Secretary Sherman letters Potter on 1876 Louisiana charges
John Sherman accuses the Returning Board in East and West Feliciana of bias in the 1876 Louisiana election and asserts there was force and intimidation. He asks to be represented by counsel before Clarkson Potter’s committee and nominates Samuel Shellabarger to cross examine witnesses.
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Washington, D. C
Sherman
Clarkson N. Potter
Potter
House
Grant
Democratic - National Committee
Louisiana
East Feliciana Parish
West Feliciana Parish
James H. Anderson
East Feliciana
Dr. S
Weber
Anderson
John Sherman
the Treasury
Feliciana
East
West Feliciana Parishes
Returning Board
Committee of the Senate On
Samuel Shellabarger
John Suerman
Unclaimed Letters Listed for Freeport Post Office
A Freeport Illinois post office notice lists unclaimed letters for the week ending May 27 1873. Names include Laura Murdam James Mullarke Katie Demnpates as CA Meyer Ald lael yean HN O Rourk Miss Katie Kesleston Burt Peck Mrs CE Weng and others. office hours and delivery rules shown.
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D Ating
Post
Freeport
Illinois
Ee Tle Py
Benedict
Laura Murdam
James Mullarke
Katie [Demnpates
CA Meyer
Ald Lael Yean
Rourk
Katie Kesleston
Burt Peck
CE Weng
Sarah Peight
Jennie Tawi
Anna Wunkett
Win ‘Creag
Kinnion
D Heil
John Stansey
RF Hartel Simmons
Cahan Kanal
Mary A Schadle
George Su Mever
Shallhose
Carrie Wingart
Dan
Opou Teadepe
Ihomaeays
Subscriptions Offer at One Dollar Fifty Cents Year
The JOURNAL advertises a subscription deal of $1.50 per year if prepaid and $1.25 for clubs of ten or more, valid for thirty days. A query asks why men smoke common tobacco when Marlboro Bros. Seal of North Carolina is available at the same price.
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Marburg Bros
Seal of
North Carolina
The Antecedents of Disease and Health Remedies
An 1878 Freeport board of education note extols early disease indicators and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a vital tonic. It also endorses the Corrugated Surface Copper Lightning Rod from I M Nichols of Freeport for the new high school building, dated April 27, 1878.
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America
I. M. Nichols
Freeport
Jaco Kronn
Frevenic Bartlett
Board of Education
Headquarters for all kinds of fruit at Diffenbaugh’s
The ad touts J. D. Diffenbaugh as the headquarters for all kinds of fruit with the claim of the cheapest and largest supply. It emphasizes a broad selection and low prices.
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J. D. Diffenbaugh’s
First of the Season Fresh Fish Sale
Burrell Bros advertises new White Fish in half barrels quarter barrels and kits with full weights and guaranteed quality. They claim better fish and honest weights at lower prices than any other firm in the city.
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Burrell Bros
Liver Disease Cure Promoted by Green's August Flower
An 19th century advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a universal liver and stomach cure. It claims the liver’s health drives digestion heart rate brain and nerves, and promises sample bottles for ten cents with three doses proving efficacy. Sold by Swarts & Stocking across towns on the Western Continent.
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Swarts & Stocking
Call Often At Diffenbaugh's Fountain
A note urges patrons to visit Diffenbaugh's Fountain and enjoy a seven cent ice cream plate. The item reads like a local promotional snippet from a historical page.
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Diffenbaugh’s Fountain
It Pays to Trade at 110 18 Lbs New Dried Peaches
Bargain notice from BuRRELL Bros markets dried peaches at 18 pounds for one dollar. Trade offer highlights value and limited quantity available at the store.
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Burrell Bros
California Golden Compound Promises Wide Health Cure
An advertises Dr Kina’s California Golden Compound claiming to cure a range of ailments from dyspepsia to biliousness and general debility. It offers a trial bottle at no cost to prove its curative qualities and lists Emmert & Burrell in Freeport as sellers.
