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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1868
Page
5
An OCR fragment mentions a Freeport band providing music at a Sunday event, a grand picnic era, and juvenile activities. It also reports a stabbing incident with three men attacked and chased, and an ad for Jacob Krohn selling wholesale and retail tobacco products at No.103 Stephenson Street.
Personal notes report Mr P sialey of this city elected vice president of the State Dental Association at last week’s meeting held in Springfield. Next meeting announced for Quincy. Also mentions local ads about a chain of beauty products, coal supply rumors, and ice delivery service by Thomas with orders at Kenegy and Delhaier’s store on Stephenson Street.
Those who wish to have painting done this summer will do well to read the advertisement of Messrs Sees and Foster in another column.
Fragmentary bulletin notes a window display by the Sisters of Charity at St Mary’s Street for young women, with references to a school design and a building frontage. Limited readable details prevent full context or names.
Fragmented OCR reads show a trade scene with millinery goods and an extensive stock displayed in a store. Mentions of telegraphic favors and thanks to insurance contacts appear amid naming of individuals and a North American reference, suggesting a local business notice or ad notice in a historical newspaper.
Local chatter mentions Air Keubner planning a fine business block adjoining Mr. Heller's newly purchased property on Stephenson Street. The north side promises to rival the south in appearance as work begins on Stephenson Street improvements. Mrs Averill’s new building near Rhodes meat market already shows a neat, improving facade.
Messrs Buckman and Buxton proprietors of the billiard hall in Stine block announce a new game combining ten pins and billiards. The public is invited to see the unusual pastime, which the observant note is more pleasant than pin setting.
A circulated rumor claims Mrs. A. D. Ferris plans a costly display, with dubious verification. Two shows ran Saturday night featuring De Havens Circus and a Democratic Club meeting. audiences were small but clowns at De Havens drew higher praise than their peers.
A fragment from a Journal office notice states a beverage maker presents a case for a first season launch. The firm claims to be turning out vast quantities of a high quality beverage and is prepared to supply actors and others on liberal terms. Readers are urged to take notice.
At the corner of Stephen son and Van Buren Street heavy digging proceeds with little doubt the work will progress this week. The old City Hate bandpip area and alona Street hog monopolize a large portion, hindering traffic in that quarter. Sunday saw two pits. SYHS reports a pleasant day with citizens out for a promenade. The weather was favorable for outdoor activity as advertises in the New Freeport Directory.
The Freeport News Company offers the latest papers from across the Union at Hettinger's block news store. Visit for up-to-date reports on decisions and developments as they unfold in Washington.
Weather and slow business depress the city trade scene with merchants noting a near standstill. Only holiday traffic offers a brief exception as cold conditions and stagnant sales bite.
The passage notes the watering cart first used this season and the Clerk of the Weather planning to lay the dust. It laments little help from humans and hopes for dry clouds for a few days, as observers prefer dry weather.
A New Hall: the Masonic Fraternity plans a new two story building on property in that section. The upper floor will serve as a Masonic Hall while the first floor will be a store. The structure measures 20 by 60 feet. Further particulars are requested for publication.
A newspaper notes it does not endorse unsigned or separately signed opinions. It defends publishing diverse editorials as part of news, and states contributors' views may conflict with editors yet deserve a fair hearing in the paper's columns. The piece signals openness to varied daily discourse.
Mrs C. C. Wilson has recently relocated to a new shop in Bartlett's Block. The store promotes fashions and bargains and invites ladies to visit promptly for the latest selections.
Messrs Treat and Stocking hoisted a neat attractive sign before their drug store opposite the Court House. The sign features a giant pestle and mortar, underscoring their well known reputation for first class drug and toilet articles.
The new School House in the second ward near the old fair ground shows progress with cellar walls completed and materials on site. Plans and project leader are not confirmed, but the building will resemble the third ward school in style and will be smaller than existing structures.
E and J Roche advertise a fresh spring and summer clothing stock direct from eastern markets. The partners claim they bought goods cheaply and offer extra low cash prices to buyers. The assortment includes ready-made apparel and a full range of fabrics, with tailoring on request in an approved modern style.
The notice urges last call for orders as the city directory work nears press. It warns that those who have not given their orders to canvassers should visit the office to leave copy. The project promises high value as an advertising medium.
Messrs Soper and Baldwin advertise binding services for pamphlets magazines books and newspapers with quick turnaround and low prices. They offer prepared covers in any size and claim the invention is cheap convenient and durable. E S Baldwyn also offers an engraving by Schussa from the original painting Shaman’s Ride priced at 2.76.
An advertisement extols the Morton celebrated gold pen maker, promoting a 75 metal nib pen as an elegant lifetime writing instrument. It bids farewell to quills and promises durable ink with a gold finish.
T. Martin Townes presents the Burdett Organ as the most effective reed instrument for churches schools and halls. Sold by Be C. Dwight & Co with emphasis on its popularity and suitability for public spaces.
In Lena residents report beer running out Monday night as a town well water strike ends. On Tuesday a new supply arrives. An enterprising citizen imports from Chicago two full blooded black Spanish fowls valued by weight in one dollar notes. Local baseball club members from Neptune Base Ball Club gather for an event at H.G. Fqcher’s harpess sho. A wall forty four feet deep is noted in the town well area.
A long court docket lists numerous cases with actions including continued orders, dismissals, and defaults. It records guardian sale confirmations, venue changes, garnishees discharged, and judgments for costs or damages. Names include Abram Kumar, James Campbell, Almira Mayer, Joseph Sie, John W. Doane, Austin S. Smith, and The Second National Bank of Freeport among others.
This fragment includes varied notices and items such as partition orders, divorce records, and remarks on local attractions. It references names like James Mitchell and Leahora A. Boas, court actions, and notices to advertise in the New Freeport Directory, with scattered commentary on local events and venues.
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