This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Strange and sad stories echo through Dixon Sun
The Dixon Sun reports a list of local misfortunes and curiosities from Easter. J Glassburn loses speech suddenly. cattle die from ergot contamination. a Rockford prank injures a boy. the Boston Mendelssohn Quintette Club delight audiences. a Dixon fire destroys Jennie Preston’s home. Daniel Smith dies after long illness. Mrs. Hyde passes after pneumonia and dropsy. a mouse in a Knights of the Maccabees hall sparks a rescue. obituaries for Hattie E. Nelson and others. law, fishing rules, and political debates fill the pages with community concerns and calls for reform.