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Newspaper

Freeport Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1869

Page

7

Lee Affairs and Park Improvements in the Third Ward

The city, besides planting trees and repairing the Park fence, is building a sidewalk on Carroll Street. The Streets, Alleys and Bridges Committee is praised for this spring’s work and future plans. Mr. John Dewalt has erected an iron fence on Stephenson Street, cast by Hazen and Merean and finished by Knecht, noted as exemplary.

Third Ward Carroll Street John Dewalt Stephenson St Messry, Hazen Merean Chas Knecht

Freeport Journal subscription offers and periodical list

Advertises special offers for subscribing to the Freeport Journal with cash payments and readers to indicate paper and post office. Includes club rates for numerous periodicals, and mentions Littell's Living Age, The Household, and a Cuban War Map. Also notes an upcoming Peace Jubilee in Boston with tickets and a velocipede exhibition in town.

Freeport Gent Littell Fraser's Magazine Saturday Review Rhine Berthold Auerbach the Heights Die Presse Lettice Siale Cornhill N. Y N. Y. Evening Post; Lanfrey Saint Paul's The Wesleys Robin Gray Spain General Jomini Canada N.Y. Evening Post Victor Hugo Living Age Littell & Gay, Publishers Bromfield St Boston

July Fourth Celebration Move Suggested by Local Papers

The community considers moving the holiday celebration to Saturday July 3 to ensure a quieter Sunday. Preparations for the anniversary are already made the day before and boys traditionally begin celebrating at dusk on the fifth. A Turnverein convention is set for Rock Island June 6 and 7 with delegations expected from Quincy Burlington Dubuque Keokuk Des Moines Muscatine and Moline.

Turnverein Societies Mississippi Rock Taland Quincy Burlington Dubuque Keokuk Des Moines Muscatine Moline Freeport Turners

The Allma product claims hair regrowth via scalp stimulation

The text explains hair growth hinges on tiny scalp blood vessels supplying glands. Obstruction inhibits growth, while the Allama tonic supposedly reopens circulation. It warns hair reappears only after five to six weeks as vessels regain nourishment to the glands.

Farmers Reaping and Threshing Machinery Ad

Farmers and dealers urged to read the Barnes & Co advertisement offering a large variety of reaping and threshing machines, plows, cultivators, and other implements. The notice invites calls to their Galonga street warehouse and promises full confidence for orders by express.

Messrs. W. G. Barnes & Co Algo Stephenson

Don’t Be Humbugged By Traveling “Doctors” In Town

Public caution against itinerant healers selling universal remedies on street corners. They mockingly push items like Galangal and Tonka Bean with inflated prices and dubious cures. Skeptics pay high for supposed tonics while genuine drugs remain available at standard prices.

Warlong Bellava

Change of Programme for Curnyerein Society Building

The Curnyerein Society of this city voted to modify the upcoming season’s ball plan. They will add two star rooms on the first floor facing the street to be rented, with income aiding building erection obligations. This plan is considered an improvement over the former arrangement.

J. E. Sammons New York United States Mosars McHenry & Brink Wendenday Prof Sammons J. A.tinkham Sammon Curnyerein Society Quleua Regt

Chancey auction of farm implements and bitters tale

A garbled excerpt lists horse plows and threshing machines from Aultman Carey and others, alongside a Methodist temperance preacher praising Plantation Bitters when used moderately as medicine, noting its pleasant tonic effect and warning against overuse, plus a remark about Manilla Water.

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