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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1889
Page
7
A reflective poem recalls faces and voices of the long ago as day fades and night approaches. The speaker remembers dear memories, pale violets, and lips unkissed by friend or lover, yet notes the dream fades like music. Reck Exo, Wis.
A narrator travels to a Saigon river outpost to hunt a tiger with Annamite guide Mitt. In a stealthy mirador setup they stalk a tigress, endure near disaster, and finally kill the animal after a tense confrontation in grass and shadow.
A young reporter praises his draft Walraven story but the city editor mocks his diction and modern tone. They debate old style versus contemporary phrasing with references to Pinkney and rhetoric. The editor jokes the piece is too high for readers and suggests pamphlet form for campus sale.
A humorous talk questions Dr Brown Sequard’s elixir promising renewed youth for the elderly. The speaker imagines injecting mummies to boost Egypt’s army against the dervishes and jokes about reviving the Grant Monument, noting some feats may be impossible.
A Philadelphian notes a mistaken belief about geography in Newark after being told by a conductor that the city is not New York. The exchange features a small boy correcting the traveler and emphasizes the confusion in a New York Weekly context.
London to Chicago dispatch details the 3000 mile Atlantic race between the Teutonic City of New York and City of Rome. It notes Teutonic as the longest ship afloat built with SiemensMartin steel and dual triple expansion engines. The City of New York pursues speed along the northern route while Teutonic adds naval potential via subsidy backed design, with public interest in massive ocean liners and possible US built ships under Stars and Stripes.
A late British Museum acquisition adds a Fregilu us to the Counts du Riocour ornithological legacy. The starling family bird once thrived on Reunion but was hunted to extinction about 30 years ago. About sixteen specimens remain in collections worldwide.
It states three fourths of moss on trees grows on the northern side so pioneers could use moss to pick the correct direction while wandering in forests.
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