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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1870
Page
7
A garbled OCR fragment references a Rome newspaper page with scattered words about hours pounds acres roads and regulation. Details are unclear, but pieces hint at a civic or religious context and mentions of papers and a public road.
Letters discuss legislative leadership, including Hon James P Root as speaker prospect. Updates cover the new Illinois State House cornerstone ceremony, cost estimates, and construction progress in Rock Island for arsenals and armories. Duff of Pontiac, treasurer of the State Reform School, has absconded with about $52,000. bondsmen are liable, no loss to the State.
The gathering featured music led by Masers Walkey and Askey with Miss Baker at the organ. Revs Lint proHoviding the benediction. FB Walker, D B Bonn chair Green Bay Wig, shipped 312 million shingles this year, some to the Pacific. A Teutonic hunter in Craiv fish river Wisconsin killed 2000 canvas-backs. Notes on gold in circulation through eras with amounts from 426 million to 6 billion. LaSalle county Illinois plans a 40 ft soldiers monument costing 14000.
List of unclaimed letters at the Freeport Illinois post office dated December 6 1870. Names include Thos Akins Clara Kellogg James Kramer Tambert Bates Cynthia Enigan Lowry Bendymann McGrath Butler Markley Carey Asa Paul Davis DeWolf Lyman Sweet Eliinger Washburn Herbes Wells Wanman Wilson Hermien Jennie Wright Hurtt Young Jones Bi-Persons should state advertised letter when inquiring. Postmaster Atkins notes office hours and holiday closings.
Freeport Journal notes Tuesday market action with grain prices for wheat corn rye oats and barley. Prices per bushel are listed with various conditions and quarters indicating fluctuations in 1870 trading.
The Chicago market report notes steady to firmer prices across grains with No. 2 spring wheat at about 1.05 per bushel, flour held firm, and rye and highwines showing firm to strong bids. Provisions remain steady with pork at 18.75 for nearby delivery, dressed hogs up 0.25 to 0.75 per cental, and live hogs trading actively around 6.25 to 6.50 for fair to extra quality.
The Dakota Sunday School Convention met at the Lutheran church at 10 o'clock A M with D B Bobb as chairman and F B Walker as secretary. E D Weaver reported 112 names on the Dakota Lutheran Sunday School books and an average attendance of 75. D B Bobb reported over 100 names for the Dakota M E Sunday School and an attendance around 75 to 80, with discussion led by Cary Turneyr Brewster Pease Linn Lemon and others.
Foreign markets from Liverpool show flour at 248, winter wheat at 1089, red wheat 108. Milwaukees not quoted, White at 41s 7d. Corn 9d per bushel, pork 1073s, lard 65s.
New York market text shows mixed, garbled quotations and stock notes including references to Gold Sterling and New York Central Scrip. Mentions Reading, Lake Shore at Cleveland and Pittsburgh, Northwestern lines and Fort Wayne with scattered figures. The OCR yields unclear items and fragmented place names.
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