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Electric light scare and progress in Dixon
The Dixon Sun argues against anti change sentiment, praising Edison light and scientific progress. It recalls historical resistances to new ideas, notes local needs for court house upgrades, and warns against delaying necessary improvements to county facilities while defending practical modernization.
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Chicago Tribune
New York
Joseph Porter
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Philadelphia
Pope
Harvey
Peru
England
Columbus
Voltaire
Hemisphere
Mary Wortley Montague
London
Edward I
Jenner
Royal College of Physicians
Illinois
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Beaumont, Fletcher
Ben. Johnson
Shakespeare
Horticultural Hall
Universalist
Freeport
Rockford
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