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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1879
Page
3
A miner sleeps after evening meal as darkness gathers. He dreams of a gaudy ladder to a crowned being and pale spirits moving around his bed. The vision fades as dawn returns, showing the toil and cares awaiting him.
The Commercial Bulletin notes Limburger cheese as a major success boosting American dairying. Production runs largely in New York and Wisconsin, costing less than half the imported product, with prices 10 to 40 percent higher than standard American cheese. The process uses careful milk selection, low curd temperature, and daily turning in curing cellars producing the strong odor and moisture-rich rind.
A text fragment describes Moder Bishop Matto and Laudun Spectster in the Coco Islands. It recalls a night raid by rats the size of bandicoots that devastated provisions, with convicts later killing and eating them. A misplaced line jokes about women and umbrellas, reflecting a curio of anecdotes.
The narrator describes Damascus interiors and markets, visiting a Greek hotel with cool marble floors and orange trees, then wandering crowded bazaars full of Turks Syrians Maronites and Druze. Night tents are guarded by soldiers and Bedouin life and market day bustle unfold amid diverse Oriental scenes.
The JOURNAL pledges reliable local reporting and staunch Republican advocacy. It vows to expose evils or corrupt measures, urges unity within the party, and invites GOP citizens in Stephenson County to cooperate as it enlarges facilities for the coming political year.
The Chicago Evening Journal proclaims thirty six years of trusted reporting and Republican alignment. It lists editions The Daily Journal Tri Weekly Weekly and Workshop offerings with prices, delivery by carrier, prepayment rules, and postmaster commission details for subscriptions from one year to two years.
Advertisement offers for Freeport Journal and Chicago News at $2.00, Inter Ocean Journal Tribune with advance payment options. States entrance on Van Buren Street opposite Court House, subscription price in advance set at $1.50.
Harper Brothers advertises a complete Harper's Magazine set comprising 69 volumes in cloth binding with postpaid single volumes and leather cases. Subscriptions include Harper's Weekly Bazar Young People and readers in the United States or Canada. Remittance by post office money order or draft.
Harper's Weekly offers Harpers Magazine and Harpers Bazaar yearly subs, with free postage within the US or Canada. Annual bound volumes of Harpers Weekly available by mail, plus cloth cases. payment by money order or draft to Harper & Brothers, New York.
The Harpers Bazar periodical promotes household use with the latest fashions and decorative patterns derived from authentic sources. It features stories poems and essays on social and domestic topics and notes that volumes begin with January numbers each year.
Directory page lists church addresses and clergy for Evangelical Lutheran German and English, German Reformed, Roman Catholic, Episcopal, Baptist, Free Methodist, and Methodist denominations. also includes city offices like Mayor Cronkrite and City Clerk, Treasurer, Attorney, Marshal, and board of education staff.
The timetable lists departures and arrivals for Freeport Racine and other stops with day pass and night services. It includes Chicago & Northwestern and Illinois Central time cards with freight and passenger trains and various departure times.
Harper & Brothers advertise annual volumes of Harper’s Bazar Harper’s Young People and Harper’s Magazine. Twelve volumes comprise a complete set sold by mail with freight included if within limits. Price per volume seven dollars. eight volumes offered with binding, money orders preferred.
This notice promotes Harper's Young People Illustrated as a wholesome weekly journal free from sensational juvenile plots and moralizing tones. It announces the volumes begin with the first issue published in November each year and explains subscription start timing.
Harper & Brothers announces a combined annual deal for Harper's Weekly Harper's Magazine and Harper's Bazar plus Harper's Young People. Two or three of the titles can be ordered for one year with free postage in the United States and Canada. Remittances by post money order or draft. Address New York.
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