Democratic County Convention in Lee County Illinois
The Democrats of Lee County Illinois are urged to send delegates to a county convention in Amboy on September 2 1882 at 1 p m to select delegates to the State Congressions District and Legislative District conventions and conduct other business. Representation is based on presidential vote with one delegate per twenty five votes or fraction. Signed by Sherwood Dixon Jao Sproul E H Groh Democratic County Committee.
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Sherwood Dixon
Sproul
E. H. Groh
Democratic County Committee
Dixon
Democratic Delegates Needed for 19th Senatorial District
The Democratic voters of Lee and Whiteside counties are urged to send delegates to a Dixon convention on September 11 1882 at 2 oclock p m to nominate candidates for Senator and Representative. Representation is one delegate per 200 votes for Hancock electors plus one for a fraction over 100. Lee County gets 11 delegates and Whiteside 11 based on last presidential election results.
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Lee County
Isaac Edwards
Walter Little
Franklin Grove
Iris
John Blocher
Tember 11Th
Whiteside County
Fugene Pinckney
C. C. Johnson
A. & Jackson
Parisian chemist finds alcohol in all water sources
A Parisian chemist reports alcohol in various waters challenging temperance views. Millville Iowa trustees push an ordinance requiring every adult to attend church each Sunday. Davenport brewing firm sues as a loan keeper for $115 of beer supplied two weeks ago to seek a prohibition decision.
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Board of Trustees
Millville
Iowa
Davenport
Edison stock indicator quickens power for New York district
Edison works on a stock indicator with sixfold speed, aiming to supply electric power to New York's commercial district soon. A Cairo clergyman who claimed sunstruck drinkers are to blame was prostrated next day. A Cincinnati resident reports Limberger cheese in bed repels mosquitos and deters burglars and creditors.
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Edison
New York
Cairo
Cincinnati
Prisoner’s Complaint On Dishonest Work And Oyster Cultivation
A convict explains his punishment involves daily cutting pasteboard pieces. Cheap shoes soles are paired with leather substitutes sold to the public. Meanwhile an effort to cultivate oysters in Great Salt Lake is planned. Six thousand oyster seedlings will be sent by Fish Commissioner Blackford pending a suitable bed and availability of the microscopic life oysters feed on.
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Great Salt Lake
Blackford
Sun
Aurora Literary Society
Samuel Shin
Brother Pizarro
Bradder Grant
Pizzarro
Brother Gardner
Waydown
Pickles Smith
Senator Edmunds Endows Mary Fletcher Hospital Room
Senator Edmunds paid tribute to his daughter by endowing the Mary Fletcher Hospital. The Washington Critic notes a gift large enough to maintain a room and cover perpetual expenses for a sick girl, ensuring she is cared for and comfortable.
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Edmunds
Mary Fletcher Hopital
Washington
Knights Templar Eye Land Purchase for Mountain Camp
Prominent Knights Templar discuss acquiring government land in a remote Rocky Mountain area as an exclusive camping ground for the Grand Commanderies. The site would host the entire Order away from city influence to foster strong meetings and stronger results.
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Knights Templar
Rocky Mountains
Star-route trial jurors feasting as delays extend case
Jurors in the star-route trial allegedly enjoy meals at a Brady area saloon funded by the star-route thief, while awaiting a verdict that could take ten more days. Commentary rails at Congress and Hubbell, noting government employee resistance to a 2 percent assessment amid ongoing political pressure.
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Brady
Idaho Bachelor Proposes Linking East and West Marriages
An Idaho man asks the New York Sun for names and addresses of surplus New York girls to marry western bachelors. He envisions a movement to unite eastern old maids with western old bachelors. A New York girl replies with admiration for the plan.
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New York Sun
New York
Idaho
Matrimonial appeals and dialect humor stir regional chatter
The item reports on marriage prospects among clerks and laborers in the east and Idaho with a playful exchange about incomes and nuptial plans. It includes a humorous vignette from the Aurora literary society and a cartoonlike Lime-Kiln Club scene lampooning slang and pretentious speech.
Proper manure timing for pear trees in fall
Early fall is best to apply manure to pear trees. Spread on the surface so rains and snows mix it with the soil. Heavy spring or summer manuring may cause unhealthy growth and lead to blight.
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Republican Convention
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Walter J. Wingert
A. J. Ross
J. N. Hills
Covention
H. Berra
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VOR
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Lean’ Know
Brubaker & Carpenter
F. Dixon
the Knights OF the Shears
Smmer Goods
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Dixon, Illinois
A. CC. Specht
Main Street
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W. J. Carpenter
A. C. Specht
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