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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1876
Page
5
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The Wide Awake editorial department proposes a December dolls fair in Boston to benefit poor sick children in hospitals. Girls dress dolls they create entirely by hand and mail to the Wide Awake office for display and judging, with ten prizes for best outfits and all dolls sent to hospitals after the event.
A man pushes through a crowd at a wholesale and retail store in Boston, trying to land a job before winter. He threatens to reveal a hidden iron under his coat as he asks about work, amusing bystanders and prompting laughter as he pleads for assistance. The scene ends with the clerk guiding him toward options.
The People's Orator, famed temperance advocate and lecturer, will tour the West and Northwest starting in Chicago and Milwaukee on November 20 and 21. Gough has spoken over 7,500 times since 1842, promotes total abstinence, and has signed pledge books with about 140,000 names. The tour, managed by Redpath Lyceum Bureau, may be his last west of Chicago, with a December 12 appearance arranged locally.
Nebraska shows rapid growth from 10 716 territorial census in 1856 to 259 912 by 1875 a 2 324 52 percent rise over twenty years Illinois growth over the same span is far slower Nebraska’s expansion outpaces Illinois 1850 1870 and Dr Butler notes a central migration belt within the plains indicating settlers chose propitious land over infertile options.
A large stock of dry goods is offered at bottom prices this week by Krinbi Rotzler and Company. The sale highlights substantial discounts across textiles fabrics and household items through the week.
BeRRELL Bros offer three bushel barrels of choice Michigan winter apples at two dollars fifty cents per barrel. Each barrel guaranteed strictly choice.
The Grand Central Hotel in New York announces new lower daily rates, offering the same accommodations as before at a reduced price from four dollars to two fifty and three dollars per day.
A reporter once quipped that an unsuccessful printers strike was a typographical error.
The advertisement touts W. W. Robey opposite Knowlton's bank as the source for teas coffees sugars syrups canned fruits and all grocery needs. It promises pure quality and door delivery with the lowest prices, urging readers to remember Robey for best value.
Our place of business has been destroyed, causing large monetary loss. We intend to rebuild at once and urge patrons who owe us money to call and settle accounts promptly. HAAs & Co.
A comfortable seven room brick dwelling for rent within ten minutes walk of the Post Office. Inquire at Journal Office. Also include an advertisement for Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup with testimonials. Price twenty five cents.
A bedding bundle including a feather bed pillows a looking glass and other articles was found between Hettinger's Brewery and Freeport. The finder will be rewarded for delivering them to the Journal office.
Persons seeking work are advised to leave their names with the Temperance Reading Rooms staff, so interested parties can locate them. The note emphasizes that recruiters may reach out to those registered.
Chicago September 29 1876 O C Willson Freeport NL Dear Sir Yesterday we were awarded the Highest Centennial Premium for best Sewing Machines at Philadelphia The How We Machine Co By FRANK The Freeport Brick Co guarantee their brick are hard and suitable for all classes of work or no sale
Good accommodations for day boarders at City and Van Buren streets. Freeport Brick Co guarantees brick for cisterns wells and other work. If not as represented, it is no sale and no pay. Leave orders with Chas 1 Good hue, or at yard Wissler street and Galena Avenue.
The Freeport Brick Co. has an excellent brick stock suitable for all purposes with free delivery to all city areas. Orders may be left with Chas. F. Goodhue or at the yard located at the corner of Wissler Street and Galena Avenue.
Guiteau will sell Axel Grease, Machine Oil, Patent Medicines and all other goods at prices to defy competition as he leaves the task of supporting the dignity of the profession by charging exorbitant rates for slight services.
Young Snap urges to remove a hedgehog, Barker agrees then halts. Snap spares the creature, claiming it isn’t worth trouble. Barker jokes about injuries and recalls a cousin of the hedgehog, noting experience is better than advice.
Twenty years of physician research led Barnstable Doctor Samuel Pitcher to create Castoria a mild palatable laxative. The ad touts Castoria for children and cites its easing of digestive issues. It also markets Centaur Liniments for humans and Yellow Liniment for horses addressing common ailments soft tissues and injuries.
Sale of 50 000 bottles of jHales Cough Cordial in the Northwest in the past year offered a money back guarantee if it fails to cure. Fewer than fifty bottles were returned, less than one in a thousand. Physicians praise the results for colds and throat illnesses. N A Draper authorized to warrant a cure or refund after using half a bottle. Pleasant for children.
All kinds of sewing machines repaired and machine needles and oils sold by A. Dahl in J. F. Dittmann's gun shop on Exchange Street opposite the Court House.
