Boots and Shoes Bargains and Local Suppliers
Local notices urge bargains at Staver and Snyder’s Sign of the Big Boot with new and good styles and early stove purchases. Carr and Grove near Brewster House recommended for fair dealings. W W Smythe in Fry’s Block offers Reynolds Bros U T K shoes Blocher boots trunks and ladies wear with reasonable terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staver &Snyder’s
Carr & Grove
Brewster House
W. W. Smythe
Fry’s Block
Reynolds Bros
Blocher
Smyth
Millinery styles and stoves advertised across shops
114 Stephenson street announces Fall and Winter millinery with new season novelties and a first class trimmer to serve customers. A stove dealer promotes heating and cooking stoves for fall and winter with low prices and quality. Stereoscopic views of Chicago rains touted by Swarts and Stocking at their drug store opposite the Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swarts & Stocking
Court House
Stephenson Sr
Lawyer & Burcuarp
Chicago
Insurance Agencies Promoting Fire Loss Protection
Remember That John R Lemon is Agent for several first class insurers with an aggregate capital of over twenty five million dollars. The agency operates from Staver and Snyders Boot and Shoe Store at 1726 4th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Lemon
Asta Ins. Co
Hartford
Castorrs Castoria substitute for Castor Oil
A nineteenth century advertisement promotes Castorrs as a scientific vegetable preparation claimed to replace castor oil pills narcotic syrups and other purgatives. It purportedly cleanses the system without distress aids natural sleep for infants and treats stomach ache wind colic constipation flatulence croup and worms. Bottles cost thirty five cents.
Timms Presents Notable Stock of Trees Arriving Local Market
Mr. J. B. Timms returns from the East with the best stock of trees yet received in the locality. Residents urged to visit and inspect the new arrivals on Stephenson Street front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Timms
Stephenson Street
Reward for Lost Gold Sleeve Button in Freeport
On Sunday afternoon the 20th inst a Gold Sleeve Button large and square with gold quartz setting was lost. The owner values it as a keepsake and asks the finder to leave it at M. M. Mayer's bakery on Stephenson street for a reward. Freeport, Oct 21, 1872.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Mayer
Stephenson Street
Freeport
Personal Liberty League formed by Freeport liquor dealers
The Freeport liquor trade forms The Personal Liberty League to protect against improper claims under the new law. Members pledge not to sell intoxicants to known habitual drunkards and request notice to City Mayor or secretary Mircuers Guo about such individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Freeport
Personal Liberty League
Guo
Mircuers
How to go West and the Oregon Gazette War
An analytical note on choosing westward routes highlights the Burlington Route as a leading option with direct lines to Nebraska Kansas and connections to California. It mentions a pamphlet Now to go West offered free by the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad. It also notes a local newspaper advertising dispute over political endorsements and paid space near Greeley’s election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Nebraska
Kansas
California
Territories
Freeport
Great West
Town
Oregon, Ogle County Guard
Greeley
Freeport Journal
Polo Press
Messrs
Sheets & Hitt
Oregon
Howlett
Lanark Gazette
Lena Star
Pacific Express
Galesburg
Mendota
Serene
Night Express
Atlantic Expresi
Esec
Quincey
Iowa
Pulney
Missouri
Sam's Powell
Gen
Ctiicago
Freighs
Forreston
Mt. Morris
Rochelle
Aurora
Chicago
de Rochelle
de Forreston
Hinkley
City Clothing Store Opens Fall and Winter Goods
Sechrist and Crain advertise a large current stock of suitings coatings vestings and pantaloon goods imported and domestic hats caps trunks and gents furnishings. They claim to offer better made clothing at lower prices due to early spring purchases and self made ready to wear lines with a large merchant tailoring department and a style price guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sechrist & Crain
