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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1877
Page
4
A jumble of rates, terms, and ads from a 19th century newspaper listing advertising charges, promises, and small notices. Includes price per line, discounts, and penalties, plus assorted classifieds for goods, real estate, pasturage, and services. Multiple named places and vendors appear, with scattered market items and testimonials.
Clayton's announces fresh wall paper styles arriving for old and new customers with best hangers, guaranteed work, and painting services. Also features Mrs. Benson parasol stock, three coat-makers wanted, and a Freeport residence/listing sale. Plus an estray mare reward, an excursion offer to Southwest Kansas, and Dr. King's New Discovery claims for coughs, with local agents Forenty & Burrell.
For rent a warehouse at 93 Galena Street Enquire of W C and W Barnes. For floor stair and table 681 cloths see Jonathan Boyers opposite the Monument. Wanted at this office 1000 volumes of magazines to bind at bed rock prices.
Wall paper and new goods in endless variety at D Adamson's store located at 89 Stephenson Street. The ad highlights a wide selection of wallpaper finishes and styles for home decorating.
A Grover and Baker sewing machine offered as good as new or trade for a cow. Also a feather bed for sale. For particulars apply at this office. The largest stock and best selected wallpaper patterns are at D. Adamson, 89 Stephenson Street.
The Star Clothing House announces new Spring styles of garments and a large sale to clear six thousand dollars worth of children's carriages toys and household items before January 1 1878 to make room for fruits and confectionery J D Diffenbaugh urges timely purchases. Also ads BosonEes German Syrup claims to cure coughs and serious chest illnesses with sample bottles 10 cents and regular size 75 cents sold by Swarts and Stocking.
T L J Klapp of Freeport advertises the largest Northwest assortment of new carriages in fashionable styles at reduced prices. Stock promises best materials and workmanship, with emphasis on finish and durability. Also notes examination before purchase and asserts stock quality.
Massive sales pitch touts the New Family Shutie sewing machine at 30 dollars as the cheapest machine in the world. It claims rapid, precise, and durable performance with all latest improvements, easy to learn, and never out of order. Agents urged to sell nationwide from New York City address Caytely & Co at Broadway and Eighth Street.
The page advertises W W Robey grocery store opposite Knowlton's bank with praised teas coffees sugars syrups canned fruits and low prices plus home delivery. It also highlights Stephenson County Farmers Co operative Associa tion farm implements from hand rake to thresher, Sola water lemonade and temperance drinks at J D Diffenbaugh, unlaundered shirts at Star Clothing, and Wood's mower by Jo WW Bradshaw as agent, Manny's Building Liberty Street.
A historical ad touts Dr Morris's Syrup of Tar Wild Cherry and Tremendous health claims. It highlights reliability as a staple remedy for coughs colds croup bronchitis asthma and incipient consumption. The safe drug contains no opium and is sold in trial 10c and larger 50c to 1.00 by Emmert Burrell with Parker’s Pleasant Worm Syrup also offered at 26c.
Cheap John John R Wagner offers the lowest prices with a large stock of groceries at the Brewster House opposite. He is well known in local grocery trade and invites customers to call and be convinced of his astonishingly low prices and wide selection.
An old advertisement extols Hale's Covan Conpral as a cough remedy praised by physicians and guaranteed by the druggist N A Draper to cure after half a bottle if needed. It touts Castoria as a pleasant substitute for Castor Oil, suitable for children’s upset stomach and bowel issues. Also promotes Centaur Lintment for burns and rheumatic pains and advertises a residential lot sale near the State Fair grounds in East Freeport offered by Onuriw Crocker, Prop.
Freeport Lime Works offers well known Freeport Lime at 25 cents per bushel cash only with fresh burnt lime and large stock. Also available are cement stucco and plastering at reduced prices. Anton Benixa promotes Wal Paper at low prices at Db Adamson's 80 Stephenson St. Appy to D. M. Barney.
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