For Sale Lands of George McDaniels Rock Run Area
Lands of George McDaniels offered for sale in Rock Run area with sections NW SE SW and multiple subsections listed. Contact F C Ingalls at office in Fry's Block for particulars and participation details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Co. Ingalls
Law
Chatneers
Fry’s Block
Freeport
Tih
George McDaniels
Rock Run
See
Lot
Allin
F. C. Ingalls
Fry's Block
Local Freeport News Co Change of Ownership
The passage notes an equal interest in the Freeport News Co by an unnamed party from the 89th Illinois Volunteer unit and J B Booker, former proprietor, indicating a transfer of ownership stake in Freeport News Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
89Th Ill
Lyman & Walker, Amboy
Freeport News Co
J.B. Booker
Unnamed Reader Seeks Sender of Prairie Farmer Subscriptions
A letter enclosed $3.50 for two Prairie Farmer copies requests sending one to Durham Green County MN and another to the writer at Freeport Post Office. The writer did not sign the name, leaving the sender and recipient unclear. The owners are asked to identify themselves to fulfill the directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Green County
MN. Y
Freeport
Christmas Tree Celebration at Lena Sabbath School
The Star reports a Lena Methodist Sabbath School New Year celebration with a Christmas tree and gift distribution. Addresses were delivered by Reverends W. H. Schoch and F. Curtiss, marking a pleasant reunion.
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Lena
W. H. Schoch
F. Curtiss
City Clerk’s Office Moves to New Engine House Rooms
City Clerk’s office relocated to the new engine house rooms where City Council meetings will be held. The change saves rent. John B. Gough lectures at Fry’s Hall in January tickets on sale at Emmert & Burrell’s drug store from January 1. Tickets per lecture 50 cents. reserved seats 75 cents.
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John B. Gough
Fry's Hall
Emmert & Burrell
Office books ready for delivery with express option
Books bound in sets of one hundred or fifty per set are ready for delivery at this office. Orders are attended to promptly and shipped by express to customers unable to call in person. Specify town section and range or lot and block when sending orders.
Merchant returns to trade at Tarbox corner store
He resumes his former business serving eatables and invites old and new customers to his neatly kept Tarbox building corner store on Chicago street opposite the Journal office. He promises accessible, clean rooms and a friendly reception for friends.
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Tarbox Building
Chicago Street
Journal
Fairbanks scales praised for forty years of sales growth
The passage notes Fairbanks scales won top premiums at the Paris Exposition and Western State Fairs this year, with continued public esteem and steadily rising sales for nearly four decades, outpacing previous benchmarks.
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Fairbanks
Blood Purifying Tea Promoted as Remedy in Freeport Ill
An herbal tea advertised as a universal blood purifier claims to cure sores pimples liver complaints scrofula and piles and to support health by cleansing the blood. Sold by Wm Caspers-Schults at Galena and Exchange in Freeport Illinois for 35 cents per package.
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Wm. Caspers-Schults
Cor
Galena & Exchange Street
Freeport
Ill
McNamara Boots and Shoes Offer Unmatched Prices
A bygone duty to custom fit is replaced by McNamara brothers offering a vast stock of boots and shoes. Prices are described as among the lowest and customers allegedly receive complete satisfaction in all respects.
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Messrs
Atlantic Monthly and local dry goods ad in Hettinger’s Block
In Hettinger’s new Block the firm aims to be the leading dry goods house in the city with a pleasant store and large stock. The Atlantic Monthly January issue offers Dickens George Silverman's Explanation and other literary pieces. M. D. Chamberlin’s Fry’s Block store promotes fur hats gloves robes at low prices.
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Hettinger
J& T
Atlantic Monthly
Charles Dickens
George Silverman
Beaucamp Water
Solin G. Whittier
Pittsburg
James Parton
I. J. Hayes
Diomed
Mars
Homer
W. ©. Bryant
Ralph Waldo Simerson
James Russell Lowell
Mrs. Johnson
W. D. Howells
Hawthorne
Boston Custom-House
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Old Master
Louvre
Modern Art
Eugene Benson
The
Ticknor & Fields
Boston
M. D. Chamberlin’s
Fry's Block
Sewing Machines Offered by Mrs. M M Sheetz
Mrs M M Sheetz continues to offer a large number of sewing machines for sale in this city. The seller notes general satisfaction with the machines and asserts there is no better sewing machine in the market.
