Freeport Journal Enlarged and Advertisers Notified
Advertisers are urged to place ads in the enlarged Freeport Journal now the size of the state's largest paper. The Journal is the Republican party organ for the county with expanding circulation. G M Clayton's Strictly Pure Lead is advertised. Lena Star offices and James W Newcomer act as agents for Lena ads and subscriptions. Subscriptions owed to the Journal may be settled with Newcomer.
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Freeport JourNal
Republican Party
Lena Star
James W. Newcomer
Star
Lena
Ann
Fire hazard warning issued for Albany streets
A garbled notice from Albany reports a fire hazard warning and low fuel consumption guidance. It mentions Wandig Green Street and urges caution about dumping materials and keeping a fresh fire under control within a twenty four hour period.
Door and sash sale and lead paint deal advertised
The notice urges heat proof doors and glazed sash from Rowlan and San Folin at 13 20 y1. It promotes G. M. Clayton's strictly pure white lead and announces sale bills for farmers considering selling stock implements or household goods. It claims readiness to help in German or English and mentions printing many copies recently with the call who comes next.
Clayton's Strictly Pure White Lead Ad Claims Popular Use
An advertisement touts Clayton's brand of Strictly Pure White Lead as a widely chosen product. The copy notes a 14 1 1f formulation or code and emphasizes its purity and popularity among buyers.
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G. M. Clayton
Clayton
Cheap Jewelry Bargains in Hettinger Block Store
Due to dull times, C. H. Packard at Stephenson street in Hettinger block offers race bargains on jewelry watches cutlery silverware and clocks. He marks goods to the lowest notch and continues engraving and repair work with personal attention, defying competition.
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C. H. Packard
Hettinger’s Block
Stephenson Street
Cottage Colors Still Available at Clayton's in Freeport
G M Clayton promotes Cottage Colors five years on the market in Freeport promising one third greater coverage than rival paints and longer durability than white lead. He claims many farmers and citizens can vouch for the product and urges customers to visit his shop to see demonstrations and references.
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G. M. Clayton
Oither House
Freeport
Clayton's
Stine & Bro. Offer Vast Men’s Clothing Selection
Rainy season over and hot weather near. Stine & Bro. clothing store, opposite Fry's Hall, boasts an immense stock of men’s apparel in many styles and prices. Salesmen are obliging and prices low, promising satisfying purchases for summer wardrobes.
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Stine & Bro
Fry's Hall
Messrs. Stine & Bro
For Sale Farm Land Near City in Stephens County
For sale thirty acres of improved land one half mile from city limits in Stephens County. Suitable for farming or gardening. Includes a good stone quarry and line kilns, a two story stone house 28 by 82 feet, a well and cistern. Terms easy. Apply to Wm. B. Mayer. 1-14-tf.
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Stephinson
Wm. B. Mayer
Barter Accepted for Journal Subscriptions
Readers may pay subscriptions with produce such as apples potatoes cod and corn. The offer notes produce at market rates and stresses no one should go without reading matter if they can pay in any accepted goods.
Local Sporting Goods Ad At Ghayron’s Shop
A catalog listing a large stock of baseballs, rubber balls, bats, tops, croquet sets, hoops and ropes for sale at 14-1-11 by G. M. Ghayron. Jake Krohn promotes quality cigars and tobacco, urging buyers to purchase from a reliable dealer renowned for purity and excellence.
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Jake Krohn
New Childrens Carriages and Wagons Arrive
Just arriving at 14-1-11 G.M. Cravton's is a large stock of childrens carriages gigs cabs toy wagons wheelbarrows and carts. Prices for childrens cabs range from 3.00 to 35.00.
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G.M. Cravton
New Church Books by Chauncy Giles for sale
Two spiritual works listed for sale by Chas. G. Sanborn at 149 tf. Lectures on the Nature of Spirit and of Man as a Spiritual Being priced at 1.23 dollars. The Incarnation Atonement and Mediation of the Lord Jesus Christ priced at 75 cents.
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Chauncy Giles
Lord Jesus Christ
Chas. G. Sanborn’s
Ice Cream and Soda Made By J. D. Diffenbaugh
Water is at J. D. Diffenbaugh's. He continues to make his extra ice cream and cream soda.
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J. D. Diffenbaugh’s
Backers Offer Gold Guarantee for Genuine White Lead
An advertisement touts a $25,000 gold backing and a guarantee of genuineness for a paint product. It urges buyers to call G. M. Clayton for Strictly Pure White Lead claiming high purity and reliability.
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G. M. Clayton
McHenry Studio Promises First Class Pictures
Pictures! Pictures! For first class pictures call on McHenry every time. He is always reliable and refuses to turn out second rate work. He has served the public faithfully and has earned confidence in his skill to do what he promises. He can produce any kind of picture at the lowest prices. His gallery is over Staver and Snyder's boot and shoe store.
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McHenry
Staver & Snyder
Hair Work Offered By Misses Musser at Local Residence
Misses Musser offer hair work including switches curls frizzets and chignolis at reasonable prices. All kinds of hair work made to order with neatness and dispatch. Call at their residence corner Washington and Van Buren streets. February 14 14-2moa.
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Washington
van Buren Streets
Lumber sale at lowest cash prices by Rowe and Sanford
Lumber offered at the lowest cash prices by Rowe and Sanford. Read more for details on sizes and stock availability.
Local Steam Printing Office Offers Superior, Cheaper Service
Job seekers and customers are urged to use the county's only steam printing office with extensive presses and stock. The ad proclaims they can complete work cheaper, better, and faster than rivals due to their large operation and material selection.
