Cheap Shelters and a World’s Largest Private Library
The article advises building a cheap poultry shelter from found materials, using straw and rough framing to protect fowl until funds allow a proper coop. It also highlights Althorp’s vast Spencer library, noting over 3000 volumes, historic bindings, and strict access controlled by a librarian.
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Althorp
Spencers
Northampton
England
Diden
Caxtons
Pynsons
Dé Nordes
Marquis of Thadford
Roxbury
Pekin’s
Shamber
Ahich
Pardyse
Dibdin
Pai
Christmas Eve Service and New Meeting Series Planned
Lev W. Caton will preach Sunday next and Rev Schmucker will begin a series of meetings on Wednesday evening. The Sunday School will have a Christmastree on Christmas evening. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
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Lev W. Caton
Bey. Schmucker
Unclaimed Post Office Notices and Local Marriages
Unclaimed letters listed for week ending December 17, 1877 at Kreeport Illinois include names such as Mrs Geo and Miss Rose among others with opening hours noted. Marriages recorded in Lena on December 1 1877 list Yelder yielding to C Yordy and Miss ity Giles both of Lena, with other names implied.
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Patning
Kreeport
Illinois
Jie
Wal
Babe Stee
Overeles
Lena
Yelder Iillen
Bofer
Mr.c. Yordy
Ity Giles Oth
Stephenson County
Christoph Usenburg
Freeport
Deaths: Ovarian Tumor Claims Life of Woman
The obituary notes a death on December 10 from an ovarian tumor. The survivor listed is her son-in-law J. D. Teach Trexell aged 50, with unspecified dig days and a September date fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Teach Trexell
Local Lumber and Seed Prices Listed in Market Roundup
A fragmentary trade note lists tobacco, Clover seed, Timothy seed, hard coal, soft chestnut coal, bolted and unbolted meals, oats and corn, various lumber products including common boards, joists, timber of multiple lengths, stock boards, flooring, battins, clear beds, finishing, shingles, lath, and cedar posts with unspecified prices and units.
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Blossbur
O. G. Battins
Harper’s Bazar and Harper's Periodicals Subscription Rates
Harper & Brothers offers annual rates for Harper’s Bazar and Harper’s magazines including free U.S. postage. One year to one address costs 10, two periodicals 7, with extra copies for clubs. back numbers available. Volumes priced at 3 700 each, ten volumes 525 per volume with binding cases optional. Subscriptions limited to Harper's Periodicals. newspapers must not reprint without orders. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York.
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U.S
Harper's Bazar
Harper's Magazine
Harper's
Harper's Ba
Harper & Brothers
New York
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Salem Church
Easter Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Ilalm
Attolock & the
Freeport Market
vSiie
Offton
Smith & Porter
Burley
Graham
Miaan Man
Tauenteen
AITD
Swarts & Stocking
Court House
Harper’s Bazar
The
Bazar
Boston Travelier
America
N.Y
Alaska
the Hatter
Stephenson Street
R. Leigh
Stephenson Co
Star Clothing House
Isaac Stine
Stephenson
Tarbox
Chicago Street
Ij. S
Second National Bank
Ilinois
L. W. Guiteau
Quashier
City Clothing Store
Kundinger
Opera House
Seeley & Read Opera House
Seeley & Read
Stephenson St
Wilcoxon
Hatter
Commonwealth Prize Distribution Company
Uniter Act of Legislature
Pa Drovers Bank
Louisville
Eng
New York Herald
Louisville Ourima-Journal
Comintains’ College
Schofield & Yontz
Orcans
Sewin
John Hea
Stehenson Street
Oor
of Knowlton’ S Bank
Freeport, Il
Dollar Store
E. Dawson
Mutual Fire Insurance CO
Rock City
J. H. Graham
Schofield
Kewy
Bent
Ress Os Schofield & Yontz
Hilvols
Davis
F. W
Brainerd
Mathushek
Musi
Joan Eiea
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