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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1881
Page
8
The article details numerous residents and properties in a rural village, naming Rev Furmer pastors and diverse tradesmen. It lists farms, residences, and improvements, noting substantial acreage and thriving businesses from mill to blacksmith, veterinary practice, and general store. Durable community wealth and notable homesteads emerge amid farming life.
The article profiles Yellow Creek residents and businesses. It highlights postmaster George S. Kleckner’s store expansion, local doctors J. P. Seebold and K. Van Horn, Loran township topics, and the Yellow Creek Creamery with substantial butter output. It notes the Orangeville Creamery ties, a large local mill, and the Yellow Creek Company insurance role and officers.
A survey near Yellow Creek details multiple local farms and residences. John Baumgartners east of the village adds a large farm and a new barn this summer while Hiram Goodrich and others maintain substantial properties. Reuben Babb retires after forty years with an $11,000 sale price. The German Methodist Society plans a new church three miles east of Yellow Creek with a 65 foot belfry and 400 to 450 seating, cost about $2,000.
Two Amherst classmates from the class of 53, one rich and one a minister's son, pursue career paths then love. The miner, after gold and silver ventures across the West, encounters his former sweetheart in Iowa. They marry there and register as Mr and Mrs Leadville, Colorado, upon boarding in Wilton. Northport Wis May 6 187 James I Fellows signs.
A clever system sent the Derby horses’ names by nine letter word based on the first three letters of each name. The message read Troperton and was translated into Iroquois as Per egrine Town Moor. Lorillard received a copy from the grand stand.
An uneven report touts Sasa as a remedial agent sparking claims of cures for rheumatism neuralgia and sores. The piece mixes testimonials from various sources and mentions an alleged victory over Pe Glectric Oil in a "class of compounds" context.
Willow in Dutch Hollow Jo Daviess County near Freeport is noted for war reminiscences and local farms. Postmaster I W Parkinson Sr and son I W Parkinson Jr are prominent. James Parkinson and other locals served in the Civil War. The piece lists several farm properties, stores, and residents, and mentions a Willow correspondent for ongoing local news.
Ex governor William Bross of Chicago argues ice water fuels disease and dyspepsia in Americans. He warns excessive consumption correlates with deaths from diabetes and kidney ailments and urges a general reform to curb use. He cites sad experience and extensive observation as support.
A Washington DC clergyman criticizes testimonials by public figures yet endorses Hop Bitters as a meritorious remedy trusted by physicians. He states the product’s value for family use and says he would not be without it, as reported by the New York Baptist Weekly.
The Onancock Virginian reports a young man visiting town who boasted of courting and a flirtatious seaside pastime. He lingered at a married woman's window until she waved a handkerchief, then was found at the stairs with dislocated bones after being summoned to her room. It was clarified she was merely removing apple parings from her napkin.
Letter from Rev P N Granger, St Albans District, St Albans VT, dated 2 January 1430, praising Kendall's Spavin Cure for curing horse lameness from spavin and later ringbone. He notes prior use years ago and a recent successful treatment restoring the horse to health and removing the bony lump.
A Washington County New York resident reports that Kendall's Spavin Cure cured a fifteen month malignant ankle sprain. The letter, dated February 21 1878 from Patten's Mills, endorses the remedy as superior for family use and states the foot can once again rest in a natural position.
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