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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1889
Page
2
Reports from Jerseyville to Cairo detail a suicide by laudanum in Milwaukee. levee work along the Mobile and Ohio rail line to protect 7000 acres. Bloomington fights school funding limits and potential law changes. crimes include a kidnapping sentence in Chicago and a Centralia post office robbery.
In a sardonic travelogue tone the narrator laments chaotic New York shopping. He battles crowds and rude customers while seeking a rare pair of English hose No 10 double sole in a lengthy, comic quest that ends with delayed service and a weary verdict on the city’s retail grind.
A Washington correspondent recalls General Schofield, noting a $15,000 salary and a long military career. Born September 29, 1831, he graduated with Sheridan and McPherson, taught science before the war, rose to brigadier general by 1861, served in the Atlanta campaign, and briefly served as Secretary of War in Grant’s first cabinet.
In 1810 a pig weighing 160 pounds fell with a cliff into a Dover Castle cave. In May 1811, after debris removal, the animal was found alive, emaciated but surviving on fat stores for 160 days. Evidence showed the pig had nibbled wood and smooth rock for moisture. London Hospital notes the remarkable case.
In Breckneck Township a Black man named Robert Springer claims to be 114 years old. Born into slavery near New Castle Delaware, he was owned by John Dent and freed before 1812. He later served in government work, moved to Pennsylvania in 1816 to win freedom for his family, which was later lost, and has lived in the area for over seven decades. Neighbors aged eighty to ninety back his tale.
A New York Evening Post correspondent describes climbing near the 1000 foot mark with M. Clemenceau and Miss Maxse. Wind hail and cold made the ladders shake and forced a retreat after perilous moments on exposed platforms.
William Williams argues in Scribner's that Mt St Elias, though not the tallest by measurement, appears colossal from the sea and offers the world’s greatest snow climb due to its low descent of perpetual snow, surpassing many famous ranges like the Swiss Alps and the Himalayas.
Billy the horse at Boston’s mounted patrol post has earned a reputation for generosity. Each roll call, the horse’s keeper fastens Billy’s stall, then the animal drops hay through the iron grate for visiting guests, a twice daily ritual that broadens the horse’s friendly image. Mistress and Biddy joke about a visitor as Father Mulcahey weighs in on the idea.
The Senate confirmed canal commissioners, concurred on a sine die adjournment for May 28, and passed multiple appropriations including 15400 for Chester Penitentiary and 33650 for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb. Several bills on drainage contracts, election control, and public health were acted on as the session advanced.
A Springfield Republican excerpt observes that women publish most English and American novels and enjoy broad readership across nations. It notes famous authors like Charlotte Bronte George Eliot George Sand and Louisa May Alcott and praises the overall rise of mediocrity in novels due to cultivation, while only top authors remain truly exceptional.
An old Russian tale depicts a private soldier at the Military Treasury during a Central Asian town’s earthquake. He remained motionless as buildings fell, lifting hands in prayer before a sergeant found him and ordered him to safety.
In a crowded City Hall corridor a man asks about business in Detroit. A reply reveals he is a Police Court Judge, prompting a wary quip about finances and a light jab about being targeted, reflecting casual street chatter amid civic life.
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