05 Dec 1888
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1888
Page
1
Classified notice from Journal Printing Company at Alephan and Chicago Streets offering weekly carrier delivery and daily hints except Sunday. Mentions Pontaffice in Praeport and teenie class mallmatter.
Our Own Correspondent reports a Busy Damascus County week with teachers, farmers, and residents taking part in harvests, Christmas tree projects, and revival planning. Visitors from McConnells and Parkerabirg attend events while local committees push community efforts and preparations for holidays and church activities.
Miss Clara J. Sturtz and Li M. Sturtz wed at Mrs Orth’s Davia residence as over two hundred guests gathered. The couple, long rooted in the village, soon left for Chicago for a week’s visit. A long list of gifts included a scarf, bedspread, counterpane, wall bracket, coffee mill, dessert dishes, silver caster, sugar shell, and related items from local donors.
Long readable list of gifts and donors from a marriage event. Names include Lili Barloga Emma Barloga Kaufman family Mack Goodfellow Snyder Orth Markel Shradey Miller Bruch and many others. Items cover water sets, dessert dishes, silverware, bread plates, towels, dining sets, fruit dishes, carvers, needlework, and more with numerous households named. The emphasis is on donor identities and the assorted wedding gifts presented to the bride and groom.
An odd fragment describes Mrs Peters Maye using various remedies and pills to treat ailments. It mentions Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pills as a cure and notes a town meeting on Thursday, December 1, 1888. Town Clerk W F P Krennan is requested to receive deeds.
An old promotional notice touts Kemp's Balsam as a guaranteed remedy for lingering coughs and throat illnesses. It claims immediate improvement after the first dose and offers a free trial with a 60 cent or dollar price, urging readers to try the medicine. Also mentions new millinery goods at Miss M. R. UapNen’s shop.
The notice invites readers to try Kemp's Balsam for throat and lungs promising relief and cures for coughs bronchitis and consumption with bottles priced at four cents and one hundred dollars. Dirksen's crockery store reports fresh cheap sleds and coasters. Emmert Burrell advertise Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cure for coughs colds and croup claiming rapid cold relief and croup prevention.
The article details the December opening of the fiftieth Congress with crowded galleries, a ceremonial transfer, and greetings among senators. It notes MPs like Stewart of Nevada and Daniel, and describes reactions to the president’s address, including applause and partisan contrasts in the chamber.
Electric Bitters claim to cure liver and kidney diseases, cleanse blood, remove pimples and boils, drive malaria from the system, and relieve headaches, constipation, and indigestion. Sold at Maareny & Burrell's Drug Store, priced 60 cents and 1.00 per bottle with money-back guarantee.
A crowded, fragmented page mixes a heavy political letter about tariff policy and the negro question with assorted notices and ads. It references Brackinridge, McMillan, and other figures, plus a Treasury appropriation summary and infectious disease guidance. Also promotes holiday furniture bargains at a Galena Street store and endorses Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for croup in children.
An offer from Herlucker and Schaald in Christiania promoting phate novelties with silk, graphic utfeeta on silk, porch and tin items, and Molure frames in any size. They promise new designs for holiday presents and enlargement options, urging orders for choice photos and attractive prices.
The notice urges parents to abandon unsafe medicines and try Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup for children with coughs or lung illness. It cites testimonials from users in Freeport Illinois and nearby towns, claiming rapid relief and even recovery from chest diseases.
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