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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1888
Page
1
The Freeport Republican slate invites veterans and ward leaders to the county convention at the court house in Freeport on Tuesday at 1 PM to nominate candidates for Circuit Clerk State Attorney and other offices. Voters must indicate preferences for delegates and officers, with per-township representation and a primary election system to guide county delegation.
The Twelfth Republican district of the state invites delegates to a September convention in Freaport to nominate a state senator and two assembly members, with delegates allocated by county votes. The long list of local candidates for circuit clerk recorder, state's attorney, county surveyor, coroner, and more are announced subject to Republican county convention decisions. the text includes proclamations and a poem excerpt.
Wain of Wilnut discusses the rise of walnut and other woods in furniture making. The piece explains crossgrained quarter sawn oak is prized, methods to imitate costly woods, and the prevalence of stains and varnish in duplicating walnut, cherry, mahogany, and rosewood.
A visitor depicts Mohammedan schooling in a crowded room with boys seated on mats and walls lined with cushions. Reading is loud and communal, governed by masters who struggle to distinguish individuals amid the uproar. The piece contrasts manuscript difficulty with the advantages of printing and notes the persistence of rote recitation of the Quran. Dogged by legibility issues, Oriental manuscripts demand long practice and familiarity.
A fragmentary Civil War era letter discusses supply shortages and distribution, noting sending large abstracts to frontier points and the need to share resources. It mentions Louisville defense, troop movement, and imagined operations around Gouli ville and Cumberland Gap with references to Dick Robinson and Sherman.
A Chicago Times clipping notes the Italian officialdom’s slowness and vast number of clerks hamper routine tasks. Delays occur at every branch of public service from mail to justice courts, with fees and red tape delaying recovery of a letter from Rome to Florence. The Epoch adds a humorous anecdote about a lodger’s gout. a light interlude amid the critique.
Reward of 75 dollars for a plain gold ring with diamond setting engraved J. CG found in Freaport on July 4. Return at the Brewster House for a 76 dollar reward. Erohn's post office cigar store features smoker goods including Brunhild the only 6 cent imported cigar in America.
Laying purchased house and lot No 149 South Galena Avenue Port Arthur seems offered for sale. The property is neatly tiled and beautifully furnished in every room. A furnished room with board is available to a gentleman and wife. Also day board for a few GOPIleaman at reasonable terms. Apply at No 149 South Galena Avenue Mars K Louise Vossman.
A compendium of items on health effects of urban life by Dr Walter Platt, notes on nerve strain from noise and movement, and advice on avoiding shock to brain and nerves. Also includes writing life musings by Thackeray and Hawthorne, plus immigration and cattle ranges shifting to farms. Ends with a cigar ad.
The city of Freeport will pay a 300 dollar reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the party or parties who have set fire to various buildings in Freeport over the past weeks. Mayor A Bergman issues the notice.
A wide and lively critique of folk misnaming in natural history. It covers gopher definitions across regions, prairie animals misidentified as gophers, beaver tools misread, and errors about prairie dogs, marmots, and insects. It also debunks beetle versus bug usage, worm classifications, locust versus grasshopper, horsehair worms, and true sycamore versus buttonwood, ending with a remarkable recovery tale of an infant saved from an eagle.
An 19th century ad-style note touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the bust salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores chapped hands chillblains corns and related eruptions. It claims to cure piles if unsatisfied payment refunded at 34 per box sold by Emmert & Barrell.
Job notice seeks 26 or 30 flat-class brick masons. Apply to George Jenkins at Illinois Central Freight Office, Freeport, Illinois. Position details unclear due to OCR errors but demands immediate application for brick mason work.
A distressed sale offers 263 acres adjoining Forreston for 98 acres or whole, plus 154 acres west of Freeport and various residences and business properties in Forreston and Freeport. Also lands in Town Kansas and Missouri. Contact Joan J Inwirr W M Mfg Co Office Freeport. Two cents buys all paper at Tue Fain. Mr KR McLeord of Flemingford Neb endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as life saving for diarrhoea and bowel complaints. sold by Hummert and Burrall.
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