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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1888
Page
6
The column surveys customs duties paid by firms in New York City, notes fashion trends in women and men including quizzing glasses and fur trims, and recounts a hat merchant who leads a double life through street commerce and a cleaning shop. It also mentions exports and poverty amid urban styles and temperatures in the Dakotas.
Mr. W. H. Jones of Obion Tennessee preserves a pewter dish over a century old. The artifact was used in General Washingtons army camp at Valley Forge. It has remained in Jones family possession since the Revolutionary era through his grandfather who served as a soldier.
Governor Seay quotes a Dakota citizen Dr P L Ridder noting extensive livestock deaths in the recent blizzard drive many Dakota farmers to relocate. In one area forty farmers plan to move to the South.
The Empress, alarmed at her embiowpoint, follows doctors advice for exercise. At Godolo Castle a spectacle may unfold as the stout elderly Empress fences with the demure Archduchess Marie Valerie, a scene seen by spectators with awe or laughter.
Buffalo skins have become very scarce and highly valuable, leading to a proposal to take out large numbers of the choices.
In the New York Sun tale a charming woman tempts Mr. Sampson with a promise of a fair tomorrow evening and asks him to bring money. The man is overwhelmed, kneeling before her as plans unfold, while a whispered caution to George hints at economy and careful spending the next night.
New York served as the state capital from 1784 to 1797 and was the seat of the National Government from 1785 to 1790, marking its pivotal role in early U.S. governance.
PolyGNoros is described as the earliest known portrait and historic painter, with claims she or he living around 450 B.C. The note highlights her or his status as a foundational figure in ancient portraiture and historical painting.
The article notes BeiGcE as a favored day and evening shade and predicts revival of tucks for dress skirts. It discusses two tone front corsages on rich princesse gowns, new CHINA cloths with dark grounds and multi color designs, a new cut for checkered fabrics reducing seams, plush wipe fichu collars on short cloaks, and passementerie with green red or white silk beneath gimp for contrast.
Mr P F Nursey spoke at a British Society of Engineers meeting on primary batteries for home electric light. He noted some types work in large buildings but none proven cheap and efficient for general domestic lighting. He urged testing all forms by a committee to combine best features into a better system.
An Omaha World Herald snippet notes a returned immigrant asking about work in Southern California. A carpenter and builder discusses demand, suggesting almshouses are scarce locally and may be desired there due to housing shortages.
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