Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Freeport Journal in Freeport, Illinois

We have 16,533,882 pages in Illinois

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Freeport Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1867

Page

5

Freeport City Council Proceedings September 1867

The council met in Freeport on September 7 1867 with Mayor presiding. They granted licenses for spirituous and malt liquor, approved August finance reports, audited street and police bills, and extended time for tax warrants. Elections for 2d Assistant Engineer were held, ordinances for sidewalks approved, and park or street works ordered. Adjournments followed with additional sessions scheduled. A separate note urged farmers to harvest seed corn before frost to ensure next year’s crop.

Bridge St Liberty St Chicago St van Buren St Exchange St Stephenson St Adams St Carroll St Krohn Reseue Hook and Juadder Company Henry Raubenheimer Als L. A. Lehman L.A. Lehman Ald, Waddell and Bergman A. Lehman J. HW. Snyder Block 19 Wright and Purinton Freeport Mechanics St Stephenson County Ald. Snyder Bartlett Ald. Krohn S. W. McKee Committee On Finance Rodearmel Committee On Fire Department Ald. Bergman Sallada Committee On Police Ald Wadell Currier Snyder Rice Knowlton

Silk Worms and Yankee Doodle in Late 19th Century News

A stream of short items notes silk worms in China as luxury, theatre cheers in Nashville, Odd Fellows charity totaling 603952, a teen cashier fled with 10000, a Boston tooth cleaner fined, and multiple oddities from across the U.S. including births, thefts, and curiosities.

Nashville

Glassboro man dies in gun mishap after blowing muzzle

A Glassboro man attempted a foolish trick by blowing into a gun barrel. The gun fired, destroying the top of his head and killing him. Police reported the accident as a tragic, self inflicted wound during play.

Glassboro

Cova BALSAM touted for lung cures and skin improvements

An old advertorial page promotes Can's Cova BALSAM claiming it cures lung and pulmonary ailments, with testimonials of relief and permanent cures. It also includes beauty claims for Whiskers of the Smoothest Face and removal of skin blemishes, plus a sales pitch for Mayer & Sons bakery goods and various farm implements.

Also Mentioned on This Page

C. C. Wilson Bartletts Block Grover & Bakers Exchange Street Stephenson Galena Geo A. Hicks Eshleman & Gill Bridge Street Crane Middleditch & Potter J. 8. Cochran Fry's Block Kingsley & Mills Dentists Ilinois Rhodes’ Block Court House Square Mott Burchard Barton & Barnum South East Corner Public Square Freeport, Ill Doctor Caner Presbyterian Church Frederick C. Ingalls Fry’s Barley Francis W Brawley, Bailey & Brawley Krohn’s Smith D, Atkins Iinois Robert Little WM. O. Wright Illinois Reliable Company Norwich Fire Insurance Co Norwich Onn Lorillard Fire Ins. Co New York City North American Fire Ins. Co Winnesheik Fire Ins. Co Ils New England Mutual Life Ins Boston Mass Travelers Ins. Co Ee ZO Fidel Lepold Troy Galena Street Adams and Mechanie Streets Chimos Second National Bank Casit Capital U.S Milwaukee Chicago New York Philadelphia England Ireland Europe John H. Addams L. W. Guiteau James N. Prouty Steven Stophensoustrse Toreport Tiros J. Turner Jas, I, Nery Turner & Neff LAW, Chancery and ‘Collection Office Court House Freeport I J. Himes Freeport Cooperage Liberty Street WM. Caspers Schultz Surgeon Generals Ofice Washington, D.C Galena and Exchange Sts William Massenberg Stephenson Street Wtyl E, C, Dwight & CO Trreeport Council Proceedings Elvenina Pregent Waddell Bergbin M. Reddington David Lizer Treas Ald. Currier C. Wenneke R. H. M.master Jno. Montelius A. M. Mayer A. Bergman H. E. Ashcraft Anias M. Mayer China Odd Fellows Omaha Republican Cheyenne City Exchange Bank Howell, Mich Lough East Saginaw Mich Flint Gazette Swynne Peoria Transcript General Tom Thumb Broadway San Francisco Cal Providence Philip of Macedonia Washington Scotland Niagara County Richards Iron Works Buenos Ayres Louisville Journal Brownlow Tennessee Frederick Bruce United States Wheeling West Virginia Java Queenstown Jacksonville Bloomington Chicago and St. Louis Rarey Rochester House of Refuge Georgia Peter Baxter Denmark Cincinnati Jay Peak City Crockery Store Brownster House J. “H. Staver Staver Stephenso Street Dom Ge Fwilyl J. H. Svaver Cavanagh, Wright, & CO Ill Lyk Velpau Plymouth Block Paris Aépot Dow Jere. Pattison P.manny P. Manny John W. Barnes & Son Barnes & Stoskopf Waltw Emmert & Pattison Freeport Agricultural Works Reeves& CO Nassau Mayer A& Sons Mayer & Sons Bakers ya.Gotold J. Mayer & Son J.D. Diffenbauugh J. Mayer & Sons Barehard Brothers Iowa Ohio Bburehard& Bro
Search Courier

Search the Freeport Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Freeport Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication