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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1868
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Ashring and Andifaith Hé'll in a cryptic line about a chiél'sainang event. No clear date place or outcome is discernible, but the fragmented text hints at a personal or ceremonial note and a future action by Hé'll.
A fragmented page item lists the Tanners of Freeport meeting at the Court House for escort duty and parade, along with a string of local business notices. It includes millinery, dresses, clothing, and sewing machine ads, plus promotions for boots, shoes, and winter stock from McNamara, and notices about a Ladies Aid Society meeting and county supervisors' proceedings.
A local tour of Mr David Hent’s mammoth two block Exchange street furniture house reveals a wide range of goods. The sales rooms showcase black walnut and white ash sets with marble tops, plus desks, tables, lounges, and chairs. An upstairs upholstering shop and a separate room for cane seat chairs and children's wagons complete the stock. A black hearse costing about $1000 elevates the undertaker branch. Mr Hent offers funeral attendance services locally.
Dr Knapp formerly of New York who has visited Freeport for ten years and cured chronic diseases cancers and eye and ear disorders will be consulted at the Howard House on Tuesday October 18. Consultation free as noted on his card in another column.
Mrs W A Kent at her popular stand opposite the Howard House continues to attract ladies from Freeport and nearby areas with rare inducements before they buy winter bonnets. Call on her first to see the offerings.
The bulletin notes McCutchen and Son have just opened at 147 Stephenson Street offering hats capes gloves canes umbrellas neckties collars and more in town The ad claims the store carries the latest style for young men including rilk hats Robbery is reported as a separate item describing two pedlars robbed at the New York House on Galena Street of twelve silk dresses valued at 300 with no thieves found yet.
Country delegations intending to visit on October 14 must clear their officers and report to Captain Win A Youngman at the Fair Grounds. They will be assigned places in the procession upon arrival.
The first issue of Chicago Legal News by Myra Bradwell arrives, promising comprehensive abstracts and opinions from higher courts and local cases. It is noted as the state’s sole paper devoted to legal news, priced at $2.00 per year, with details on practical rules and practice. Also listed is a for sale ad for a two story frame house on Exchange Street with cistern and well on adjacent lot, sale terms via Winne shick Insurance office.
Attention Sir Knights 4A conclave of Freeport Commandery No 7 Knight Templar will be held Wednesday evening by order of the 3 Ci ti- Religious Notice Rev J B Page of Chicago will preach next Sunday at the Baptist Church and evening at usual hours G A Cotillon party at Debores Hall Yellow Creek Friday October 16 with music by a string band Tickets 2 00 committee lists in Yellow Creek Freeport Lena Dakota Kent Wm Boop etc The Sororis first number from Chicago a woman s Journal published weekly by Mrs M L Walker Co at 3 00 per annum It will not engage in politics or female suffrage The editor says Lamp post at Mr Prescott s eating house Chicago street opposite the Journal office.
The Star reports a week of counterfeit ten dollar bills in Lena tied to Union Bank and Marine Bank in New York City. Notices include a Karma concert at M Church, a marriage in Ward’s Grove, and ads for Best and Morgan moving dry goods to a new store on Staphengen Street. Wirth to open a premier barber and hair-dressing salon in the basement at Stephenson and Van Buren.
The regular monthly Common Council meeting was held Saturday evening with little business. The notable item was the election of a City Collector for the coming year, with Rufus Kirk of Bargman Kirk declared the successful candidate. Proceedings for September will be published as received from the Clark.
Fragments advertise eager claims of instant undying love from a single or married person. It promotes a periodical style list including Journal of Love and Secret of Sucgags with a mailing offer. Addressed to Addyésa Reeve at 78 Nassau Street, New York.
A promotional fragment touts Lebbett's Physiological Hair Regenerator as restoring natural hair color, fullness, and growth for balding heads. It claims rapid regrowth, prevention of hair loss, and overall beauty boost, attributed to this tonic from Emmert & Bayrill.
We are now receiving two new patterns of stone china ware Ivy and China from the best manufacturers. In addition to this we keep a full stock of the Athens pattern dinnerware and ten sets of semi china ware. The ware sells only 20 percent higher than Stone China with texture and style equal to French china. Freeport offers the largest stock of common ware and highest quality toilet ware.
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