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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1888
Page
3
The Letter signals Mr Blaine will retire from the presidential race pleasing some and regretted by Democrats who feared a Blaine bid. The public hopes for policy driven debate and a return to serious political discourse away from trivial topics that characterized earlier campaigns. The New York Star notes Blaine's exit aligns with a more thoughtful year ahead.
The Iowa farming class bears tax burdens with no grain protection while seeking higher tariffs. Three Iowa congressmen filed house resolutions urging pure lard be treated as a public necessity and taxed indirectly, mirroring butter and cotton seed oil moves. The piece rails at Randalls taxation propaganda and compares Gould’s possible actions to Congress.
The Nation suggests General Sheridan as a possible Republican presidential nominee but cautions the idea shows the party’s weakness and risks a wave of enthusiasm over sober judgment. It notes a new generation’s ascent since the Civil War and debates whether Sheridan and Shenandoah would suffice as a platform.
A five year old remark about wartime leadership underscores a critique of Gen. Sheridan. The article argues he lacks civil office qualifications and warns against electing an unfit man to the presidency for past service as a soldier.
The Dixon Ys branch of the Young Woman’s Christian Temperance Union outlines aims to form YWCTU unions to make total abstinence fashionable among youth. They seek to train temperance workers, promote moral social life, and shield men from alcohol while warning against debilitating amusements.
Local notice directs the women of Dixon and nearby areas to begin their early spring sewing projects now. The call emphasizes timely preparation and community involvement in household crafts.
A prominent city shop announces the largest stock of Kid Gloves ranging from 65 cents to 1.25 and above with plain and embroidered backs and lacing. Each pair can be returned if unsatisfactory and includes an Oxidized Auticke Glove Buttoner as a new accessory for ladies.
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