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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1877
Page
4
A mixture of ads for wall paper stock fresh arrivals at Clayton’s and high turnover goods at Walton’s, with notices about new stock, prices and services. Also includes farm and hardware listings, pasture opening, sale and rental notes, and local business promotions in Freeport and nearby towns.
Advertisements describe T. L. J. Klapp of Freeport selling New Carriages in the Northwest at reduced prices with high quality woodwork and finishes. Also promotes Wood's Mower, Green's August Flower for dyspepsia, wall paper, Dr Roback's Stomach Bitters for temperance, and a New Family Shuttle sewing machine at $30 from A Cateny & Co in New York.
The snippet lists multiple merchants and products from Stephenson County including W. W. Robey groceries, J. D. Diffenbaugu sells candies, and Swartz & Stock offerings. It promotes low prices, home deliveries, and shop locations near Knowlton's bank and the Journal Office bindery. It also notes farm implements from the Stephenson County Farmers Co operative Association with a satisfaction guaranteed policy.
An OCR readable jumble lists O I Fre Freeport Laundry at Van Buren and Clay with services and proprietor Mrs M A Way, rental notices for 91 and 93 Galena, requests for 1000 bound magazines, medicine ads for Hall's Cough Cordial and Castoria, Centaur Liniment, property for sale near East Freeport, Freeport Lime Works pricing, wallpaper from D Apkinson, and a rental notice for Lot 5 block 58 Stephenson Street.
The Star Clombing House on Stephenson Street presents a full stock of ready made clothing for men youths boys and children. The new styles and varied goods are praised as nearly equal to custom work and superior to anything previously seen in the market.
A Grover and Baker sewing machine offered for sale or trade for a good cow along with a feather bed. Partly reads inquiry for particulars at this office and notes a large stock of wallpaper at D Adamsleys.
Claims no opium or dangerous drug and safe for severe colds coughs asthma bronchitis croup whooping cough and consumption. Trial size 10 cents large 50 cents and one dollar sold by Enmert Burrel agents for Prof Parker's Worm Syrup 25 cents. Try it.
Cheap John Wagner offers the lowest prices and best goods opposite the Brewster House. John Wagner, a long time local grocer, invites a call to see a large stock of croceties sold at astonishingly low prices.
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