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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1883
Page
4
The Dixon Sun notes state legislators cut cigarette tax but add it to salt, while other items report political maneuvers and a pending postal law start date set for October first. It also mentions party schemes against Cleveland and the Grant retirement bill.
The record notes Berdell's testimony hurts Mr. Dorsey former secretary of the Republican National Committee yet warns it may not ensure conviction. It would be odd if a man who carried Indiana could fail to win a Washington jury.
About a dozen U S senators are described as millionaires. The list includes Davis of Illinois Cameron of Pennsylvania Brown of Georgia Davis of West Virginia Hill of Colorado Hale of Maine Fair of Nevada Sawyer of Wisconsin Miller of California Pendleton of Ohio Camden of West Virginia and Taber of Colorado.
The Boston Herald questions women voters by noting potential reluctance and misdirection by self seekers while non voter's view without suffrage. A Salvation Army Toronto event closed with a sacred song parody and recruits tossing tobacco on the floor as a display for Christian causes.
England faces a movement to arrest and jail anti-religionists. Prominent scientists like Huxley and Spencer are said to be marked for criminal blasphemy charges. The piece contrasts this with American optimism about urban growth and looming national tensions driven by city-centered issues and rural-urban divides.
Reports from Massachusetts outline opposition to Governor Butler's reform methods. Earle's removal as warden followed convicts letters denouncing him. Commentary cites political maneuvers by Tilden and Palmer. The Sun reprints a critique on school boards and religion versus morality with anecdotes on Negroes, prisons, and preachers.
A narrator recalls arguments over a wooden board used by teachers and a local council. The scene shows disputes about rights to access the board, its fragility under tough questions, and reparative measures like taping. The sister dislikes slang while the father defends it, claiming men as voters know everything. The narrator hints at future writings about other boards.
The congress session closed with many questions left unresolved. Thousands of bills were introduced in both houses, but few became law aside from routine appropriations, the tariff, and civil service measures. Notable failures included a general bankrupt system, internal commerce, shipping, presidential succession, and a national fund bill. Private bills ending with the session were numerous, including retirements for General Grant and relief for Fitz John Porter.
Ayer's Sarsa Parilla is touted as a powerful vegetable alterative with iodides of potassium and iron. It claims to cure scrofula blood disorders and related ailments, improve liver and female health, and renew vitality, with forty years of extensive use and availability at druggists.
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