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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1869
Page
8
Advertising orders flood the county Agricultural Society as rates are kept very low to attract business. The notice urges readers to join quickly, promote portraits by Henry Bratshem, and push groceries, sewing machines, and millinery through local shops and firms.
Postmasters in the area are invited to act as agents for the Freewort Journal. They should notify to receive handbills, subscription lists, and full details. The goal is to double the paper's circulation in the coming year and ensure timely distribution before publication. Rowely & Sanford offer premium materials at discount for advertisers.
A jumble of shop notices offers oysters from Baltimore, hats, bonnets, silks, cloaks, and toys at reduced prices. Also advertised are fashion goods at Mrs Kant and Mrs Kerit, a large jewelry stock at Packard, and health drug notices inviting visits to Treat Stocking and D. MacRae. Market reports and local ads urge quick purchases at first-class establishments.
City ministers may place brief notices in this paper to announce upcoming Sunday sermons and midweek religious meetings. Submissions should be concise, listing church name, sermon topic or meeting purpose, date, and time where possible. Notices are for religious events and must be kept brief.
The Journal announces a broad subscription push with deep discounts through special distributors. Readers in Stephenson County are invited to submit $2 yearly subscriptions by May, with a district prize of Webster's New Quarto Dictionary for the largest school district and a 1080 page Otetayo Dictionary for the second largest, awarded to schools for use.
Advertises a request for hay and other produce to settle past-due subscriptions and renewals. Encourages vendors to trade hay, apples, potatoes, wood, corn, and similar goods at market rates, highlighting mutual patronage and access to reading matter for those who can pay in produce.
Korth Western Railroad Galena Division lists trains from Sreeport to Oh fcapa with passenger and freight services. Passenger and accommodation services depart in the evening, with night trains and express two-way services following strict close times at Fulton for east and west limits and Port Byron for county south.
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