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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1874
Page
4
Read a jumble of town notices from Oregon and Stephenson county including market chatter on asparagus onions and radishes, farm progress with plowing and planting, a newborn at Krohn's, a patent bridge, windmills, a grand strawberry festival, and a brisk push on local construction. A mix of ads, society notes, and brief crime and weather hints, all with characteristic 19th century local tone.
General Kilpatrick will deliver his lecture Sherman’s March to the Sea at McKathren’s next Saturday evening May 23. The Lenastes anticipate a crowded house as Lena seeks to bring the popular lecturer to Freeport’s disappointment in securing him.
W G and W Barnes, leading Northwest agricultural implement dealers, are distributing大量 printed matter and rapidly moving farm machinery to correspond. The author notes that Freeport would gain population, business, and prosperity with more such enterprising firms in town.
In Switzerland a law compels six trees after marriage and two per child. Old Shady would be nowhere if such a law were in force here. The Doctor says he does not want such a law, fearing a pigeon roost over his head.
Dozens of swift horses prepare for the upcoming meet in Freeport with races scheduled June 2, 8, 4, and 5. The local racing association offers a $6,000 purse, aiming to attract top turf stock. Railroads promote reduced fares at one and one-fifth the regular rate for round trips to Freeport.
A lecture by the eloquent preacher Dr Cross titled Rome Ancient and Modern will be held at the Opera House on May 27. His six months residence in Rome is cited as qualification for a brilliant presentation of the theme.
A reader exchange offers a verse advising Mondays for wealth Tuesdays for health Wednesdays best day of all Thursdays for crosses Fridays for losses Saturdays no luck. It notes friends who wed on Wednesday and endured crosses and losses, concluding Saturday dawn not for distant unions.
A late edition notes the Temperance Mass Meeting at the Opéra House on Wednesday evening was set in type but not reset before press. A Thursday afternoon barn fire on Webster Street owned by William Walton destroyed a barn and its contents including a sleigh and harness caused by a child’s careless burning.
A Watch Factory Committee meeting decides to hold a public meeting at the Opera House this evening the 20th. The Stephenson County Agricultural Society fair is set for September 7 8 9 and 10 with premiums offered by firms and individuals. The premium list is being printed for distribution in nearby counties.
A roundup of visits and social notes from Freeport including Jack Frost's night visit, Frank McDowell of the Chicago Tribune stopping by, O. L. Currier and Thomas French visiting friends, and various business and church happenings. Mentions Joe Cavanagh of Freeport, Wheeler Seamless Shoe orders, and other local personages and events.
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