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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1867
Page
5
Rates listed for advertising one inch or 12 lines of Nonpareil forming a square. Includes yearly pricing of 15 00 00 15 00 25 00 25 00 4000 40H mr i 00. Business cards limited to five entries at $5 per year with 50 cents for each additional card.
Wen Cue Wieser presiding judge notes May term actions on the estate of Andrew Stoskopson and other matters. Final judgments, discharge orders, and guardian appointments are recorded for multiple estates including Bulkarky Dodds and Bingham, with appraisers named for Wm Brown estate and minor guardian designations.
In London Rev Dr McLeod praises The Starling a tale rich in pathos wit and character drawing Littell's Living Age reprints the story praising its breadth of foreign content New York Saxpay News No 18 vol 2 showcases literary articles Dickens and Hugo to contribute original stories Standard Phonographic Visitor by A J Graham praised as a useful guide with Graham offering further work at 544 Broadway New York City
A recent street ball game in front of our office ended with a thrown ball striking a man’s brand new hat and rolling into the gutter. The piece warns players to avoid such headgear during games to prevent a repeat misfortune.
Married in May 1867 by Rev W Spencer, J D Sx17it wed to Jenn Jennifer Burn of Davis village Stephenson county Illinois.
Tuesday edition reports a delinquent tax sale at the Court House at ten o'clock. Lena forms a new Base Ball Club named Neptune B B Club with A Chirk as President and Aaron Kemper Secretary. Common Council set an extra meeting Friday and regular meeting Saturday. Mayor Sunderland returns from studying steam fire engines and may report Sunday. Empire Base Ball Club elected Brigham Payne President and Wm. B. Thomas as former president. Grand opening planned for Friday with committee for arrangements. Also notes Mayer & Sons visit, ice cream sales, and local recipes and notices on household tips and products.
A fragmented 19th century domestic column lists recipes for pound pudding a soap making method White Harp Soap lard trials corn rusk and Johnny Cakes. Ingredients include raisins currants suet flour sugar lemon peel mace nutmeg eggs lard borax and more with boiling and baking instructions.
A local notice urges residents to invest in town lots to reduce living costs. A laborer explains renting $10 per month or $120 yearly, versus buying land and building, with a $75 interest saving and an eventual $45 yearly net gain. The ad promotes Knowlton's Second Addition and offers prices and lot views, plus other real estate and farm listings and notices for soldiers claims and debts.
An old Crockery and Importer ad proclaims a large stock of table glassware crystalware and china ware. It touts silver plated Britannia and tin toilet wares metal cutlery mirrors lamps and kerosene items with dozens of glass sets vases mugs and child friendly dishes. The notice claims the largest assortment of beat prays in the city at very low prices.
A noisy collage of ads and brief notices highlights medicines patent remedies tobacco dental services and local trades. Mentions Coos Dyspepsia Cure Coo s Cough Medicine Kingsley Mills dentists A Knowlton Jr and Mayer Sons selling boots canned fruit and cider with references to Freeport area and local businesses.
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