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Newspaper
Dundee Weekly
Location
Dundee, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1871
Page
5
Advertises publication cadence and subscription terms noting a weekly issue every Tuesday morning with a $1.50 annual in advance price from publishers Gifford and Larkin.
A case at Turner Junction before Esquire Ketchum involves a Dutch pupil expelled for refusing to read the Bible in school. The suit by the boy’s father targets the teacher Maj. A. H. and T. E. Ryan as defendants, while Coleman and Lynch act as complainants. The piece discusses the unsettled legality of compulsory Bible readings and calls for authoritative resolution to end ongoing education and morality disputes.
The December issue of Annine's Lady's Home Magazine is praised as the Queen of the Lady's Magazines with high quality illustrations and pure moral reading. subscriptions priced at 2.00 per year with club reductions and 0.15 for specimens. Oliver Optic's Magazine December issue is highlighted as highly appealing for both boys and girls, with strong content and value for a yearly price of 2.50. The piece also notes Pacific Railroad development enabling coal and gold mining in California and beyond, predicting future mining growth through capital and expertise.
The Dundee Weekly lists reduced club rates with Chicago journals and major periodicals. Readers may join for multiple papers at cash rates, with Dundee Weekly priced from 1.0 to 4.5 dollars depending on title.
Market notes from December 19 1871 by J Allason list prices for wheat spring barley corn in the ear shelled corn meal and related commodities. Quotations for butter cheese and shingles appear among brief seller notes and typical 19th century farm goods.
Bargain headline notes a large fur stock in Dundee offered “at your own price” to end the sale this week. The notice urges customers to buy before the stock runs out.
Sam offers a closing sale on coats with prices from three to twenty dollars. Carl advertises low prices and urges buyers to act as stock is limited and closing soon.
Large stock of cloths nicots beavers plain and fancy cassimere offered at test figures. Winter overshoes full line at closing out prices. Must dispose of stock now and sell immediately.
Peters' Musical Monthly January issue appears improved with thicker paper and careful selections. Subscriptions 30 cents per issue or 38 dollars a year. six back numbers offered for one dollar. The Provens? Journal January issue praised for spicy vigorous high tone with numerous articles and illustrations. Also notices for Banner, Star Spangled Banner, Illustrated Christian Weekly, and American Stock Journal offerings and subscription deals.
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