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Freeport
C. C. Wilson
Bartletts
Grover & Bakers
M. M. Sheetz
Rustic furniture from Joliet prison supply at Brown Son Co
Messrs Brown Son and Co announce a fine stock from Joliet prison including arm chairs rocking chairs high chairs and endless varieties of elegant rustic furniture. They also stock the Webber heater or drum praised as capable of heating a second story room from a stove below, built on scientific principles.
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Joliet
Webber
Stephenson County Agricultural Society Meeting Notice
The society will hold a session at the Court House in Freeport on Saturday January 18 1868 at 1 PM. A cordial invitation is extended to farmers and others interested in agriculture and the society's affairs. By order of the President John Burrell Secretary.
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Stephenson County Agricultural Society
Court House
Freeport
John Burrell
Scotia's Bard Anniversary Program in Lanark
The Lanark Hotel will host the 109th Robert Burns anniversary on Friday January 24. J B Kenogy chairs the invitation committee, tickets cost 3.00 and go on sale before January 18. After supper there will be toasts recitations songs and a Scotch dance with four rooms of music for attendees.
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Robert Burns
Lanark
J. B. Kenogy
Telegraph battle shifts as rivals flip ownership
The Independent Telegraph Company that opened this city office a few weeks ago has sold out to the old monopoly. The note adds that next spring the National Telegraph Company will run keys and, by charter, cannot sell out or consolidate, promising possible fair play and reasonable charges.
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Independent Telegraph Company
National Telegraph Company
Running Keys
Hinkley Elected School Director at Saturday Vote
From the Lena Star we learn that G. R. B. Hinkley was elected School Director in the election held on the preceding Saturday.
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Lena Star
G. RB. Hinkley
Grant meeting at Court House shapes county club
The article notes a meeting at the Court House next Saturday for Republican voters in the town and surrounding areas. Organizers aim to form a U S Grant Club for Stephenson County and those wishing to join should enroll their names at the gathering.
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Court House
Stephenson County
Smythe’s boot and shoe store praised for low prices
Smythe continues to win Stephenson County customers with large stock and small profits. He claims to offer boots and shoes at low figures, encouraging all who have not visited his establishment to do so promptly for a wide selection and good value.
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Exchange Street
Stephenson
Galena
N.B
Geo. A. Hicks
Agt
Wil Ly
Smythe
Stephenson County
Finishing touches on Hettinger and Weller new blocks praised
Over a recent week carpenters completed exterior work at Hettinger and Weller, making the new blocks notably attractive. The entire store range is leased and second story offices are filling rapidly, signaling strong local business activity.
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Hettinger's
Weller
Moses R Thompson Lodge Elects Officers for Year
The Moses R Thompson Lodge No 381 A F and A M was duly installed last Friday night. Though the youngest, it is one of the citys most flourishing lodges and with its present officers its fine reputation should continue.
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Moses R. Thompson
Revival Meetings at Embury Church on Exchange Street
Revival meetings are now being held at the Embury Church on Exchange Street, inviting community members to join. The notice signals ongoing religious gatherings organized by local church leadership.
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Embury M
Eixchange Street
Train Kills Three Horses Near Bleroy and Lena
A Friday evening Illinois Central eastbound passenger train struck and killed three horses between Bleroy and Lena. No further injuries reported.
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Illinois Central
Bleroy
Lena
Winter fatalities and illness reported in Stephenson county
The Bulletin notes that several people have been killed in Stephenson county during the current winter and reports considerable sickness in the city and surrounding area.
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The
Bulletin
Stephenson County
Cistern Filling at Howard House Noted for Duty
A report describes an evening scene near New Year's at the Howard House where workers filled a large cistern. The pumping machine operated reliably, performing its duty as expected without incident.
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Howard House
Teusel cigar dealer praised for quality and service
A note praises Mr Teusel of the Punch cigar store on Chicago street next to the Post Office for offering fine cigars and building a first class stock through close attention. The item urges smokists to visit and sample his cigars.
