Circus in town and local notes from Farneworth
The great circus is in town today. Decoration exercises will occur tomorrow at 6 P M at the Armory. A Putnam county Missouri woman recently bore four children two boys and two girls. An article on sugar beets appears on page seven. Addie Batleu wed a Terre Haute Indiana couple last week and quipped cradles cost less than divorces. Grain prices rose last week with about fifteen car loads daily moved. On Monday night the Zouaves will disband and reorganize under a new constitution and name. Billy Thomas of the Freeport Journal weighs ten pounds and is thriving with his wife Mrs. Thomas hosting him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Batleu
Terre Haute
Indiana
Billy Thomas
Freeport Journal
Thomas
Humorous Odds and Ends From a Northern Paper
A mix of whimsical quips and satirical notes appears in the Oregon Reporter style. Jests about an Irishman seeking work, a sharp retort from a cross old man, miscredited newspaper items, and a joke about Apache peace. It closes with a local ad praising Northwest tree dealers at 105 Stephenson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Messrs. McLain
Stephenson Street
Illinois
Passenger steamers shift to restaurant system on Mississippi
The passenger steamers on the Mississippi now run on a restaurant system. Passengers pay for passage and then fifty cents per meal, choosing as many meals as desired. Fares from Dundeith to St Paul drop from $8.00 to $5.50, and to St Louis fall from $12.00 to $8.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Dundeith
St. Paul
St. Louis
Zouave plans music for Soldiers' Monument decoration
A Zouave Company member hunted citywide for music to decorate next Thursday. Lena was visited to hire a band but the leader was absent. Vocal music has been secured and the Soldiers' Monument will also be decorated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zouave Company
Lena
Wonderroun Invention Demonstrated at Local Machine Shop
A Monday exhibition at Stites & Jrxxvns Machine Shop showcased Ur Hall's Patent Rotary Steam Engine. The engine, about the size of a parlor stove, reportedly performs like twenty five horsepower and expands steam efficiently. Citizens praised the invention, and Freeport is poised to host the first manufacturing company. Capitalists are urged to act quickly to prevent rivals from securing the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ur. Hall
Stites & Jrxxvns
Freeport
Zouaves Strawberry Festival at Armory Sets Grand Evening
The Zouaves present a grand Strawberry Festival at the Armory on Saturday evening June 1. Proceeds fund defraying new uniforms. First big event of the season, promises a brilliant affair and civic pride. Citizens urged to attend and contribute to Freeport’s esteemed military company and its new uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zouaves
Freeport
Tin Wedding at the Parsonage
Last Monday evening a large pleasant gathering at the parsonage of the First M E Church marked the tenth anniversary of Rev. Wm. Aug. Smith and his wife. About seventy parishioners joined in a surprise visit for a social time rich collation and a strengthened bond between pastor and congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Wm. Aug. Smith
Freeport School Board Election Set for June 8
The election for one three year Board of Education member in Freeport School District is scheduled for next Monday June 8. Polls open at the Pennsylvania House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The notice urges voters to select a well qualified experienced person to manage schools and choose teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Freeport
Pennsylvania House
Louis Jungkunz Moves Barber Shop to New Rooms Nearby
A Palmyra editor urges rising at four to hear birds, a suggestion the writer mocks by noting they can hear birds sing without waking early. The piece frames Jungkunz relocating his barber shop one door north to his newly fitted rooms.
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Louis Jungkunz
Palmyra
Yonkers Lunatics and a Silver Garter Prank
Yonkers Gazette jokes about twenty insane people in state lunatic asylums and teases Friend Holden over improving the paper. A young man bought new silver elastic garters thinking they were bracelets and gifted them to his girl, who heeded the joke by suggesting she try them on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
Holden
the Gazette
Sentinel
Lena Items amid political taps and town news
The Republican State ticket at Springfield gathers support in Lena with mixed Democratic reactions. Local notes include Rev J M Linn taking a pulpit, Sabbath School library enlargements, and the Lena National Cornet Band building a top band wagon. Other items cover street grading on South Railroad, the steam mill’s revival, and the Bailey funeral. The Lena mills continue to supply superior flour, and Rev M G Sheldon suffered a head injury but remains in the community.
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Springfield
Horace
Baltimore
Greeley
Lewa
Dakota
Lena National Cornet Band
Sveek
Lena Mills
A. H. Stahl
Durand
A Neat Desk Reflects Employee Character
A clean desk signals a careful orderly clerk while a dirty desk shows a careless worker driven only by wages, not the employer’s success. The observation ties personal habits to professional outcomes in the office.
Rock Island and St Louis Visit Details Revealed
Travelers recount a trip from Freeport to Rock Island and St Louis via Western Union and R I & St Louis routes. Encounters include Moulton, McKibben, and Cotton in Rock Island, and Gen Jones, Major Bohn, and C C Allen in St Louis. A tour of Lewis Tron Works in Carondelet describes ore, limestone, coal, coke inputs and a seventy ton daily output.
