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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1872
Page
6
The piece highlights fabrics for travel, praising Tussor silk for hot days and China silks at a dollar a yard while warning against shiny poplin and wooly fabrics. It notes Linen Batiste elegant yet delicate, and suggests alpaca and serge for cooler foreign trips. It also mentions white dresses for luxury travelers and cautions linen wrinkles on long journeys.
A Darby Pennsylvania man bought a bulldog to deter burglars by scaring them at night. The dog attacked its owner when the door opened, leading to a brutal clash. The man closed the store for a week and fired at the dog through the premises. The owner paid twice the dog’s price to retrieve it, and the store suffered wide damage from the siege.
The Feris correspondent discusses dissolving the Assembly or dispersing it by force. Marshal McMahon looms as the pivotal figure, trusted to decide whether the army will act against the Assembly or resist dictatorship. McMahon is praised for his untainted war record and public esteem.
Elder John Smith of Kentucky, famed nickname Race on Smith, confronted a Baptist association with a candidate for ministry. When Weeks claimed a divine call, Smith opened Romans and declared the preacher’s feet monstrous, proving Weeks not called. The meeting sparked laughter as Weeks left.
The piece recalls two vignettes about editors and readers. A former Public Ledger editor Mr Swain is playfully challenged by a subscriber who claims to have stopped the paper and then confirms the misunderstanding after a long walk. A kindly city lady encounters a shabby boy seeking shelter and asks about his home, learning he boards with no fixed residence.
Public notice to defendants Mary J Waters and Hiram Waters in Illinois. B A Darling as administrator seeks order for sale of estate lands in section 18 township 27 range 4 east of the 4th P M totaling about 8730.100 acres minus a 100 foot railroad right of way, to pay debts. Summons issued for June third, 1872 at Freeport County Court. Clerk GEO. Thompson.
Papers magazines law books pamphlets and sheets show a large lot of stripe and laid shawls priced 2.75 to 5 with double faced ottoman shawls at 7 and up. New linen Victoria lawn stripe seersucker suits begin at 4.75 and 500 parasols in styles from 45 cents to 10 dollars.
This week showcases new lor black Gross Grain and Glace Silks from $1, Japanese Poplin at 00 and 75 cts, silk warp Pongees, and Black Alpacas with Mohair lusters. Prices on poplin range 30 to 75 cts with broad selections. English German and Scotch fabrics at 85 and 40 cts. New Gross Cloths Seersuckers and Marseilles Piques in fresh styles. 500 dozen hats and bonnets in varied shapes, with Misses and Children's hats. The department emphasizes expert trimming, ongoing new stock, and priority service for regular customers. Prices on millinery, ribbons, laces, flowers, and furnishing goods advertised for 30 days. Our staff focus on order work to ensure priority service and favorable charges.
A wholesale house advertises full preparation across departments to sell goods as cheaply as any rival in Chicago or St Louis. It touts over five hundred thousand dollars in capital, cash purchases, and promised savings for wholesale dry goods and millinery buyers, including time and freight reduction.
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