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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1873
Page
5
An old ad excerpt lists Sechrist & Crain's as a hat and underwear seller and promotes Mrs C C Wilson Genuine Kid Seamless Glove. It also touts Dr A Boschee German Syrup with free sample offers and notes Freeport Rustic Shade Manufactory sold to A F Broad with recommendations to former customers.
A collage of ads lists Sechrist & Crain tailors and Broad wall paper shops, J D Diffenbaugh oysters, Rhodes & Bro meat market, Herrick Groceries, G M Clayton goods at low prices, and Peterson’s Magazine promotions.usinesses tout furniture, paints, lamps, stationery, and fresh seafood with delivery and price promises across Stephenson Street and nearby blocks.
Sechrist and Crain advertise affordable first class suits. Broad offers paper mats writing desks and a full line of millinery and fancy goods including worsteds and embroidery patterns. Mrs. C C Wilson travels to Chicago to return with broad assortment of rustic shades and other items.
Don’t wait for dinner at Grand Central go now pay the moderate charges and come away happy Mrs C C Wilson’s Millinery Parlor is off Stephenson Street opposite the Court House All her friends are invited to call and see the new goods Half fare to Chicago by the Union R A Diffenbaugh has sent a man to New York State to pack winter apples very fine this season and will be sold low
Sechrist and Crain announce the largest stock of fall goods in the city. Broad's Book Store advertises economy and the Base Burning Radiant Home stove at Bartlett's on Stephenson Street. Wood yard offers hard and soft wood by J N Phillips. Inkstands arrive at Broad's Kendall's. St Louis Crackers sold by O M Snarrer & Son.
Bargain 160 acre farm once owned by Thomas Wilson for sale five miles south of Freeport and one mile from Baileyville. Clear title promised by D A Knowrton and Sons. Also mention of a congressional proposal to make all post offices savings banks and provide government security for depositors.
Advertisement for WM Walton at 104 Stephenson Street Freeport Illinois touts the largest stock of dry goods carpets cloths cassimeres and ready made clothing with emphasis on lowest prices in the city. The copy highlights extensive selection and price claims to attract shoppers.
At a Centennial Commission meeting in Philadelphia the executive committee learned many Vienna Exposition exhibitors want to send articles to the United States for the Centennial. The Navy Secretary instructed Admiral Cuse to receive items aboard and transport them to Philadelphia via Trieste, guarded by a naval vessel. The plan covers foreign exhibitors only and aims to showcase Vienna’s major inventions in Philadelphia.
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