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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1882
Page
5
A narrator recalls the empty purse as a symbol of love and trust lost within a bookish room. The scene shifts to a wife, once promised wealth, now treated as a gold purse they believed held the heart. The speaker laments her disdainful gaze and his own mistaken pride.
A humorous character study of the hotel clerk who wields a haughty air, misplaces keys, and mocks travelers while dreaming of a dukedom. The piece contrasts day and night clerks, laments crowded lobbies, and sketches the clerk’s foibles and pretensions amid travel hustle.
Moses Hull declares the era of women has arrived and the world will be governed by brain not by brawn. He adds that some women possess both qualities.
A collection of advice on farming and home care notes a Rhode Island boy winning a corn prize, warns against excess baking powder, and offers plant hanging ideas plus remedies for chilblains and cold feet. Suggestions include rustic baskets for trailing plants, potting tips, and a camphor borax salve for skin repairs.
The Germantown Telegraph advises on sowing seeds, stressing shallow, well-embedded planting in finely pulverized soil. It notes seeds often fail due to depth or bad seed quality and explains how soil texture and rolling influence germination and crop success.
A cornet notes gas tar’s value as a paint for poultry houses and stables due to its lasting odor. It highlights gas tar water as a cheap insecticide tested by R S Hart of Brighton New York, effective against potato beetles and currant worm infestations. The method mixes two quarts tar with water in a three gallon pail, stirs, settles, then sprays. refilling as needed.
Practical essay on teaching children to write letters by mirroring spoken language. It argues legible handwriting follows clear speech, and urges starting with simple aims, avoiding dreary templates, and guiding kids to express current thoughts freely. The piece uses a family scene to illustrate common drafting hurdles and stresses natural voice over formalism.
A Cleveland girl known as Miss Esther G. faced two suitors until one used a rival’s knowledge to secure seats at a theater. Esther left with the favored suitor before eight, while the others waited at home until her return by sleigh, and the rejected lover was left out in the cold.
The Detrout Free Press notes a startling production figure with a wry aside about consumers chewing on the statistic.
A South American traveler claims desert springs can be tapped by prairie dog like dogs digging wells. He describes captive animals tunneling to create a 50 to 60 foot shaft yielding water in 18 days. He plans to import them to Southern California and Arizona if proven workable.
Scientists describe emeralds rubies sapphires and amethysts as chemically similar yet valued by color and size. Diamonds under a carat fetch less than small rubies or emeralds, while stones over a carat rise rapidly in value. A three carat diamond may be 600 to 1000 dollars, a perfect three carat ruby 3000 to 5000 dollars, and four carats rubies have sold for 10000.
A Hudson Register essay describes draw poker as a dangerous, ego deflating vice. It warns novices lose money and self respect, while the bravado of a bluff can ruin fortunes and shame, likening addiction to a disease to be eradicated or masked.
A Providence Journal note describes a compact wrought iron buoy acting as a gas lamp receiver. The device supposedly burns for 30 to 120 days, with future sizes able to last a year, remaining steady in all seas. Refilling is quick via a tender transferring gas from a compressed store at six atmospheres.
A paraphrased quip from the Express notes fat men as the essence of nature. It jokes that nine of ten laugh when poked in the stomach with an umbrella while the tenth apologizes for being so big.
Western editor cites need to diagnose the worm problem before proposing a cure. He explains he cannot suggest treatment until the ailment of the worms is identified, addressing a subscriber's letter in the New York Post.
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