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Kina
California
Emmert & Burrell
Freeport
Wanted 1000 Magazine Volumes to Bind at Bedrock Prices
An advertisement seeks 1,000 volumes of magazines to bind at bed rock prices. The notice markets cough and cold season remedies with Dr Marshall's Lung Syrup touted as the day’s best remedy, available at the drug store for 25 cents a bottle from N A Draper.
Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic advert
Simply purifying and cleansing the blood is not enough it needs enriching and energizing the system. Dr Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic is claimed to tonify the body. Cough Honey is recommended for all coughs and sold by Emmert and Burrell.
Dr. Marshall's Lung Syrup Offered For 25 Cents A Bottle
A friend troubled with a cough or cold is advised to try Dr. Marshall's Lung Syrup. The advert notes the price at 25 cents per bottle and that it is sold by N A Draper.
When the Earth Stops Its Spin and Life Falters
The piece compares cosmic and financial crashes to a stalled earth wheel and a failing human liver. It argues that restoring health requires balancing forces and cites Dr Pierces Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets as cures for humors, scrofula, ulcers, and virulent blood poisons.
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Wall-street
Pierces
Golden
H McPhillips Tailor of Freeport Promotes Style
H McPhillips, artistic cutter and merchant tailor in Freeport, touts superb stock of cloths and custom suits. The ad proclaims high skill in wardrobe fittings, urging patrons to visit the Wingis House Block shop to choose outstanding fabrics and fashionable ready garments.
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H. McPhillips
Beauty
Binet
Freeport
Must Be Sold Carriages at Diffenvaugh’s Auction
A public sale offers 85 children’s carriages at J D Diffenvaugh’s auction house. The item must be sold on account of coin regardless of cost. Local buyers and collectors urged to attend for bargains and rare juvenile transport memorabilia.
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J.D. Diffenvaugh’s
Cure That Cough with Shioh's Consumption Cure
Cure claim for consumption and throat lung diseases. States two doses relieve croup in children, pleasant and harmless, with refund if not true. Lists prices 10 cts 50 cts and 1 dollar per bottle. Also promotes Shiloh’s Porous Plaster and System Vitalizer with guaranteed relief and Emmert & Burrell as sellers.
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Shioh
Shiloh
Emmert & Burrell
Wells' Persian Perfume Hackme Tack Featured
Wells introduces Persian perfume titled Hackme Tack described as rice scented and fragrant. Product note invites trial with playful branding and quirky tagline.
Centaur Liniments Offered for Humans and Animals
The Centaur Liniments come in two kinds the white for people and the yellow for horses and other animals. Testimonials wrap around every bottle and can be obtained from any druggist or by mail from the Centaur Company at 46 Dey Street New York City.
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Centaur Company
Dey Street
New York City
Parker's Trail Balsam Hair Restorer Ad
A promotional note extols Parker's Trail Balsam as an elegant hair dressing that promotes hair growth and restores gray or faded hair to a youthful color. It claims to remove dandruff stop itching and heal scalp humors with a harmless perfumed formula. The ad names Swartz & Stocking as sole agents and urges purchase from local druggists.
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Swartz & Stocking
Buggy Cushion Ownership Notice
A notice invites the owner to claim possession of a buggy cushion by proving property and paying the required fees.
It Pays to Trade at MO. Sugar Cured Hams Five Cents A Pound
Advertisement notes trimmed extra quality sugar cured hams priced at five cents per pound. The line suggests a Missouri trade promotion and a direct sale deal for ham.
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Burrell Bros
Fresh Produce at J D Diffenbaughs
Oranges lemons new figs dates pears and new maple sugar Halsing and nuts of all kinds at J D Diffenbaughs.
