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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1878
Page
5
A garbled rate table lists advertising costs with multiple column entries and prices like 5 00 and 8 00 across periods. The fragment appears to show monthly and quarterly rates with several numeric values and layout markers.
Telegraphic notes from St Petersburg and London sketch a tense balance of power. Prince Gortychakoff feigns illness to avoid a meeting with Lord Loftus, while Russia may occupy Bucharest as a precaution. European minds doubt a quick end to the war and expect Bismark to steer toward peace amidst English delays.
A hand placed on the outside of the Roman Catholic Chapel in Chiselhurst, England, inflicts a blow and targets the parish church and its branches. The report notes this is the town’s only Roman Catholic Church, marking a provocative act against local faith institutions.
An 19th century medical passage lists circulatory weakness, emaciation, digestive failure, and languor as disease precursors. It promotes Jostetter's stomach bitters as a potent restorative used by physicians and popular nationwide to fortify health and vigor.
Auction notice states pasture open for stock cret in May first. Price set at 1.50 per head. Cras F Goodnue listed as contact or organizer with ambiguous role.
The store RINBILL Rorzen & Co introduces new G60ds devices featured in a brief notice. Details are scarce but the arrival signals updated tech offerings for customers this season.
Just opened lines announce new stock of dry goods carpets oil cloths and more. Prices are reduced for this season lower than any prior. The Dry Goods Store is at 104 Stephenson Street and the Clothing Store at 106 Stephenson Street run by Ws Walton.
A long list of named users from many states touts Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy as a cure for catarrh. The notice also endorses Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for general debility and poor blood in conjunction with the Catarrah Remedy.
A sale promotion promises $1 off every $4 spent on Boys Youths and Men's Ready Made Clothing. The ad touts low cost operations and a large annual clothing volume while highlighting new woolens and tailoring services at 104 and 106 Stephenson Street and Stevens offering ladies and misses fashions.
Three dwelling houses listed for rent at J A Coca Bar near the Court House with notice dated April 76th 1878.
Wm. Walton announces a fresh arrival of dry goods and carpets. Krinbill Rotzler and Co. have received another batch of Blick Cashmeres at reduced prices.
Notice announces new stock of dry goods and clothing with discounts on ribbons at 10 cents per yard. William Walton advertises 104 and 106 Stephenson Street, while Krinbill Rotzler Co and Stevens promote opening new goods in every department at bottom prices.
An assortment of ads promotes tobacco brands Marburg Bros Seal of North Carolina and common tobacco, flour at 20 cents a package from Goddard's Mill, Dr Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy with tonics, Dr Marshall's Lung Syrup, Pain relief, cough remedies, and a notice of new Black Suit Fringes at Stevens.
N. W. Rogers is in the city for piano tuning work. Leave orders at M. W. B. Elsons or J. Hea's music store.
Miller's Livery Stable in Freeport hosts a public sale on Saturday May 18 1878 offering four thoroughbred Durham Bulls with six months credit and approved security. G Voyant conducts the sale. The notice also advertises Dr Marshall's Jumg Syrup at 25 cents a bottle sold by N A Draper as a cough and cold remedy.
Promotes luxuriant growth, restores gray or faded hair to youthful color, and improves scalp health. Claims to remove dandruff stop hair fall cure itching and humors, while keeping skin clean and hair untangled. Not a dye, harmless and exquisitely perfumed. Swartz Stocking is sole agent.
H McPhillips artistic cutter and merchant tailor showcases imported and domestic cloths at the Perfect fitting garments store in Freeport. His standard suits and fine fabrics attract customers while boasting past awards and high skill with a strong emphasis on stylish, well made clothes for men and boys.
A popular drug store, Swarts & Stocking, offers two good combs and a nice hair brush for 25 cents.