Great Mash Up At J D Diffenhaughs Candies Special
J D Diffenhaughs Candies offers more sticks of candy for ten cents than any other house. New York apples by the barrel at low prices and a broad selection of canned goods.
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D. Diffenhaugh
New York
Lumber yard at Howard House offers cheapest lumber
The Wisconsin and Michigan lumber yard behind the Howard House advertises itself as the lowest priced source for lumber. Contact information appears as 18120 y1 Rows ut and SANFORD.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Howard
Ut & Sanford
Millinery Flourishes Despite Dull Times on Stephenson
Mrs A D Ferris’s elegant emporium on Stephenson street continues to attract a rush of customers. New goods arrive regularly with hats bonnets head dresses trimmings hair work and fancy items. Ladies are urged to visit and not miss the treat of the latest fashions.
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A.D. Ferris
Stephenson Street
Boots and Shoes Dealers Offer First-Class Goods
Messrs Staver and Snyder advertise at the Big Boot Stephenson street offering up-to-date styles and cheap prices. They keep a full assortment and promise complete satisfaction to customers who favor them with their custom. Call to have goods shown.
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Stephenson Street
Boots and shoes sold cheap spark a rush at Tandy’s shop
In Buse’s block 8 a local merchant named Tandy advertises boots and shoes at unusually low prices. The sale attracts a steady stream of customers eager to buy footgear at nominal costs, with shoppers urged to visit and compare prices. G M Ciherty’s lead product and GM Clayton’s sales of travel baskets are also mentioned.
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Buse’s
Tandy
Spring Stock Of Brushes At Mr Clayton’s
Local ad lists a spring stock of brushes including white wash prushes scrub brushes paint brushes dust brushes horse brushes feather dusters hair tooth cloth and nail brushes all offered at very lowest prices at G Mr Clayton's A4 1 18.
The Agreeable Outlook on National Debt and Growth
A historical editorial argues that despite a large debt, revenue has risen and expenditures fallen. It praises postwar thrift, notes railroad and factory expansion, and highlights states like Michigan and Colorado growing. It urges funding the five-twenties at lower rates to save interest and consolidate finances under peace.
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Alex. Demiar
Copperhead Free State
Messrs
Wilson
Henry Grinnell & Co
Delmar
Andrew Johnson
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
California
Oregon
A Magnificent Mendicant Tale From Paris
A London reader recalls two parallel beggar stories in Paris. One pretends blindness to steal watches at crossings while a genuine blind man living near Boulevard Sebastopol is shown generosity, then tricks the donor by returning a mistaken gift in a composed, sharp exchange.
The Violin Swindle at Mr Ralph Hardman Store
A well dressed stranger tempted Hardman with a violin left in his shop. The man claimed to be a professor and orchestra leader and offered up to 200 dollars for the instrument. He vanished with the box and the owner later sold the violin for 175 dollars to a prospective buyer. The instrument later appraised at two dollars and fifty cents without the box.
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Ralph Hardman
Hardman
Cremonia
O ‘Hard
Academy’ of Music
Ralph'Hardman
Philadelphia Jews Build Ambitious New Synagogue
The Jewish community in Philadelphia plans a grand new synagogue that they say will surpass any in this country or the old country. They note Philadelphia houses the first Jewish synagogue erected in the United States.
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Philadelphia
United States
Counterfeit ten dollar greenbacks flood treasury
The Treasurer's office in Washington is flooded with spurious ten dollar notes from Northern banks especially New York. Experts struggle to distinguish genuine from counterfeit as two printers are believed to have colluded, with one holding the face plate lead and the other the back. Gen. Spinner may recall the ten dollar issue to end further counterfeiting.
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Washington
New York
Spinner
California Honeymoon Proposal Sparks Witty Exchange
A young suitor pushes for a rapid marriage and a California honeymoon while the fiancée questions the idea with amused disbelief. The exchange turns humorous as she asks what he sees in women there.
Summer heat floods East Indies with fatalities
The East Indies summer is described as extremely hot. Apoplexy and cholera have caused many deaths among English residents and locals, with villages largely depopulated. Monsoon rains are beginning, and the heat is expected to lessen.
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East Indies
Diplomatic Exchange Over Amity With Spain
General Sickles, U S minister to Spain, challenged Marshal Serrano over credentials and noted growing amity between the nations. Serrano replied that the Government would strive to increase the goodwill already shared.
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General Sickles
Spain
Marshalerrano
United States
Serrano
Russian Government Sets Universal Exhibition in St Petersburg
The Russian government announces a universal exhibition to be held in St Petersburg next year opening May 16. Emperor Napoleon is expected to visit the Russian court for the event.
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St. Petersburg
Napoleon
Russia
Archbishop McCloskey Set for Saturday French Steamer Sail
Archbishop McCloskey will sail on a French steamer this Saturday. The trip outline notes the departure from the port with expected arrival details to follow in later notices.
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Archbishop McCloskey
A Clerical Anecdote Survives A Salem Reunion
A 35 to 40 year old tale recalls Mr Williams from the country visiting Salem to swap desks with a minister, his Sabbath nap interrupted by Mr Bentley seeking him. Bentley complains of inconsistency while Williams expects to meet St Paul yet doubts reencounter with Bentley. Gofte in Sweden saw a deadly fire on July 10 destroying seven hundred tenements.
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BBC
Williams
Viergympy
Salem
St. Paul
Bentley
East Church
Mr. Williams
Hoe
Brother Williams
Brother Bentley
Apostle Paul
Gofte
Sweden
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Turner
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Albany
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Freeport, Ill
Cloud Hotel
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Ares
Ang Seong
Central Park
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Rowlan & San Folin
G, M
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G. M. Ghayron’s
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G.M. Clayton
Misses Musser
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