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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1868
Page
4
We note that Messias Bast Hart, successors to Colby Currier, have erected a new and elegant awning in front of their store on Stephenson Street. The improvement highlights local business activity and storefront modernization in the neighborhood.
Bright spring sale at Broad street offering sewn wallpaper patterns for walls and windows. Customers can view assorted designs and purchase ready made wallpaper patterns suited to home decor.
A group of about forty to fifty German emigrants were seen on the streets Monday after landing. They are reported to settle in Stephenson County.
Mr Jacob Ktrohn is painting his Adams Street residence. New fences are being erected across town. Cavanagh Wright and Co have four new awnings installed in front of their Stephenson Street store.
Krohn has received a large supply of pipes mouthpieces and pipes and is daily receiving fresh lots of fine cigars and tobaccos. His store is a smoker s paradise call and see him.
The article notes discouragement over the delayed press for Our New Press but cites a manufacturer's letter promising shipment on Thursday, with hopes it will be in polish for the next issue. It reflects early 20th century newspaper tone about equipment delays and upcoming publication.
A brief urging readers to examine Broad's paper hangings before purchasing, promising it will richly pay to do so.
A vestry meeting held at Bailey and Brawley's office unanimously resolved to renew the call to Rev W J Johnson of Rochester Minnesota to become Rector of Zion Church. The move follows strong signs he may accept the position.
A local advert states that Youngman Brubaker's cigars use the best materials and maintain a large on-hand stock. It promotes curiosity about their products with bold phrasing and hints at a tobacco shop focus without further details.
The report notes Monday meetings lacked notable items and will likely yield fuller coverage in the next issue. Editors anticipate detailing the proceedings and may estimate the term duration once information is available.
Don’t miss the Freeport News Co at 80 Stephenson Street to inspect their elegant stock of chromes engravings lithographs and related items. The firm boasts the best selected stock outside Chicago.
Diffenbaugh’s on Stephenson Street offers daily oysters and seasonal fruits along with toys and a variety of goods. Call for full particulars and visit the old stand for a complete display of offerings.
A stranger had his pocket picked at the Central Depot on Sunday evening as he entered the cars bound for Chisago. He lost a pocketbook and contents worth about ten dollars, and the thief escaped with the plunder.
An article criticized the dilapidated cross walks opposite the Court House prompting action. The Street Commissioner Mr McLaughlin had already begun replacing the worn crossings with new substantial ones.
A brief notice invites readers to view Broad's Paper Hangings, praised as a worthwhile exhibit. The display promises quality craftsmanship and decorative work, appealing to admirers of fine paper art.
Parkhurst and Thompson, a celebrated concert troupe, will visit Freeport for a Fry's Hall show on Monday evening in May. Locals recall their prior performance as the best in the city and praise from all listeners, urging citizens to attend and support real talent.
The stock catalog describes a large and attractive supply of paper henging from a new manufacturer. It highlights size and beauty as key selling points and positions the collection as the market leader. The note emphasizes modern production and fresh offerings.
Uproar over an undefended patent ending April 14 for Alexander Boas of this city a wagon sage notice at the court house on Stephenson Street. The cross walk at Van Buren Street junction is badly broken and needs repair. Local bidders listed Green, Fedh ved agers, Massen berg, Booker and Walker review Sis son’s Magic Binder praised as the best of its kind for business men to inspect.
Fresh goods arrive daily at W. W. Smythe's in Fry's Block drawing crowded houses each evening. Footwear and other items are presented on the "boards" attractively with good quality and low prices. Admission remains free and shoppers are urged to visit and compare.
Freeport merchants and buyers take note of Chamberlin the hatter whose string styles lead fashion and sales at Fry's Block corner. His goods, praised for quality and reasonable prices, attract customers from across town.
The store displays a constant parade of hats and bonnets, with neat plain varieties and showy costly options. The stock is large enough to negate a formal opening day, appealing to both young and elderly shoppers who seek tasteful yet fashionable headwear.
The piece lauds a travel book as rare in interest and quality. It praises the authorship and promises extracts if room allows, urging readers to procure and read the volume in full.
J. B. Burr & Co. of Hartford announce an upcoming publication titled Grant, agt. 2 Soldier and a State man. The subscription edition aims to present General Grant's political and military career with materials from headquarters. Agents are sought nationwide. address publishers for details.
HE and J Rocha, at their mammoth clothing house in Hettinger's Block, offer an extra lot of men's boys' and youths' clothing in latent spring styles at remarkably low prices. Specialty on this line, invites buyers to inspect stock and prices. Large range of goat's furnishing goods with the latest spring novelties. They outfit clothing to order on short notice in the latest style.
