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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1870
Page
4
Report notes rumors on possible early surrender of Paris amid advancing forces. Mentions a new levy for the Prussian army and expected impacts on regional defense and political stability. Officials weigh strategic options as news from the front circulates with cautious language.
London reports the Prince of Wales, for the Queen, disapproving Granville’s hasty response to Russia. Paris warns of food shortages as 10,000 starved citizens may be driven from the city. Journal items discuss the Russian controversy, England’s view, and rumored events shaping the European crisis.
A large Friday gathering at Wilcoxon’s Opera House discussed encouraging local manufacturing in Freeport. Mayor Fry’s admin plan to borrow $100,000 faced constitutional limits, with a committee appointed to draft a plan for a future meeting and broader civic backing.
W T Gres and C C Sauter serve as secretaries while items like Comfortable-Fires and In demand-Overcoats appear in a lively note. Ditto ditto-Greenbacks and Well ted-Turkeys are mentioned as current desires with Emmert & Burrell’s new front and Stephenson street last Saturday cited. Subscriptions remain a priority, with on‑time payers still desired ahead of Thanksgiving.
Sechrist and Lemon, merchant tailors at 123 Stephenson street, advertise ready to wear suits at favorable prices with a wide stock of men and boys furnishings. They promise comfort and happiness through affordable cash sales and quality fabrics.
The Cook-in-Chief at the Zoo Zoo Festival will award a rabfle for the hat worn on that occasion at a forthcoming date.
A splendid lot of jewelry including ladies sets bracelets sleeve buttons and studs offered for one dollar and less at the new Door Store located in Netlingers Block.
In Freeport Smythe's offers the Reynold's U T K Button and Polish Gaiters the best fitting and easiest shoes. Misses and children styles are available with a full range of gentlemen's boots at low city prices. All goods marked down to a gold standard at W. W. Suyrne Corner Store Fry's Block.
A shop at No 123 Stephenson street advertises ready made clothing at very low prices and invites all to visit before elsewhere, promising customer satisfaction and guaranteed low prices.
Wa A Stevens & Co announce aggressive price cuts to clear stock before January first. Strong cash sales since last Wednesday exceed any similar period, with Saturday recording one of the largest daily totals. Purchases of new domestic goods will be opened this week, promising even greater value. Rev W J Johnstone delivers first lecture in a High School series on Organic Culture of the Mind, to be summarized next week.
Citizens' Meeting held Friday evening 18th discussed establishing various branches of manufacture in Freeport. A five member committee was appointed to explore ways and means, report Friday 25th at 7 o'clock. Local enthusiasm prompted interest from parties abroad ready to start manufacturing if residents support the effort.
The Kellogg concert in Chicago drew a cordial welcome and growing enthusiasm as Clara Louise Kellogg, praised as equal to Nilsson, performed with ease and polish. She opened with the Mignon Polonaise, dazzled with rhythm and grace, then shifted to ballads and English opera. She was accompanied by pianist James M. Wehr and vocalists William Macdonald and Signor A Randolfi, under Geo W Colby, Director. The diary notes a cake inscription praising the Captain of Co G who has resigned from public life.
Our Readers Residing in the country adjacent to this city are urged to attend the meeting at Wilcoxon's Opera House next Friday evening. The purpose is to discuss establishing and advancing manufactures in Freeport, boosting population, capital, and land values, with country residents invited to participate in planned decisions.
Fy Bartlett offers the Improved Base Heating Base Burning Morning Glory coal stoves at 50 percent off. Limited stock remains. old style Morning Glory models also available for quick sale. Stated location 76 and 77 Stephenson Street.
The Freeport Zoo Festival Committee thanks ladies for eighty industrious hours and generous food donations that supported the event. They state the festival did not profit the Company and was contrary to a prior vote at a Friday meeting.
A local ad notes a large stock of Ready Made Clothing Dry Goods and Carpets opened this morning at 22a in Freeport. The seller promises a great decline in prices of cotton goods urging customers to call for the cheapest bill of goods seen since Freeport became a city. Gar. Warton.
Great bargains for the holidays offer gold and silver watches, chains, bracelets, charms, and a wide array of silverware and plated goods. Spectacles of every description are discounted, with repairs by competent workmen and a satisfaction guarantee. Also selling copper-bottom coffee pots at $1 each at the new Dollar Store in Hettinger’s Block.
A Chicago led effort launches the Republic Life company to keep western insurance premiums from flowing east. With a $5 million capital plan, offices in Chicago and New York, branches across the west, and leaders including John W. Farwell, A. W. Kellogg, Paul Carnell, and Orren E. Moore, the venture establishes a western financial hub for life insurance.
For one dollar you can buy a good lamp with chimney and globe formerly priced at $1.50. This bargain is at the new Dollar Store located in Hettinger's Block 32w.
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