Local Bargains in Boots Shoes and Clothing Opened
Wright Cavanagh & Co offer 500 Buffalo Robes from Traders and 500 cases Boots and Shoes direct from manufacturers at Fry's Block in Freeport. City Clothing Store Sechrist Crain opens Fall and Winter goods with ready made clothing built from own stock and merchant tailoring. Swarts Stocking Drug Store lists artists materials. Lawves Bugenarp offer superb Parlor Base Burning Stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River
North
Wright, Cavanagh & Co
Fry’s Block
Freeport
Fry's Block
Stephenson
Sechrist & Crain
Swarts & Stocking
Court House
Arctic Cure remedy and insurance notices
An 18th century ad list promotes Arctic Cure for chilblains at fifty cents from Neff & Babcock, alongside insurance details for the Agricultural Insurance Co of Watertown, N Y with assets of three quarters of a million dollars, and a local hardware store boasting preprice-rise stock from Lawves & Bygcuarp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neff & Babcock
Agricultural Insurance Company of
Watertown
N. Y
Best Insurance Co
United States
Parsons & Bonnan
German Insurance Building
Freeport
Special Bargains in Silks and Velvets by WM Walton
Local merchants highlight special bargains in black silk velvets black and colored silks Irish and French poplins and related fabrics offered by WM Walton presenting a limited time sale with emphasis on quality and value.
Holiday goods and repairs advertised at local shops
The ad promotes repairs for watches clocks and jewelry with free engraving on purchases. Walton's offers holiday goods and a large stock of candies fruits oysters toys and fancy goods at low prices. Diffenbaugh's advertises candies fruits and toys at 17 oz to the pound and promotes bargains at Fry's Block with multiple locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Diffenbaugh’s
Fry’s
Diffenbaugh’s
Fry's Block
Blankets Offered At Stevens Sale Below Value
Slightly soiled blankets to be sold for much less than their value at Stevens. Proceeds likely to charity or liquidation, specifics not provided.
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Stevens
Important to Clergymen and Railway Perks Explored
Chicago and North Western Railway extends past favors to clergy for 1878 at Freeport station. Pastors near Freeport must apply by January 1, 1873, in person. The notice also promotes gold pens by M V B Slson and announces new goods at WM Walton and Stevens with low prices.
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Chicago and North Western Railway
Freeport
N. W. Ry
N. B
C.H. Knapp
Subscription receipts and holiday goods offered by W A Stevens
A list details subscribers including Geeting, Turneaure, Brandt, Clark, Cain, Crain, Fisher and others with varied payments. The note mentions initial handkerchiefs at 87c and town sales at 75c plus holiday goods promotions by W A Stevens inviting customers to look before buying.
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Geeting
Turneaure
Abram Brandt
Geo Clark
Cain
Crain
Fisher
J Baker
Mishler
Mattes
Peter Yoder
Ackerman
Andrus
Buckman
Peter Reedy
Chas
Leggett
Bates
L Kerlin
F Brown
A Sheetz
Brown
Moses
OM Gift
Peter Eshelman
H Kleckner
W Moore
Bond
Bomgardner
W. A. Stevens
Annual Election of Freeport Chapter Officers to be Held
The Comps of Freeport Chapter No 28 R A M announce the annual election of officers will occur at the Masonic Hall on Tuesday evening December 17 1872 Visiting comps are invited by order of the M E H P H N Cronkrite Secretary Nubias a seller of low priced goods promotes stereoscopic views of the Chicago ruins at Swarts Stocking Drug Store and hardware supplies from Lawves Borcuano and Stevens want a reliable girl for housework must wash and iron apply to Dr G C Geann Box 407 Rockford Ill
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Freeport
Masonic Hall
M. E. H. P. H. N. Cronkrite
Sec
G. C. Geann
Rockford
First To Pay Insurance After Fire
The St Paul Inn Company Minn paid Grover and Baker Sewing Machine Company five thousand dollars for fire loss as the first policy settled. Call on W C Clark for a policy. Also an ad notes a large stock of clocks at M Y Elson's, Freeport, bought for cash and sold for cash.
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Boston Dispatch
Evening Journal
Navy
St. Paul Inn. Company
Minn
Grover and Baker Sewing Machine Company
Ita
Chicago
W. C. Clark
M. WY
B. Elson’s
Freeport
Ife
Stock Sale Notice by Wim Beebe at Court House
Mr Wim Beebe offers four head of blooded stock for sale in this city in front of the court house on Saturday December 14 at 1 o'clock. The lot includes Clara the Sixth and others with terms credit ten months on approved notes without interest. Cash buyers may benefit by meeting terms. A Stevens.
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Wim
L. Beebe
Des
Clara
Adam Fporepaugh
Duell
Dolly Varden
Shawls Offered at Low Prices in Local Store
A job lot of shawls arrived with a double shawl priced at 3.90 and sold for twice that early in the season. WM. Walton advertises special reductions across many lines and notes Stevens' always has the lowest prices. The ad links moral duty to the quality of goods.
