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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1889
Page
7
A satirical tirade mocks Independence Day revelry calling Americans to wake at 3 am and join the uproar of bells cannons firecrackers and loud noisemakers. It questions past sacrifices for a toy pistol and exhorts citizens to rise and celebrate like boys again.
The Ponca Fourth of July revels promise grand pomp with Fayke the speaker, Erminie Moffatt in the tale, and a jumbled scene of wagons and crowds. The paper mocks mismanagement, noting unpaid fees and a missing $350 from Fayke and alleging losses to local businesses and a bank.
A prolonged tale of Hon. W. McClellan Fayke's generosity and public praise ends in a dramatic retreat as disguised assailants fire near him. The Weekly Palladium later reports Fayke's arrest hints and reveals an alias and charges in Illinois and Kentucky. Locals react with fear as warnings about a white bulldog on the road spread.
The Hon. W. McClellan Fayke arrives at Ponca with a mayoral party to inspect tin and mineral prospects. He declares Ponca sits on a vast mineral storehouse and urges rapid development, as locals cheer with a patriotic civic celebration and a farm fair atmosphere.
The sun climbs up yet the ty rant Sleep Holds fast our baby boy in his embrace. The slumber sighs as shadows creep across his face. One little hand lies listless on his breast. One little thumb sticks up with mute appeal. Motley bunny and powder marks reveal the fruits of boyhoods patriotic zest. Our baby's le crouches near weary of the din and play that come with glorious pomem pensene Day. Fido also suffers in this cause as once a year noisily arrives.
Mrs Weatherby and family head to a community Fourth of July picnic with George Weatherby delivering a patriotic speech. Jim the commissary loses the provisions causing a humorous delay before the group discovers a large dining area ready for a feast. Uncle John supplies firecrackers as Georgie demonstrates patriotism with a Yorkie casualty awaits.
The Pittsburgh Chronicle eZelee graph quips that even Saturn’s ring is a questionable badge, playfully suggesting cosmic doubt about the heavens.
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