25 Apr 1888
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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1888
Page
1
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway lists trains going east and west with times for Clinton Pass Marshalltown Denver Express Atlantic Express Pacific Express and Limited. Some trains stop 20 minutes for dinner and freight trains carry passengers.
Train notices show southbound passenger service at 11 04 am and 8 20 am with Amboy Pass listed and freight at 7 7 pm. Northbound arrivals and times appear jumbled with 6 20 am and 2 00 pm entries amid unreadable details.
Local business notes new carpet department with an extensive range of wallpaper in fresh grades. Stores promise low prices and credit to customers who faced difficulty pairing carpets and wallpaper in past seasons.
Fifty desirable building lots in various city districts are offered for sale. An early rise in property prices is expected, so buyers should call to secure bargains before prices advance. Contact Joan M Junien at Galena St. 451f.
A company of New York Juvenile Asylum children aged seven to fifteen will arrive at the Galt House in Sterling on Thursday morning May 10 1888. Families may take them on three week trial with indenture possible until age of majority. Interested parties meet the children at the Galt House Thursday forenoon and inquire at the post office for full handbill. All transport costs covered by the asylum. E Wricut, Agent.
The notice promotes Ayer’s Sar saparilla as a powerful blood purifier for spring fatigue. It also advertises Ayer’s Hair Vigor for hair care, Tillson Hayden for wallpaper and curtains, and Richard Bovey offering poultry eggs and various paints and coatings from E Bovey’s lumber yard.
Local ads list bird cages chamois sponges and medicines from Tillson & Hayden 44w4. Griggs Glycerine Salve praised as a safe quick healer for cuts burns and skin eruptions sold by D S Horton. Ice orders available from A Write 43w13. Plow repairs at Cement Shops water power Grand Detour Pow Co. S. P. Neats Foot Oil from Tillson & Hayden. Minnesota potatoes for sale by L D Pitcher between R R Depots Dixon 45tf. Seeders and planters cheap at Pitcher’s. Riversivn Suer Co offering job ads for women. Dr Jones Red Clover tonic advertised as blood purifier 50 cents a bottle via D S Horton. The Western washer sold at C J Rosbrook Main Dixon 35tf. Illinois Valley coal lime salt cement advertised by Means 45 ed.
Advert suggests Dr Bigelow's Cough Cure as a safe speedy remedy for coughs colds and lung trouble. Sold by D S Horton in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles. Also notes wagons buggies and harness cheap at Pitchers Dixon.
Multiple local items describe political conventions in Dixon and Sterling, the county GOP counting votes for licenses, judges, and delegates, with society notices, building activity, and community events in Rockford area towns.
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