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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1881
Page
7
A fragment from a 19th century letter recounts a Lincoln era scene with a touring party and a shouted joke about a slaveholding relic. An old Illinois man, nicknamed Old Jake, responds with a lively jab about Lincoln’s presence and future plans. The excerpt also notes weather shifts, local accidents, and community updates from Lena and surrounding areas.
Ministers and clerical workers urged to use Dr Marshall's Bromoline described as a great invigorator. Advertised as sold by all druggists at 50 cents.
The community enjoys heat and camp meetings while reporting on local visits, school plans, and residents moving or traveling. Officials recover from illness as families welcome a new baby and mourn a death. Grain prices rise amid drought with good corn prospects.
A brief listing shows prices and grades for corn wheat barley oats and rye offerings. Mentions shelled corn and mixed oats with old and new No. 3 grades and price figures 70 and 50.
A compact notice advertises a shop on Van Buren Street two doors south of the Post Office offering cigars tobacco and pipes of all kinds at the city’s lowest prices.
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