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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1867
Page
5
In Crockery the importer and dealer offers silver plated toilet sets, glassware, and new patterns of goblets and wine glasses. Stock includes table cutlery with Ebony bone and ivory handles, lampson Goodnow knives, forks, and assorted tools, plus nut crackers and willow baskets.
A vivid Civil War era escape on a runaway locomotive named Wildfire runs along the Baltimore and Ohio tracks toward Harper’s Ferry. Engineer Joe M and a rider become targets of rebel fire while a daring dash through a gorge ends with a close brush and a dramatic bow to rebels.
In a moonlit scene Freddie B leads friends planning a snowman setup on widow M s doorstep while she tends a sick child. The gang cheers as Charlie N offers to reveal the best plan and three boys claim a wood saw for the mischief.
An old advertisement offers 82 4971,000 bushels of coke for sale at Freeport near Gas Works, with contact hints. It also notes Cavanagh Wright & Co paying the highest market price in greenbacks for hides at their store No 34 Stephenson, Freeport, IL, urging farmers to take interest.
Lands and lots available at fair prices with timely salt purchaser access. Contact Woolen Mills to arrange. Walt D. A. Knowlion, Jr. serves as agent for the sale.
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