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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1872
Page
5
A cabinet size portrait of John Dixon, founder of the city, aged 87 or 88, is offered only to Dixon Sun subscribers. New subscribers receive the print. current subscribers who send $2 for advance subscription also qualify. The offer runs to June 1 and aims to expand recognition of John Dixon. The piece also notes political opinions about the Cincinnati Convention and Horace Greeley.
A Dixon observer extols the city as a fertile manufacturing hub with rich river scenery, strong rail links, and educated institutions. He highlights John Dixon’s historic role, river crossings, parks, bridges, and the town’s promise to attract enterprise and population growth.
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