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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1889
Page
5
Tar fires in London last year averaged about five a day a decline since 1887. No baby born in Liberty Kentucky for thirteen years in a town of 700. Montreal undertakes a harbor improvement costing 4 million dollars.
Christmas Island rises three to four hundred feet from the sea as Great Britain’s last annexation. Canadian insurers cut cruise premiums for ships carrying oil for waterborne use. Connecticut hermit Charles Holmes forecasts no railroad lines in 25 years. An elephant in Bombay dies at 300, suggesting long-lived elephants can endure 250 years.
A bill before the New York Assembly seeks libel law changes to apply equally to newspapers and individuals. The proposal argues papers deserve the same protections and standards as other parties, asserting fairness in reporting and accountability.
A Kansas legislator backed a resolution limiting veterans from office while employing 438 workers at home. The Chesapeake region reportedly holds 578,224,009 square yards of oyster beds yielding about 10,000,000 bushels yearly and distributing roughly $2,000,000 to 50,000 people.
A Burrato coal dealer claims the family saved over half a ton of coal thanks to the open winter. He notes coal burns quickly regardless of cold or warm weather, and estimates the season’s supply used averages a certain amount.
Roses the circus owner is described as a consistent Christian who never swore and enforced clean language among his staff. He would admonish any worker who cursed by telling them to step outside the ropes if they were going to swear.
The Louisville School Board voted 23 to 1 to stop teaching German in public schools, citing it as sufficient English instruction for children of German American parents.
The will of Victoria, drafted in 1876 and engrossed on vellum, is now a great bound volume secured with a lock and has blank pages for codicils. The last codicil was executed recently and distributed jubilee gifts, with some gifts left to the state and others shared among royal family members.
A cake sold for 1 sou bore a Jan 27 1889 Poulanger inscription promising reforms. It tasted appetizing but was filled with hay. A Comanche clergyman urged plain Bible teaching and government funding for moral education over weaponry, appealing for wiser citizen formation.
Philadelphia collector Clarence H Chark touts Motley's Dutch Republic as China’s railway and mineral boom approach. The piece also notes Judge Horton’s divorce bill favored by Illinois lawmakers, and a New York fashion column on young dancers and contemporary attire.
Aurrep Danren of Douglas County Georgia, 82, lifelong healthy and devout deacon, father of 26 with 15 living and many grandchildren, reportedly spent 450000 on an elaborate illustrated work. Minnie Murrettz of Dorking, 15, saved three children from fire earning £5 from the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire after rescuing two youngsters and guiding them to safety.
A wooden coffin in Linares parish crypt is opened and found to hold a mummified corpse in violet cloth with a beard like Francisco Pizarro. A Buchanan Bucharest scheme seeks Balkan union under Greece, with five allied states limiting war and enforcing council decisions.
Tennessee tale maker Mr Brandreth recounts his lifelong battle with a gastric disturbance. He narrates misadventures from a healthful youth to failed diets, doctors, and a country retreat, ending with a mock argument for oatmeal against heavy pie cuisine.
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