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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1874
Page
5
A farm of 80 acres of farmland and 5 acres of timber near Dakota Station is offered on easy terms, with the seller warning it may be rented if not sold soon. Interested parties may contact W. R. Allman or E. Kranen in Dakota as of June 25, 1874.
Special notice to farmers promotes cash prices for butter eggs lard and other goods at Ruston New Depot on Stephenson street and at Woodmanse's warehouse. It also advertises Medicated Baths at 181 Stephenson street and Clayton's Shades at Rock River Seminary Mt Morris.
A carom billiard table in good condition will be sold on reasonable terms. Inquire of Holland and Bro. at 100 Stephenson Street.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe J D Diffenbaugh wearing a large hat amid references to a slaughter and a display of peaches and fruits, suggesting a market or event setting with rustic imagery.
Having twenty five years in the watch and jewelry business we guarantee all work. Those with fine watches or jewelry to repair are urged to call Finieup & Braiero at 189 Stephenson Street opposite the monument for service.
A rush at Clayton's to see and buy his final wallpaper stock received Saturday. The display offers the prettiest patterns and the lowest prices in the city with large demand for wall coverings and window shades. Store opposite Brewster House.
The notice advertises new gents footwear at Staver Sny der’s with the Big Red Boot sign and offers machinery repair by Hazen Moran Bros at the New Foundry and Machine Shop corner of Chicago and Jackson Streets. It also seeks information on a missing horse from M McEntee’s pasture, with a reward from George Bogoner.
At the Union Gallery over Elson's Jewelry Store McHenry advertises superior inducements in photographs ambrotypes tin types and more. The ad urges readers to call McHenry's for pictures and recommends their work in every instance in the county.
Candy prices are 15 cents per pound with all other goods sold in proportion. The ad lists the sale as an overall offer with standard pricing adjustments for bulk items.
A local note highlights Pattison of this city as ready for field contests against rivals in reapers and mowers. It notes his agricultural works offer prize mowers and reapers, and his claim of best cultivators, with guaranteed bottom prices and cost assurances.
A notice invites buyers to No 3 Fry's Block Diffenburgh to purchase peaches and other green fruits at bottom prices. Reports from the northwest extol the Stover wind-mill by Woodmanse as far superior, with many units made and shipped. The Medicated Bath cure is promoted in the advertisement.
Advertisement style notice listing 2000 acres for sale in tracts by J R She 4 Shannon III and promoting Clayton's wallpaper trimming machine. Also notes receipt of Whiteside County Agricultural Society premium list, Sterling fair dates August 26 27 28, Northern Illinois College Fulton boarding for $125, and an invitation to send for catalogues from Prof. Lummis.
In Dakota on July 20 1874 the Homeless cow devoured the editor’s cabbage prompting threats of a coroner’s jury if another patch is ruined. The editor warns his nervous system cannot bear another shock, as he remains fond of cabbage.
Orangeville residents condemn an article by O J Ellis as slanderous accusing local people of conspiracy. They demand a fair trial for Ellis and insist he remain jailed pending judgment, while praising two local citizens for prior hearings and urging court resolution.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the National Educational Association will be held in Detroit Michigan on August 4 6 and 8. The Governor the Mayor the state and city superintendents and the city board of education extend a cordial invitation. Assembly rooms for sessions have been provided by city authorities and Prof Q Snyder superintendent of public schools will attend.
C N Reeves reports from Aurora a grand excursion organized by the Organ Society of the First M E Church. A special train leaves Aurora at 1 00 PM with stops at Plano Sandwich Earlville Mendota Princeton Buda Kewanee Galva and Galesburg before Lincoln Nebraska. Tickets are 17 round trip valid twenty days and sold only by Reeves before August 14.
Public notice seeks a board in a private family by a gentleman and lady. Address through Post Office Box 216, Ky Partaes.
Megas Carr and Qooney canvassers for Polk Murphy Co Detroit publishers in town promoting the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Directory. It will cover all commercial and manufacturing firms along the CMStP and Western Union Railways with town and classified listings to extend trade and reach a wide regional circulation.
Chicago welcomes the Tremont as a striking new hotel praised for beauty. The property stands as a centerpiece of elegance with promises of refined lodging and service for visitors and locals alike.
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