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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1873
Page
2
A sun browned farmer returns home to a tired cottage as children plead for love and bread. The poem contrasts the farmer’s toil with the rise of wealthy power and rail barons. It calls for relief through fair freight rates and eventual justice, ending with a note on prayer and endurance from Kenosha Wisconsin.
Master Dudley W. Adams of Waukon Iowa oversees a list of national Grange officers including Overseer Thomas Taylor of Columbia and Lecturer T A Thompson of Plainville Minnesota. Several roles cover Washington D C and New Jersey with treasurer F M McDowell of Corning New York and secretary O H Kelley of Washington D C.
The article argues farmers faced price manipulation by manufacturers and railroads as monopolies grow. It urges farm groups to organize and counter monopsony by uniting through granges, while warning against targeting those behind desk-driven power. It views the Western alliance movement as enduring.
The piece argues that causes behind the push against Eastern monopolists run deep and warns that further centralization to curb railroads could threaten Western interests. It suggests farmers back centralized measures though not approving the method, stressing they act from head not heart and would not risk their liberties.
The article highlights rapid growth of the Patrons of Husbandry with Col. John Cochrane and James Brainard leading Wisconsin expansions. It cites cost reductions in Kansas where F. F. Dumbauld and George Spurgeon organized hundreds of granges, while criticizing elites' European travel and urging investment at home to aid industry and employment.
An essay from the Lawrence Standard argues that all governments carry inherent evils. It warns that democracies can drift toward aristocracy under moneyed influence and demagogues. It stresses vigilance to preserve liberty against concentrated power and tyranny.
The sketch notes Judge Williams born March 26, 1823, height 6 feet 1 inch and 178 pounds with chest 40 inches and head 22 inches. It discusses his Welsh lineage and lists other public figures with Welsh roots. The piece also shares Christmas night folk customs from Germany Austria and Poland, mentioning wolves and legends and a Christian verse chant after mass.
The article notes Europe experiences over 100 million dollars yearly from American travelers. A third comes from former European citizens returning to their homeland, while the rest are fashionable Americans seeking exclusivity and snob appeal.
An exchange outlines a vast Philadelphia pavilion for the centennial celebration to open in spring 1876. It describes a 2040 by 680 foot main hall, total area 36 acres, cost about 3.5 million dollars, with iron arches brick gables and slate roofs. Additional halls and conservatory fill 25 more acres on 600 acres near Hestonville, Landsdowne property, now owned by Philadelphia. The project is to begin immediately in Fairmount Park, four miles from Independence Hall.
Farmers depict inland irrigation waters controlled by private corporations and capital confederations, urging the Legislature to make the waters of the Commonwealth as free as air. The piece notes a mood of concern as young husbands are seen around jewelry stores.
There is a festive poem speaking of bells, gifts, earnings, and Christmas spirit. It invites generosity, welcome for friends, pardon for foes, and shared comfort for the poor, ending with blessings of peace and rest.
An English volume portrays harsh methods in Persia where a wealthy merchant endured 1000 strokes to resist a governor's demand. The piece then shifts to U.S. pensions noting 238,411 total pensioners and $26,259,284 paid, with calls for publishing pensioner lists to expose fraud. It ends with a Pittsburgh shooter prompt and a 14 year old poet.
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