Readers are urged to notice an advertisement for the Orangeville Gift Enterprise, a regional institution aiding the sale of valuable farm and other property. The advert touts a chance to draw a farm reportedly among the finest homesteads in the state, with the drawer potentially winning a match team or an extra heavy watch as a prize.
A Saturday burglary on Stephenson Street resulted in $400 stolen from a household named Wht dy borlatat and Abie. Police say the evidence points to a guilty party, though details remain unclear. Local authorities continue to investigate and seek information from residents.
The Ladies of Freeport announce Misses Butterfield and Denton inviting all to view one of the largest and best stocked millinery displays in Snow county. Opening Day will be Thursday with ribbons laces and varied goods available for examination by the public amid a flurry of recent snow squalls and forecasts of lingering winter conditions.
G W Barnes and Company, dealers in agricultural implements, are extending their trade across the region selling a wide range of plows and farming machinery. The firm claims high quality, reliable performance, favorable terms for farmers, and invites readers to see their advertisement on the first page.
In a personal note the Lena Star mentions a Monday call by Mr J M Shannon while in town for the Odd Fellows celebration. The writer expresses pleasure at the visit and a desire to return the courtesy, admitting a prior missed opportunity to call on him.
Last Saturday afternoon Mr. L. L. Munn rode with two children in a bogey near the Winneshiek office when the horse began a sudden start. One child was thrown under the wheels but Mr. Munn stopped the horse immediately, preventing serious harm.
The photographer McHenry is praised for long experience and hands on work. He ensures every customer leaves satisfied and claims mastery of all photographic branches. He is called the only first class artist in Freeport with the lion’s share of local business.
Notices stated caucuses were held in city wards on Saturday evening to appoint delegates to the Republican County Convention at Plymouth Hall on Thursday. Appointees include 1st Ward T Wilcoxon and others. 2nd Ward H C Burchard and colleagues. 3rd Ward S D Atking and others.
An important local manufacturer, C. M. Shaffer & Co., extends their wood pump business from a small start to a mammoth statewide operation. The old building on Bridge St. is replaced by a large two story factory 38 by 70 feet with a north engine house addition. A 25 horsepower engine from North-Western Manufacturing Co. arrives, planing and new machinery en route, with most machinery expected to run within two weeks.
The ceremony marked the 1819 founding in Baltimore of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Vienna Manchester Unity, tracing its spread to the United States. Freeport lodges Winnesheik No. 80 and Freeport No. 239 led a two hundred strong procession through city streets to Hettinger’s Hall for an afternoon address by I W S Brawley and an evening supper.
The Monay celebration at Mt Car drew praise for its success under the auspices of local societies. The paper notes the absence of J R Scroggs, once a leading figure in the Fraternity, whose memory is honored by readers as a model member of the I O of C F. The tribute recalls his role and the impact of his departure on the community.
The editor notes the May Schoolmate in its twenty first volume has been reorganized to meet modern youth needs. It extols popular writers and artists, lauds typography and moral content, and urges parents to subscribe at $1.50 annually, sending names and stamps to publisher Joseph H. Allen in Boston.
A'Pioneer recounts Mr H G Grattan, former Freeport resident and founder of the Freeport Journal, visiting on Monday. Grattan, long associated with the Janesville Gazette and now in Iowa, shared reminiscences of Freeport’s growth and predicted a ten thousand population, noting changes since his last visit and promising to send old papers for readers.
Over the past week our city hosted Col. R. G. Ingersoll and Hon. Anson G. Miller, both seeking gubernatorial honors. The editorial expresses preference for General John M. Palmer if he accepts the nomination, while noting neither urges claims.
In Polish Mayer declares a ready soda fountain for a lively summer campaign once Snow King decides. It promotes an elegant affair and invites visits to Mayer’s store in Commercial Block. Cakes confectioneries groceries lure customers to sample and enjoy clean candy.
Burglars entered the house of William P. Emmert on Exchange Street Monday night and took a pair of pants and a pocket book with $20 in cash and $400 in notes from the room where Emmert was sleeping. The thieves carried away the property from the sleeping chamber.
A notice invites parties desiring carpet laying services to contact Deide rich Koch at D. B. Schulte's harness store on Stephenson Street in Hy Reb, promising a first class upholsterer for work.
Buy at Broad's and receive fresh wallpaper stock not old leftovers. The offer emphasizes modern patterns and quality not stored waste from years past.
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