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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1874
Page
5
The firm touts a vast assortment of cloths and worsted fabrics, latest overcoatings, and a complete furnishing department. It offers to custom make garments with a guaranteed fit and claims lower prices due to favorable stock purchases, inviting customers to compare prices.
Clayton’s trimming machine operates from morning till night offering paper trimming at 1 cent. Buyers are urged to obtain their wallpaper from G. WM. Clayton.
1927-ly McHenry at the Union Gallery offers Photographs Ambrotypes Tin Types and more. Diffenbaugh's advertises fresh fruits New Millinery Goods and Fancy Goods with broad stock of sewing supplies and haberdashery. O C Wilson agent for Howe Sewing Machine Co seeks canvassers.
Pelton and Pomeroy dispose fifty copies of Silver Threads among the Gold and offer more with music by H P Danks. Diffenbaugh's advertises 20c a pound candy and mixed candy 15c to 60c per 4 pounds. Wheeler and Wilson offer sewing and knitting machines for sale or rent with repair and warrantied work. G M Clayton notifies, G W Tandy sells U T KX shoes. Rock River Seminary Mt Morris advertises Mrs Winter term starting November 30 with lower expenses. address N O Dovanerty, Principal.
Oysters priced at 80c to 40c a can offered by DiFren Baucu and U. T. K. é at Tandy's 113 Stephenson, Papie listed as sole agent in Freeport. Wall paper and window shades advertised by Clayton’s rush. Property for sale or rent: two lots and brick house with multiple rooms, cellar, well on 1st floor and 4 sleeping rooms on 2nd, by D. A. Exontron, Freeport, Oct 20 1874.
J. D. Diffenbaugh sells three hundred bushels at one dollar per bushel in lots and offers apples by the barrel at bottom prices.
The Cedarville Public School report for the month ending November 6, 1874 lists 20 school days and 80 pupils enrolled with 61 belonging, 57.8 average belonging, 49.9 average daily attendance, 809 half days absences, 13 tardinesses, 99.3 percent punctuality, 86.8 percent attendance, and 18 neither absent nor tardy. Principal C. W. Moore.
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