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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1871
Page
5
In a chaotic excerpt a justice questions a writ for Smiths arrest while a clerk quips the writ reads 207 est. A young lady lands a Chicago newspaper job on playful verse about love and human yearning. Best Morgan advertises Japanese silks and Irish Poplins at 87 and 1.00 per yard.
A dated recruitment and advertisement appeal urging readers to submit classified wants through the Freeport Journal. It invites cooks, servants, salesmen, rental behoves, horse or piano sales, farm or house sales, boarding, and pub patronage, asking favors be handed in early each week.
An advertisement urges homemakers to try the Doty Washer at Lawyer and Burchard. It guarantees satisfaction or a refund, with every machine rented and the promise of lighter wash days.
Staver and Snyder advertise a wide selection of boots and shoes at the Sign of the Big Boot, promising shoppers they can find anything they want in footwear. The message emphasizes extensive stock and a prominent storefront.
MecHenry announces a new gallery on the first floor at 110 Stephenson Street offering a full range of photographic styles. Sawyer and Burchard promote hardware at low prices, claiming their stock beats rivals for value and that their goods are superior across the board.
Rhodes and Brother continue to serve customers with steaks roasts chops and fresh fish and game in season. The shop is described as the best market in the city with steady customer service.
The Freeport Book Bindery is neatly fitted in the upper story of the Freeport Journal office. It makes blank books to order and pounds magazines and pamphlets on short notice at reasonable rates. Old books repaired and rebound.
Garden rakes hoes spades and shovels offered at low prices by Lawver and Burchard. Local advertorial lists a broad selection with emphasis on affordable yard tools for quick purchase.
The provided text is a philosophical verse fragment with no identifiable news event or report. It lacks named entities, dates, places, or organizations to extract a concrete news item or generate a valid card.
The Oregon Reporter of Ogle County promotes Cook Stores with claims of lower prices than rivals. The feature teases Sumner and Martin and notes a witty exchange about earning bread and tea, amid praise for the enlarged Oregon Reporter edition in the congressional district.
An advertisement from Mippa Lepitcu Porren & Co of Freeport Illinois promotes VALFORNIA WINE AND BRANDIES as cheaper than Chicago or Seattle markets. The notice appears alongside miscellaneous editorials and a humorous tea room quip about Magara Star Bitters sold by Middleditch Potter & Co. Sample Rooms.
Best and Morgan showcase a splendid line of Pongee and Builed Silk Parasols this week at very low prices. The Lilliputian ad copy urges readers to grumble and complain as a way to lure home seekers and investors, framing a dreary town image.
Best and Morgan announce summer display of hats bonnets ribbons flowers and laces. They offer wholesale and retail millinery goods at low prices, claiming to be cheaper than any house in the United States.
Subscribers’ payments noted with names and amounts, indicating renewal dates and arrears rules. The list includes Richard Roe and many others paying amounts from 2 to 4 dollars, with several entries of 1 to 4 dollars and one 26 cents, showing the paper’s method to update balance and enforce regular delivery if in arrears.
A reader touts Maydew as a morning skin wash that leaves a clear healthy whiteness, removes tan and freckles, and offers a youthful look. The claim notes it surpasses advertised cosmetics and warns against outdoor use in pure morning air.
The Middleditch Porter Co liquor firm reports strong growth and wider reach including Chicago area and beyond. The Chicago Street branch relocates to Stonesman’s Block at Stephenson and Market Streets to serve old and new customers. Ice thickness noted at three eighths of an inch with autumn fruit forecasts mentioned.
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