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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1877
Page
5
Advertising rates listed for business cards and notices. Prices per line vary by type and insertion, with special terms for subscriptions and long runs. Company branding shows Richards and Company as proprietors with annual advance terms.
The Freeport Public Schools January report notes copper pieces found near Oneco weighing 35 pounds. Locals debate whether copper mines exist nearby or the fragments came from glacial transport from distant fields. Some speculate ancient relics or wandering artisans left the samples behind.
A Lena reader requests coverage of local events and notes that Lena, a small city with about two thousand people, hosts lectures. Mrs. Anna M. L. Potts delivered ten lectures in the Baptist Church on physiology, phenology, and laws with mixed attendance and reception.
The note comments on Patrick Henry and Little Ed’s eloquence, laments a new tax office in town, and contemplates the upcoming presidential race after Logan’s defeat. It ends with an announcement that Miss Jessie Couthous and the Chicago Madrigal troupe visit Wilcoxon's Opera House Friday Feb Sid, tickets 50 cents, with seating at Sanborn's. Also advertised are new Diamond Shirts at set prices.
Policy holders are asked to present policies numbered 88509 88510 and 88512 to the Fire Association of Philadelphia at once so they can be properly entered in the Register and reported to the Company.
Kingsley and Mills relocate their rental office to a corner opposite Elson's jewelry store near the First and Second National Banks. The new premises offer large, convenient rooms better suited to their business needs.
A $100 scholarship is offered by Rock River University in Dixon. It can be used in any branch or department taught. For details call at or address the office.
Dr. David will visit Freeport every Tuesday from 8 to 8 o’clock p.m. to treat diseases of the Rectum. Time change noted. No Cure no Pay.
Headquarters advertise fresh Baltimore oysters by can or case with finest brands None Such from 25 cents. Warranted best in market under J. D. Diffenbaugh & Son. Employment notice invites job seekers to leave names at the Temperance Reading Rooms for easy contact by potential employers.
A jumble of ads proclaims the New Family Shuttle sewing machine at $30 with promised speed and reliability. Also advertised are Castoria for children, Dr C W RoBack remedies, Centaur Liniments for people and animals, and legal blanks.
Miss Jessie Couthoui and the Madri gal Club perform Friday evening at Opera Mouse. Admission is fifty cents. Fine diaries for 1877 are offered at Broad’s Book Store.
Notice proclaims the largest cotton goods stock ever opened by the house and that buyers can expect no price advance while the lot lasts. William Walton invites friends to purchase at the sale.
Don’t miss the Opera House Friday evening event with admission set at 50 cents. The notice invites patrons to attend and enjoy a performance in a local venue this coming Friday.
Public notice announces warehouse spaces 91 and 93 available for rent on Galena Street. Inquiries directed to W. G. and W. Barnes for details and terms.
A large assortment of Trousekeeping Goods table linens napkins tray cloths doilies and more offered at greatly reduced prices. New spring prints dress goods embroideries lace collars bibs and ladies ties and bows in silk and lace. Walton announces a beautiful key selection for ladies and children.
Announcement notes the start of the Spring Term on Monday February fifth with emphasis on classes in the Normals Commercial Preparatory and Musical departments. An unrelated medical note mentions using Ho Bach's Sugar Coated Pills for stomach ailments and Swarts Stocking sells an unspecified item. A. F. Broan seeks twenty five canvassers to sell Inexhaustible Magic Ink stands claiming the ink is made by pouring water into the stand.
R W Rogers in the city. Orders left with M W B Elson or J Hea will receive prompt attention. Dr David will be at the Pennsylvania Trouse every Transday forenoon to treat diseases of the Rectum including piles fistula and irritable ulcers with a radical cure guaranteed in every case.
Boschee's German Syrup promoted as a home remedy for consumption pneumonia and throat lung diseases. Claims immediate relief and urges skeptical customers to try a 10 cent sample bottle from Swarts Stockings with three doses needed for relief. Regular size priced at 75 cents.
A box containing two packages of good Envelops and a quire of good Writing Paper at Broad's Bookstore for 25 ets.
