02 May 1888
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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1888
Page
1
Trains carrying passengers operate on east and west routes with schedules listed at 7:50 am 9:30 am 3:00 pm 2:05 pm 9:07 pm 5:34 pm and 6:47 am with multiple daily departures noted.
At a Dixon Illinois meeting the I O G T passes resolutions mourning the death of Jane Hyde. The message extends sympathy to her family and praises her as a dutiful mother and trusted friend, requesting publication in the city journal and lodge records.
Notice reports a Dixon teachers examination set for Saturday May 5 in the South Side school building. Also a Forest Home Lodge meeting on Friday May 4 and local ads for carpets, wallpaper, building lots for sale, and city delivery services.
Lee county ads promote wall paper and curtains at Tillson Hayden with farm eggs for sale by Richard Bovey and lumberyard inquiries. Also boasts paints oils medicines insect repellents and shelf tonics. Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic touted as cure all with 50 cent price.
The Western best and only successful washer is showcased at C. J. Rosbrook's Hardware Store on Main Street in Dixon. Visit for details on limited stock and pricing.
I Means advertises high quality Illinois Valley coal and lime salt and Milwaukee cement offered at rock bottom prices. Visit One Block below the Bridge on Water Street to compare.
An old advertisement extols Dr. Bigelow's Positive Cure for recent coughs and colds and suggests a dollar bottle for chronic cases. It also promotes D. S. Horton remedies and notes general sales pitches for Wagons Buggies and Harness at Pitcher's in Dixon.
Rock Falls expands industry with a new soap factory while Dixon plans a railroad and car shops. Decoration Day events are set for May 30 with Judge J D Crabtree delivering the Rochelle oration. Democratic conventions target Oregon and Morrison on May 23 and May 12 respectively.
Various local items from Dixon Whiteside and surrounding towns report visits and arrivals in Pullman and Clear Lake, May 25 graduation at Palmyra Sugar Grove, charity concerts postponed, railroad tie distribution on the CNW line, Prohibition Central Committee address, family visits, new soda fountain, and county court terms. Heavily populated with personal notices, civic events, and local business updates.
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