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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1882
Page
3
The Dixon Sun notes S J Tilden’s library houses over 21 000 volumes. Wisconsin sorghum amber syrup production neared 800 000 gallons last year. Canada to light Welland canal segment with electricity. Joliet penitentiary to be electrified boosting labor output. A dangerous compact circular saw from Dubuque could hide in small packets and cut iron bars silently.
A 1721 Boston incident shows a House bill against inoculation accompanied by a sermon linking Job to small pox and Satan. A South Carolina man used a phonograph inside a devil figure to fool African Americans as a fortune teller, drawing awe and claims of prophecies from the device.
The prize bale of cotton aiding Michigan sufferers was halted in Chicago as board of trade rules forbid charitable auctions. It was sent to Toledo after officials declined the fundraiser. The organizer welcomed the decision, joking about reclaiming the borrowed hat and praising moral stance.
The piece notes Republicans consider admitting Dakota as a state to gain two more senators and three electoral votes, drawing a parallel to Democrats in 1875 who admitted Colorado to gain influence. It laments political trickery in forming a rotten borough state.
A young burglar identified as Arthur Thomas confessed to robberies in nearby towns after a sheriff discovered burglary tools on him at Carlisle Indiana. He attended a revival, wept during prayer, and faces trial for the crimes he admitted. Separately C D Warner critiques newspapers in a new paper edition.
Henry Ward Beecher praised David A. Wells as a foremost free trader in Brooklyn. Wells argued there is no middle ground between free and restricted trade, saying protectionists shift the burden but ultimately favor the same limits, whether by tax or natural barriers.
The article notes widespread small-pox panic with grim scenes of neglect and abandonment from St. Louis to Cincinnati and Selma. A sick negro, an Indian woman, and three children were left to die or suffer while others refused aid, contrasted by numerous acts of selfless bravery that arose amid the health crisis.
The discourse argues that sacred music stems from Christianity and predates secular forms. It praises the organ as central to Christian worship, traces its history from Jubal to modern grand pipes, and condemns replacing beloved old tunes with unfamiliar ones in hymnody.
A preacher extols hymns as the world’s words rising from countless lips to heaven, praising their power across sorrow and joy. The piece ends by arguing for a constitutional reform extending presidential terms to six or eight years, with no immediate self succession.
The piece notes English sympathy for oppressed Hebrews in Russia and Russian concern for Irish sufferings under British rule. It mocks bachelor life interruptions and praises Hop Bitters as a cure for crying babies, ending with a quip about a young man remembering the remedy.
At the bride’s parents residence near Eldena on February 9 1882 the Rev T W Woodside officiated the marriage of E S Caton and Lizzie M Hefley both of Eldena vicinity.
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