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Rock Island
St. Louis
Western Union
Rockford Rock Island
Freeport
Harper House
Macon Republican
J. I. Bohn
Illinois
Pioneer Mining and Smelting Company
C. C. Allen
Fréeport
Missouri State Senate
Lewis
Lewis Tron Works
Carondelet
Tron Mountain
Big Muddy
Pittsburg
Mississippi
Wat. T. Luper Weds EnizA A. Dizzy ER in Loran
A marriage notice from Stephenson County Illinois states Wat. T. Luper of Florence and EnizA A. Dizzy ER of Loran were married May 23 at the Lutheran Church parsonage in Loran, with Rev. J. A. Belcler officiating.
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The
Lutheran Church
Loran
Illinois
J. A. Belcler
Wat. T. Luper
Florence
Eniza A. Dizzy ER
Stephenson Co
Ill
Freeport Markets Prices from May 23 1872
Freeport Journal Office lists prices for grain meat and provisions with numerous items and per unit costs including Wheat Rye Oats Barley Butter Cheese Lard Eggs Potatoes Turnips Onions Beans Apples Cabbage Tallow Dried fruit Hides Wool Salt Lime and more. flour and feed sections plus building supplies and common boards. Corrected weekly by Sanford Bidwell Co.
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Essen
Sanford, Bidwell & Co
Commercial Report from Moonway Chicago Market May 27 1872
Flour was flat and nominal. Wheat No 2 spring closing dull at 1521 cents seller June and 1 2 seller July. Provisions quiet with pork at 12.50 cash or seller May, 12.50 seller June, and 10.75 to 12.75 seller July. Lard 5.05 seller June. Hogs 3.Si to 4 for fair to good. Beef cattle 3.85 to 6.21 cents for shipping beeves.
Millinery Department Promises Unmatched Selection
Advertised inducements in millinery include 500 dozen bonnets offered at a road price for 30 days. Slogans tout rough and reef patterns with names like Regetta Dolly Varden Swiss Brilliant and claim the trimmers provide the finest taste and elegance. The department is described as a perfect success.
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Rough & Rea Marine
Regetta
Dolly V den
Swiss Brilliant
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tocal Affairs
Farneworth
the Great Circus
Putnam County, Mo
Pat
Oregon Reporter
Apache Country
Chicago Market
Moonway
Baileyville
Thomas Wilson
D. A. Knowlton & Sons, Hankers
Rock Run Town
Rock City
Ridott
Robert Barr
Bae
H. P. Bigelow & Cos
Singer Sewing Machine
Chicago
Special Relief Committee
Chicago Tribune
Singer Manufacturing Company
Wheeler & Wilson
Howe
Grover & Baker
Wilcox & Gibbs
Finkle & Lyon
Blees
Tna
Wilson
Western Empire
Manhattan
Davis
Singer
Wheeler & Wilson Co
Grover & Bakers. M. Co
Weed S. M. Co
Howe Machine Co
Wilson $8. M. Co., 21,153, American B,h. O. & S&s. M. Co
Rowe
Blees 8. M. Co
Hilliptia 8. M. Co
Empire S. M. Co
Parham S. M. Co
Bartram & Lawton Manufacturing Co
Boutwell S. M. Co
J. G. Folsom
McKay
McKay 8. M. Association
G. F. Thompson
Union Button Hole Machine
Ihe Eee
John Hea
Opera House
W. G. Barnes & Co
Galena Street
State of Illinois
Stephenson County
Catharine Groff
Godfrey Groff
Frederick Groff
Catharine Billig
Daniel Billig
Barbara Hunsicker
Isaac K. Hunsicker
John Groff
Jacob Groff
Elizabeth Hunsicker
Jacob Hunsicker
Adan Groff
Joseph Groff
Isaae K. Hunsicker
Minoais
Gourtin
Geo
Thompson
Sandwich Manufacturing Company
State of Iinois
Miller M
Niktrk
Della Hichard
Reed
Mary
Sely Hattie Steel
Nathanel
Clair
Underwood A Woolcock
Thomas Woolerry
Elizabeth Warren
May
Blake C Eaton
Kate Fischer
Geo Griffin
Catharine Guarder
Caroline Himam
Lorry Kampel
John Khppinger
K Kemper
M P Miller
Caroline Meyer
Emma Maring
Melton
George Miller
Netty Co Ee Vee Mayer
Nilla Young Rosa
N. B
Smith
Atkins
Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States
City of
H. F. Jennison
Washington Street
Dearborn and
Washington Sts
Dr. W. Levingston
Philadelphia
Wm. Wise
Carroll Street
Neft & Babcock
Reeport Journal
Morga
Victoria Lawn
Best & Morgan
Best
Morgat
Chic
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