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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1879
Page
5
Fragmentary notice announces painting shop jobs and wages at a local exchange plus a 160 acre farm in township area. Readers may inquire about city property reports and distress relief options referenced alongside kidney wort remedies in the same snippet.
A roster of residents and landowners appears with numerous individuals named across Ridott Florence Loran Harlem Silver Creek Buckeye Centre and adjacent communities. The list includes George Grigsby George W. Moyer Henry Shouer F. D. Fitts Homer Aspinwall Wh Frazier Charles Hart Fred K. Watson Arthur Noble J. Hi Pierce John Q. Adams Philip Aspinwall Heike Rust A. W. Hall John Slich Samuel Ermold Aaron Kieckner Geired Peterson John Mulvany Jacob Gordes and others.
A leading railroad official in Chicago Illinois testifies that Stop Bitters cured a young man of insatiable liquor thirst. The remedy stopped the craving, steadied nerves, and the man has remained sober for over two years with no desire to drink again. Many others are mentioned as cured by the tonic.
Bargain prices listed for several staples including 11 pounds best standard A sugar for one dollar 1444 pounds New Orleans sugar for 15 pounds choice New Turkey prunes for one dollar 15 pounds New dried blackberries for 25 pounds Mack's steel cut oat meal 9 pounds and Green Rio coffee at Burrell Bros.
Housewives who use Dr Price's Special Flavoring Extracts avoid disappointments. The personal attention of Steele & Price overseeing their laboratory makes Dr Price's Extracts reliable.
If you suffer from liver or kidney complaints and constipation use Kidney-Wort a dry compound easily prepared as a cup of coffee. Each package contains as much medicine as six dollar bottles of other kinds and costs less.
An advertisement urges readers to order merchandise shipments from New York Boston or Philadelphia via Great Western Despatch. It includes a testimonial praising Hop Bitters and notes stock sales for Northern Pacific St Paul and Duluth Oregon Steam Navigation holdings. Advises on land entries warrants scrip and blanks for pensions.
Reverend George H Thayer and his wife credit Shilohs Consumption Cure for saving their lives the Christian minister says the remedy has a tremendous sale and perfect satisfaction for lung diseases Sold by Emmert and Burrell Bourbon MD May 15 1878 Drs Matchett France
Strange plea promises relief from dispepsia liver complaint and constipation with SmrLou's Vitalizer free if it fails to cure. Price 74 cents. Sold by Emmert & Burrell. Also Shiloh's Porous Plaster offered for lame back side or chest at 25 cents by Emmert & Burrell.
An 19th century style advertisement asserts the liver governs health and attributes cures for dyspepsia and liver complaints to Green's August Flower. It promotes sample bottles for 10 cents and claims sale across towns on the Western Continent with Swarts & Stocking as sellers.
In NEWASH ONTARIO D C March 30 1870 Jonat Fothetingill writes that two months ago his son lost his voice. After the second dose of Fellows' hypophosphites his power of speaking was perfectly restored and physicians could not help previously.
Advertisement for Mt Car Roll Seminary appears among business cards. The notice asserts reliability and ready goods on hand when needed.
A two seated open carriage with pole and shafts is offered. For details contact W.P. Emmert or the firm Emmert & Burrell at 181f.
An advertisement touts Dr Kane's New Discovery as a safe cure for coughs colds asthma bronchitis hay fever consumption and throat or lung issues. It claims over one million bottles used last year with universal satisfaction and offers a trial bottle for ten cents or a full bottle for one dollar at Emmert & Burrell's in Freeport.
A magazine describes James Ross patent gold watch cases that use two solid gold plates glued to a nickel core and rolled into a heavy plated composition. The method reduces gold content to one third to one half while preserving engraving and durability. The article notes the cases can be chased engraved and enamalled and warns they are guaranteed with a special certificate. For sale by jewelers with illustrated catalogue.
Dr Price, renowned in Culinary Chemistry, leads Steele and Price researchers. Their Cream Baking Powder is highlighted as ensuring light, sweet biscuits and cakes with reliable certainty.
Bottom Pa letter from L. Tingley of New York reports dramatic gains after using Dr Fenner Blood and Liver Remedy and Capitol Bitters. Letter claims relief from pain palpitations fainting and dizziness and a ten pound weight gain after six bottles plus a year of Bitters. Also advertises Dr Fenner cough honey relief and other tonics with local sales by Emmert and Burrell.
A description of Dr Price's exquisite perfumes noted for delicate fragrance that enhances beauty and captivates observers through a charming scent.
A brief note explains that improved methods in setting milk and Wells, Richard son & Co's Perfected Butter Color overcome the adverse effects of hot weather on butter quality, enabling consistent color even in summer.
Trade notice lists Fair Green Rio Coffee 11 cents per pound Good Green Rio Coffee 124 grams ? Prime Green Rio 15 cents Golden Rio 17 cents per pound at Burrell Bros.
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