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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1873
Page
4
The Dixon Sun provides pricing for notices and business mirror listings. Rates include five-line cards and additional lines at set prices with local notices costing around 15 cents per insertion and 5 dollars yearly for a subscription, with contact details for publication in Dixon Illinois.
In dialogue with Canal Commissioner Joseph Utley the article outlines a favorable outlook for resuming canal work. It explains feeder routes from Rock River to Hennepin and Rock Island, the limits of sourcing from Illinois and Rock rivers, and proposed improvements including a new lock at Copperas Creek and raised Dixon dam to support navigation.
The act abolishes the frank privilege from July 1, 1873, making all official correspondence and mailable matter charged at standard postage rates. It also states RG compensation or allowance will be made to Senators, members and delegates of the House of Representatives for postage costs.
The Rock Island Union condemns a new reform as a Republican attack while noting Congressmen push franking abolition and salary increases. The piece mocks the move as yet another reform finished in a horn.
Obituary notices recall Mbituney aged 14 years and Mbituney dies from injuries after being thrown from a runaway team at Cottage Hill Lee County January 16 1878. Also Palmyra honor for John O Neill aged about 72 with a large funeral procession and praise for his Blameless life and church service at the Wyoming Presbyterian Church.
August Scinge as administrator of the William Schick estate in Lee County Illinois announces a public sale of the northwest quarter of section 5, town 19 north range 8 east, totaling about 160 acres. The sale, February 5, 60, at the Dixon courthouse North door, offers cash or staged payments with 10 percent interest and incumbrances to William Rink and Caroline Schick dower rights.
Decretal order issued January 21 1873 directs James B Charters executor to sell at public vendue on February 2 1873 the south part of the north half of lot 52 Mortler Survey section 33 township 22 24 north range 9 4 east fourth principal meridian the Rock River front lot six acres more or less in Lee County Illinois to pay debts of Thomas Smith deceased cash for payment. The sale will be at eleven o clock in the forenoon at the premises.
A dramatic 1873 World issue proclaims the end of the Negro cycle and civil war era, urging vigilance against federal overreach, taxation, and tariffs while praising liberal democracy and the new era’s work. It previews market telegraph reports and farmer features in the weekly edition.
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