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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1883
Page
3
A poem about a vainglorious weather prophet named Wiggins who promises a mighty storm and fame. The speaker mocks his grand forecasts and self admiration as he contends with real meteorology and public doubt. The piece closes with a witty aside from the Chicago News.
In 1864 Paris a bachelor narrator buys Brutus, the trumpeter's horse, and after a tense ride Brutus refuses to move. A fall leaves him dazed. a dramatic rescue by Mme. de Noriolis in a pony carriage ensues, leading to romance and marriage.
A recent English publication collects love scene excerpts from novels. The volume surveys humorous and earnest approaches to proposing marriage as depicted in 35 scenes.
A four foot high elephant named Sam died in a Pittsburgh area training setup after cruelty alleged by Gil. Robinson. Sam and a young female companion were imported from Africa last December and trained for entertainment including a tightrope act. The article notes public excitement and sabotage threats as the animal’s trainer Marks boasted ambitious plans despite the animal’s death.
Frederick Borger eight years old died of hydrophobia after a rabid Spitz bite two years and nine months earlier in Newark New Jersey. Dr J L Turner filed a certificate and noted fever tremors and a thirst for water as the disease progressed despite treatment. The family's frame house at 743 Eleventh Avenue was the source of the bite and subsequent infection.
In The Arkansaw Traveller a wife recalls her sober husband crying in his dreams "Three trays to beat. Horse on me." She asks what he means and he replies it was a nightmare, not a cryptic message about drinks or gambling.
The guide explains that fallen blossoms signal borer activity. By trimming a branch, a hollow in the stem reveals infested wood where pith was eaten. Remove and burn all infested wood and allow fresh shoots to grow to replace it.
A Will proposed in Parliament by Mr. Cane seeks to extend the legal time for the solemnization of marriage in England from eight in the morning to six in the evening, currently set between eight and noon.
The Chicago Times notes veteran lecturer John B Gough at sixty five years old in the forty first year of his career. He has spoken to about 8 million people across 448000 miles in 8450 lectures.
Clara asks about diseases spread by kissing and the Philadelphia News notes a heart valve issue as a believed diagnosis. The fragment cites Valp ation of the heart as the condition in question.
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