Dixon Sun June 6 1885 item
Local column notes ongoing spring farming, market prices, and town happenings in Dixon Illinois with brief notices of residents and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon, Illinois
Dakota
Will A. Stanley
Horace Preston
Iowa
Philip Dysart
Jake Brubaker
Dixon Button Company
E. G. Cass
Paw Paw Times
SUN
Illinois General Assembly
Ninty
Irish clerics faced suspension amid political agitation
The Sun notes potential papal action to suspend Irish clergy involved in politics. It also reports police orders to Salvation Army in New Haven to cease street singing, and details local notices and several short items about residents, travels, and events.
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Ireland
Salvation Army
New Haven
Connecticut
Boston lectures and pugilists clash in a curious mix
The piece notes that Boston Monday lectures have gained fame while simple street fights can tire a speaker and crowd. It also discusses personal crisis reports in May, attributing many to unrequited love and advising baths, abstinence from liquor and tobacco, rest, and exercise to curb such sentiments.
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Joseph Cook
Monmouth
Boston
Cook
Downwright honesty drives big savings on dry goods
Lee County shoppers are urged to visit for wholesale low prices despite odd weather. The store touts cheap dry goods with a focus on a yard wide bleached muslin at eight and one half cents a yard and invites customers to verify the deal in person.
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Lee County
Summer Silks and Parasols Sale Prices
Fifty cent Summer Silks cut to fifty cents. Parasols marked down from $1.25 to $1.00 and from $1.75 to $1.25. $2.00 Parasols reduced to $1.50 and $2.25 to $4.75. $3.00 Parasols now $2.25 and $4.50 Parasols to $3.50. Six button Mousquetaire Kids reduced to 69 cents.
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