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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1875
Page
4
Our friends learn binding of Pictur esque America is complete in three styles and open for inspection. John McPhillips is bailed out again as new stores arise. The city clerk’s annual report appears. many firms report changes. The Rockford change of name to Rockford Times is noted.
An assortment of notices from 1875 reports a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train delayed over an hour due to a broken driving spring, local business changes including Lawver and Burchard dissolving with Burchard & Scott forming, weather records from November 1874 to February 1875, and details of a Rockford watch factory contract. Also mentions a snow storm near Turner Junction, a Shannon flouring mill lease to Stahl, and a charity receipt for grasshopper relief. A man named Ben Snyder suffers an icicle accident in Fry's Block but recovers.
Rev W Brown, Western Evangelist, starts revival at the Baptist Church with morning faith meetings and evening sermons each day. His scriptural teaching aims to edify ministers and energize religious life, urging unity of Meos Philos and Anthropos for spiritual progress. Come one, come all.
A long reader poll reproduces many attempted answers to a puzzle where three women with 22 14 and 6 eggs sell at equal totals. Entries propose prices per dozen from 8 to 72 cents and final shares of 20 cents each. Several solvers claim 26 cents as correct.
City Clerk presents annual financial report to the City Council of Preeport for the year ending February 28, 1875. Details include warrants issued, bond issues and outstanding balances, expenditures by department, and a schedule of bonds outstanding with payees, due dates, and interest rates. Also lists items paid for taxes, advertising, coal, labor, weighmaster salary, legal services, and refunds.
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