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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1883
Page
2
A London Society verse contrasts Di and the speaker in a playful social satire. It notes Di’s dandelions in her hair and scarlet jersey drawing praise, while the speaker’s own efforts are dismissed as mild or ordinary. The speaker laments being overlooked as Di captivates the observer.
A narrator recalls a midnight burglary attempt in London with a mysterious accomplice. They casing a tailor shop on Ludgate Hill avoid police, treacle on the fanlight, a pistol shot, and a dramatic escape. The next day one burglar is captured. another is never caught.
A collection of old fables narrates Burglar and Lawyer exchanging protection for pay while a robber claims law can shield his profits. A Bucket Shop tale shows a peasant losing money and cursing markets. The Farmer and the Fox ends with a fox outwitting a farmer who killed for poultry, as the fox explains wealth from foxes outweighs chickens.
The gross weight of diamonds passing Kimberley post office in 1880 was 1 440 pounds valued at L 3 867 57. At year end 22 000 black men and 1 700 white men were employed at the mines in the region.
Some of the European steamers last year cleared from forty thousand to four hundred fifty thousand dollars on each round trip of four or five weeks.
A Palatka Florida cor respondent describes orange trees on Colonel Hart’s St Johns grove. He notes tree size yields up to 6000 oranges, dense interior fruit, and soil like bare sand. He contrasts Indian River fruit high price with weight and skin thinness as quality tests.
A joke about a stubborn crevice between Mrs. Crispo and Crispo ends with his accidental diy fix leaving him locked in the door. the Gardener's Chronicle notes a sting from a tree causing excruciating pain, numbness, and temporary paralysis lasting hours.
The article notes a rising trend in England where musical instruments are increasingly used in church worship. It highlights shifts in practice and potential impact on services and congregations.
A Cincinnati Drummer tale recounts a Southern city woman who, awakened by a burglar, armed herself with a pistol and fired wildly, keeping calm in bed as neighbors poured in with lamps. The investigation found shattered pier glass, a busted clock, damaged furniture, and decor, prompting the husband to joke she should retire the pistol under the pillow for future intruders.
Preparations for the Fourth of July torpedo demand are advanced. The article describes toy torpedoes made with gravel and fulminate, noting their noise and cost, and laments child workers and careless manufacturing in a period piece about public safety and heathen origins.
The article surveys Wisconsin and Missouri cases on homestead protections, mortgage constraints, and creditor rights. It notes a wife’s consent is pivotal to mortgage changes, that chattel fixtures may secure homestead debt, and that future advances require explicit agreement. Also discusses annexed machinery, fraudulent transfers, master liability, notice and inquiry standards, and delivery presumptions for letters and telegrams.
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