Property notice advertising a rental at the Martin homestead located at the head of Galena Street. Inquiries directed to John A. Martin for details and arrangements.
Mothers can secure health for their children and rest for themselves by the use of Castoria, a perfect substitute for Castor Oil. It is absolutely harmless, and is as pleasant to take as honey. For Wind Colic, Sour Stomach, Worms or Constipation, for young or old, there is nothing in existence like it. It is certain, it is speedy, it is cheap.
American Cologne perfume debuts for ladies and gentlemen. Swarts and Stucking sell the item at 284w, advertising the new fragrance alongside collars and neckties at Stine's Pioneer Clothing House.
Mrs C O Wilson returns with a large stock of carefully selected New Goods in all the new season styles and novelties Available now for customers seeking the latest trends and quality selections.
We invite all to come and see for themselves the largest and best selected stock of clothing cloths cassimeres and furnishing goods ever offered in this market now at the Pioneer Clothing House at Stine's Corner.
An advertisement extols the Pioneer House at Stines Corner as the place for a better fit, goods, and lower prices. It claims the old reliable shop offers superior value compared to other western dealers.
A compact old time advertisement touts CANADA COUGH CURE with claims from Rev. Patterson and Mr. Mensie. It promotes Guiteau's May Apple Pills for biliousness or constipation, a strengthening pouster for back and chest, and guarantees pure strong Guiteau flavor extracts and spices. Prices asserted as defying competition, located Fry's Block at Post Office Corner.
A prominent local merchant reportedly gained fifteen pounds in two months after using six bottles of Dow's Liver Cure. The ad claims the remedy treats stomach and liver disorders, reduces torpidity, cleanses bile, and aids digestion, with a $500 payoff for any case of sick headache it cannot cure. N. A. Draper and Swarts & Stocking supply it.
Rock River Seminary announces expanded facilities with new rooms and apparatus. During the winter term 18 weeks, President Edwards lectures on History, Bateman on English Literature, Winchell on Geology, with recitation rooms on the ground floor. Total expenses including board are 46. Circulars from N C Dougerty, Principal.
Read the new advertisement from Swarts and Stocking announcing reduced prices on all drug lines and bottom figure sales. They position as headquarters for paints and machine oil with a motto never to be undersold. Store located opposite the court house.
Berkshire pigs listed for sale by James Flansburg. Contact details appear in the ad with price and quantity options. Potential buyers are invited to inquire for availability and breed specifics.
The Tobacco House or Jacob Krohn, one of the oldest and most prosperous establishments in the Northwest, stands as a popular cigar resort. Favorites include Krohn's Own and the Havana filled Sabrina, praised by lovers of fine cigars.
A decades old marketing claim extols Green's August Flower as a universal remedy for dyspepsia, liver complaints, sour stomach, headaches, constipation, and low spirits. It asserts rapid relief after three doses and promotes Swarts & Stocking druggists selling bottles for 75 cents with sample bottles at 10 cents.
No failure known. Syrup of Tar Wild Cherry and Horehound praised for treating severe colds coughs asthma bronchitis croup whooping cough and consumption. Safe non opiate non constipating suitable for all health conditions. Trial 10 cents large 50 cents and 1 dollar. Sold by Emmert Burrel. Also Parker’s Pleasant Worm Syrup 25 cents.
The Rooms of the Young Men's Library Association are open to subscribers and the public on Wednesday evenings from 7 30 to 9 o clock and on Saturday afternoons from 2 to 6 o clock. Gro M Sumry, Librarian.
Joseph Rhodes, the popular butcher, has resumed business at his old but new stand 89 Stephenson Street after a short vacancy. He promises the best shop in the city with superior meats and invites old friends to visit his refined establishment.
A competent teacher advertises eight dollars for twenty lessons and asks interested readers to mail replies to P O Box 790 seeking instruction in music. The note is brief and informal, focusing on learning progress and contact details.
Cheap John John K. Wagner agent promotes the lowest prices and best goods at his grocery store opposite the Brewster House. He claims the largest stock in the city and invites customers to visit and be convinced.
An 19th century ad urges caution with bitters and promotes Roback's Stomach Hitters as effective tonics. It advises taking pills to cleanse the stomach and bowels before using Blood Pavier or Stomach Bitters. Sold by Swarts & Stocking. 28-4W
A short health ad claims the product Phosphorene Destroyer will effectively exterminate rats mice ants and roaches with several applications. The wording is promotional and cites pest control outcomes. The fragmentary copy emphasizes rapid action against common pests.
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