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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1888
Page
6
A poem recounts two small men at a gate who bow and defer, each insisting the other pass first. A wise philosopher suggests a compromise allowing one to enter then the other, and the thin man finally steps out again, ending with mutual courtesy.
A Wide Awake survey describes dolls from Gros Ventre in Dakota to Sitka and Micmac tribes, Moqui and Nez Perce youngsters, and Alaska ivory carvings. The piece details materials, dress, facial features, and craftsmanship, noting how white buyers and travel the world influence access and display of these toys.
An English soldier George Hazlewood during a Dutch captivity in Europe volunteers to take another prisoner’s death penalty. He swaps with a Spaniard holding 12 crowns, saying he risks his life daily for sixpence and cannot pass up twelve crowns. The tale illustrates war’s dulling effect on caution and the willingness to gamble with life.
Theodore F. Hallam of Covington Kentucky is the sole man in the United States to hold the official title Mister. Governor Proctor Knott offered him a Colonel’s post but Hallam declined noting Kentucky already has many Colonels. He accepted the plain Mister commission from Knott and its framed document hangs in his office.
Scientists rate the banana as a top food likeness to milk. It is described as 74 percent water, 20 percent fuel, 5 percent flesh-farmers, and 0.7 percent mineral, versus milk at 86 percent water, 9 percent fuel, 4 percent flesh-farmers, and 0.7 percent mineral.
A fourteen thousand foot peak in the Colorado section of the Rocky Mountains has been named Mt. Sheridan, a newly designated high summit. The naming recognizes a local figure or landmark and updates regional geographical records.
A weary stranger enters a Western town and asks a local not to tell Sally Watts he stayed there. He reveals he was once married to Sally Watts and fears exposure, seeking sympathy from a passerby as he confides his past and request for discretion.
A Detroit Free Press passage recalls a fragile, soon to be fatal moment between Clarence and Marguerite as a small boy in the same home draws a knife. The scene captures youthful love, fear of a ruined moment, and a chilling intrusion that ends in tragedy and mortification.
In a Fleet Street chop-house scene Dr. Johnson extols Goldsmith’s Vicar of Wakefield while Goldsmith, shy and self effacing, hides behind Worcestershire sauce. An awkward introduction by Johnson to an acquaintance underscores Goldsmith’s embarrassed modesty and Johnson’s vivid praise. Harper's.
A brief note argues for prioritizing steady modest profits and certain returns instead of chasing big, uncertain settlements. The guidance emphasizes risk aversion and predictable earnings over high but unpredictable rewards.
The piece notes Montenegro offers rough travel with bad roads and scarce provisions. Khans or schoolmasters aid strangers while a patrol from Cettinje helps with guides and lodgings. The land is mostly pastoral, with limited industry and difficult farming, yet people remain civil and the Montenegro dance draws attention.
A collage of wry one liners and jokes from the era. Snippets reference diverse papers joking about crowds, travel, trains, manners, and social scenes with light satire and playful flirting. The collection blends cartoons and brief gags from multiple newspapers.
A Boston Traveller piece argues the West is a younger East with enterprising settlers and strong New England influences. It notes Western art lags but literary culture thrives through magazines, libraries, and Emerson readings, concluding there is no great gulf between East and West intellects.
A young man finds pure joy as the only girl he could ever love answers yes. Bananas and simple pleasures frame his happiness amid a world of taint and doubt.
A playful note on alliteration noting that both beer and biliousness start with the letter b. The line emphasizes sound over meaning and invites a humorous reflection.
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