18 Jan 1888
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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1888
Page
1
Prices are $3 $4 $5 and $6 with every garment valued at double the asking price. Public invited to inspect goods and prices.
The timetable lists Chicago and North Western trains east and west with values for passes and stops. It shows destinations Clinton Vinton Marshalltown Amboy and Denver Express Atlantic Ex Pacific Express Limited and other services with varying departure times and dinner stops.
Local ads promote sale of Hallet & Davis Emerson D Roy Bowlby and Kimball pianos and organs with cash or easy payments plus piano tuning by E T Bowlby. Also home repairs on Second Street near Normal College and gas and water. Boots and winter goods advertised. Ayer's Hair Vigor and Griggs' Glycerine Salve pitched with local vendors.
A sprawling update with local items from Dixon Illinois and surrounding county regions. Reports include weather, road accidents, bank board changes, deaths, marriages, the river navigation convention, tariffs discussion, agricultural sales, and testimonials about remedies and devices. Includes brief notices of fires, rail incidents, and community church services.
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