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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1873
Page
5
Mrs J R Hamill offers dress making and all kinds of family sewing to Freeport ladies. Terms are fair. Rooms in Hettinger’s Block, No 80, upstairs.
A month’s top land sales in the county list transfers from I C R R Co W Wolven and numerous buyers. Properties include Ridott Harlem Freeport Lena Davis Waddams Rock Run Oneco Jefferson and Knowlton’s additions with prices from 280 to 8000 dollars and acreages up to 160. Notable buyers include J L Koplin Emanuel Witter Martin Serf and Wellington Miller among others.
Over the past week Lena saw lively streets as farmers, aided by high grain prices, shipped an estimated 60 000 bushels to Lena markets. Daily receipts averaged nearly 10 000 bushels, with growers from 18 to 20 miles bringing grain in for top prices. Decoration day passed busily with schools, a fishing trip to Fisher's dam entertained many, and agricultural prospects look strong for a large fruit crop pending favorable weather. Political chatter shows Republicans confident in the Philadelphia Convention outcome while Democrats and Greeleyites debate amnesty and party divisions.
Visit Stines Clothing House for vast stock of suits from eight to fifteen dollars and up to twenty five dollars. Cassimere cloths Meltons and Marseilles featured with prices to beat all competition. Motto promises large sales and small profits with at least ten percent savings. Corner location 17-5-4w Freeport.
Advertisement notes a frame dwelling on Union Street with cistern and stable, ten minutes from the court house, rent moderate, inquiry to W. G. Barnes & Co. at 91 & 93 Galena St along with a secondary blurb on African wines mentioning Constancia from Cape Colony and a remittance cargo via Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co.
A letter from BF W. Byers of Lena Illinois dated May 25 1872 denies being a candidate for sheriff or any office. He says his name is being used without his knowledge or consent by others distributing materials and asks for correction in the paper.
The passage extols Sozodont as a divine preparation for the toilet. It claims the product cools and refreshes the mouth, hardens and invigorates the gums, purifies breath, cleanses and preserves teeth, and arrests decay.
Notice from the Freeport Illinois post office listing unclaimed letters dated June 4, 1872. Names include Baker Mary, Lenny John, Burns Kate, Morley Hatlin Beverley, Lafayette D, Netley Conrad S, Carroll Martha, Osborn Ehan, Cocklin Hanna, Staver John, Christian Claus, Thompson N G, Donahy Mary. Inquiries must state advertised letter and date of advertising.
In a compact news note the Boston Globe tages Greeley calling him liar after a single term while the Louisville Courier Journal notes a correction in Dan Voorhees front name spelling now with an m.
A Dubuque disaster report details the May 25 collapse of the Town Clock Building on Main Street, burying occupants and causing fatalities including Emma Ellwagner and her eight month old baby. Hannah Street and Mrs. Richard C. Chaney were injured, others escaped unharmed while the crowd gathered in horror. Causes cited include architectural weakness and foundation failure from nearby excavation. The piece also notes a new United States District Court act affecting Illinois counties and reports the death of Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer at age 88.
Only two of the six Democratic congressmen from the state support the Cincinnati fraud claim, while others oppose it or remain undecided, reflecting a split stance within the delegation.
Mendota station shows arrival and departure times for trains heading west and east on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy route. Connections at Rock Island link to excess trains on the Western Union and Milwaukee lines. Direct routes serve Galesburg Burlington Quincy Quincy and northern Missouri and Kansas.
City Clothing Store opposite the Opera House offers ready made clothing gents furnishings trunks hats and caps at the lowest cash prices with guaranteed goods. Also promotes Mustang Liniment as a universal cure for horse and cattle ailments, injuries and external swellings praised as essential for households and stables.
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