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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1889
Page
6
Reports note Berlin's population at 1.5 million. Other items mention locals near Awchland Pennsylvania losing smell, a San Francisco man dying from laughter, a Wheeling boy injuring a brother, and various cultural and political notes across the country.
A written will is declared valid by Berks County courts, establishing typewriter work as writing while the Patent Office categorizes it as printing. The ruling affirms the legal status of typewriter produced documents in estate matters and official classifications.
An unusually interesting marriage occurred in Liverpool with a bride and bridegroom both of color who traveled from Lagos nearly 5,000 miles to have the ceremony performed by Rev. L Nicholson of Brighton, formerly a Lagos chaplain.
Lon don caricaturists portray Barnum as owner of the new world and Chauncey M Depew as the coming President of the United States. The depiction draws heavy latitude for a cartoonist.
A Lancaster County man drawing $14 a month boasted to a stranger he could fence more than any man in the county. His pension was halted after the stranger, posing as a civilian, proved to be a government detective investigating his case.
William James Cannon known as the child of the Alamo and the sole male survivor of that massacre has lived as a boy veteran of the Mexican War served as a government scout and interpreter on the Western frontier and fought in the Civil War now resides at the Iowa Soldiers Home.
Pierre Lonritiarp spent two rmaill ions to build the princely domain of Tuxedo Park. Once a tobacco fortune built a wilderness, the area has become an ultra fashionable resort for wealthy New Yorkers with ample money.
Mrs. Lindeau of Bay City attempted to separate a dog and a calf in her yard. The tether wrapped around her as the calf ran around a post, causing fatal injuries within minutes.
An Ohio man sues a wealthy widow for breach of promise, reversing the usual pattern. The piece mocks breach of promise suits as a diversion once limited to widows and young maidens, calling the man’s action ungallant and inappropriate.
Indented writing on iron was successfully accomplished by John Farrar, an Eastern iron foundryman, using a described impression process. The report highlights Farrar as the craftsman behind the method and notes the achievement within the foundry setting.
A discussion of copperplate transfer by hot iron and the persistence of imprinted writing. Then observations on morphine addiction and drug prices, followed by portraits of European magnates in timber, banking, porcelain, and horse breeding. A Sydney romance tale ends with a missing heir twist.
An elderly Harrisburg man goes to a merchant to settle a twenty five cent remnant mix up from a year earlier. His daughter bought one remnant but two were sent by mistake. She fell ill and died before the payment was made, and on her deathbed she asked if the debt was settled.
A French agriculturist reports a relation between leaf color and soil nutrients at Vincennes. Light-green or yellow leaves appear when phosphate, potash, lime, or nitrogen are lacking, while dark-green leaves indicate balanced fertility, guiding fertilizer choices and boosting yields.
A grateful speaker praises a farm fowl in a poem noting the Thanksgiving feast. The gobbler embodies duty and virtue from spring’s hatch to autumn’s feast, contrasting with greed and labor unions, while urging readers to honor the bird at their tables.
In a bustling kitchen the Deacon plans lavish meals for Thanksgiving while Mrs Durland bakes and grandpa frets about extravagance. A rogue plan sends Johnny with food to the Halcombs and Widow McGraw, triggering a pantry raid and a charity mix up.
A judge lent a curious tale from Grayson County where Bill Bowman challenged Bully Brown to a pistol free potato duel. They fought at fifteen paces using a half bushel of Irish potatoes, Bowmen winning after striking Brown with a well aimed potato. Brown was badly hurt and thereafter cowed.
A Puinapeuia police officer was dismissed after an on duty hug with a girl, marking a disciplinary action against improper conduct. The case prompted internal review and a public statement detailing policy expectations for officer interactions.
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