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Punch
Chicago Street
Editor laments gas price unrest and calls for action
The Bulletin editor warns that high gas prices and poor quality cause community discontent. He urges authorities to act quickly to fix the problem or many consumers may turn to kerosene as an alternative, with some already doing so.
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Bulletin
Annual Festival of Appello Commandery No 1 Invited
We are indebted to the committee of arrangements for an invitation to the fifth Annual Festival of Appello Commandery No 1 Knights Templars at the My Grand House in Chicago on Tuesday evening January 14. The invitation card is a handsome steel engraving by the Western Bank Note and Engraving Co. If possible we shall attend.
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Appello Commandery No. 1
Knights Templars
My G- Moat House
Chicago
Western Bank Note and Engraving Co
Game law aims strict enforcement to preserve scarce season
The law went into effect on the first instant making possession of game unlawful for sale or otherwise. The authorities intend to enforce the measure with utmost vigor due to the season's scarcity of game.
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Tt9
City Crockery Store Moves to Larger Premises
Co. Et. Litrnes Importer and Dealer in Crockery and Glassware announces relocation to a new, larger store opposite Brewster House. The department-store style layout offers a vast stock of crockery, silver plated items, lamps, and holiday presents at low prices to stay competitive.
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Éo., Co
Brewster House
Honipay
Bloom and Bitters Advertisements and Local Trades
Odd collection of 19th century health claims and household goods notices. Includes Plantations Bitters claims to fortify the system and restore bloom, a note on Cole’s Cough Balsam for colds and croup, a medical visit by Dr. D. Wowerfrot Chmens to Freeport, and Emmerd & Pattison advertising sash doors blinds and mouldings from Freeport Agricultural Works.
Coxs Cough Balsam and Hair Remedy Advertisement
An advertisement extols Cox’s Cough Balsam as a cure for croup coughs and colds in children and praises a hair treatment product by Lamontes Corrollin for smooth faces, hair curling, and skin whitening. It claims no failure, lists mail price of 10 cents, and includes Reeves & Co address in New York.
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Cox
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Lyr Laquare
B. Dornblazer
Dimenson
Illinois State Penitentiary
Eshleman &Gill
Bridge Street
Crane
Middleditch & Potter
Weoyl
Kingsley & Mills, Pentists
Illinois
Rhodes’ Block
Court House Square
SOLI
Burchard, Barton & Barnum
South East Corner Public Square
Doctor Caner
Presbyterian Church
Osapeh
Walley
Francis W
Brawley
Bailey & Brawley
Xew
Ills
Smith D. Atkins
Iinois
Robert Little
WM. O. Wright
Stephenson Sr
Norwich Fire Insurance Co
Norwich
Tillotson
Adams Insurance Company
Second National Bank
U. S
Milwaukee
New York
Philadelphia
England
Ireland
Europe
John H. Addamb
L. W. Guirgnag
James N. Prouty
Staver’s Shoe Store
Stephenson Street
Hies
J. Turner
Neff
Turner & Neff
LAW, Chancery
WM. Caspers Schultz
Galena and Exchangests
William Massenberg
Henry C, Hyde
Carlipp’s
Reeport Fitness
Cavanagh, Wright & CO
Raceport
Elmer H. Greene
Christopher C. Sauler
Greene & Shuler
Rta AR Res
Go Square
Exchange & Stevenson
Shuler
Notary Public
Justice of the Peace
Oro River Seminary
Mt. Morris
Ogle County
Polo
D.m. Caldwell
A. M
E. P. Walker
Collector’s Blanks
Prescott
Hamburg
J. Robson & Bros
Florence
Messrs. Brown Son, & Co
Scotia
Mr. Teusel
Charles Read
Dion Bousicalt
Norman McLeod
James Hanny
Jean Ingelow
Saturdy
City Crockery
Crockery, &c
Aima
Steehenson
An Chen
Neal
Horak
Cologne
Drei
D.wowerfrot Chtenso
United States
Pensylvania House
Pattigan
Freeport Agricultur
Emmerd & Pattison
Reeves & CO
Nagsau
D . Diffenbaugh
du Centéacun
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