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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1881
Page
7
A scattered column covers geographic, cultural, and legal notes including a parade of varied items: fishing finds a 20 gold piece in Quinte Bay. a wild beast spooked Castine, Me.. Maine reports 620 divorces. a Canadian rattlesnake exhibit. and theater talk with Edwin Booth in London. Also noted are a German royal wedding plate gift idea, counterpoint on Irish oppression, and a look at early envelope origins.
Two rival preachers, Watts Bible and Slinger, trade barbs on church attendance. They stage a safeguard bet by counting congregations, with Billings claiming three hundred and Slinger five hundred. A witness counts by hiring a sexton, while one preacher asserts he preaches to convicts at the penitentiary. An unrelated letter defends Margaret Fuller’s father and praises her as a scholarly figure. A Messina tea plantation plans to hire a Chinese expert to manage drying and export processes.
An 19th-century style advertisement touts Virtunsas and Spring Blossom as remedies for liver kidney and bladder complaints. It claims improved well being from possessing a pictured note and offers price 40 cents with trial bottles at 10 cents.
D Sullivan of Malcom Ontario reports years of selling Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil with strong satisfaction. He calls it the only patent medicine that cares more than it is recommended to cure.
The Journal remains the favorite Republican and family newspaper in the county with wide circulation to towns and many states. Subscriptions cost $1.50 in advance, with a $2 option. Those who clear arrears and pay a year in advance receive a handsome illustrated Journal Annual with a calendar, readings, and statistical tables.
Prices offered for Chicago and New York papers include the Journal Annual and the Weekly New York Tribune. Correspondence from responsible local parties on county happenings is welcomed and appreciated.
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