Ogle county reunion noted and sudden lightning injuries blow in
The Dixon Sun reports the Ogle county soldiers reunion set for September 5 at Forreston. It notes a Will county farmer struck by lightning near a barbed wire fence and a McLean county farmer's wife revived after a deadly lightning incident. Also covered are labor wage disputes, a Warsaw epidemic, and related death tolls.
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McLean County
Warsaw
Hamilton
Same
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Iowa
Peaches once Thrived in Rock River Valley Then Winter Kill Ended
The article notes rhymes of peach farming in Dixon Albany and Rock River valley where peaches sold for 50 cents a bushel. Winter killing ended peach cultivation for years until Horace I Healey of Milledgeville saved his crop by stacking a shock of corn around tree roots.
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Dixon
Albany
Horace ‘I’. Healey
Milledgeville
Runaway Sterling Damsels Sought by Chicago Police
The Inter Ocean notes Maggie Miller aged 17 and Lizzie Hunter 16 fled Sterling to Chicago for city life. Descriptions include Maggie five feet tall with red lips and curly hair in a black suit, Lizzie lighter complexion with a psyche knot and wine dress. Police have descriptions and will arrest on sight to return them to their parents.
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Chicago
Maggie Miller
Lizzie Hunter
Maggie
Lizzie
Light for the Unenlightened on the Tariff Tax
J H Philpott argues in the New York Post that the tariff tax is a mysterious, misunderstood burden on the average American family. He warns that reductions provoke strong opposition from rich interests and suggests direct, transparent funding or pensions as alternatives.
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