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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1870
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR mentions John H. Addams of 13end National Bank and Benat Freeman as district figure. No clear event or outcome provided. text incomplete.
A historical note presents a metrical summary of collision rules for ships. It outlines signals and actions for two steamships meeting passing and crossing, the danger zones, and emphasizes keeping a lookout and using stopping or backing stern when needed. It stresses green to port or red to port avoidances and maintains that caution and judgment guide actions.
The notice proclaims the county's steam printing office has the most presses and material, promising cheaper, better, faster work. It also reports Horatio Stone, the American sculptor who spent three years in Rome crafting a statue of Alexander Hamilton by Congress commission, has returned to the United States.
The advertisement touts the largest stock of lumber cut in Michigan at the Wisconsin and Michigan Lumber Yard behind the Howard House. A Dubuque widow, Catharine Mueller, who won $6,000 in a breach of promise case, cannot collect as the defendant sold his property and intends to flee the country.
The agency promotes Strictly Reliable Insurance on property with Porter and Wright as agents for leading U S insurers including North American of New York. Also notes a postwar measure: Congress approved a bill to reimburse loyal owners of captured steamboats and vessels, with claims totaling $400000.
One Thing is Certain, Sandy buys first class boots and shoes from the best makers, offering latest styles. He defies competition with prices as low as the lowest. The last rail on the Cedar Falls and Minnesota line was laid at the state line, enabling travel from Dubuque to St. Paul in about 13 hours within a few days.
Dr H N Caner of Freeport Illinois announces Cephalacea as a salable remedy for sick headache. It is not a cure but promises lasting relief. one dollar buys the mail delivery and a circular with testimonials. An Eastern editor plans interviews with citizens on finance this week.
Rhodes and Brother continue to furnish customers with the best meats game and fish in the country. For lake fish beef roasts or a mutton chop call Rhodes and Brother opposite the Soldiers Monument.
The passage extols Mrs Sheetzs straightforward business dealings in millinery and dressmaking as seen by old settlers. It contrasts selfishness as doomed by divine law with motives aligned to universal human interests and Providence, then briefly notes a promotional line for Moe Wisconsin Michigan Lumber and Michigan Fencing.
G. M. Clayton's exhibition in Freeport features marble and alabaster ornaments, bohemian ware, dolls, perfumery, albums, music gear, baskets, blocks, flower pots, writing desks, toys, lamps and lanterns. He guarantees lower prices than Chicago and invites readers to visit the store to see the wealth of items firsthand.
Stevens offers a range of domestic goods at pricing matching New York rates, signaling competitive bargains for buyers seeking value.
Kummerer keeps the best smoking tobacco and cigars and is ready to wait on customers. Ete is described as a perfect gentleman and visitors enjoy dropping in to smoke by his stove and hear city news discussed.
Mrs C C Wilson and Company advertise as agents for the Boston Steam Dye House, claiming prompt handling of all dying and cleaning orders and a location west of New York City.
William Byrne, born in Ireland and longtime La Salle resident since 1838, travels to Chicago to enter charity care. A noted contractor and host to famous figures, Byrne lives in retirement and plans to rely on church aid. His family included politicians, clergy, and diplomats, with lifelong friendships among Webster, Clay, Jackson, Lincoln, and Douglas.
An advertisement for the Wisconsin and Michigan Lumber Yard at the Howard House offers a complete stock of pine lumber including timber joists scantling and dry finishings in various sizes along with flooring siding stock boards and box boards battins and related items.
The photographer boasts great experience in the art of Photography. He thoroughly understands it and takes pictures unrivalled for tone and finish. He handles all sizes and styles, defies competition in quality, and offers prices as low as the lowest. Stevenson street, corner of Exchange, upstairs.
Local merchants beside Krohn’s tobacco store report steady sales in boots and shoes. They maintain their old trade and are expanding daily offering rubber goods for sloppy weather and best styles.
A vintage ad highlights Krobn as a tobacco and cigar man offering pipes tobacco pouches and top cigar brands. It invites customers to drop in for a smoke and notes Jobat Stevens & Co. printing options for shilling prints.
Wright, Cavanagh and Co. boot and shoe dealers advertise a stock suited to the season with latest styles and unbeatable prices. They invite customers to call, promising satisfaction. The piece also references a quote on the doctrine of necessity from Sheridan and a memory from Moore's Memories.
Mrs Gaines recalls a funny city visit in which an Irishman confronted her on the street asking if she would remove her claim to carriage hire on her Spanish estates. She reassured him kindly and left with his blessings and a call to visit Kitie.
A family in Freeport at the corner of Clay and Van Buren offers combings and hairdressing services for birthdays with neat finishes and quick service. The piece urges parents to celebrate children’s birthdays with keepsakes, highlighting the joy and pride a child feels on their special day. It also advertises a thirty day sale at Stevens & Co. to reduce stock before invoicing. The column ends with a reflection on the Boston proverb about the best time for various actions.
A brief notice touts Mrs C C Wilson and Co offering fine fancy goods with a call to visit and inspect for shoppers.
Charles Packard in Wilcoxson's Marble Block keeps a large stock of American and Swiss watches from top manufacturers with full satisfaction warranty. The silver and silver plated ware is ample in variety and praised for beauty and finish, offered at very low prices in the West.
Carlisie argues that nature thrives in weeds and jungles until mind and muscle tame the land. When earth serves intellect and wealth surges, want will fade, allowing humanity to crown happiness and nature on a new-born planet, freeing mankind from tyranny.
The Mexican capital Colima hosts a dinner honoring Secretary Seward. Mexican officials and press celebrate his speech praising American democracy and nonintervention, while Seward urges republican governance and noninterference among republics in the Americas, hoping for continued prosperity and unity.
A healing remedy called Artic Cure promises relief for chilblains and frostbitten feet. Advertised as a universal cure, it is offered for sale by all druggists.
A New Jersey youth named Mulford gave up his seat to a mourning woman with a baby on the Southside train from Patchogue. She spoke of burying her husband, planned to meet her uncle in Springfield, and asked him to hold the infant. The train arrived in Springfield and the woman disappeared, leaving Mulford to discover the infant was a large rubber doll and his watch and wallet missing.
The dealer advertises all winter dress goods at prices that would be low even if gold were at par. The listing emphasizes exceptional value for shoppers seeking affordable fabric.
An item notes low prices on wood and coal stoves at Lawyer and Burchard. It then muses that every new invention brings wealth, with a digressive remark about a publishing offer to translate Wilkie Collins and a rumor from the New York Evening Post about a Broadway pneumatic tube project and an underground tunnel.
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