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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1888
Page
6
A Harper's Young People piece urges boys to build broad shoulders through daily routines. It describes rope climbs, ring swinging, dumbbell deltoid workouts, and tug of war, emphasizing consistent practice, breathing, and proper neck position to avoid slouching.
A Paris debate notes that an 18th century ban on hissing at plays failed when a notorious heckler was guarded by police and began yawning. The crowd, actors, and even the author joined in, forcing the embargo to be lifted as a more tolerable approach proved preferable to Chevalier de la Moliere’s noisy protests.
A Lewiston journal excerpt recalls a Parisian remark on the late Minister Washburne from Androscoggin County. The Parisian praises his honesty yet mocks his attire with thick boots long hair and short pantaloons. The piece centers on taste and opinion.
In a Detroit police station scene, Carl Dunder recounts encounters with three card monte, bunko schemes, a bogus telegram, and pickpocketing on a Chicago trip. The narrative compares greenhorn folly to sharp con artists and ends with Trinidad mosquitoes as a final jab at danger.
A Trinidad Port of Spain villa scene describes a cool airy house with open doors and a portico. Gardens and a tall cabbage palm greet visitors while fruit trees line a savannah fence. Mosquitoes disrupt a preferred room as Bewick inspires a devilish likeness in a drawn mosquito.
Harper's Magazine sketch by C. H. Farnham recalls the Jeanette survivor Lieut. Melville returning to Washington with banker W. W. Corcoran, inspiring Payne’s grave bequest. It shifts to Quebec’s rugged winter life, contrasting Canadian outdoor vigor with Anglo and French temperaments, amid vivid scenes of snow, sleighs, and the St. Lawrence gales.
A young man, mortally wounded after a long spree, clings to a last wish to spare his mother. In delirium he pleads that no one tell her of his crimes and final hours, insisting, Dont tell mother even as he dies. Youths Companion reports a somber tale of remorse and family bonds.
The item references a dog with possible hydrophobia and a humorous remedy from Texas Siftings. It also mentions the University of Pavia in Italy, claimed as Europe's oldest university founded by Charlemagne. The quirky exchange contrasts a domestic scene with a historic academic fact.
The article recalls Lady Milman wife of an English clergyman and mother of Henry Milman the historian and poet. It notes her odd habit of carrying sermons to church to read during dull parts and her fear of her gardener Saunders who refused to spare blossoms. A neighbor story ends with her scolding a caller for arriving too early.
A humorous exchange shows a worker and partner debating fatigue and overdue pay during a leap year. He laments twenty nine work days in February and only ordinary pay, while she questions their weariness. The dialogue satirizes capitalist pressures and monthly wages.
The final intelligence from members of the ill fated Franklin expedition arrives in letters sent from Whitefish Islands dated July 12 1845.
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