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Walton
WM. Walton
Stevens
Mendota Train Schedules and Castoria Advertisement
Train timetables for Mendota with east and west routes including Pacific Express and Night Express. Also lists Forreston Mt Morris Rochelle Oregon and Chicago connections. Castoria advertisement promotes a vegetable preparation as a safe substitute for castor oil and claims benefits for children and sleep.
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Hham
Mendota
Atlantic Express
Quincy
Galesburg
Burlington
Town
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Sam't. Powell
Gen
Tinker
Frelyne
Forreston
Mt. Morris
Oregon
Aurora
Chicago
Kreight
Willaim de Rochelle
Pam Do
Santa Claus Visits No. 3 Fry's Block Over Holidays
Santa Claus will stop at No. 3 Fry's Block with Diffenbaugh during the holidays. He enjoys excitement and large crowds and is fattening on J. D. D. & Star Oysters, 17 24 Ow, ri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Fry’s Block
Diffenbaugh
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Proprietor Meetors
Atkinb
Taco R. Harding
Atkins & Harding, Orneys At Law
Port Ofice
Ger Pelton & Co
Iget House
T. T. Abrams
C. C. Shuler
New Court House
My. Abrams
Amerling & Iyans
Seuler Trsnite Nays & Ahuler, Ly. Chancery
Illinois
gmce-Houth Side
F. K. Hill
Burchard, Barton & Barnum
Hier
Stephenson Street
Harrison RE. Green
Fiarcey
Freeport, I
UL D. Meacham
Jorbey
We 2
WesCorr Agnuity
Bright & Agney
LAW and Collection Office
Joan's
Bk. P. Hodges
Mann's
Gourt Haase
Baniks
Knowlton & Sons
Tiers
Exange
First National Bank
O B. Bidwell
Deforest
Second National Bank
Jtéud
Milwaukee
New York
Philadelphia
Niland
Ireland
EUFE
John H. Addamba
PY Guitgan
Kingsley & Mills
Dentists
Offen
Stoneman
Dr. Garber
J. Musser's
Orangeville
Dr. Swengel
B. Swangel
Baltl.genta College
Stephenson Bt
Glen’ Jewelery
Burrell
Menu
Lis
Schocas Lodge
Eyille M Wekra
Musser
D. B
Schulte
Feeport
Linois
Packard
Ont Beane Ip Co., Jewellers
R. Pelok
Utd
Fire Armog
Keepy
Erin
Taloorge
Dhusineda Garis
Porter & Wright's Insurance Agency
Imperial
London
Lycoming Muncy
Alps
Erle
Pennsylvania
Home
Columbus
Ohio
S1. Paul
St. Paul
Minnesota
Trumph
CincInnati
Massachusetts Mutual Life
Sringfield
Mais
Insurance Agency
Parsons & Bodmarn
German Insurance Co
Fire and Life
Northwestern Mutual Life
Northwestern
Trembor
Wilcoxon
Springfield R. & BM
Ng. Co
Springfield
Mars
Girard Ins.Co
Wal. Massenberg
General, Life and Fire Insurance Agency
Ins.co
Vickets
Europe
Renaltatate
New England Afunnel
Life Tas
Esther W. Taylor
Munn's Block
Ad-Tv
D. B. Bobs
M.D
Dakota
Ilinda
W. Levingston
ROOT
Wito Mas
WM. Levingston, M. D
F. G. Wynkoop
Stiles, Jenkins & Co
Gio
F.swartb. Co
H.stocking
M.D. Swarts & Stocking
Samuel J. Dodds
Lena
Messrs
Taylor & Aspinwall
Taylor& Aspinwall
Fry's
Peter Sheckler
Sheckler
Iinois
Elias Howe
C. Wilson
Dunnels
Wright, Cavanach & Co
Chase
New Hampshire
Lawves & Bugenarp
W. W. Smythe
Reynolds Bros
Blocher
Smyth
Lawves & Borcmann
Lawves & Bygcuarp
A. W. Ford, Watchmaker
Howard
Elgin
Waltham
Lazarus & Morris
A. W. Ford
The
Wisconsin & Michigan
Brewster
Ilinois
Sanford , Bidwell &Co., Wilyl
M. V
Elson
Wm. A. Bigler
Stephenson St
Freeport, Ill
Walton’s
Hall
Lawvar & Bugonanp
Staver
Snyder’s
Chamberlin’s
Rhodes & Brother
M. V. B. Slson
Bigler
Roll of Honor
Lawves & Borcuano's
Wu. A. Stevens
City Crockery Store
Cleveland
Pashon OP Sess
Westren Union Railroad
Seoees
Illinois Centrat Railcroad
Meneses
Sandays
Chicrago
CG. & IR
Kent
Nigne
Tne
Chiccago
Rock Island
CUIS
Arriva
Lous
Mallia
I. St. Louls
Western Union Railroad
Sura
St. Louis
Penfield
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.rk
Sotn
Airrive. Heave
MAL Sessesrereer
Seeerieeer Ee
Pacific Xpress
Gaelsburg
Mendots
Seeere
M. V. B. Elson
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