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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1882
Page
3
A Dixon Illinois 1882 item notes Guiteau absent from July 4 celebrations but expects fireworks. It mentions a posted notice at an East Texas sawmill about a monkey with a buzz saw and references a new word shillymahone for political trickery. It also notes no star-route conspirator convicted yet despite a year of government effort.
The passage cites 6,152 Sunday schools with 64,516 teachers and officers, 485,469 scholars, and a total membership of 549,785. It then notes Sara Bernhardt is married and quotes three actresses praising courage and memory respectively.
In the Newer Arithmetic a Minneapolis miller proposes an example asking if ten mills make a cent, what are the profits on a barrel of flour. The item illustrates a humorous early economic puzzle about small currency units and production value.
County commissioners at Denver plan to ship one hundred unruly Italians brought for railway work eastward. The piece discusses labor, immigration, and regional attitudes in a period context.
The Aurora News reports Washington city reduced saloons from 33 to 17 with a $500 high license and $2000 more revenue. About 40 to 50 habitual drunkards were reformed by Citizens' League and saloon-keepers warned minors. Four beer gardens closed for the season and saloon back doors shut to end free lunches.
The Jacksonville Eagle accuses Governor Shelby M. Cullom of running a corrupt network that dominates public charities boards and the state institutions. It claims appointments serve his interests, cites travels of the State Board of Public Charities, and mentions a push to reveal the ring and promote upright Republicans for office.
The speaker laments high taxes on everyday items from dolls and soap to tops and nightshirts. He cites ad valorem charges and specific levies, imagining a child’s world taxed at every turn from clothing to confectionery and even firecrackers and animal exhibits. He parodies protectionism with comic figures and exaggerated percentages.
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