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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1882
Page
4
The Dixon Sun notes Denver now claims a population over 60 000. Local items recount a Kansas pair marrying annually for four years with a severed last union, Clarinda Iowa prayers against smallpox, and a Thanksgiving day planned after the town’s brush with the disease.
The text advises adding more water as needed and notes some carbonic acid will enter while the carbonate settles on bottle sides. It suggests removing the lime and replacing the supply about once a year, provided the cork is kept very tight.
The piece argues President Arthur seeks a by election to secure the presidency, reorganizing departments for political work. It accuses him of placing allies in the treasury and post office, using patronage while showing little concern for economics, foreign affairs, or public principles.
The rapid settlement of Dakota wheat lands swells farming population by about 30 000 since 1780 and 1882 immigration may exceed prior years. Wheat yields of about twenty to twenty five bushels per acre are common. costs per acre total about 8 75 including breaking seeding harvest and threshing. With wheat at 1 a bushel and the highest cost estimates, farmer profit per cultivated acre nears 10.
The Sun recalls Samuel Dy sart who observed rosy cheeks in Liverpool and London. Foreigners from Ireland and England arrive rosy but soon fade in this country, not outlasting the first generation. The Rev L D Bevan, former Brick Presbyterian pastor in New York, plans to return to England and shares his striking views.
The speaker, leaving Brick Church after five years, cites England’s climate and broader professional scope as his reasons. He notes London’s stamina and a wider field for clergy beyond mere parish duties, contrasting American conservatism with English openness. He criticizes the caucus system and urges liberty of discussion.
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