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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1873
Page
7
The Kansas Legislature reels as testimony implicates S. C. Pomeroy in bribery and corruption schemes. A whistleblower claims a $8,000 payoff and calls for a full investigation to purge the government and restore honor to the state. The debate weighs on the Senate as pressure mounts for transparency and accountability.
In the past week the Senate formed a committee to investigate charges against a member, and approved amendments to the Southern Claims Commission Bill. Bills passed covered boundary work with Britain, Geneva award distribution, and government buildings funds. Postal, pension, and naval provisions were refined, with joint electoral vote counted in Washington.
Oneida Dispatch notes J B Guilford withdraws from the Freeport Journal proprietorship and editorship formed over about eighteen months ago. He plans spring move to the Pacific Coast to enter newspaper business with unknown associations. Dispatch wishes him success and hopes his future labors expand opportunities.
The docket from Covington Kentucky shows commonwealth charges against George Washington for beating Martha Washington. Witnesses for the commonwealth include Thomas Jefferson Daniel Webster Henry Clay Andrew Jackson and John O Calhoun. Hearing dated February 5 1878. Defendant fined 10 dollars plus costs. Calhoun fined 3 dollars for contempt after failing to appear. W L Manson Justice of the Peace.
Names listed for advertised letters and office hours details updated for daily operations. Inquiries should state which letters are advertised and include the advertising date. Office hours vary, with extended Sunday and holiday openings and specific morning and afternoon intervals.
Freeport markets list grain quotes and provisions on February 18 including Wheat No.1 per bushel Oats per bushel Barley No.2 per bushel Butter per pound Cheese per pound Lard per pound Eggs per dozen Potatoes Turnips Onions Beans Apples Cabbage per head Tallow per pound Dried apples Dried peaches Hides assorted Wool and skims Salt Lime and stucco Tobacco Clove beet Flour and feed Meat and poultry prices for beef pork live and dressed, chickens, turkeys, sheep with per hundred weights and per pound rates listed.
Guardian J Klandy B Bidwell announces a March 19 1878 public sale at Freeport Court House of ward lands in section 36 township 27 north range 7 east. Two described tracts will sell for not less than one third cash with balance due in three annual installments secured by mortgage.
An 19th century promotion claims the Steam Washer or Woman's Friend can wash an ordinary family in thirty minutes to an hour. It touts self work, low soap use, no attention during cleaning, and suitability for lace, delicate fabrics, and blankets. Attorney James Latshaw and firms Lawyers & Burchard promote state and county rights and invite orders from Cedarville and Freeport.
The GUIDE tg unveils its first quarterly issue at 25 cents annual price, offering 130 pages of plans for rural homes dining room decors window gardens and more. The edition features about 600 engravings a colored plate chrome cover and a bilingual print run by James Vick in Rochester New York.
A well known firm seeks seventy five thousand dollars urgently to be raised by spring trade. To raise funds the dry goods stock across all departments has been marked down dramatically and orders issued for immediate sale at any price. The store plans a complete reorganization in the coming spring.
Best and Morgan, a leading dry goods millinery and dress making house west of Chicago, offers its entire stock at greatly reduced prices. Some items cost or below cost as the surplus stock is forced to be turned into cash due to a shortfall of 75 000 dollars. The sale targets retail cash buyers in this city with bargains across dress goods silks shawls alpacas and millinery.
The firm announces wide reductions across goods including French Merinos to 75 cents and 100 pieces Fancy Dress Goods to 20 cents. Alpacas, Flannels, shawls, water proofs, cloaks, shirts, and drawers all see notable markdowns. Job lots offered at job prices as the entire stock is marked down for a special object with salesmen ready to quote reductions.
A surplus stock of fancy and millinery goods is being cleared with sweeping price reductions. Bonnets hats ostrich and vulture feathers laces embroideries fringes gimps nubias gloves all cut in half. From this date special reductions for large wedding orders in Mullingar and dress making. First class execution and original taste emphasized.
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