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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1880
Page
5
Rates listed for small display and classified ads in the Nonpareil. Price per line varies by length with five line maximum. single insertion 65 cents, extra lines 50 cents each. notices in reading columns cost 10 cents first insertion, 5 cents for subsequent insertions. black type per line differs for first and later insertions.
The retailer pledges independent stance against larger firms, warning rivals not to expect sales decoys. It touts markdowns and permanent value, claiming to offer stylish clothing for less money than other local outlets and urging customers to view stock before investing.
The town enjoys warm weather as robins flourish and streets fill with carriages and wagons. Ann Eliza Young spoke at Opera Hall, Foll and White plan a new building with a proposed second story opera house for five to six hundred seating. Death visits the community with Mrs Ambrose and Mrs Hayes near death from puerperal fever. The Agney Bundy dispute unsettles residents as Geib’s representation is questioned. Mink fur boa found near Florence Station. finder to claim at local stores.
Center 4 advertises a vast assortment of dress fabrics for all uses and invites attention to affordable options. It also lists house sale offers on Adams Street, alongside notices for salt, dairy products, butter coloring, tea and related groceries from Burrell Bros. and Eus ton's Butter Depot.
The ad promotes a salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers and other eruptions with money back guarantee. Price 24 cents per box and sold by Emmert & Burrell in Freeport Illinois. Also an unrelated note touts sugar syrups for molasses and corn syrup from Burrell Bros with low prices.
Merchant reports return from the East with a full stock featuring the newest styles. Goods include a range of garments, fabrics, and accessories aimed at current fashion trends. Local shops prepare displays to showcase the fresh arrivals.
The text notes that inventors securing patent help from Presley & Green in Washington, D C have long government practice and guidance for patent success. It also advertises Burrell Bros selling meats and groceries at fixed prices, plus McHenry's Gallery offering card photographs.
The ad suggests buying the Great Anti Morbific guarantees relief from neuralgias and rheumatism. It links marriage for money to knowing what one gets and hints at more details in another column.
A new eight room house with modern improvements in Knowlton's addition to Freeport is for rent or sale. The property includes a good well and cistern. For details inquire at this office or of Gro Claus at 484% 107 Galena St.
Wood taken in exchange for first quality photographs at Allen's gallery. Old pictures copied and enlarged in fine style. Burrell Bros carry the largest line of coffees and sell all grades two to five cents a pound cheaper than any other firm in Northern Illinois. Mrs. Dirksens' Bus can be obtained for callers.
Local contractor offers complete machinery for moving and raising buildings anywhere in the county. Reasonable terms. Orders accepted at residence in Damascus or Sciota Mills, signed JACOB SUANEA.
Am daily receiving for the next ten days large lines of choice seasonable goods in every department. Now is the time to make selections. Wa. WALTON.
Advertisement promises $72 weekly or $12 daily from home with a free costly outfit and directs readers to Tru & Co. at 2433 Augusta Maine, likely a dubious employment scheme targeting residents.
A vintage advertisement claims Shiloh's Vitalizer cures Dispersia Liver Complaint Indigestion Constipation General Debility and other issues. It also touts Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy with a nasal injector and a 50 cent price, sold by Emmert & Burrell.
A new medical method promises a dry vegetable Kidney-Wort compound to prepare six quarts of medicine at home. It claims cures for kidney bags, liver complaint, constipation, piles, and serves as a tonic for females.
The article discusses a farm manager aiming for good profit across the season by nourishing cows so they produce steadily. It notes using Wells, Richardson and Co’s Perfected Butter Color to gild light butter and raise value by five cents per pound. It also promotes Sellers Cough Syrup as instant relief for a persistent cough, costing a quarter.
An advertisement extols Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung ailments as a life extending cure. It claims success for coughs, colds, bronchitis, asthma, hoarseness, croup and throat or lung diseases, with trial bottles at ten cents and regular bottles at one dollar, sold by Emmert & Burrell.
An 19th century style advertisement proclaims Green's August Over cures liver complaint and dyspepsia with a sample bottle offered at 10 cents. It claims rapid relief after three doses and notes Swarts & Stocking as sellers.
An 1876 notice from Simt e Dan New York advertises Dr M M Fenner liniments and tonics including Blood and Liver remedy Nerve Tonic and St Vitus Dance Specific. It claims cures for biliousness headaches rheumatism and diarrhoea with sample bottles offered at ten cents and lists Emmert Burrell and Fellows as sellers.
The Dirksens' bus system offers rides to any part of the city for five cents, expanding transportation options for residents seeking affordable travel within town.
A fragment notes samples priced five to twenty dollars offered by Suengon Co located in Portland. The text references home use items and suggests a product distribution or retail listing. Further details are unreadable in the OCR.
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