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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1888
Page
6
Monterey California hotel manager ordered dress coats for all waiters and offered swallow-tail coats at nine dollars each. The waiters protested and struck in a mass walkout, asserting the rule imposed by the hotel was too restrictive for free and independent workers.
The subject rises by 6:30 in summer and no later than 7 in winter. He has a milk breakfast, a plain noon meal, and a dinner at 7. He is usually in bed by 10 after a long walk. All work ends before 4 in the afternoon.
Joan G Johnson built a lucrative Philadelphia law practice from humble beginnings. He reportedly earns about 50000 dollars annually and excels in languages shorthand and art appraisal. He is also known as a skilled after-dinner speaker.
A historical account notes Queen Victoria recently takes small naps in her chair during visits. She repeats a quiet routine, inclining her head, then sits upright with wide eyes as if alert and attentive to those around her.
Burron notes that undisturbed herrings could fill a globe sized bulk in twenty years. Roe cods yield about 45 million eggs per season, while 60 million Newfoundland cod landings yearly don’t deplete the field. US Senate custom requires $10 per member for a wedding gift to the bride of a sitting Senator, now to be paid for Mrs Hawley with 75 gifts totaling $750 for a grand present.
Ex Congressmen John B Wise of Virginia, famed hunter, met a young man in New York who addressed him as Judge Wise. Wise questioned the title, and the youth clarified he meant judge of dogs, not judge of law, in a bunco tale from sporting circles.
Mrs Parker of Cook County Illinois Normal College uses art models to urge pupils to give up corsets. She models the behavior herself and shows it can be done in about two weeks. Her gradual reduction method removes steels and bones slowly from corset casings to ease reliance on the artificial support.
The Philadelphia Board of Health fines a physician 200 for failing to report two leprosy cases under his charge. The article argues for mandatory reporting of contagious diseases, citing cancer examples from The Lancet and a case where a nurse handled contaminated rags despite protests.
An older woman died after cancer quickly spread, followed by the death of a younger woman who exhibited cancerous tumors and succumbed to the disease in a short time.
The 1888 World Almanac states New York permits polygamy and polyandry in certain cases. Desertion for five years allows remarriage, and a second marriage remains valid if the deserter returns. One man may wed multiple wives and one wife multiple husbands if all agree. children inherit and both wives are dowered. A marriage valid where contracted stays valid here. a divorce from another state is not valid unless both parties were under that court’s jurisdiction.
The essay traces Emile Zolas rise from poverty after his Italian engineer father died when he was eight. He worked as a clerk for Hachette, faced years of poverty, published early prose, and gained fame with Therese Raquin. From 1871 his naturalistic romances defined a literary movement he sees as Flauberts foundation.
The Oberlin College alumni dinner in New York featured Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell of Elizabeth NJ, the first American woman to enter the ministry. The piece notes her age is unknown to friends, her historic path, and later advocacy of advanced theories on life. It also blends a humorous column about "Our Boy" and family life, ending with a Bill Nye joke about prayer and Jersey cows.
A mother recalls a dreamlike coffin shape traced by her child and a later death that seems foretold. A Chicago woman receives a premonitory letter from Hannibal Mo amid distant tragedy. The piece ponders whether such perceptions are true precursors or mere coincidence.
A Washington letter describes Senator Hoar using a peroration about Americans in forei gn countries during Butler campaign events. Governor Long’s speeches included a well received section later used in Kalamazoo. Devens and Aldrich recall their Clinton era stumping, with Venus from the sea metaphor and audience reactions to perorations and delivery.
Lizzie Zink a ten year old from Mount Joy Lancaster County Pa was found in a comatose state at school. While unconscious she accurately identified numbers letters and objects by position and type and spoke to Mr Ober when he arrived.
The science of term algebra was first transmitted to Europe from the Arabs or Saracens around the year 1100. This transfer marked an early channel of mathematical knowledge from the Arabic world to medieval Europe.
A humorous yet tender reflection on a boy nicknamed Our Boy. The narrator describes the boy’s extravagant antics and the toll on his parents. Despite the mischief and trials, the piece ends with affectionate resignation as the child sleeps peacefully.
A short tale from Evanston tells how a child named Johnny Quinlan trusts prayer with remarkable confidence. His simple act reveals genuine child faith and hope in a moment of need.
A Boston girl comforted a neighbor grieving a lost child by recounting that her own little brother died long before she was born. The child’s innocent remark underscored a timeless sense of shared sorrow.
A note describes how Romans labeled Britain as Baritannia and depicted the island on medals with a female figure resting her left arm on a shield.
The Batson Cemetery near Castle Indiana holds the Hughes family plot with three graves. Over Mrs Hughes grave sits a wooden box containing a cabinet with a miniature ark and 200 animal figures, bronze soldiers, vases, glass pieces, and child busts. Paul H Hughes plans a similar tribute for his own grave.
Report notes the vessel saved Noah and his family during the flood measured 500 feet in length and 90 feet in breadth with an implied height. The figures reflect traditional biblical dimensions cited in the source text.
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