Investment pitch promises bigger returns than banks
An advertising note urges readers to invest money to earn larger, quicker, and surer returns than traditional banks, railroads, or mining stocks, ending with a clipped exhortation.
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1899
Page
7
An advertising note urges readers to invest money to earn larger, quicker, and surer returns than traditional banks, railroads, or mining stocks, ending with a clipped exhortation.
A local advertisement touts rock bottom prices for Saturday including 12 bars Lenox soap for 25¢, Havemeyer sugar for 1.00 per 19 lbs, Walter Baker cocoa 21¢ per can, mince meat by the package, buckwheat flour 22¢ a sack, corn meal 7¢, Minnesota flour 90¢ a sack, tomatoes 6¢ per 3 lb can, Freeport corn 1898 pack, California prunes 5¢ lb, Huameline stove polish 3¢, table syrup 20¢ per gallon, mop sticks 5¢, chocolate 4¢, fresh bread 3¢, starch 2¢, crackers, condensed milk 6¢, skinned hams 8¢ lb, raisins 10¢ lb, macaroons 6¢, pumpkin 3 lb for 6¢, pineapple 3 lb can 7¢, potatoes 85¢ per bushel. Claim of best stock in city and low prices versus rivals.
S Hermsmeier and Son at 23 Galena Street lists telephone number 88. The fragment repeats the same contact details and adds a cryptic 1.17dw.
Stock raising is vital for fat market returns and soil fertility. This piece advises on calf rearing, milking technique, feeding, housing, and humane handling to maximize dairy and beef yields, with notes on hogs, sheep, and horses, emphasizing careful care, proper nutrition, and calm management for profitable outcomes.
Mr G Vacher of 157 Osgood Street Chicago reports his wife suffered a severe grippe cough for years until Foley’s Honey and Tar provided immediate relief. He claims one bottle cured her cough entirely and notes the product is kept on hand at their home. Packaged in 25c and 50c sizes by Swarts & Fleck.
A brief note claims a man’s decline stemmed from neglecting Foley's Kidney Cure for a kidney complaint. Names mentioned include H. Jd, Moogk, Swarts and Fleck in a terse, period-tinged item.
The earliest coalfields in the United States were bituminous and located at Richmond where coal was first discovered in 1750.
An ad claims all Chamberlain's Cough Remedy bottles are guaranteed to satisfy or money refunded. It touts la grippe cold and whooping cough relief, pricing at 25 and 50 cents per bottle, urging readers to try it. Emmmert and Burrell advertise the product to Austrian and Italian households.
N Jackson of Danville reports a daughter suffered a severe grippe seven years ago, with persistent coughs whenever she caught cold. After trying many remedies, Foley's Honey and Tar cured her, and she has not coughed since. Duke of Rothesay note appears amid other royal claims.
An advertisement proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar as a guaranteed remedy for la grippe chest cough and pneumonia prevention. Sold for 25 cents and 50 cents by H. J. Moogh, Swarts & Fleck.
Washington Jan 28 The trial of Commissary General Charles Eagan for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman and prejudice to military discipline closed testimony and heard closing arguments. Worthington argued Eagan could not be tried for statements before a war investigating commission. the judge advocate urged full truth and remedy through legal channels. General Ludlow, now Havant military governor, released a lengthy statement disputing Miles claims and detailing his own duties and actions during the Santiago expedition.
Havana reports Cuban leaders aim to end military occupation soon and invite Spaniards to join a forthcoming independence party. Aims include de-emphasizing military control, with announcements that U S funds of any size cannot satisfy army demands.
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