Rates of Advertising for Business Cards
Rates list advertising options for business cards: up to five lines at $5 per year plus 50 cents per line for each line beyond the initial five. The note specifies the pricing structure for extra lines.
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1867
Page
5
Rates list advertising options for business cards: up to five lines at $5 per year plus 50 cents per line for each line beyond the initial five. The note specifies the pricing structure for extra lines.
A Stephenson County Bar meeting at Freeport May 11 1867 urges Judge Benj R Sheldon to permit use of his name for re election to the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit. Committee to present resolutions to Sheldon and publication in county papers. Sheldon grants permission in reply May 16 1867.
The 1st Presbyterian church ladies plan a June fair and strawberry festival to fund the church and finish the new audience room. They promise a week of varied entertainments, aiming for a truly festive, unprecedented city event.
The passage states that agents are earning from three to five hundred dollars a month and are sought in every county and state, suggesting a widespread recruitment campaign.
Visitors praise Mr Shurtliff for extensive renovations at the old stand and expect strong patronage. Dr Knapp of New York, famed for cures of chronic diseases, will consult at the Howard House on Thursday June 6 with free consultation. Mayor Sundeland’s dog muzzle edict triggers a canine commotion as hardware stores run low on supplies.
The letter advocates buying town lots and building homes to escape high rents, citing a laborer who pays 120 per year and plans a future investment of 750 in a cistern and home. It urges visiting Knowlton 8 second Addition for lot prices and support, with agent contact and farm listings. The item also includes notices about soldiers commutation rights, forged notes, window shades, and local sales ads.
C H Little importer and dealer in crockery china ware and silver plated goods advertises stone ware milk crocks butter jars pans and crocks in four shapes all sizes. They offer table cutlery ivory handled knives forks carvers and a full stock of silver plated forks and related wares opposite Brewster House and invite customers to inspect goods before buying.
Advertisement notes one mile north of Freeport offering about three hundred head of very fine wool sheep and lambs for stock farming. Also a superior lot of full blooded American Merino bucks and agricultural implements at Freeport Agricultural Works under Mr Jere Pattison. Also promotes Cope's Cough Balsam as a household remedy and discusses digestion and health tips.
A fragmented page notes patent medicines and local ads. It praises Coe's Cough Balsam and Coe's Dyaspepsia Curry while warning that many ads lack backing. Dentists Kingsley and Milla advertise pain free teeth and a Freeport office. J Mayer & Sons promote baked goods and can supply oysters and cream for events. Local merchants and boot shop Wise advertise low prices and service.
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