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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1869
Page
10
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Local first class photographer McHenry is praised for consistent, faithful work and trusted skill. From his long service to the public, patrons are urged to inquire at his gallery above Staver & Snyder’s boot and shoe store for any portrait needs and the lowest rates.
Francis Gohlson of Kent, four miles west of Lena, lost his house and furniture to a March fire while away at church. The stove pipe caused the blaze, three people helped contain it, and Gohlson faced a $600 loss with no insurance. Lena residents contributed a sizable relief sum.
The season opener strawberries appeared in the market during the past week from the southern part of the state. Local sellers report early harvests and expect steady demand as fresh fruit reaches buyers.
At Excelsior Lodge No.97 meeting in May 1869 and again in November 1877 the committee prepared heartfelt resolutions on the death of Brother Edward C. Dwight. The statements honor his upright business conduct and adherence to Master’s teachings, express sorrow at his loss, and request mourning drapery for 30 days.
Matrimonial notice reports the marriage on the fourth of the month in Quincy Illinois by Major Graves Esq. The bride and groom are named but the text is garbled and unclear.
The article summarizes Rev A C Brickman’s lectures on the New Church belief. It covers the unity of the Trinity, Christ as God, the Father as Divine Love, the Word as Divine Thought, and the Holy Spirit as the proceeding triune act. Regeneration is described as progressive, continuing after death, with heaven as a state carried within the soul.
The Lena report covers a county convention caucus with 206 votes cast. H C Burchard delegates win 107. It notes a Sunday School Institute across several nearby towns, Winnebago Indians camping near Lena, leasing by Peter and George Lieurance for marble cutting, ongoing noon prayer meetings, Mrs J Knoff’s arrest for disorderly conduct, Bowker’s retirement from Stover Clapp, stone work for a new hotel, regular German Baptist preaching at McEathron Hall, Mr Grossman adding to his home, and a Howardeville marriage notice for Abram Cookson and Luriam Graves.
Mr Oscar Taylor es plans a new picket fence around his property on Union Street. Neighbors observe the ongoing work and anticipate enhanced curb appeal.
Report describes a person found in a New York laboratory by Liberty Street barricaded among boxes. He defends selling Plantation Bitters and claims improved quality, recounting orders from around the world. He denies Drake’s death and touts Madya ofga Water as superior Cologne sold cheaply.
The Velocipedrome in Freeport hosted a week of exhibitions under Megara Tinkham and Huntoon with Prof Sammons showing bicycle feats. On Saturday a grand prize event awarded Z M Hibbard best rider, William McConnell fastest half mile, and B H Sunderland top amateur rider, boosting local interest in cycling.
In a period notice fragment, John Ryan relocates a shoupe and barn from Prospect and Float to Frost Street, planning to migrate and build a new house with a shed. The text mentions a penalty due on a May Monday and payment of United States taxes, with costs to be saved.
Prominent list of farm equipment including Buckeye sulky corn cultivators, black hawk wheels, walking cultivators, Hawkins Buckeye reapers and mowers, junior and senior droppers, hand and self bakers, improved light combined reapers and mowers, and Aultman & Co sweepstakes threshing machines. Mentions Selby’s Union and ride two horsey planters with various brands and features.
The article discusses the liver’s role in filtering impurities from the blood and explains how disease causes jaundice and systemic ill effects. It promotes Constitution Bitters as a health remedy for women, children, and the elderly, claiming it strengthens the weak and suits even infants.
The Ladies' Ald Society of Zion Church will hold its first meeting since the prior month at Mr G M Clayton's residence on Stephenson Street Thursday evening.
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