Debt and smallpox fears loom in Illinois communities
The article discusses the Kenyon railroad debt in Amboy and nearby towns, now double the original 100 000, with courts enforcing tax payments. It notes Wyoming’s compromise and dismissal of its debt, warns of smallpox spread and vaccination mandates, cites Emma Abbott’s detainment in St Louis, and urges vaccination for all while presenting Jenner era death rates as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ion
Black Hills
Rock River
Kenyon’s
Amboy
Wyoming
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Ilinois
Sen
Dixon
Jenner
Chandler
New York Board of Health
Vaccination, electricity, and the electric age insights
The article notes vaccination markedly reduced smallpox deaths in the US from 1807 to 1850, cites Dr. Chandler on vaccine safety, and contrasts vaccinated versus unvaccinated death rates. It then extols the electric age, detailing Paris Electric Exhibition feats, early electric rail and medical instruments, and previews four major US electric light firms led by Edison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenner
Pete Bi
Avira Shane Dds
Cox Gees
Copenhagen
Sosavdey Settee
Chandler
New York
Paris
Agency of Electricity
Scientific American
Russia
Europe
The
Brush
Weston
Fuller
Edison
Electric light gains ground with Brush towers in towns
Reports from Aurora and other cities celebrate the Brush electric lighting system. The Edison and Faure developments are cited with railway and Pullman car tests. City councils consider installing towers to reduce gas use and cut costs while noting improved night illumination and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Europe
Edison Company
New York
Edison
Faure
England
London
Brighton and South Coast Railway
Brighton
Railway News
Geo. L. Schuler
Chicago
Brush Company
Times
M.O. Bullock
Northwest
Brush
Bullock
Aurora
Chester
Wabash
Lafayette
Ind
Grand Rapids
Mich
Akron
Middleton
Dayton
Columbus
Cleveland
Fon du Lace
Ottawa
Quimby
Fiske & Beem
Osman & Hopeman
Trask’s
Usl
Frank Austin
Aurora News
Faber
Chicago Times
Cohn
Breslau
Studebaker Bros
Marshall, Field & Co
Willoughby, Hill & Co
Union Iron and Steel Company
Gratitude and notices from Polo business families
The letter expresses heartfelt thanks to friends and Dixon Business College for support during a son Charley Heuss’s illness and death. It also notes Burdock Blood Bitters claims, and informs that Dr. J W Stephens dentist will visit Polo every Wednesday, closing that office day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
John F. Mealey
J. W. Stephens
Polo
Coats for Sale at Todd's for 2.25
Readers are urged to buy men’s overcoats at Todd’s offering a price of 2.25. The notice emphasizes limited stock and urges customers to act quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd
Dixon retail ads and medical cures fill Grocer’s pages
A jumble of Dixon Illinois notices promotes price cuts on sash doors and blinds, heavy goods sales, and a flour and feed department addition. It also touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption with trial bottles offered, Burdock Blood Bitters, Dr Marshall’s Lung Syrup, Thomas Eclectric Oil, and local jewelry and real estate notices.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dixon Sun
Dixon, Illinois
Petad Ae
Cloaks and Dolmans
JI. B. Countryman'ss
Llinois Central Railroad
Freight
Sian Oe Eo
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Sterling Pass
Mar
Sterling
HACK
Herrington
J. ©. Mead
Keystone House
Major Downing
Fon du Lac
Wisconsin
Ness
Firtener Bros
Tf Dixon
Ill
Anp
Thomas Dolan & Sons
J. Marsh
Bank of Ontario
Barry Birren
Peter Keitler
Clinton and
Bennett Streets
Buffalo
Thomas
Turney & Hennessey
Siont Brearn—O. Bortle
Manchester
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
J. Thomas
Linois. Elite
John Hugh
Real Estate and Loans
Eugene Pincner
Dixon, Illinois, Pte
M. E. Turney
Austin Bros
Black
Franklin Grove
Dr. King
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!