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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1873
Page
5
The Dixon Sun lists advertising rates for various display sizes and durations including 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, quarterly and yearly options with prices. Additional charges apply for cards of five lines or less in Business Mirror and for special local notices, with communications addressed to Tugs Rixon in Dixon Illinois and W. M. Kensepy as publisher.
The Bloomington Farmer's Convention showcased earnest men who demand regulation of corporations by law and funds for enforcement. They favor cheaper Western transportation, rail passes reform, and canal expansion, while criticizing tariff policies as fostering monopolies. They warn that rising manufactured goods and transport costs offset any grain price gains, urging coordinated action and new transit options.
A transcription notes calls to lower consumer prices for farm goods, raise corn purchasing power, and curb speculative combinations. It references Salt Lake headlines about theft, gang threats, a clairvoyant scam, and a pair of broom makers contrasting stealing methods.
For farmers and others a sale is announced at the Rock River Forest Office in Dixon Illinois. Items are sent by mail postpaid on receipt of price.
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