Irreverent lads mocked a bald head. the advertisement touts Kings Vegetable Ambrosia as restoring hair roots and promoting new growth. Sole agents Emmert & Burrell claim the product revitalizes even dying follicles to rival youthful locks. The note sits among a clutter of assorted ads for textiles, corsets, land for sale, and linens from 1876 commerce.
Cure claim for coughs bronchitis whooping cough asthma and throat lung diseases with Shilohs Consumption Cure. Two doses relieve croup in children with a money back guarantee. Sold by Emmert and Burrell with porous plaster offer and tiered pricing.
An old advertisement promises relief from indigestion constipation and yellow skin symptoms with Shilohs System Vitamin Zer. It offers a guaranteed cure at 10 and 75 cents and lists Emmert & Burrell as sellers.
The notice reads as a fragrance promotion by Wells for a product labeled Persian Perfume Slackme Tack. It touts pleasant scent and invites trial usage. The fragmentary line includes a marketing cue and a call to try the fragrance.
The Centaur Liniments come in two kinds the chuTe for people and the Yellow for horses sheep and other animals. Testimonials are wrapped around every bottle and may be procured from any druggist or by mail from the Centaur Company 46 Dey Street New York City.
Prices listed include New Process Iowa flour at 1.25 and Winter wheat options from 1.65 to 1.90. The ad promotes freshly ground corn meal and Graham flour at 80 with offerings from BURRELL Bros. and Addams.
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as the only effective treatment for severe lung diseases. It claims wide use with 50,000 dozen bottles sold last year and urges consumptives to try one bottle, priced 75 cents, available through Druggists nationwide.
A promotional notice extols Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds claiming rapid relief for severe coughs asthma and bronchitis. It promises immediate relief to worn patients and notes a money back guarantee and free bottles.
Close trimmed extra quality sugar cured hams priced at eight cents per pound available from Burrell Bros for a limited sale.
A buggy cushion is found and may be reclaimed by the owner who proves ownership and pays the notice fee.
Ten pound packages of bolted corn meal offered for 10 cents at Goddard's Mill.
Burrell Bros advertises reduced prices on canned fruits and vegetables by five to twenty percent. Only the best standard goods offered.
At the corner opposite Brewster, C. O. D. Grocery displays a rich collection of pure cider vinegar and apples. Shoppers find plentiful stock and appealing pricing on fresh produce and pantry staples.
A vetted claim promotes the Great English Remedy for coughs colds and sore throat as an all purpose treatment. The item asserts superior effectiveness and universal suitability with strong sales language.
The Champion Corn Phinter is praised as the best planter ever seen, noted for lightness and accurate drop. Visitors are urged to inspect before purchasing at the Farmers Co operative House, with listings for fruits and silks at Stevens and DeFenbaus.
The C. O. D. Grocery Store near Brewster House displays new stock and updated prices for shoppers. Customers find fresh goods and value pricing as the store highlights recent arrivals and daily deals.
Caution callers regarding Great English remedy offers. Farm spans 160 acres in Winslow township near two depots of the I. C. R. for sale or trade for city property. Inquiries at this office.
D Adamson on Stephenson Street advertises sell out of all wall paper and window shades at cost to clear space for new stock.
Eight room property on Clark avenue for sale or rent. Apply to O. Taylor at 401f. Advertisement ends with paint offer urging White Lead and Linseed Oil at bottom figures from D. Adamson's.
Trent and Koenta advertise their new upstairs shop at 8M Stephenson Street offering cheapest and finest parlor and chamber sets. Machine oil is also sold at bottom figures from D Adamsion's on Stephenson Street.
For sale a $100 scholarship at Rock River University Dixon. Valid in any branch or department taught. For particulars call at or address this office.
Over 11 000 square feet of door stock with parlor and chamber sets will be sold for the next 60 days at greatly reduced prices. D KUEUNER.
Bound volumes of ar pers Magazine, in the best binding, offered at two dollars per volume at San born's.
An advertisement highlights the American Popular five cent cigar available at J D Dirre NeArGH s shop offering affordable smoking option.
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