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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1872
Page
6
A reflective poem contrasts falling leaves with enduring love. The speaker envisions autumn as life’s end but finds solace in a steadfast beloved whose affection remains through adversity and beyond earthly bounds, promising eternal unity.
A detailed tale of Frank Burton a vicious Ozark raider who murdered and robbed across the Missouri Arkansas border. Federal soldiers pursued him dying many times only to keep him alive by scarlet luck. Burton’s cave hideout yielded weapons and loot. Two Iowa Illinois cavalrymen finally killed Burton after an attempted capture.
The British Museum displays a six by eighteen foot white marble fragment from the Temple of Diana at Ephesus. It shows life size figures Hermes Artemis and a winged Victory, indicating this piece was part of the famed embroidered columns. The article recalls related figures seen by St Paul and Xerxes and anticipates further finds at Aiasalook.
A reflective meditation on Earth's small size in the vast universe citing astronomical contrasts. The author marvels at the brain's capacity to uncover universal laws and notes humanity's early life as a communal cry of "Bawl."
Cartoon text describes Henry and a companion exploring a shady green spot for lunch when a gentleman bovine, claiming field care, chases Henry away and spreads their lunch for them in an unexpected manner.
An 1850 to 1860 surge in patent filings reaches over 15 000 annually with toys driving growth. Simple devices include a ball game, hydrogen pistol, a doll with changeable headgear, a spinning top and a money bank automaton. Notes on stoves, nets, and various quips fill the page.
Tales claim rats in Chicago avoided lethal traps as an old rodent dragged a young one from a trap in a precautionary rescue. The report also notes Ireland’s coal output at 120000 tons with vast fields underutilized.
A comic verse by J G Saxe about marital tensions and the wife’s stammering replies. The speaker recalls courting Emily Pryne and the later barbed exchanges during their marriage, ending with a curse imitation of his spouse.
In San Francisco the jurors in Laura Fair’s late trial report initial ballots of ten for acquittal and two for murder in the first degree. After 52 hours out, one juror agreed to acquittal and the rest followed after claiming the judge allowed doubts on insanity. They had three gallons of whisky before deliberations and received other luxuries.
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