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J.D. Diffenbaugh
Dr King’s New Discovery Offered Free Trial Bottles for Coughs
Trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery are offered free to those with severe coughs colds or breathing difficulties. The ad claims thousands cured and asserts no other medicine cures as many cases. Sold by Emmert & Burrell in Freeport with the address 22-528.
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Dr. Krxa
Dr. King
Emmert & Burrell
Freeport
Kings Vegetable Ambrosia Ad Promise For Hair Shine
The advertisement touts Kings Vegetable Ambrosia as a modern remedy for hair shine, claiming ancient sea nymphs and nymphs had lustrous hair and that the product reproduces that effect for thousands today. Emmert & Burrell are listed as sole agents.
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Emmert & Burrell
Kucklen's Arnica Salve Promises Satisfaction
The advertisement touts Kucklen's Arnica Salve as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulvers salt rheum tetter chappetlands chilbands corns and skin eruptions. It guarantees money back satisfaction and lists price 24 cents a box by Bammert & Burrell 923-Tins.
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Bammert & Burrell
Pasture Opening and Price Reduction for Stock
The notice announces opening an ivy pasture for stock accommodation starting May 1st with a price cut of 19 dollars and 1.50 per head. Cas. FL Goopnour.
For Rent and Supplies On West Street Ad
C. O. D. For Rent notices a dwelling on West Street once occupied by Rev. W. H. Dorward with seven large rooms a cellar and a barn plus cistern water in the kitchen. Apply to Kt. H. Wives, Agent. Pure cider vinegar and apples plentiful at the O. D. Grocery Store opposite Brewster House.
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West Street
W. H. Dorward
O. D
Brewster House
Three dwelling houses sale notice
Legal notice for the sale of three dwelling houses by J. H. Cocu bar at the Court House on April 20 1878. Auction details follow with terms and conditions to be announced.
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Cocu- Bar
Court House
New Stock and Prices at C. O. D. Grocery Store
Co. O. D. urges shoppers to inspect fresh stock and updated prices at the C. O. D. Grocery Store located opposite Brewster House.
Caution in Selecting the Great English Remedy
A warning against buying a substitute when seeking the Great English Remedy cautions buyers to avoid palmed off medicines and insist on the genuine product.
Farm of 160 Acres Near Two Depots for Sale or Trade
Valuable 160 acre farm in Winslow township within three miles of two depots on the I. G. C. R. R. for sale or trade for city property. Inquire at this office.
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Winslow Township
Finest Parlor and Chamber Sets at No 89 Stephenson St
Advertisement notes a new store at 89 Stephenson Street offering parlor and chamber sets from Henr and Koenia. The brief fragment promotes furniture displays upstairs in the new shop.
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Stephenson St
Henr & Koenia
For Sale A $100 Scholarship at Rock River University
For sale a 100 dollar scholarship at Rock River University Dixon. Good in any branch or department taught. For particulars call at or address this office.
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Rock River University
Dixon
Cheaper Than the Cheapest at Sanborn’s Furniture Sale
Over 11 000 square feet of floor stock offers parlor and chamber sets at greatly reduced prices. Bound volumes of Harpers Magazine available in the latest binding for two dollars per volume at Sanborn’s. Also featuring the American Popular 5 cent cigar at J. D. Diffenbaugh’s.
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Invenner
Harper’s Magazine
Sanborn’s
J. D. Diffenbaugh’s
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Atkins
Stevens
Wo. A. Stevens
W.A. Stevens
Hamburg
W. A. Stevens
Balbriggan
Wa. A. Stevens
A. Stevens
Ember
Pera
Wingis
Triumph
Wier
Furst &Bradlay
Bertrand & Sames
Co al
W. Barnes
Stephenson, Mechanic and Bridge Streets
Freeport, Ill
Dhalers
Cesnola Collection
DR. Schliemann
C. H. Little
Burlington Weekly
Hawkeye
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Wisconsin
The
Freeport Journal
the Journal
Minnesota
Bloomington
Fk Burrell Bros
Kucklen
Cor
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