Local Advertisements Highlight Meat Market and Gifth Items
The page promotes Rhodes & Bro meat market on upper Stephenson Street offering steaks roasts and other meats with a clean shop in Freeport Illinois. It markets the American Meat and Vegetable Chopper and notes cigars, toy assortments, and Medicated Vapor Baths at 181 Stephenson Street.
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Rhodes & Bro
Stephenson Street
Rhodes
Rhodes& Bro
Chopper
Stéphenson Street
Oup Fiataens Move New By Currier and Farr
Milk and provision safes at popular price offered for a limited time. Orders left at Q M Shaffer and Son receive prompt attention. Call at Coury House square Saturdays or at Stiles shop two blocks north of Court House Clay street 2d block north of Court House
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Currier & Farr
Clay Street
Court House
Q. M. Shaffer & Son
Coury House Square
Stiles’ Shop
Exchange Offer on Stephenson Street Home
Prospective buyers may purchase a good house and eight room home on Stephenson Street in a prime city location at a low price or trade for a neat smaller residence. Contact F. C. Welch to secure the bargain. he owns two additional lots and a new eight room house with necessary amenities.
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Stephenson Street
F.C. Welch
Community Gratitude For Local Kindness In Orangevillé
In January 1874 Mae Epitor expresses heartfelt thanks to residents of Orangevillé and nearby areas for donations of wood and other goods. Townsfolk saved, shared food, and schoolteacher A. A. Krape delivered a new coat. The notes extend best wishes and prayers to the editor as well.
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Mae Epitor
Drar Sin
Orangevillé
A. A. Krape
Medicated Bath Offered for Aches and Colds at Stephenson Street
An ad states a Medicated Bath at 181 Stephenson Street offers quick relief for head aches back and limb pain sore throat bad colds and rheumatism with pleasant effects.
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Stephenson ‘Street
Etaire
Misses Seyler and Flindt Open Here as Dress Makers
Misses Seyler and Flindt open rooms at the corner of Clay and Van Buren streets inviting ladies of Freeport to call. They promise best work at reasonable prices and a courteous reception. Grand Central restaurant, opposite Brewster House, now run by W. H. Diffenbaugh and Mr. Gill offering No.1 meals and oysters at 25 cents. J. L. McLain of McLain Bros. advertises western trees supply, with Rockford headquarters and extensive Northern Illinois nurseries. They claim top quality trees and obtain broad local patronage.
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Seyler & Flindt
Clay and
van Buren Streets
Freeport
Grand Central Restaurant
Brewster
W. H. Diffenbaugh
Gill
J.L. McLain
McLain’ Bros
Sturday
McLain Bros
Stephenson Sty
Rockford
Illinois
Ilinois
Lectures on marriage and divorce draw local attention
From Rock Grove January 9 1874 report notes Rev Henry Knepper lectured January first on marriage and January second on divorce. The audience largely rose to thank him as he argued scripture supports selective divorce. Health is good, one elder citizen slipped and broke ribs. farmers busy with grain and hogs, prices rising slightly amid little snow.
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Barters Freeport
Henry Knepper
Dr Seth Arnold's Cough Syrup and Remedies Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr Seth Arnolds Cough KX The Great Eradicator for lung diseases as a fast safe remedy for coughs colds sore throat whooping cough croup and throat and lung diseases Retail prices 25 50 and 1 refunds offered for non relief Also promotes Dr Seth Arnolds Soothing Cordial and Mandrake Pills by Dr Seth Arnolds Medical Corporation Woon socket RI Local druggists Emmert Burrell Freeport IL endorse the medicines and provide contact details.
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Seth Arnold
Medical Corporation
Woonsocket
Melancholy accident claims child at mill dam
Merritt Baysore, four or five years old, drowned after sled swamped in an ice cut hole near Andrews mill. Despite hours of efforts by Drs Siebold and Van Horn, the boy died. A large funeral service followed at Babb's church with Rev. Lawson delivering a sermon on life's uncertainty.
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Andrews’. Mills
Baysore
Freeport
Merritt
Drs. Siebold
van. Horn
Trey
Lawson
Babb’s
Van
Eminent Poet Benj F Taylor to Lecture for Freeport
Citizens prepare for a rare treat as Mr Benj F Taylor, renowned poet and lecturer, moves to deliver a lecture in Freeport. His reputation as a contributor to periodical literature promises an engaging event for listeners and supporters alike.
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Benj
F. Taylor
Taylor
Lterature
Gucceys
Moveyacht
Shaffers Grocery Adconds Prices Amid Court Turmoil
Shaffer & Son promote their trade as proof of selling fine groceries at very low prices despite a recent bench denial affecting Caleb Cushing. The ad urges customers to visit Shaffers to judge quality and value for themselves.
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Caleb. Cushing
Shaffer & Son
Shaffers
Cedarville Band Flourishes After Two Benefit Festivals
The Cedarville Brass Band led by G. W. Barber grew to fifteen members under Montgomery’s tuition. Two benefit festivals at Cedarville Hall raised over one hundred dollars, with a cake auction yielding five dollars. Miss Kate Miller and Allie Addams crafted the cake and a ring from Elson of Freeport funded the event. Also report injuries from Mrs. Walters’s broken thigh and Silas Wagner’s head wound from a well incident. both treated locally and not life threatening.
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Ephors Journal
G. W. Barber
Montgomery
Cedarville Hall
Kate Miller
Allie Addams
Elson
Freeport
Walters
McKim
Silas Wagner
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