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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1883
Page
7
The piece examines Wendell Phillips as a sharp critic of Massachusetts Republicans and Butler, contrasting old party praise with new revelations. It cites Harvard ties and the Gubernatorial clash, labeling Massachusetts Republicans as hypocritical and predicting reform and accountability at the state level.
The New York Democracy reaffirms its platform, notes near two hundred thousand vote approval, opposes taxing people to fund a federal surplus, and claims earlier pledges have been redeemed with reforms and civil service protections.
A 1883 to 1884 editorial contrasts Southern peace under Democratic rule with Republican fear-mongering. It argues the South has discarded violence since Reconstruction and predicts Republicans will push the old anti Southern villain image in the coming race, while noting Southern progress and GOP dependency on that trope.
A Philadelphia Press cor respondent recounts life in the Black Mountains of North Carolina. The piece notes Mount Mitchell as the region’s high point, the legendary burial on its summit, and a community of mountaineers with isolated lives and rustic fortunes. It includes anecdotes of mica mining, ginseng, a North Carolina farm, an Englishman’s romance, and a quiet morning wedding at Black Mountain Station.
Francis Murphy returns from Europe as temperance advocate. John Cockerell becomes managing editor at the New York World. Charles Reade may pen lives of Scripture patriarchs. Grant life compared to Washington in popularity. George W. Childs buys Napoleonic clock for 1500 dollars. Polk widow honored on 80th birthday in Nashville. Arabi Pasha in exile pursues literature. Speed widow of Louisville dies in Coburg Ontario. her poetry to be published posthumously. Senator Logan recalls Civil War horrors in Chicago interview. Chinese Minister's daughter Mi reaches four weeks. first Chinese child born in Washington named Mi America.
The Boston Post reports Mr B P Shillaber in Chelsea parting ton has shown notable health improvement since summer began and has returned home.
A magazine writer notes 300000 London families pawning small articles and over 6000000 pledges unredeemed each year. Nationwide pawning reaches 270000 annually, with little theft blamed in most cases. The piece compares England, St Petersburg, and Paris, commenting on poverty and the pawnbrokers' role.
A jumble of humorous snippets from various papers includes quips about mosquitoes, hens and roosters, Colorado’s canyons, women learning baseball, fishing woes, fish-story editors, a pun about Anna aiding writing, a courtly man greeting at a door, a Northeast weather joke, a peaches party with a rural gag, and a health education child’s questions about consumption.
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