Real Estate Transactions in Freeport Area Listed
Abstracts of titles furnished and deeds loans etc. Taylor and Son report September 2 1881 real estate transfers in Freeport Wm Waite to Fred Dorman Jota 11 etc. Names include Folgate Ward Gemmill Kaufman Herold Shippy Ward Schaeffer Madden Heiden Mack Devore Kneff Ohlendorf Askey.
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Freeront Land Office
Wm. Waite
Fred
Dorman
Cullman’s
Freeport
Fred. Dorman
Conrad Hokhof
Rand
See. Wirth
John C. Young
S. B. Harris
M. J. Heard
Powell & W
Cyrus Folgate
Thos
Ward
Sway
Waddams
S.gemmill
L. M. Smith
F. W. Lestikow
Anton Schaeffer
A. Riefsnyder
Knowlton
Shu
Fred. Schur
W.J. Madden
W.H. Toff
Peter Erb
Kimball
Lena
San
Jub Heiden
Isarl Krueger
Jhos
Dawes
Fanny Melone
Kent
Lorenzo Mack
C. E. Walker
Dakota
LL. M. Devore
D. GC. Lamb
Loran
JM. Kneff
Henry Hagedorn
Wright & DP
Stand
Ellis Askey
Henry Ohlendorf
Sn Sen
Lancaster
Taylor & Son
Gov Tabor's Fortune Tells Colorado Rise From Poverty
Lieut. Gov. Tabor of Colorado rose from Maine poverty to an estimated fortune of 4 to 8 million dollars in four years. He and his wife endured 18 years of hard times before striking mining success after moving west during the Pike's Peak excitement. In Denver he bought goods for a Leadville store and earned 1.3 million from the Little Pittsburg claim after a risky mining deal.
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Tabor
Colorado
Maine
Denver
Leadville
Pittsburg
Egy
Warm Milk Restores Energy After Fatigue
Heated milk above one hundred degrees re duces sweetness and density slightly yet remains a quick reviver. Fatigued individuals find this beverage surprisingly effective as a nonalcoholic stimulant, delivering prompt, lasting refreshment.
Workers and Wages in City Factories This Year
The year saw 11,068 manufacturing establishments with capital invested totaling 157,581,749. Materials used cost 67,043,236 and product value reached 435,422,102. Maximum employment was 262,459. 193,998 were males over 16, 3,482 females over 15, and 1,878 children. Total wages paid amounted to 89,513,024.
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VM. Y. Commercal Advertiser
Dark Clothes and Disease From Contagious Discharge
A London Truth note claims dark clothing absorbs tobacco fumes more than light fabrics, implying higher infection risk from diseased or decaying bodies. The test involves exposing light and dark coats to tobacco fumes and noting the odor retention differences.
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London
Fell Down Mr Albert Anderson Healed By Eclectric Oil
York street resident Albert Anderson fell down stairs and severely pulsed his knee. After several applications of Y Thomas Eclectric Oil he reportedly recovered fully.
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Albert Anderson
York Street
Y. Thomas
Construction Plans at Coney Island Stir Debate
A report discusses a proposed giant project at Coney Island, challenging views about what the business can achieve. The piece notes that the facility may already have measures in place, contrasting with common assumptions about such developments.
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Coney Island
City man’s failed country farming venture ends in loss
A former city dweller with city wealth pursued a grand farm in the hills using imported cattle and expansive gear. His costly methods failed as crops failed, livestock perished, and the farm burned, costing his family $15,000 to $20,000 before they retreated to the city.
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Papa
Denver
Inter Ocean
Jersey catcher Spriggins boasts of field skill during convention
Spriggins the catcher of a New Jersey nine boasted that no ball could pass him once in position. A bystander joked that only a ball traveling far around the next county could get past him. The convention adjourned sine die.
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Spriggins
Jersey Nine
Thomas Eclectric Oil Cleanses Rheumatism and Neuralgia
The document asserts with strong testimony that Thomas Eclectric Oil is an entire success in curing rheumatism neuralgia back pain and wounds of every description.
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Thomas
Mild Winter and Warm Coastal Conditions Reported in Moravian Missions
Reports from Moravian mission stations on Green land west coast dated late March note an exceptionally mild winter 1880 81 with January and February warmth and no snow. Southern stations saw 21 degrees or higher, northern stations 16 degrees once. Ostrich feathers decline in fashion but remain a demand export from Mogador, £16500 value to England and France. Feathers sourced from Soudan and southern regions, often from hunted birds or occasionally captured alive for feathering before release.
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Greenland
Esquimaux
Mogador
England
France
Soudan
Time Tries Al and Burdock Blood Bitters Ad Parody
A satirical piece mocks patent medicine claims for Burdock Blood Bitters as a cure for digestive and urinary ailments. It includes a farcical doorbell scene with a doctor and a tale about royal orders given to Victoria’s staff, ending with a description of a jeweled cameo order worn by royal ladies.
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Victoria
Duchess of Abercorn
Dublin
Victoria and Albert
Duke of Marlborough
Prince Consort
Foster, Milburn & CQ
Buffalo
N. Y
Freeport
Emmert & Burrell
Long arms hug shore as All Sorts and oarsmen row on
In a jumble of era notes and curiosities the piece mentions All Sorts and Oarsmen, rheumatism cures, old currency and priceless artifacts, parliament wear, racing plans, ball layouts, pension figures, a voice recovery tale, clergyman cures, postal trivia, jokes, and a harbor of oddities from 1800s news.
City Directory of Cites Churches and Services
A list of churches in the city with locations, pastors, and service times. Includes German Evangelical Emanuel St John’s Union St churches as well as Methodist Episcopal First, German Chicago, Presbyterian First Second and Third German, Roman Catholic St Joseph and St Marys, Zion Episcopal, Baptist, and Free Methodist Pleasant Street entries with Sunday and weekly times.
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Evangelical
St. John’s—Union St. Cor State Road
Hoffmeister
Unday School
Williams St
Corner Union
Wernley
Methodist Episcopal
Stephenson St
Northwest Cor Cherry
Louis Meredeth
Chicago St. Cor Spring
Hiller
Presbyterian—First
Stephenson St. Cor Walnut
HD Jenkins
Presbyterian—Second
Cor
Galena Ave
Pleasant St
S. M
Eastin
Rablon
Tpem
Presbyterian
Rey
Elfeld
St Joseph
West of Exchange
Gcl Kalvelage
St Mary’s
Irish—Union
of Mary
Mangan
Free Methodist
West of Walnut
Ferris
City Officials and Addresses Listed for Municipal Roles
Mayors and clerks named with posts and offices in local blocks. City officers include James McNamara at Mc Namara's Shoe store on Stephenson street and Warren C. Clark in Council Rooms Fry's Block, with D. G. Breed as city treasurer and J C Kean as city attorney. Aldermen by ward are given along with street and building locations for each post.
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James McNamara
J Brown Taylor
Louis Stuskopf
H J Porter
Win H Wagner
County Officials and Office Locations
Clerk I F Kieckner. Treasurer W W Hutchison. Recorder Dan l Brewster. Sheriff Captain Stewart. Surveyor Hiram Shons. All county offices are in the Court House.
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I F Kieckner
W W Hutchison
Dan’l Brewster
Captain Stewart
Hiram Shons
Court House
Public Schools Board and Superintendent Contacts
The Board of Education members Wm C Wright W G Barnes and H J Porter meet as a governing body with Ch C Snyder as Superintendent. Office in the High School building operates daily from 7 30 to 9 00 oclock am.
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City Directory
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Newark N. 4
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Hodder
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