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Newspaper

Freeport Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1873

Page

5

Broad's wallpaper and underwear sale in Freeport ad

Broad's offers wallpaper from Broad's and a wide range of underwear for ladies gents and children. A car load of Standard Prime White kerosene oil is now available to trade at low barrel rates for cash. G M Crayton invites customers to the old stand opposite Brewster House and W Levingston announces residence sales on Webster street through October first.

Freeport G. M. Crayton Old Stand Brewster House W. Levingston Webster Street

Local Advertisements Highlight Oysters Wallpaper and Fashion

Trowserings Restaurant offers fresh oysters daily opposite the Court House on Stephenson Street. E Zapr Broad promotes a large wall paper line and a vast stock of gents silk and wool mufflers Windsor scarfs ties bows. Walton's showcases Grand Central delicacies of the season.

Court House Stephenson Street E. Zapr Windsor Walton’s

Stephenson Street Displays Marble Fronted Stores and Wide Goods

In Stephenson Street a row of brick and marble fronted buildings stands as the city’s pride including Munn's and Shaffer & Son. Shaffer & Son fill their Munn’s marble front store with groceries and fruits and offer free home delivery. J D Diffenbaugh's No 2 Fry's Block and Broad's store offer low prices on goods from writing paper to groceries.

Stephenson Court House Opera House Munn Brewster House C. M. Shaffer & Son

Sechrist Crain Close Out Summer Goods For Fall Stock

F Bartlett advertises at 75 and 77 Stephenson street offering a wholesale closeout of summer goods to make room for fall stock. He touts the radiator as the “King of the Safe Burning Puse Heating” and offers a Tex year replacement warranty on pipes and radiators he manufactures. Potential customers urged to inspect stock before buying heating stoves.

Sechrist & Crain Tex F. Bartlett Stephenson Street

Local Advertisements Promote Candies and Washers

J D Diffenbaugh sells Cream, Molasses, Butter Scotch, Stick and Chocolate Caramels at 20 to 40 cents per pound for 30 days. Walton's Tub Washer by Wm R Walton wins premiums and is shown at Wynkoop's shop. Also offers state and county rights for sale, blankets, quilts at moderate prices. wood square meal for 25 cents at Grand Central.

J.D. Diffenbaugh Walton Wm. R. Walton Wynkoop Bridge Street Grand Central Brewster House

Wanted Immediately First-Class Journey Man Tailors

G M Clayton advertises a stock liquidation in Freeport claiming lower prices than any house. He urges customers to visit his store opposite Brewster House, notes offerings from stamps to paints and kerosene, and warns against competitors’ stories.

G. M. Clayton Freeport

Stine's Offers New Tan and Winter Clothing

Rhodes & Bro advertise a clean meat market at 149 Stephenson Street with choicest steaks roasts chops and fresh fish and game. They also note being agents for the American Meat and Vegetable Chopper, promoting labor-saving invention and inviting inquiries.

Rhodes & Bro Stephenson Street

Broad's to Open Full Line of Wall Papers and Silks

Broad's announces a new stock of wall papers and Black Silks at low prices. The store, at 76 and 77 Stephenson Street, promises economy and comfort with the Base Burning Radiant Home noted for ease and health benefits.

WM. Walton Bartlet?s Stephenson Street

Sechrist and Crain Promote Largest Fall Stock in City

Sechrist and Crain announce the largest and finest stock of fall goods ever shown in the city, appealing to shoppers with a full display of season’s offerings and new arrivals.

Sechrist & Crain

Montgomery Queen's European Menagerie comes to Freeport

A grand exhibition tours Freeport on Monday September 29 with two shows afternoon and evening. The Mammoth lion den six Kaffra lions camel herd and Selim the great elephant highlight the lineup along with Cleopatra the calf elephant. A morning street display at ten precedes the event, praised for its band tricks and daring acts by Nat Austin and Charles Read.

Montgomery Freeport Selim Cleopatra America Cleveland Ohio Herald Jane Montgomery Queen Worcester Norris Nat Austin Charles Read Queen's Circus Caravan

Best Season for Painting Ends October Eleventh

G. M. Clayton advertises the best season to paint buildings with paints and oils at cost. The old stand opposite Brewster House on Webster Street sells groceries cheaper than O. M. Shaffer & Songel, claiming superior quality and freshness.

G. M. Clayton Brewster House O. M. Shaffer & Songel

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