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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1869
Page
11
A sprawling English language digest reports on legal cases, rail and canal plans, political comments, economic notes, and cultural tidbits. It mentions trials in New Orleans, sugar and cotton futures in Louisiana, Irish and American gossip, river traffic developments, and a Paris opera revival. It also notes scientific devices, farming outlooks, and a look at social norms and gender speculation.
A long advertisement extols a large tract of rich wheat land in Vineland New Jersey located three miles south of Philadelphia. It describes 20 acre and up parcels priced from 825 per acre with yearly installments, railroad access, fertile soil ideal for crops and fruit, and strong market ties to New York and Philadelphia. Climate, education, public welfare rules, and rapid town growth are highlighted to attract settlers and investors.
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