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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1869
Page
12
A dated endorsement from George W. Woodward Chief Analyst of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania praises Hoofland's German Bitters as a tonic aiding digestion and debility. The affidavit notes doctoral testing and favorable observations, with a signature block by Woodward and others.
The German Insurance Company of Freeport Illinois has filed a state report of its financial condition. The audit confirms capital and assets meet legal requirements and authorizes the company to transact fire insurance in Illinois until January 1, 1869. The document lists assets including mortgages, cash, and office items, and liabilities with losses and salaries.
A lively 19th century page notes a Rhodes and Brother meat market on Stephenson Street, a Paris street incident with a fire in a courtyard, Royal and noble anecdotes from Wellington to Prince Imperial, car etiquette mishaps in Chicago, widow burning in India, a boy’s sharp retort, a Pennsylvania philanthropist bequest, and various foreign affairs and postal gold debates.
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