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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1873
Page
13
The fragment lists Ladies' Gold Hunting Case Watches with varied prices, jewelry items, stoves, hardware, artist supplies, and music lessons. It mentions Diffenbaugh’s Block and Fry's Block shops with candy, toys, and holiday offerings, plus Rhodes & Brother meats and Staver Snyder boots. Santa Claus visit teased with crowds.
Sechrist and Drain announce the opening of a fall and winter line at City Clothing Store. The store highlights large inventory of suitings, coatings, vestings, pantaloon goods, hats, caps, trunks, and gents furnishing items. They claim ready-made clothing bought earlier guarantees better quality and lower prices than competitors.
The Chicago and North Western Railway announces clergy fare permits for 1878 for settled pastors near Freeport. Pastors must apply in person before January 1, 1873, and return old certificates to agent O H Knapp. Also promotes the Parlor Base Burning and Base Heating Stove by Lawves and Burcuann with claims of durability and low upkeep.
Jewelry advertisement for A. W. Foup Jeweler listing watches priced from ten dollars to three hundred dollars in various gold and silver styles with location 1788 9th Street.
An advertisement touts Swarts and Stocking Drug Store as the best place to buy toys and holiday goods, noting its location opposite the courthouse.
Strayed in the city Monday morning December 23 1872 a grey mare medium size with right hip cap down and swollen hind legs a dark brown bay mare five years old and a small bay pony with a white star. All had halters when they left. Reward offered. Fregrant Int December 27 1872 Scorr Wiag.
A fire in Adrian Michigan destroyed six new coaches at the Adrian car shops last night. The blaze, starting in the paint shop where Naptha was used, caused about seventy five thousand dollars in damage. About 150 workers were left unemployed though the shops will be rebuilt at once.
At North Adams Tuoy N Y Dec 28 Arnold &o s extensive print works burned yesterday morning Losses reach 150000 with 100000 covered by insurance Two hundred workers are left unemployed
Public notice announces a special election in Freeport on Monday January 6 1873 across all wards. Voting locations include Tremont House corner Chicago and Clay streets 24 Ward Pennsylvania House Stephenson and Walnut 8th Ward New York House Galena between Chicago and Mechanic streets. City Clerk F B Matsorn dated December 17 1878 notes registration rules mirror regular elections.
The report of the State House Commissioners to the Governor shows total expenditures to November 30, 1872 amounting to 1,597,456.81 with prior total 805,208.08 and December 1 1870 to November 30 1872 costs of 792,258.70. It notes completion and fencing for far under the 3,500,000 constitutional appropriation, estimates two years to house offices and four to complete, requiring about 1,000,000 for 1878-4, with Cochrane and Piquenard submitting an architect’s report.
Halls Patent Husking Groves are listed for sale at Lawvzr and Bunenanp with details readable in the notice. The item appears as a specific agricultural implement likely offered to buyers in the region.
During Sunday services at the Baptist Church in Newbury Ward Williamsport Pa the floor and ceiling fell causing about five hundred people to drop into the cellar. Fourteen were killed and around forty injured many seriously. Names of some victims include John Richie Boyd Mehaffrey Grace Lewan Mrs Sadie Moffatt Mrs Duncan Campbell and Miss T Reader.
A morning blaze on Mercer Street in New York destroyed two tenement houses and left several families homeless. Total losses are estimated at no less than $250,000.
Train service from Freeport lists routes west north and south with times and exceptions. The T. O. R. R operates a fast night express to Chicago and a Sunday night return, with various Sunday and Monday departures noted.
Train timetables show departures and arrivals from Rock Island to St Louis and Mendota with express and local services. Notes describe connections at Rock Island with Western Union Railroad trains and at St Louis for routes south and southeast. Gen’s Passenger Agent Penfield and SAM Powell listed for ticketing and routes through Mendota, Galesburg, Quincy, and northern Missouri and Kansas.
A long list acknowledges payments and outlines readers still in arrears over the last three weeks. Names include Chas Wickinger Chas Hall KL Stiles John A Davis JH Wickwire D Gitehell A DeHaven Jacob R Klunmip OF Bently Ono Lobdell Geo Royden Sam Templeton OH Green Hon A Hinds Ji Komgardner D Prouty Pollock Janepl Scott BE A Richardson Mrs LC Baldwin B Lieferman Mrs DW Barser Joe Aspinwall P Christian V Guli man Wm Asher Aaron Fry etc. The notice invites those owing to appear in the next list.
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