Letters Remaining Unclaimed in Freeport Illinois 1872
List of unclaimed postal letters in Freeport Illinois dated October 21 1872 including names Ault Calvin Miller Betty Angell Geo A Monk Joun-4 Bushore David Makleson John Buckley Johnas Myers and others. Notices remind inquirers to state advertised letter and provide date of advertising with postal office hours and holiday openings. Norton & Bro remains listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ault
Calvin Miller
Betty Angell
Geo A
Monk
Bushore
David Makleson
John Buckley
Johnas Myers
Berton Ligzte Norton
Robert
Bernard W
Nape Henry Cain Ann Nileys
H LA Drake
Perce
OL Ford
MN Thompson
Ann Guyenhour
Henry Wolbert
Chas W Hall Christian Waltin
K Hicks
Charley B Winslow
Hope Chas Wolf Gen
W Jones
M Wing
Retta Kring
Chas Leonard Thos N. B
Norton & Bro
Unclear transit schedule fragment from Rock Island
Fragmentary OCR shows a transit or express schedule with times around 700 pm and 3.80 am, unclear destinations and names. The text mentions Rock Island and a mail or pass reference but is largely garbled. No coherent events or entities can be definitively identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Vrelo
Gotan Navih
Lewis
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Atkins & Guilford
S. D. Atkins, Ney
J. C. Lawyer
Er Pelton & Co
Ours House
Jacob R. Harding
Yornney-At- Law
111&Ly
T. T. Abrams
Jorney
C. C. Shuler
New Court House
Lil
Bir
Abrams
Orm of
Amerling
Br. Abrams
C. C. Shuler Abrams & Shuler
W. Chancery
Ilvainois
Wrice
South Side Court House Square
Cxte
Oly
F. K
Harrison E. Green
Horney
A. D. Meacham
Ren
Fry
PQS Aero
Bright
W. Scott Agney
Bright & Agney
E. P. Hodges
Munn
Banks
Knowlton & Sons
Pikst National Bank
United States
Bidwell
Por
DeFourar
Cond National Bank
Cabh Capital
Milwaukee
Wyork
Philadelphia
Ireland
John H. Addames
Guirkay
Kingsley & Mills, Dentists
Illinois
Stoneman’. Block
D. A. Knowl- Song’ Bank
Dr. Garber
J. Musser
Lls
Dr. Swengel
Phntist
I. Swengel
Stephenson
Agallery
Trey
Auleckarres
Wty
D. Burrell
Perigo
First National Bank
Ottica
Soroggs Lodge
I KF
Odaurenions Will
Orangeville
Musser
Schulte
Bn i . Stephenson
Ft ‘Preengs
Rere Nisker
Eure
Curis
Insurance Agency
WM. Trembor
Wilcoxon
Black
Cincinnati
Ohio
Springfeld F. & M. Ins. Co
Springfield
Mass
Girard Ins.Co
WM. Massenberg
Foreign Passage
Votary Public
General Life and Fire
INS. CO
Europe
New England Mutual Life Ins
Lawyer & Burenarp's
Dr. McLane
Fleming Bros
Pittsburgh
U.S
McLane
Laworr & Burcnarp
Esther W. Taylor
Munn‘s Block
D. B. Bobb
M. D. Dakota
Ilinois
F. G. Wynkoop
Stiles, Jenkins & Co
Geo.f.swarts
C. H.stocking
M.D. Swarts & Stocking
Samuel J. Dodds
Léna
Taylor & Aspinwall
Ira Babcock
Fry’s
R. Pelck
Journal Office
Peter Sheckler
Sheckler
Chas. H. Packard
Giles Bro. & Co
West Branch
West Madison St
Haly
Elias Howe
Wilson
Tllinois
Rothes
West
Mississippi
Mustang Linimen Goon
Union
C. Wilson
C. C. Wilson
A. W. Ford, Watchmaker
Howard
Elgin
Waltham
Lazarus
A. W. Ford
Wisconsin & Michigan Lumber Yard
Mechanic Streets
Sanford, Bidwell & CO
Propr’s
M. V. B. Elson
Wm. A. Bigler
Stephenson St
Freeport, Ill
Autumn
Wister
Chamberlin’'s
Teachers’ Institute
Stephenson County Teachers’ Institute
Freeport High School
Sewall
State Normal University
Edwards
The
Normal University
Snyder
Sup’t
Freeport Schools
Lummis
Freeport College
Lastina
Hagan
State of Illinois
Presbyterians
Synod of Northern Minnes
Davenport
Presbyterian Synod For
Northern Illinois
Floyd
Cable
Rockford
St. Louis
Wu-Murion
City Crockery Store
C. ET. Little
Brewster Iwollee
Mason, Gem ‘and
Hero
Peoria
North-Western Railway
Belvidere
Western Union Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
Chi
Sands
Rock Island & St
Jaine
Ast
Louis
T Penfield
Chicago, Burlington& Quincy
Shaffer
Board of Trustees of
Freeport Colleg
J. W. Shaffer
Isaac E Carey
Yeers, Georg Elliott L. el, Munn
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