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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1883
Page
3
A verse contrasts two homes a modest cottage and a wealthy neighbor. The speaker finds joy in shared kindness tea and fellowship while savoring simple pleasures and mutual solace despite different means. Susie A Bisbee, Golden Ride.
John Westlake plots to woo Mary Johnson after reading a scandalous advice column from the Cramp ton Herald. He hides in a thicket to spy on her at the Johnson farm, endures dogs and misadventures, and learns a hard lesson about trust before being rebuked by Mary. He then vows to prove himself, and their friendship survives as the year ends with a wary, hopeful promise.
A roundup of social notes and curiosities: Elizabeth Cady Stanton winters in England amid social attention. Josh Billings at sixty six with grandson poised. James Whittaker's father James Whittaker dies in D C leaving about $3 000 and an improved farm, once a slave. John Caldwell in Texas dies after whisky binge but revived. Mrs Southworth secures another decade with Bonner's, Moody rests in Northfield after eighteen months of preaching, Whistler born in Stonington Connecticut famed for nocturnes and color symphonies. A Richmond girl 14 writes A Heart for a Heart and may become a novelist, George Francis Train reportedly wealthy with a banking son, yet father now mute and distant in Madison Square.
A collage of light anecdotes and quips from 19th century papers. Jokes about painting portraits, marital squabbles, public notices, misheard names, stage show chatter, and a country inn’s blunt honesty.
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