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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1880
Page
5
Joseph Murphy as Kerry Gow captivates with Irish wit warmth and bravado across a plot centering on love and family. The Herald notes natural performance, crowded houses, and enduring appeal marking Kerry Gow as a fresh standard in dramatic representation.
A brief letter from E B Winger praises a Rockford Illinois artist for exceptionally high quality work. The note commends the painter’s skill and mentions favorable wages and a suitable housework position. A reply requests correspondence with a bee ae girl via TM Box 1879 Freeport Illinois.
The notice promotes Higgins Liverpool Dairy Salt and Rus ton's Butter Depot butter salt for salting meats, butter coloring 24-45-3m, and a stock list of New Mackerel New Lake Trout New California Salmon with White Fish coming. It claims farm direct fish sourcing for lower prices and full weights. It also touts garden-grown Japan Tea at 68 cents per pound with other grades available.
The piece notes support for Garfield in the White House and Hancock in military life, plus a July 3 gathering in the village grove. It mentions Chicago vocalist Prof. Caë returning, weekly temperance lectures, and a cautious market report from Warren with few runaways or weddings. It closes with Philadelphia News observations on Democratic gains and Republican prospects.
Pest stock of hosiery in Maynard's, Jacob Whitter's Freeport and Rocky Mountain views for sale at Sanborn's and McNamara's book stores. The listing notes stock available in multiple shops with regional relevance and price cues.
A 1876 Alleghany Bridge reader endorses Dr Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic, claiming his wife improves markedly. The letter praises various Fenner products including Cough Honey and St Vitus Dance Specific, and promotes Kidney-Wort for constipation and kidney liver disorders.
In a column on selections in romance a reader notes that some women choose lovers by how men appear to others rather than by genuine affection. The piece suggests that certain men are considered easy marks, admired by some women but judged by others as gullible.
Mr A W Cheever editor of The Weel England Farmer runs a fine dairy and praises Wells Richardson and Co Per fected Butter Color as the best butter color. He claims it outperforms all others tested from this country and abroad and should replace carrots and annatto preparations. Subscriptions for the Journal are advertised.
WM A Stevens announces special prices on many lines of gods to close for the season. In months past over 500 000 bottles of Shilohs Cure sold and more than 2000 cases of Consumption cured. Coughs croup asthma and bronchitis yield at once and Shilohs Porous Plaster offered by Emmert & Burrell for lame back side or chest.
A local vendor advertises Shilohs Vitalizer as a cure for Dispersia Liver Complaint Indigestion Constipation General Debility and promises a speedy cure for Catarrh Diphtheria Canker Mouth and Headache. The SITILOIS CATARRH RYUMEDY nasal injector is included free with each bottle and a 50 cent price is listed.
An old advertisement touts Dr Fenner's Improved Cough Honey as a cure for head cold issues. It promises relief in one hour and offers a sample bottle for 10 cents.
One package yields six quarts of Medicine and carries a tone of hopeful remedy. The fragment mentions health improvements and a consumable remedy produced from a single package.
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