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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1872
Page
5
A playful verse about a Culex-like insect that bites for a drink and thrives in darkness. The speaker laments haunting nights and the ghostly presence of the insect, which travels from hut to mansion and stirs a restless mood. The poem blends humor with a fear of unable to fight the nocturnal pest.
A physician named John Hessman midnights in a crowded city and to save a sick girl Kate Britton he generates trust, regains love, and becomes a pillar for a destitute family. His compassionate acts expand into a life choice as he restores health and offers a home.
A collection of quirky maxims and anecdotes from Danbury News and others. Jests about a Turkey born donkey, a world class hare-dresser, vagabonds, sea swells, and autumn winter cakes. A hospital report pun, an Ohio editor's long career, and eyes that correspond yet meet not. A New Hampshire tale ends with a church seating quip by E H Chapin.
A speaker recalls Nancy from youth in contrast to her modern college age appearance. He contrasts natural charm with fashionable polish, noting her curls, train, and chignon as she becomes overly proper. He laments losing the Nancy who valued nature over artifice and warns against fashionable girls of the era.
The steamer Cuba brought to New York a distinguished group of artists including Clara Louise Kellogg Pauline Lucca Clark Doria Mark Smith Edmund Yates Rubenstein and M Wrenski among others. Their presence signals a notable literary dramatic and musical influx to the city.
The past year saw 1,333,246,000 cigars manufactured in the United States. At ten cents each, the average retail price would total 13,324,600 dollars. More people smoke pipes than cigars, and smoking tobacco expenditure reaches about 200 million dollars in one year.
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