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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1872
Page
5
Broad advertises a wide selection of school books in Freeport and invites readers to inspect its stock. The notice also promotes heating and cooking stoves, claiming fine styles, good quality, and low prices, urging early purchases due to anticipated shortages and higher future prices amid a fall-winter trade.
Notices show Isaac M Bope, W W Walkey, and WM Cramer announcing sheriff bids subject to Republican county conventions or fall election. Attestations dated 1872 appear alongside rail schedules and local business notices from Mendota and surrounding lines.
Cheap horse sheets priced 85 cents to 1 45, leather nets 4 to 6 dollars per pair, umbrellas with adjustable holders, and boots and shoes offered at reduced prices to clear fall stock. Wright, Cavanagh & Co Centre Room Fry's Block 17 18 14.
Town talk centers on a burglar alarm making a scene at 54 Stephenson Street. Patrons report the device repeatedly triggers and keeps doors open, drawing attention and inquiries from locals.
Wa Kreavens declares loyalty to the Republican ticket for Stephenson County Sheriff. He denies joining the Greeley reform faction and appeals to supporters, urging backing from the Republican Convention. The notice also mentions Broad's store attracts attention for magnets, low prices, and fair dealing.
A Dakota Horror Journal item from August 20, 1872 recounts Democratic and Liberal tensions before a Freeport county convention. Democrats aimed for three Liberal and three Democrat delegates, but failed to recruit any Republicans, leaving the delegation unbalanced and the party distressed.
Dr. W. W. Lake of Milwaukee canvasses for subscribers to Howland's Life of General Grant as a Soldier and a Statesman. He will visit residents and offer them a copy to inform on current political issues.
Stine & Bro advertise daily arrivals of Ready Made Clothing and Piece Goods for fall and winter trade to be sold wholesale or retail at low prices. The notice also touts Hagan's Magnolia Balm for beauty, claiming it smooths rough skin and evens complexion for rural and city women alike.
In a dated August 30 1872 missive from New York Mr P S Levon receives assurance of a large cash only stock for western markets. The letter promises the best assorted goods at lower prices than rivals and emphasizes quality dress fabrics and fall styles while preserving a strong local reputation in Freeport Stephenson and surrounding counties. The writer notes time constraints and promises a follow up soon.
A passenger steamer Metis sank after colliding with a sailing vessel on a Thursday night in a fierce gale. About 150 aboard, including 10 passengers, were affected as the hull flooded and the vessel went down. The upper deck floated ashore with around fifty people saved, plus a lifeboat with six deck hands reaching shore. Estimates of fatalities range from seventy to eighty.
A 140 acre farm near a railroad station is offered for sale.80 acres are cultivated and 80 acres are timbered with black oak aspen barr oak hazel and shoe wood. Water is provided by a running spring for stock. Versatile acres and timber value are highlighted. For details contact J A Cray, Lawyer, Freeport.
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