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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1869
Page
8
The text advertises obtaining an insurance policy through the Agency of Messrs Porter and Wright acting for reputable U S companies including the North American of New York. It urges applicants to have them write a policy in this company for their property.
Antiquated ad copy touts Black Alpacas goods claimed superior color and value. It mentions Best & Monean and Best & Morgan in a sales pitch promising lower prices than rivals.
Rowell and Sanford advertise greatly reduced prices on doors sash and blinds. The notice emphasizes affordable home improvement items with limited time offers and wide selection.
The firm advertises the county’s only steam printing office with the most presses and stock, claiming to offer cheaper faster, and better work than competitors.
The largest stock of lumber cut in Michigan is sold at the Wisconsin and Michigan Lumber Yard behind the Howard House. For rent two or three elegant rooms above Stine's store at the corner, apply to Stine & Brother.
Diffenbaugh's offers a range of toys for the holidays with prices described as agreeable for both children and adults, suggesting broad appeal and value.
One Thing is Certain Tandy buys boots and shoes from top manufacturers and offers only first class goods in latest styles. He defies competition by selling quality footwear as low as the lowest prices, inviting customers to call on him.
Local physician Dr. H N Caner announces Cephalacea a saliable remedy for sick headache. It does not cure now but promises lasting relief. Sold by druggists and mailed to any address for one dollar. Send for circulars and testimonials from Freeport III.
The Wisconsin and Michigan Lumber Yard offers pine lumber including timber joists scantling and dry finishings in various sizes. It also lists flooring siding stock boards box boards batting and more with fencing as a Michigan focus.
Wright, Cavanagh & Co. boot and shoe dealers stock seasonal styles at unbeatable prices. Wilcoxon's Marble Block location noted. Call for satisfaction guaranteed with every purchase.
Combing and hair styling done at residence corner of Clay and Van Buren in Freeport Illinois. Prepared to dress and make switches frizetti curls and hair work in general with neatness and dispatch.
J. D. Diffenbaugh has hosted Santa Claus for thirteen years and arranged him again this season at Headquarters. Visit for Candies Nuts Fruits Oysters and Toys at low prices, with seventeen ounces to the pound.
Still continue to furnish their customers with the best meats game and fish to be had in the country. If you want lake fish a good beef roast or a mutton chop call on Rhodes and Brother opposite the Soldiers Monument.
Mrs Sheetz Ig engages in her own millinery and dress making business and invites patrons to try her for work or goods in her line. For the best shilling prints examine four new lots at Stevens and Co.
Elizabeth Clark, wife of Eliab Clark, leaped into a two story well after her two year old daughter fell in. The child’s head surfaced as Elizabeth climbed the rough walls and pipe, eventually reaching the top with the child in her arms. Both escaped unharmed.
The American Base Burner won the top premium over Oriental Morning Glory Radiator Empire Gas Burner and several other base burning stoves at the Ohio and Indiana State Fairs this fall. It leads the list and will produce more heat from the same fuel.
A column touts Stevens & Co. offering deep discounts to clear stock before invoicing. It highlights a sales event by G M Clayton featuring a vast display of fancy goods and toys sourced from New York Philadelphia and Boston. The store is described as a museum like curiosity shop with lower Chicago prices guaranteed.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes M. Henze forecasts an exceptionally cold winter based on a decade cycle. He cites past centuries with severe frosts from 1769 to 1840, including long freezes in France and major rivers iced over, and recalls 1859's 20 C below freezing record.
The Mississippi temporary bridge from Prairie du Chien to McGregor was completed yesterday. A locomotive and 80 loaded cars crossed, enabling direct Milwaukee to St Paul rail communication without car changes. Special holiday sale at Best and Morgan's follows.
A Orange County case against the Erie Road involves an eight year old child injured in a Carr's Rock derailment in April 1868. The jury awarded $15,000 to the plaintiff for damages alleging head and memory injuries. A New York Cuban Junta delegation visited Washington urging immediate U S recognition.
A skilled photographer with great experience offers pictures of unrivaled tone and finish. He handles all sizes and styles, defying competition in quality while keeping prices at the lowest. Located on Stephenson Street, corner of Exchange, upstairs.
Nearby Krohn’s tobacco shop, a steady business grows as clerks ply customers with quality boots and shoes. The shop maintains its old trade and expands daily offering rubber goods ideal for sloppy weather.
Krohn, the tobacco and cigar man, offers pipes and tobacco pouches with a wide range of cigars and smoking products. A new line of style prints has just opened at Best & Morgan's for customers to browse.
A local iron and marble block hosts C H Packard’s jewelry shop on Stephenson Street offering a holiday stock of watches, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, onyx, and pearls. The ad touts affordable items for all ages and claims Packard’s rivals major New York stores in selection and value. Also notes a Glasgow engineer’s aerial steam machine project with 120 horsepower, 800 pounds, ten hours water supply, and planned fifty six mph speed.
Mrs C C Wilson and Company promote themselves as agents for the Boston Steam Dye House offering dyeing and cleaning services with prompt attention to all orders in the New York area.
J B Galladay addressed the Legislature at the Capitol Wednesday claiming moral and legal grounds to repudiate Kentucky's bonded debt. He argued Congress had repudiated the $200000000 debt for wartime slave emancipation and pledged to pay nothing while the debt remains unpaid. Great rejoicing at Best and Morgans as prices strike to the bottom.
The Swartz and Stocking drug store at 137 Stephensen street opposite the Court House advertises pure drugs medicines paints oils glass and numerous toilet goods. A Supreme Court case on the cotton tax questions constitutionality with about 20 million dollars paid under protest likely to be refunded if the tax is ruled unconstitutional.
Mr. Charles H. Packard in Wilcoxons Marble Block offers American and Swiss watches from top manufacturers with full warranties. He also stocks a large range of silver and silver plated ware designed for holiday use, boasting unmatched beauty and finish in the West and prices as low as the lowest.
Heating stoves for wood and coal at very low prices. Stevens proclaims major reductions in dry goods, with upcoming thirty day bargains. A New Jersey court rules deadheads must bear costs if killed on rail. travelers with free tickets cannot claim damages.
A Toledo Blade reprint from December 10 1869 depicts Nasry settling in New York City at a saloon called Harp Yu Erin. The piece describes a wall of mementos including Irish and Fenian symbols, a rope from John Brown, and a neglected party politics scene. The narrator plans a grand opening while revealing his humorous, chaotic plan to stock twenty gallons of liquor and to store the rest in a locked room.
A Marquette man named Sheffer was garroted by three assailants on the way to the depot. He lost 710 in greenbacks four English sovereigns and 1700 in notes plus a silver watch. One attacker was captured as excitement spreads. Also reported a superb counterfeit ten dollar note plate and a Beloit singer offered 1000 a year in Boston. illness prevents leaving.
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