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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1881
Page
7
A fragmented list recalls Mrs and Mr guests including W right Jordan Jones Crissman and Kramer. References to engraved mugs and a fruit dish appear amid notes of an elegant supper and a newly wedded couple.
Florence reports steady church activity under Rev Kryder with repairs and hope for a new roof. Benjamin Crow and wife visit Clarence Iowa. Baileyville outlines July 1880 to July 1881 car shipments totaling 385 to Chicago and Milwaukee plus hogs and potatoes, naming local merchants and services amid town improvements.
A splash of rain and farm activity as farmers sow winter grain and residents travel. Latham family buys a farm near Hazelton Iowa. Holroyd visits daughter in Damascus vicinity. Little moves into Hoff’s store rooms. Gilman sisters attend Aurora school. Postlewait and Evang travel to Pennsylvania. Hilliard visits Winslow. Chas Taylor from Nora visits. Nellie Dodson in Mt Carroll. Mrs. Rosenstiel and Prindle listed as ill. Hattie Churchill and Lucy Rosenstiel obtain divorces. Hattie rumored to remarry I Hunter.
The town notes rain welcomed by farmers as corn dries enabling early harvest. Daniel Moore and wife plan to move to Lawrenceburg Tennessee for the winter, with possible full sale of local holdings if they like the region. Mr. Wilber aims to teach next winter after seeking boarding. J G Walker returned from Des Moines after selling town lots. John Laborde contemplates building a new mill next summer. Schoolhouse repaint planned. Sabbath Schools report small turnout due to camp meeting at Staver's. Parrot show in New York comments on profane bird winning.
Dr Marshall's Bromoline is advertised as a universal remedy for erysipelas, rheumatism, female weakness, and blood and liver complaints. Sold in large bottles for 50 cents. druggists carry the product.
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