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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1869
Page
13
A lengthy dramatic account describes racial politics in the Corners with Strong allegations against McPelter and Deakin Pennibacker. It details a Black official’s roles, local governance battles, and tensions that spark calls for federal intervention amid broader wartime and Reconstruction era anxieties.
An advertisement proclaims a new patent well pump superior to wooden designs. It describes a timber body with an iron cylinder, removable iron valve and plunger, and a durable iron handle attached by a pin. The pump promises long life, easy maintenance, and applicability to wells and cisterns. Sample testimonial from John Miller in Simzie Illinois notes four years of use at a malt house with no repairs. Agents sought to sell pumps and territorial rights.
An old advertisement urges the public to rely on Coe's Cough Balsam for winter health. It highlights its long standing household use for throat chest and lung ailments and announces new mammoth family size bottles alongside the usual four ounce option at drug stores.
The phrase suggests the Balsam will be found invaluable and may be relied upon in the most extreme cases. The fragment hints at strong confidence in its effectiveness as a remedy or aid.
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