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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1874
Page
4
A jittery column mixes weather, street life, politics, and business in Freeport. Notices on ads, church events, street improvements, theater, and local trades mingle with anecdotes about gear, mowers, and the Tremont House. The piece notes license counts, court cases, and a long legal transcript with 4288 questions.
A large crowd filled the Opera House last Friday to hear Richings Bernard troupe. Fifteen performers including seven women and eight men plus a pianist and organist performed with sweet strong voices and notable harmony especially in the choruses. The male quartet drew a hearty encore and both artists and audience left satisfied with the entertainment.
The Mission conducted at Zion Church by Rev. Dr. Joseph Cross concluded on Sunday after starting Tuesday the 14th. Daily Holy Communion at 7 a.m. prayers and preaching at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The evangelist, praised as a Whitfield figure, drew clergy from abroad to assist. Services were highly engaging and remembered by many attendees.
Local column recalls Colfax on lecture path with plans for J. G. Best and Mr. Price’s favors. Illinois Central agent named at Baileyville, trust in Lancaster Insurance, and Kilpatrick lecture eyed for Freeport June 1. Fashion notes report new bonnets Impress, striped silks, wide sashes, and Brighton linen collars amid changing dress trends.
At the Illinois Conference annual session the Freeport District ministers were assigned to churches. The list includes rohnland presiding elder D B Byers Freeport Salem Oak St J G Kilville Cedarville W H Bucks Davis J B Rife Orangeville H P Lashell Loran T Kuter Yellow Creek C H Gramly Brookville L B Tobias West Grove A Davis Carroll H Messner Polo C W Davis Dixon Smucker Morrison J W Mohr Mackinaw.
A gentleman on Clay Street misplaced his spectacles Sunday morning. He searched the house in vain, blaming no one, while his wife faced his wrath. In a vest pocket he finally discovered them as he reached for a toothpick, prompting a restrained expression of gratitude.
Pleasant Valley April notes describe cold, windy weather and scarce wheat sown. A funeral for B. F. Parker, Esq. drew a large crowd. The writer discusses a sun circle phenomenon and seeks scientific explanation. Resolutions of respect for O. W. Beaubien and lodge mournings follow, with a Temperance Union formed in Freeport detailing aims, rules, and calls for support. Miss A. M. Hulett argues bank ruptcy cases in U. S. District Court highlighting a Steinway piano dispute. judge to rule after expert argument.
An 1872 testimonial extols Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets as cures for scrofula and other blood humors. The advertisement describes the liver as the great depurating organ and claims the tonics renovate tainted systems, shrink enlarged glands, and heal ulcers with protracted use. A Morgon County case notes a patient cured after doctoring failed to fully fix King s Evil.
A garbled message references thanks to doctors, recovery, and feeling better after a period of illness. It mentions support and Good Day’s work and a person named Jontt Avos, suggesting a personal communication rather than a news item.
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