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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1883
Page
3
A prose fragment shifts through memory and longing as a cousin recalls a windy day in an orchard. A ladder, hazel eyes, and a kiss blur lines between cousin and lover as the scene unfolds in a London Society vignette.
Bessie spends a year in Europe now staying with grandparents in the country at a winter in the frostbound hill country. She enjoys barn lantern rides, pine woods, and hushed snow mornings while missing home and cousins.
A young girl, Bessie, secretly Leaves home on a cold night to visit Aunt Mary and encounters a Jack o Lantern on a gate. She flees in fear and collapses in the woods but is saved by her dog Carlo and Mr Spencer, who rush to help with her grandmother and Abby awaiting news. Carlo is hailed as a town hero and Bessie recovers with care, while a silver collar honors Carlo’s loyalty.
A New York observer notes the Supreme Court ruling that the Civil Rights Act of 1875 is unconstitutional. The decision, split by one vote, held Congress lacked authority under the Thirteenth or Fourteenth Amendments to enforce equal access to public accommodations, emphasizing states’ rights over federal power.
The American Register laments the fate of Mahone in November's vote. It condemns his allies and calls the President to continual duty while predicting downfall and disgrace for those who backed the man. Strong rhetoric condemns race war and perceived fraud in the political climate.
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