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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1881
Page
5
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An advert promotes Dr Fenner's Golden Relief claiming instant relief from neuralgia toothache headache and various pains. It asserts cures for rheumatism backache kidney disease colic diarrhea dysentery burns and bruises with a sample bottle offer.
Employment notice offering earnings from 25 to 50 dollars weekly selling goods for E. G. Rideout & Co. of New York with catalogue and terms. Also a brief advertisement for choice large Messina lemons at 30 cents per dozen by Burrell Bros.
Ashton Salt agency operated by M W Brown on Jower Stephenson street offers Ashton Dairy Salt for sale. The ad promotes Ashton as best for dairy use and invites customers to obtain it locally. Also advertised Lotf Bucklen's Arnica Salve 25 cents per box by Emmert & Burrell, Freeport, IL. The Chicago Electric Bitters laboratory is highlighted as a major Chicago enterprise with broad employment and strong demand, sold by Emmert & Burrell.
A local ad markets items from Rio Coffee at 12 cents per pound to pure Java at 25 cents per pound. It lists prunes 15 lbs at 31.00, dried apples 16 ounces at 1.00, dried peaches 12 ounces at 1.00, raisins 12 ounces at 1.00, sugar 12 ounces at 1.00, cheese ten cans at 1.00, fresh peaches and blackberries at 1.00, fresh tomatoes at 1.00, 8 pounds of tea at 1.00, starch at 1.00. The store prides itself as largest and cheapest in the Northwest, C. O O D Grocery at the corner opposite Brewster House.
WAMED seeks one blacksmith to win first place in shop and excel in plow and machine repairing and general jobbing. Also one wagon maker for repairing. Permanent positions with good wages. Apply to J. H. Platt 2w Warren Jo Daviess Co Illinois.
Fitch and Rogers of upper Stephenson street announce a large stock of premium ice cut above the city and away from the soap factory. The firm promises purity and prompt service with wagons on rounds. Contracts available by season, yard, quart, pint, or pound. orders taken at Fitch's bakery.
BARRELL Bros offers new white fish trout lake herring California salmon and mackerel in kits quarter barrels or half barrels with quality guaranteed and prices lower than the lowest. The Patent Office General Land Office Pension Office and other Government departments see a surge of business handled by Presbrey & Green at 529 7th St Washington, with stamped info enclosed.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Dr Fenner's Improved Cough Honey promising relief within one hour and offering a sample bottle for 10 cents. Burrell Brothers are cited as selling pure refined sugars from top U.S. refiners at lower prices than rivals in Northern Illinois.
Ad claims Anti Morbific as a great liver and kidney remedy for bilious attacks stomach liver and kidney complaints and diabetes. Promotes quick relief and cites Emmert and Burrell as sellers at fifty cents a bottle.
The advertisement touts Formosa Ovlong at 8714 cents per pound and New Uncolored Spring Leaf Japan at 68 cents per pound. It claims these teas are the best and cheapest you have ever used, with twenty other grades of Green, Black and Japan Teas offered at lower prices.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a speedy cure for consumption and related lung diseases. It claims broad physician and press support, recommends trial bottles at ten cents and regular bottles at one dollar, and lists Emmmert & Burrell as distributors.
George Bordner solicits information on a medium sized red Devon cow taken from Freeport premises on Monday July 18. The animal wears a bell with a broken piece and may have a young calf. Rewards offered. return details at JOURNAL office or his coal yard.
Lost, a lately sheared Newfoundland dog. Reward offered for its return. Inquire Sydney Smith at the grain office of Smith and Porter. Also advertised a case for piles and Dr Trask's Magnetic Ointment for quick relief.
Card photographs offered for thirty days at McHenryg Gallery No 108 Stephen son Street Freeport I D. 24 8 tf.
Burrell Brothers secure a sale of eight pounds of Green Rio Coffee for one dollar in a local deal.
Between Freeport and Cedarville two order books for Commercial Nursery lost. Reward offered for return to C. N. Chapman Freeport Michigan. At the International Sunday School Convention in Toronto Rev D B Byers moved to unite denominational and union Sunday Schools with the inter Denominational organization. The Executive Committee will draft an address to pastors and superintendents to promote unity and advance Sunday School work on the continent. The aim is to remove prejudices and strengthen denominational and union interests under the international body.
The Great Rock Island announces a new line from Chicago to Minneapolis and St. Paul starting July 17 with two through trains daily at 12:05 and 9:30 p.m. The Albert Lea Route passes through Illinois Iowa and Minnesota offering views of harvest country. Round trip 40 day excursion tickets to wheat regions will go on sale. The Rock Island Depot is noted as centrally located in Chicago near hotels and the post office.
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