39 but failed to act in time. He left with the money in his pocket and was arrested. The article also notes divisions among Dunkards over strict church rules.
A large set of surgical instruments from Pompeii now resides in the Naples Museum. The collection likely came from a single practitioner. Among items is a long rod with a fixed angled plate, once thought a cautery but resembling a laryngeal mirror used for internal viewing.
In The Churchman Mrs Ellen E Dickinson cites Whittier on Longfellow’s view of dead friends and the afterlife. He compares life and death as mysteries and invokes Confucius to express indifference to penetrating what lies beyond. He believes the soul progresses after death and envisions heaven as harmony not niches for forever.
The article notes the US Senate debate over retiring officers at sixty four as a measure praised by proponents. It contrasts Von Moltke’s long career with admiration for generals who annihilate foes, citing George H. Thomas who defeated Hood.
An English writer suggests synchronised photography with twenty cameras and a single thread across the track to record exact horse positions at the finish. The method aims to resolve disputed results where eye judgment fails.
Married couples announced by Rev. L. L. Lipe. W Ebright of Carthage College wed Ida A Hoffhine of Brookville on the first. Victor H Bovey of Pine Creek wed Ida Osbaugh of Nachusa on the fifteenth in the city.
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