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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1882
Page
1
Fragmentary timetable entries show freight times including Sterling freight with 3:45 p m and 12:15 p m stands, through freight noted. Missing context prevents full schedule reconstruction but indicates multiple daily movements.
Wah Stroupe attends all trains day and night and his hacks will carry passengers to and from all parts of the city. Orders may be left at J. Mead's book store or at the One House where a hack is usually waiting.
Farmers and poultry sellers urged to call on L surd before disposal, with high prices offered at Dimick's Block. Burdock Bitters advertised as a gentle remedy for constipation and dyspepsia at $1. Mrs L K Lewis introduces new millinery styles and a range of ladies and misses corsets and children's waists.
A long column of ads and short notices runs through Dixon Illinois including sales of horses and wagons, hats, shirts, paints, and medicines. local auctions. real estate offerings. court and municipal news. civil cases, rail developments, and social events. and updates on weather, schools, and forthcoming Easter services.
A compact ad mix promotes Chas A Todd's hats for boys and young men, with brief notes on a 1 dollar hat offer and a bold Poultry Powder by A H Tillson. Also listed are a Thoroughbred bull for sale, seed corn, and painted bird cages, all presented in a late 19th century classified fragment.
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