Fragments Hint at Names in Local Notice
Readable fragments show names such as TR and RLEY among clipped text. No clear event, date, or place is established. summary focuses on partial identities in a damaged OCR segment.
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1870
Page
7
Readable fragments show names such as TR and RLEY among clipped text. No clear event, date, or place is established. summary focuses on partial identities in a damaged OCR segment.
The Democrats in Knox Fulill Mason counties nominate Hon A Craig of Knox and Major B Gatton of Mason for state senators. Knox County must mobilize strong Republican support. Fulton and Mason lean Democratic, but Knox backs the ticket. A harsh race looms as legislature reapportions under new census and a Republican majority is sought.
A London letter notes the Prussian army's supply service is strained and under pressure as provisions run short while intenses trains continue to front lines and peasants suffer. It also mentions D J Morrell of Pennsylvania losing re election amid the Cheneyck Morrell McCarthy clashes over steel rails and salt pans.
Our Public Schools will admit students to sturdoch's Readings and Recitations for a nominal sum of twenty five cents. Tickets available from Teachers or Emmert and Burrell's. Lanark bears excite town. Mr. Corning reported seeing a black bear near town. a hog was killed and eaten nearby with claw prints. Bear chased but not captured. Also note: tobacco grown in Southern Illinois worth five cents more per pound.
A fragment from the Davis Gazette notes the Democratic party's search for a national policy and the tension within the party. It recalls a street crowd query about Tom's politics and cites remarks from Hon. H. C. Burchard at Lincoln's Hall, with attendees N. H. Ryan and Gen. Atkins contributing in a Republican tone.
List of names of individuals with advertised letters and instructions to quote advertised letter. Office hours stated: daily 7 AM to mar, Sundays 8 AM to 9 AM, holidays 9 AM to 4 PM with noon break. Postmaster SMITH D, ATKINS.
An 1870 Freeport market listing details per bushel and per pound prices for grain including No 1 Wheat Corn Rye Oats Barley and fats meats and poultry. It records butter cheese potatoes turnips onions beans cabbage tallow dried fruits and various flour and feed items with unit prices and measures. The document reflects local commerce and commodity values for the period.
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