Fruit and pest control ad promises savings on produce
A compact ad offers live Green and Dried Fruits and invites calls to save 10 to 20 percent. It notes being sole agents for Slug Shot Sure Toy for potatoes and all kinds of bugs.
26 May 1888
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1888
Page
1
A compact ad offers live Green and Dried Fruits and invites calls to save 10 to 20 percent. It notes being sole agents for Slug Shot Sure Toy for potatoes and all kinds of bugs.
A Chicago based graduate visits the Brewster House for a few days offering painless treatment for corns bunions ingrowing toe nails warts and related foot ailments. He provides non surgical operations and invites those troubled to call upon him for relief during his short stay.
May 20 dispatches report General Sheridan critically ill with heart failure and possible death. Physicians note improved conditions after tense days as Col Sheridan and family await updates amid a mounting public concern.
Over 12,000 attendees witnessed the unveiling of the new grand gpo Vilon asHOSTAN'S NW ETANI-EXTERIOR completed five innings with a notable fourth inning surge. Governors, senators, mayors, and officials from Massachusettes and Chicago attended. The Chicago elA won the second game of the series against Detroit in a tight matchup amid a day of varied league results across multiple cities.
In Washington on May 211 the House debated the civil service and botanic garden appropriations. J D Taylor proposed raising the chaplain salary from 900 to 1200, sparking bantering over prayer needs. Cobb of Alabama opposed the botanical garden funding, recalling a vow to abolish it for economy and reform. The session featured partisan talk about federal officeholders in conventions and calls to end such practices.
May 20 transactions in Washington City report Blair presenting a constitutional amendment proposal to ban state laws establishing religion and forbid funding schools or institutions teaching sectarian doctrine. Custom introduced a bill about reconstruction and Indian funds, aiming to determine if state bond funds could be canceled or redirected.
The report covers a length of sessions at the New York presbyterian assembly where a controversial remark by Rev Paxton on the origin of slavery stirred unrest. The body debated church unity, mission support, and whether to expand committees before sending the matter to a special committee. A separate Methodist conference in New York discussed prohibition and discipline, while southern Presbyterians debated evolution theories and church standards.
British investors push to dominate Mexico's transport system as Wells Fargo Express eyed an American bank and English directors move to steer the National Railway. Reports say German capital and London banks back expansion, with Jonal Carden named as a strong candidate for president and manager. Meanwhile a May 20 reception in New York drew notable figures from Chamberlain to Gladstone as empires and Confederate memorials figure in the crowd.
In Pantha Chie parish near Viroqua Wisconsin on May 2 a brutal family murder occurred at a farm south of With village. Torben Drake his wife and two grandchildren were found slain with evident sight wounds and the children nearly beheaded. Neighbors reported three shots heard Thursday night and a stranger seen later. Authorities suspect locals knew of a recently drawn pension money and suspect the crime was planned by someone near the Drake household. The case prompted a large neighborly response as investigators search for clues while the tragedy shocks the sparse rural area.
An advertisement highlights a full line of items including handkerchiefs extracts cigars and personal care products. It lists quorums of toilet waters powders combs razors pocket books and leather goods. The copy emphasizes a broad stock from imported goods to domestic items and medical aids.
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