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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1889
Page
4
The Dixon Sun from Dixon Illinois dated July 24 1889 highlights a weekly publication with standard terms of two dollars annually in advance. The short item reflects typical rural newspaper framing of the era.
Article threads tariff controversy with labor woes and protectionists blamed for coal mine suffering. It notes a Globe relief train to mines and previews the Rock River Assembly at Hazelwood from July 30 to August 9 with concerts, sermons, and lectures led by E O Excell and various ministers. It concludes with a remark that Fred Douglass is among the wealthiest African Americans with an estimated $300,000.
A Chicago Herald correspondent argues free trade harmed Chicago by locating the city on Lake Michigan and praising water transport. The piece cites railroads as a devilish invention that worsened city injury by shifting trade inland and raising property values and wealth.
The State Board of Agriculture estimates Illinois oat production for the year at 127 million bushels. The forecast reflects grain volume expected in fields statewide during the growing season.
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