27 Jun 1888
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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1888
Page
1
An advertisement invites buyers to purchase goods within six months to receive oil paintings as rewards. Twenty dollars yields a 14 by 22 painting, forty dollars yields a 28 by 42 painting. Patrons are urged to inquire for a card and participate.
Rail timetable lists Chicago and North Western trains heading east and west with listed departure times from Sterling Pass Denver and Marshstown including passenger and freight services. It also notes northbound and southbound services with Amboy and other stations, showing multiple daily runs and freight designations.
Grenier Brothers Royal European Circus and Menagerie arrives in Dixon on Thursday June 28 for a grand street pageant at 10 a.m. featuring a monster hippopotamus and the giant horse Moloch. The troupe promotes Europe and America champions and claims the largest one ring show in America.
Dixon merchants promote Tillson & Hayden paints and oils for homes and farms and advertise low prices. Ayer's Sarsaparilla and Dr Jones' Red Clover Tonic are touted as cures for blood disorders and indigestion. The ad sheet lists furniture, crockery, glassware, self binders, fractions of lots for sale, lime and cement supplies, and discounted shoes with a bustling mix of sales pitches.
Ice delivery available in quantity with orders to be left at Geo D Laing flour and feed, and at meat market for season delivery. Griggs' Glycerine Salve marketed as a universal cure with 25 cents at Horton Pitcher. Washer by Wasnina at Rosbrook’s Dixon. Property for sale by A G Jupp near court house. National Educational Association meeting in San Francisco with C N W Railway round trip offer. Pitcher’s sells wagons buggies harness and building material.
A roundup of local updates from Dixon and surrounding areas includes Grace Flint returning home in Cincinnati, Mrs. John Heft’s new son, varied visits, and Health changes. Reports cover a county convention in Amboy, church services, school activities, aging residents, and civic decisions including a planned depot, court notices, and bank and business movements.
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