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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1875
Page
5
Local ads tout rooms for rent by day or week at Dr. Van Buren on Jackson Street. Photographic work by Modenry and Union Gallery offerings surpass county rivals. Confectionary and toy store hub promotes Dr Boschee’s German Syrup for coughs and lung ills with sample bottles. Clayton’s wallpaper trimming machine runs all day. buy wallpaper from G M Clayton.
A stream of notices details new and used goods for sale and services offered. A. W. Ford announces a new building at Stephenson and Chicago with watches, jewelry, clocks, diamonds, silverware, and guaranteed quality. Clayton's promotes wall paper and paper trimming machines. Robey & Hutchison advertise grocery delivery from Munn's front, with affordable fruit and provisions. Sewing and knitting machines and shirts are offered for sale or rent in Freeport Illinois.
Great smash up at J D Diffen baughs Candies down to 15 cents per pound all other goods in proportion Call at G W Tandy s 118 Stephenson street and try a pair of U T K shoes the best in the market 25 barrels of cranberries for sale at J D Diffenbaugh s
Full stock of Mabie Todd & Co gold pens advertised as the best in use and warranted. Also a notice seeking 600 cords of wood for the Carpet Factory with payment in carpets and textiles. Located at Lennan Freeport Pi.
The celebrated IT shoes can be had only at U. T. K. G. W. Tandy's, 118 Stephenson Street, sole agent in Freeport for the sale of these unexcelled goods.
Fragmentary notice reports a sale near J. D. Diftra woods conducted by a dray and pad. Details are incomplete but indicate a local auction or transfer of property associated with the named site.
A January 1 1875 communication from Ripert attacks a town representative after a Grand Jury room incident. He rebukes alleged obscenity and calls for the juror Sprout to bow out, praising the member’s courage against blackguard talk. The piece also notes common elixirs sold in local drug and dry goods stores.
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