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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1883
Page
5
A summer scene tells of a humble horse questioned by a vain goose about freedom. The horse declares it is better to be perfect in one thing than to be a goose in many. The exchange ends with the horse's calm rebuke and dignified restraint.
A 19th century outbreak in Miramichi prompted a lazaretto on Shelldrake Island. Leprosy victims faced harsh confinement, poor care, and stigma, until Sisters of Mercy improved conditions at Tracadie and authorities enforced isolation under legal control.
A Boston Herald report describes a visit to the Tracadie lazaretto near Newcastle on the Halifax Quebec line. Fr Babineau and Sister St. John guide sightseers through the ward, detailing lifespans, heredity, care, and the social toll of leprosy as patients endure isolation and stony stares from a wary public.
A writer extols Raphael’s Sistine Madonna as the pinnacle of art and soul, noting copies lack its depth. The Virgin’s face blends humanity and divinity, with the expected suffering of Christ foreshadowed, while St Sixtus and St Barbara flank the curtain scene. A vivid praise echoes in a Toledo Blade quotation from D. 2. Locke. Graphic notes an Eisteddfod in New York and a hall collapse.
A sparrow begs for crumbs in a snowbound tale from Harper's Young People. Children in a large house share bread at a window, saving the hungry bird from cold with generous kindness. The story ends with gratitude and a moral about care for the small and needy.
The John Spicer Course opened with John Spicer’s talk on knives in Barn Hall. He humorously split knives into eating and jackknives, recounted losses and recoveries, and urged boys to return borrowed blades, ending with applause from the audience.
A Swiss ascent and the Weisshorn inspire the motto step by step. Arago’s struggles with math, aided by D Alembert’s advice to go on, show how steady progress leads to mastery and greatness.
Foggs notes James has worked five years at the establishment for $15 weekly with no raise. He offers a path upstairs to clerk evenings for another two to three dollars per week, promising reward for energy and honesty and a possible promotion. The exchange signals a chance to balance effort with earnings.
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