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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1875
Page
5
Advertising for knitting and sewing services and machines for sale or rent, repairs, and tailored garments. Photos and ambrotypes offered at McHenry’s Union Gallery. Broad’s touts Wall-Paper, Bibles, pens, and low prices. Diffenbaugh’s sells oysters, Swartz and Stocking offer kerosene, and a February 9 masquerade is promoted at Turner Hall. A warning note from Winans disclaims his wife’s purchases.
An advertisement style note extols Robey & Hutchison for groceries and delivery, praising low prices and full product lines. It also cites Diffenbaugh’s, Arnold’s writing fluids, gold pens from Ford’s Jewelry, fresh oysters from J. D. Diffenbaugh, and Boschee’s German Syrup with nationwide samples.
For sale or trade for land one two and three stores on Stephenson street inquire at this office.
Henry Weishar, barber at 116 Stephenson street, showcases new machinery to cut roots more efficiently and offers hair services at 16 percent lower prices. Also offers buying, selling, and exchanging hair. Plus, fur lined goods sold cheaper than the cheapest. Chicago and North-Western Railway offers round trip tickets to Chicago at 7.35 with agent details.
Excursion tickets to New Orleans and return for 38 dollars go on sale February 1 through February 20. Return tickets valid until April 1. The trip takes forty eight hours from here to New Orleans and many Freeport residents are urged to visit to see for themselves. Tickets available from P. H. Murphy, local agent.
An advertisement announces a February 9 event titled Fun for the Million at Turner Wall with details limited in the readable text.
A. W. Ford has moved to the corner of Stephenson and Chicago streets and offers an extensive stock of watches clocks jewelry diamonds silverware cutlery spectacles and pens. Every article is guaranteed as represented and goods engraved free of charge.
Advertises ayers sarsaparilla as a remedy for nervous irritations itching uneasiness and general discomfort from a disordered state of the system. Claims cleansing the blood will purge lurking distemper and restore constitutional vigor.
Doubters are urged to trust that Gov Bramlette’s promise applies if the concert is postponed and that Mr Briggs has hired Gilmore and his 100‑piece orchestra to end the series with unmatched harmony. A coupon ticket is required to hear the music.
To the Ladies. Your attention is called to the fact that I now have an improved machine by which combings are made as nice as cut hair. The machine forms the roots of the hair all one way enabling me to do work rapidly and satisfactorily. I guarantee the best work at the lowest prices. I will also buy sell and exchange hair. consult your interests by giving man call J WeinAR Opera Wonse Barber Shop.
The Freeport Board of Education offers a twenty five dollar reward for information leading to the detection and conviction of the person or persons who broke windows at the Union school building on Monday night the 25th inst. A liberal reward is also offered for information that leads to convictions of future malicious damage to any district building. By order of the Board Hl M. Baanan Freeport Jan 27 1875 clerk.
The Metropolitan published by B. But terick & Co. New York is issued weekly and illustrated. Term is $3.00 per year in advance or 8 cents per single number. Subscriptions or single numbers are available from Mrs. J. Benson at 112 Stephenson Street.
Trustees of the Public Library of Kentucky announce O M Briggs as the new business manager after the death of Bramlette. He is authorized to fill the vacancy and oversee the eighth gift concert drawing set for February 27 1875 with no postponement. If the drawing is delayed or tickets refunded Briggs remains agent and manager at Louisville.
Lawrence Beck writes from Omaha describing a severe cold he caught in the Colorado mountains far from medical care. He hired an Indian to fetch three bottles of Hale's Cough Cordial. after using one bottle he recovered fully, and the remaining two bottles were kept as precious.
The firm of Sanford Rowell Co dissolves by mutual consent F A While retiring The business continues as Sanford Rowell under new firm name with O B Sanford and W D Rowell assuming all former duties The notice lists names and locations including Freeport IL and Battle Creek MI The health reform magazine subscription details follow.
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