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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1882
Page
3
Esther Thorne in New York Independent recounts Mildred aged five with blue eyes and gold curls observing aging and care. The girl probes love and family, requesting a husband for Auntie Prue and imagining a new family. The piece highlights tender, humorous, and poignant moments.
Sally and Will Gray quarrel amid farm duty and a train-scarred exile. Sally flees in anger. Will seeks reconciliation, learns of her illness after a fatal misstep at Seyms Station. Sally survives, returns home with their child, and their bond endures after a severe trial.
The New York Herald notes a near world trip for about 800 dollars, advertising a brisk, economical journey around the hemisphere. The piece echoes Jules Verne style while promoting a practical travel scheme.
A sparrow pair built a nest in the great gong at the Williamsport station and after belligerent blue birds displaced them. The blue birds later returned but were driven away for the dirt they caused. Now a new sparrow nest grows in the gong while robins work on a lamp nearby.
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