New Goods and Stockholders Meeting in Freeport
A notice announces the Second National Bank of Freeport stockholders will meet at the banking house in Freeport on January 24 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. for the election of directors and other business. Also various local ads for meat, oils, galleries, and Grange installations are listed along with Forepaugh show preparations after a fire.
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Kecond National Bank
Yeand
U.S
Milwaukee
Chicago
New Ore
Philadelphia
Aland
Ireland
Samuel J. Dodds
Court House Freeport
Lena
Illinois
Freeport
Mer
Gee, Thompson Or
Taylor’ &Aspinwall
Jacob Weishar
Second National Bank
the Second National Bank of Freeport
L. W. Goireau
Farmers Should Boost Home Manufacturing and Markets
The article urges farmers to shift energy from chasing cheap transport to building a home market and diversified production. It argues that independence from monopolies comes from regional manufacturing, which creates demand for various crops and products, reducing reliance on a single cash crop and freight costs. It notes farmers already rallying via the grange and recalls prior advocacy.
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Seaboard
Wood Wanted At the Carpet Factory
A Freeport correspondent notes Freeport has many grocery houses but none match O. M. Shaffer & Son for clean stock and low prices. They offer free delivery of goods in any quantity and sell carpets coverings and related items.
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Freeport
O. M. Shaffer & Son
Sheffers
Grand Central Restaurant Figures In Oyster Offer
The Grand Central restaurant at 139 Stephenson Street opposite the Court House is now run by W. H. Diffenbaugh and Mr. Gill. Gill is described as a No 1 cook serving a No 1 meal at all hours including a No 1 oyster stew priced at 25 cents.
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Court House
Stephenson Street
E. Zapr
Grand Central Restaurant
Brewster House
W. H. Diffenbaugh
Gill
For Late Cuzap knitting machine sale notice
First-class Dani Bickford knitting machine with extra cylinder and instruction book for sale. Apply to Mrs. Almira Brown on Carroll Street.
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Cuzap
Dani Bickford
Almira Brown
Carroll Street
Rural New-Yorker at Twenty-Fifth Year Seeks Bright Papers
The Rural New-Yorker marks its twenty-fifth year under favorable auspices with plans to publish a brighter and better paper in 1874. Despite rumors of financial trouble, the management asserts the paper remains active and progressive with a strong editor team and a new publisher. Readers are urged to subscribe now, with D. D. T. Moore of New York City coordinating.
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Moore
New-Yorker
Pioneer Rural
D. D. T. Moore
New York City
House and Lot for Sale on Stephenson Street
For Sale or Exchange notice offering a good house and eight room new home with conveniences on Stephenson street. Buyer can secure a bargain by contacting F. C. Welch who also has two additional lots and invites exchanges for the property.
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Stephenson Street
F. C. Welch
Special low pie sale to clear stock before inventory
Memorandum announces discounts across departments at WM WALTON to clear stock. The note urges immediate purchases and mentions 1674 diaries at G. Santorn's news depot.
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Walton
G. Santorn
Local Merchant Accuses Railroad of Double Charge
A Shell Rock merchant habitually charges railroad employees about ten percent extra as an advance on regular price. When confronted, he defended the practice as the “advance charges,” claiming the railroad company’s own high freight rates force him to recoup costs this way.
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Shell Rock
Iowa
Diphtheria-like illness hits Freeborn County children
A malignant throat disease is spreading among children in parts of Freeborn County Minnesota. William Bickford of Itasca reports three children dead and another ill, along with H Bickford who cared for them. The public school at Itasca has closed to stop further spread.
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Freeborn County
Minn
William Bickford
Itasca
H. Bickford
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