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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1871
Page
5
Be sure to ask for Warfield's Cold Water Soap and give it a fair trial. Expect satisfaction from the result. Available at the store of E. L. Cronkrite. 12w2.
An old advertisement extols Parker & Stone's Cold Water Soap for saving fuel heat and steam and warns it is gentle on fabrics. Sold by bar or box at Cronkrite's and others, inviting a trial to prove its value.
A fragment notes sale of one hundred cherries stoned at five strokes, offered by Lawyer and Burchard located at 11 tf.
A brief item notes the Croquet Slippers featuring the pair Staver and Snyder in a notable performance. The piece emphasizes their pairing and the event context in a concise newspaper card style.
E G Cronkrite will furnish a sample bar of Warfield's Cold Water Soap. Follow directions as shown on the wrapper of each bar.
A short wartime style detergent note promises simple use by following each wrapper’s directions. The fragment hints at water soap usage and claims no other products are needed.
A fragment lists Staver and Snyder’s boot shop in the sign of the Big Boot with promotional flourish. A toast by a Fonian over the water exalts the American eagle and freedom. Dr. Bryant of Lexington reports Kentucky wheat shows the itch with numerous acarus scabic samples found in his examinations.
Rev Geo Elliott will lecture before the Embury Social and Literary Society this Wednesday evening on temperance in its various phases. All are invited. Mr N W Hermans will deliver the next lecture under the society's auspices two weeks from this evening.
The Lena Star reprints criticism from the Davis Gazette about a July Fourth celebration in Freeport. Readers lament advertised speakers Gov Palmer and Col Turner not appearing, noting misled crowds from nearby towns and a perceived profit motive. The piece urges honest planning and warns against future deception.
A preliminary meeting at the City Clerk’s office formed a temporary organization to establish a first class live Horticultural Society for Minnesota Wisconsin the North half of Illinois and Iowa. Officers include Scofield Willey Stephens Bryant McAfee Woodward to lead an executive committee and plan a fair and winter convention. Attendance was small but enthusiastic. An unrelated incident notes a man asking the time at nine o’clock in the morning at Emmett Burrell’s drug store.
The Y M C A held its annual meeting on Monday evening July 8 at their rooms. After committee reports and a solvent condition were noted, officers for the next year were elected: KH A Yontz President, W H Pease first vice president, J Oyler second vice president, T S Gemmell Treasurer, R I Haslem Secretary. The meeting adjourned.
Mr Russell J Hazlett son of the late Dr Hazlett and his brother were near Alton Indiana on a Thursday when a shotgun discharged. The hammer struck the box causing the charge to explode under the arm toward the elbow, a foot from his brother’s head. He is recovering well.
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