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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1880
Page
5
From the Hub an advertisement extols Hop Bitters as a genuine tonic with intrinsic value. It urges use as an inexpensive preventive remedy for stomach comfort and blood purification, claiming it saves illness and long recoveries.
The advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a speedy cure for consumption and respiratory ailments including coughs colds bronchitis hay fever asthma and hoarseness. It states physicians clergy and press acclaim it and offers a trial bottle for 25 cents and a full bottle for $1 available from Emmert & Burrell in Freeport.
Buyers seek gilt edged butter with even color and pay top prices. Wals Richardson & Co's Perfected Butter Color is recommended as most reliable for a perfect color. It won the sole award at the International Dairy Fair for superior purity strength color and permanence.
Local painter H F King of Feeport reports losses of about 253 cubic meters in an incident affecting grain er operations. King outlines repairs and seeks insurance coverage. Local authorities investigate causes and assess impact on nearby facilities.
The New York Clothing House advertises 15 to 20 percent savings on clothing for all customers. It touts low profits and high sales, says Freeport trade is busy, and promises grand light colored suit styles at bottom prices by next Saturday.
Burrell Bros advertise extra large flat Shove Mackerel for breakfast. They promote Higgins Liverpool Dairy Salt for salting beet and pork and table use. Also offered at Rus ton's Butter Depot from one to 10,060 pounds with Butter Coloring marketed as grass yellow.
An opinion urging readers to visit a store that handles large trade and can offer the best bargains. The piece invites customers to tour the shop and compare prices, promising a sample of typical offerings to entice potential buyers.
A letter from Rev A J Merchant praises Dr Fenner remedies for Mrs Merchant's long illness at Tidioute Pennsylvania. Four bottles of Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic restored her health. The ad offers Dr Fenner products including Cough Honey Golden Relief and St Vitus Dance Specific, sold by Emmert and Burrell.
An editorial piece urges women to value family health above style and promote Hop Bitters for early illness prevention. The ad segment lists fresh fish arrivals including New Mackerel and Lake Trout, and touts Burrell Brothers garden-grown Japan Tea at 68 cents per pound with other grades offered at lower prices.
Jacob Shaniza announces he has all necessary machinery to move and raise buildings and will operate anywhere in the county. Terms reasonable. Orders may be left at his residence in Damascus or at Sciota Mills.
An advertisement claims the liver governs health and digestion and promotes Green's August Flower as unequalled for dyspepsia and liver complaints. Sample bottles cost 10 cents and three doses prove its efficacy. sold by Swarts & Stocking across Western towns.
An advertisement touts Dr Fenner's Golden Relief as instant pain relief for neuralgia toothache headache and other pains. It promises cures for rheumatism backache kidney disease colic diarrhea dysentery burns and bruises and invites readers to try a sample bottle at 10c.
A warning about coughs leading to consumption urges immediate care. SHILLOWS CONSUMPTION CURE is claimed to cure coughing children, with prices 10c 50c and 1.00. For lame back or chest, Shilor's Porous Plaster priced at 25c sold by Emmert and Burrell.
A letter from a prominent Iowa City citizen describes years of dyspepsia and liver complaint and credits Shiloh's Vitalizer with a complete cure after trying various remedies. The testimonial notes the product price and local sellers Emmert & Burrell.
A marvelous cure for catarrh diptheria canker mouth and headache. Each bottle includes an ingenious nasal injector for easier treatment at no extra charge. Price 50 cents sold by Em mert and Burrell.
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