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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1882
Page
5
The entire stock damaged by the late fire is to be offered at AUCTION in Freeport. It is advertised as the largest dry goods and millinery sale ever held in the city and will be closed out for whatever it brings at auction.
A celebrated Chicago auctioneer, praised as one of the best and fairest on the American continent, will conduct a major upcoming sale. Enthusiastic bidders are invited to participate in this notable event emphasizing fairness and opportunity.
A vast stock of goods offered to Freeport shoppers in a life time chance auction. Ladies are invited with special comfort arrangements. Auction sales start daily at 1 30 PM and 7 30 PM each day.
The poem argues that true worth lies in humble deeds and labor, not social rank or dress. It urges owners and makers of wealth to value laboring hands and inner virtue, warning that vanity and social pretensions harm society while justice and love endure.
A stern talking tone guides a young woman to care for her mother. The speaker urges kindness, breakfast, and affectionate acts, arguing a mother's sacrifice deserves daily attention. The piece contrasts past gentleness with current neglect and ends with reminders of tenderness and shared chores.
A Philadelphia opticiana firm makes an opera glass that converts to a dry plate camera in moments to photograph thieves unobserved. The device uses movable object glasses swapped for a camera, with a light-blocking end hidden by a spring and a temporary dark room via a black bug.
The notice urges customers to compare Strictly Pure Paints with cheaper mixtures, claiming equal prices to cheaper armitures while offering higher quality. It invites callers to inspect various paints and emphasizes close discrimination to provide the finest offerings.
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