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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1882
Page
5
A brief verse notes a shy maid lending a smile and a touch of fingertip to turn a youth into a love-sick boy, capturing a coy moment of romance in succinct lyric form.
A Morris Street house was haunted by a series of noises and apparitions. Norton and neighbors searched the residence, confronted by a ghostly invasion, then uncovered three trespassers hiding in a wall cavity. Investigators concluded human pranks explained the haunting.
A modest Mr Parr courted Miss Anne Marr during dinner. He offered a Parmesan cheese as a playful proposal. She agreed with a marmalade dish as a counterproposal, and they married soon after with Parmesan cheese gracing every anniversary feast.
The Vienna Society for the Protection of Animals sets aside part of its annual income to award monetary prizes to household servants and agricultural laborers who have ten years of service and shown kindness to animals. The premium is described as a humane and commendable move.
The passage notes that breaking up a surface maintains soil health by preventing hard-bound conditions that cause rain runoff and restrict air and moisture entering the soil. It emphasizes healthier soil structure when surface compaction is reduced.
A paper by A McDonald to the South Australian Gardeners Society argues rake use harms soil. He warns raking clusters clods and stones, destroys crust structure, and wastes fertilizing matter carried to rubbish heaps. He favors digging with a fork to aerate soil and preserve moisture.
A seventy year old man claiming kinship to Washington families of color befriended them by professing wealth and showing fake bills. He borrowed money widely and was treated as a Mascotte. He disappeared one day, leaving questions about his actions and motives.
The Household advises placing ham or corned beef in boiling water at the start of cooking and keeping it in the pot until it cools. This method preserves juiciness and full flavor.
A quotation from W. J. Linton in St. Nicholas urges that many seasons and moments offer chances for kindness and good words. It lists natural and calendar images from spring growth to New Year and autumn harvest to illustrate opportunities for help and positive acts.
In Harper's Young People a tale follows George and Patty as their runaway turkey prompts a moral test for Aunt Polly and Uncle Amasa. Orphans Sally and Melia face need while the family plans a shared Thanksgiving feast with pies onions and the rescued fowl.
A colored girl large enough to be arrested escaped Camden New Jersey county jail by crawling through a five and a half by nine inch door pad aperture to receive food. She would have had to remove all clothing to pass through.
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