Dixon Sun reports Dixon celebrates July Fourth with races and speeches
Dixon observes the Fourth with a fire department parade, a Declaration read by J. F. Sanford, a speech by S. H. Bethea, and timely races won by George Davis and local competitors. The Sterling Gazette critiques Dixon while Trollope quotes describe Dixon as a town of beginnings and hardships.
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Dixon
Geo. Davis
Donaldson
Allen
Sterling
Sterling Gazette
Trollopeus
Anthony Trollopeus
Dixon Sun
Anthony Trollope
Relic of the Fourth Haunting Verse Echoes Loss
A mother laments for her son Charley in a plaintive poem about missing ears and fingers. The speaker recalls Charley’s two ears and eight fingers, while the survivor has only one ear and four fingers, all blackened. The fragment evokes wartime sacrifice and maternal grief.
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Dixon Lodge No. 39
LO. O. F
Remington Warriner
Dixon Lodge
Odd Fellows
Dixon and Paw Paw
Odd Fellows’ Herald
B. Axpersey
P. G
L. Backus
F. P. Beck
Son
Charlie
Charley
No clear event headline from provided verse fragment
The fragment presents a dramatic exchange with a boy describing scars and a mother in distress. It contrasts a white face with blackened features and notes rags, dirt, and a harsh cry from the boy. The speaker recalls a harsh day and a mother’s aching cling amid loss.
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