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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1882
Page
5
Merchants advertise large lines of Spring goods at low cash prices. Seeley & Read tout flour quality at $2 per sack with no complaints. Burrell Bros introduce new spring dress fabrics including cashmeres and ginghams. Walton's offers kid gloves lisle thread gloves and silk mitts in spring shades.
Local shop wares promote a premium selection of Body Brussels and tapestries from WM Walton and Barrell Bros. Also advertised are New Formosa Oolong Tea at 87 cents per pound and other teas down to 25 cents. Electric Bitters touted as a health remedy costing fifty cents per bottle, sold by Emmert & Burrell.
For a long time there has been a need for just such a liniment as Kendall's Spavin Cure. This statement notes demand for a remedy claimed to ease horse joint issues and spavin symptoms.
It Pays to Trade at 110 Arbuckle's Ariosi Coffee 1 pound 18 cents McLaughlin's XXIX Coffee 1 pound 18 cents Thurber's No 34 Coffee 1 pound 18 cents Our Rio Coffee always fresh 18 cents Our Maracaibo Coffee almost equal to Java 28 cents Green Rio Santos coffees at 12 15 to 18 cents per pound
Maynard announces the city’s largest carpet line with choice designs and value. The note urges customers to inspect goods and prices. Also mentions Dissolution of Leggitt & Gibler with J H Gibler continuing operations and warrants all work.
Mrs. R. G. Baldwin returns to the old stand and unveils new spring millinery styles. Ladies are invited to examine the collection and choose fashionable hats and accessories.
A brief item notes low prices on canned goods of all kinds at R Mertins. The notice highlights affordable stock and invites shoppers to visit the store for bargains.
Just received a line of Wm. Hall and Co's celebrated Jamestown dress goods warranted not to cackle or shrink in washing and equal in durability to top foreign Roads. Also advertised Pineapple Cheese Extra Queen Olives canned shships lobsters mackerel salmon broiled mackerel in tomato sauce canned brook trout tongue potted jam corned beef brown and a large line of imported and domestic canned fruits and vegetables at low prices.
City Council passes resolution on March 13 1882 to call six percent warrants numbered 18 625 to 10 022 inclusive and halt interest after March 24 1882 City Clerk W C Clark notes the action ad follows for Kendall’s Spavin Cure promising relief for horse lameness.
Readable shipment of uncolored teas from Kangra Valley Assam and Cooped districts received by D and W2TMehzo H.D. Post and Go. Local merchant confirms stock of Kangra Assam and Cooped teas for immediate sale.
Choice dried pruits in great variety sold at BerRRELL Bugs with bottom prices.
Just opened large bargain event offers ladies corsets at 50 cents each led by Mrs W A Stevens. Visitors encouraged to shop early for best selection and prices.
Advertisement notes Maynards offers cheapest stock of curtain muslins embroideries and white goods with full line of black and colored silks and mentions Mrs W A Stevens as linked.
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