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Newspaper

Freeport Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1881

Page

5

Northwest Grocery Ad Promises Best and Cheapest Store

A short advertisement lists tea and coffee prices and a variety of dried fruits, fresh produce, cheese, and other goods. It touts a large selection and claims to be the largest, finest, and cheapest store in the Northwest, the C. O. D. Grocery on the corner opposite the Brewster House.

Illinois Sanford & Rowell Fandrara Brewster House Aoey Masury C. O. D. Grocery Brewster Trouse

Dressmaking Firm Moves to Stephenson Street

Mrs Theo Grove announces relocation of her dressmaking business to Boston Dry Goods Store at 91 Stephenson street. Miss Minnie Sutter joins the establishment to cut and fit ladies garments and cloak making remains a specialty.

Lost spectacles on Stephenson street and local tea ad

A pair of steel bowed spectacles in a leather case is found on Stephenson street and can be claimed by the owner after paying this notice. The ad also promotes Swarts Bros and Bur reall Bros offerings with Formosa Oolong Tea at 87 cents per pound and other black teas from 25 cents per pound.

Stephenson Street Burreall Bros

Dr King’s New Discovery for Cough and Lung Ailments

An advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a universal throat and lung cure for coughs colds asthma bronchitis hay fever and related conditions. It claims over one million bottles used in the past year and offers trial bottles for ten cents and regular bottles for one dollar through Emmert and Burrell.

Dr. Kina Dr. King Gale Emmert & Burrell

Choice Fresh Cows Wanted Apply to J Currier

Help wanted for dairy cow procurement at J Currier location 22atf Freewort Illinois. Applicants sought to supply fresh cows for dairy operations. Contacts listed for submission of bids or inquiries.

J. &. Currier Freewort

Shiloh's Cure Promoted Across Various Ailments

An advertisement extols Shiloh's Cure for coughs, consumption warning, croup, whooping cough, and related ailments. It touts a money back guarantee, 75 cent and 50 cent bottle prices, and mentions Emmert & Burell selling the products along with Shiloh's Porong Plaster and Shiloh's Catarrh remedy with a nasal injector. It claims over a million bottles sold in the past year and promises relief or no cost.

Shiloh Emmert & Burell

Burrell Bros Sells Fresh Coffees Only

Burrell Bros roasts daily offering Rich Santos and Java coffees. No stale coffee is kept for sale and prices are lower than competitors.

Burrell Bros Santos Java

Inventors urged to hire proper attorneys for patent cases

The article urges inventors to engage skilled legal counsel for patent matters before the Patent Office. It notes a contest over telephone and other inventions and directs readers to Presbrey & Green in Washington, D.C. to obtain a circular by sending a stamp.

Presbrey & Green Washington, D.C

Electric Bitters Cure Many Diseases Says Advertisement

Where doctors have failed to cure and have given up on dying patients Electric Bitters have often been used and cure effected to the astonishment of all. They positively cure diseases of the stomach liver kidneys and urinary organs and invariably cure constipation headaches and bilious attacks. Sold by Emmert Burrell at fifty cents a bottle.

Carter Carter Medicine Con Park Place New York City Emmert & Burrell

Judge Praises Trask Magnetic Ointment Relief

Judge D Henry Barron of St Croix Falls Wisconsin says he suffered from piles but found immediate and permanent relief after using Trask's Magnetic Ointment. He claims the product provided fast and lasting results.

D. Henry Barron St. Croix Falls Wis

For Thirty Days Best Card Photographs at McNeary’s Gallery

A temporary display offers card photographs at $1.00 per dozen at McNeary's Gallery located at 104 Stevenson Street, Freeport, Illinois, during a one month exhibition. The notice invites patrons to view the framed works and purchase prints at the stated price.

McNeary’s Stephenson Street Freeport

Electric Bitters touted as Chicago’s great remedy

The Laboratory for the manufacture of Electric Bitters is praised as one of Chicago’s greatest enterprises offering employment to many. Its extensive sales astonish readers, with demand high wherever introduced due to its merit and low price of fifty cents, sold by Emmert & Burrell.

Chicago Emmert & Burrell

For Sale Engine and Boiler in First-Class Condition

One 10 horsepower engine and boiler complete recently used about one year. Due to increased facilities we need a higher capacity engine and will sell cheap. Stover Mrs. Ca Freeport, Ill.

Stover Freeport. Hl

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