A merchant allegedly gained fifteen pounds in two months after using six bottles of Dow's Liver Cure. The ad touts liver and stomach health, lists ailments it supposedly treats, and offers a $500 reward for any case not cured. N A Draper and Swarts Stocking stock the remedy.
Wanted at this office 1,000 volumes of magazines for binding at bed rock prices. Broad's offers the largest and best stock of blank books in town.
The advertisement promotes W W Robey opposite Knowlton's bank as the best source for teas coffees sugars syrups canned fruits and all grocery needs. It claims pure quality low prices and door delivery. Customers are urged to remember Robey for good goods at the lowest prices.
An advert extols Dr Kines New Discovery as a universal throat chest and lung remedy. It claims the medicine cures most cases when others fail and offers trial bottles free with regular size priced at one dollar, available through druggists.
Call and leave your orders for an overcoat, suit, and other elegant stock at Stines Star Clothing House. A choice line of garments is offered with prices described as sale-insuring.
Enquire of Mr. Walter Diffenbaugil for a piano for rent at a monthly rate. First-class Chickering model available, with details and arrangements by inquiry.
Madrigal performers reserve seats at Sanbean's with no extra charge, securing preferred spots for their upcoming performance engagement and ensuring audience access without added fees.
Wayne's diuretic and altera tor elismik of bacuu juniper and acetate potasil a new and valuable remedy for relief and cure of gravel irritation of the bladder and urethra dropsical rheumatic gouty pains in back and loins sold by Swarts and Stocking.
S W Chapman, opposite the Monument, has bought out his late partner Mr Collins interest and will sell groceries provisions and canned fruits at astonishingly low prices and deliver them free of charge. Remember Chapman for rest of goods and lowest prices. Having tried his groceries we know whereof we speak.
The Journal announces reduced binding prices as a response to economic hardship. The move aims to attract more customers and sustain operations amid challenging market conditions.
A local market advertises winter apples available by barrel or peck at the lowest price, emphasizing choice picking and affordable options for buyers.
The Kansas Pacific Homestead, published by the Rail Road Company Land Department, markets over five million acres along its belt from the road to Denver City. Lands are untaxed until patent, priced competitively with favorable liberal payment terms, and the issue aims to inform careful settlers. SS. Gilmore is listed as Land Commissioner in Lawrence, Kansas.
Milton Scott Burns and Chas Sumner, noted figures in Parian Ware history, are connected to a marked collection of figurines including US Grant Shakespeare Sankey Moody Handel Bacchus Flora.
An advertisement touts Dr. Morris's Syrup of Tar Wild Cherry and Horehound as a staple pulmonary remedy. It promises cure for coughs colds croup bronchitis asthma and incipient consumption with no opium. Trial size 16 cents large 50 cents and one dollar. Also promotes Prof Parker's Pleasant Worm Syrup and lists music lessons by a teacher offering 20 lessons for eight dollars.
John R. Wagner, grocery agent opposite the Brewster House promotes astonishingly low prices and the largest stock of groceries in the city. He invites all customers to call at his store to be convinced of the claims.
Twenty years ago Dr Samuel Pitcher of Barnstable Mass developed Castoria a honeyed castor oil based laxative. The physician reports it as effective and mild for his practice especially with children and plans wide public introduction after years of success.
The Tobacco House or Jaco Krohn in this city stands as one of the oldest and most prosperous establishments in the Northwest. It is a popular resort for lovers of fine cigars with Krohn’s Own and the Savanna filled Sabrina among its favorites.
Bring in your magazines for binding and have them bound. A. Dahl repairs all kinds of sewing machines and sells needles and oils at J.P. Dittmann's gun shop on Exchange Street opposite the Court House.
Physicians praise ITALEs Cougu Conplan for coughs colds and sore throats in children. N A Draper the local druggist guarantees a cure or refund after using half the bottle. The remedy is pleasant tasting and easy for young patients to take.
A local candy firm, Treadquarters for pure Home Made candies, offers one dollar per ounce of adulteration in its sweets and touts lower prices than competitors selling adulterated candy.
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