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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1880
Page
5
Burrell Bros of Stephenson County advertises supplies for sale including canned meats and fruits at Chicago prices. The notice mentions a stallion for sale four years old located two miles northwest of Freeport and signed by Alex Watson.
A notice promotes Burrell Bros selling Green Rio Coffee at 18 cents a pound, claiming it is as good or better than rivals charging 28 cents per pound elsewhere. The ad urges readers to investigate the price advantage and quality.
An advertisement extols Dr Kina's New Discovery for lung and throat ailments claiming it cures coughs colds bronchitis asthma hay fever hoarseness croup and other chest illnesses. It touts rapid health restoration with trial bottles ten cents and regular size thirty one cents, sold by Emmert & Burrell.
Thirty days of card photographs for sale at McHenry's Gallery Keeport Illinois. BARRELL Bros advertise fishing gear and rods. Dr Fenner's Golden Relief promises instant pain relief for neuralgia toothache headache and other pains. A Timothy Seed bidding notice from V Brown Stephenson Street Freeport Illinois seeks 300 bushels at best market price.
General Grant paid a visit to Darlington last Saturday with J B Brown of the Galena Gazette and Judge Platt of Warren. They breakfasted at the Barton House and were entertained by Hon H M Magoon. A reception at the Magoon residence drew many locals before the party returned to Warren where Grant met a large crowd at Judge Platt's office.
An unsigned recruitment note advertises $66 a week in your own town with terms and a free 81 outfit. It directs applicants to H. HaLuert & Co. at 2438-ly Portland Maine.
In recent months over 500000 bottles of Shilohs Cure have sold and more than 2000 cases of Consumption cured. All Coughs Croup Asthma and Bronchitis yield at once. For Lame Back side or chest use Shilohs Porous Plaster. Sold by Emmert and Burrell.
Local advertisements claim Shilohs Vitalizer cures Dispersia Liver Complaint Indigestion Constipation and General Debility. Also marketed is Shilohs Catarrh Remedy with a free nasal injector, priced at 50 cents, through Emmert and Burrell.
Auburn 1877 letter from Mrs William Minrap to Dr M M Fenner of Fredonia NY testifies silver complaint numbness and general debility improved after one bottle. She endorses Blood and Silver Remedy and Nerve Tonic and notes local availability through Emmert & Burrell with related Fenner products including Cough Honey and Golden Relief.
An old time remedy touts Dr Pierce's Compound Extract of Smart Weed or Water-Pepper as superior relief for cramps stomach colic and other pains. Claims include warming soothing astringent and anodyne effects for diarrhoea dysentery cholera and related ailments. Sold by druggists at fifty cents with Jamaica ginger and French brandy blend.
The safest rule in machinery purchases is to buy only from parties whose responsibility is unquestioned. Reputable firms guarantee quality that lasts, and a strong guarantee is worthless unless the guarantor remains responsible in the future. Fairbanks Morse & Co. of Chicago markets Fairbanks Standard Scales and the Eclipse windmills with strong guarantees of superior quality.
People who cannot drink milk can still eat dairy by sipping and moving the jaws as for chewing. This triggers salivary secretions and begins the first stage of digestion.
The Eighth Annual Exhibition of this Institution begins September 8 and closes October 28, 1880. North-west readers know the organization as a major showcase of industry and art. Returning prosperity shows fruits in the display, with limited space and about fifty thousand dollars spent on building improvements to offer a brilliant, instructive exhibit. All railways offer their lowest excursion rates to visitors.
Remaining unclaimed letters for the Freeport Illinois post office for the week ending September 7 include Beal Herman Kurtze Miss Alice Davis Miss Lizzie Rover D Emmich Miss Anna Kelsh F M Fetterhoff Miss Etta Louis Joseph Fetterhoff Sam Miller Ira Handy CN Mercer Mra Johan Hatch O M Streeter Mrs C 8 Hoyt Mrs Mary Simmons M Holland WP Sergant Miss ML Johnson W Wagner Sam l Kenny Alferd Washburn Sam L ee. Office hours are daily 7 AM to 7 PM except Sunday. Sundays 9 AM to 12:30 PM and 1:14 PM to 4 PM. Holidays 8 AM to 9 AM with a half hour noon break and 4 PM to 6 PM. Advertised letters should state date of advertising and be addressed to Smithd Atkins Postmaster.
The speaker urges defeated candidates to accept the voters’ choice and reject open promises that mislead the public. He defends press aims as spreaders of knowledge and condemns political maneuvering within the party, urging unity and integrity for better governance.
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