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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1889
Page
6
The Dixon Illinois newspaper dated November 13, 1889 reports on local happenings and notices of interest to residents. Details include community meetings and notices typical of a midwest town paper of that era.
Washington letters note conservative backlash to Harrison inviting press interviews on election returns. Observers call the moves undignified. The piece also covers Navy tests, postal card designs, and a royal procession of political reactions amid 1892 outlook.
The New York Sun notes that sound watermelons can keep three or four weeks if stored in a shady place and that burying them in the ground is the best winter preservation method. Varied attempts at year round storage have failed, though cold storage and greenhouse growth occur rarely. Melons are believed to aid kidney troubles and should be kept crack free to stay fresh and sweet.
A brief dialogue notes Bessie asking about Harry and Jennie confirming he is a nice young man. Jennie recalls loving him for three months.
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