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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1883
Page
5
An advertisement highlights daily roasted Rio Santas Maracaibo Java and Mocha coffees praised for freshness full flavor and full strength. It notes the price is only a small advance over green coffee costs.
A five year old boy, Freddie Wagner, fell in a hay shed near Yellow Creek and broke his left arm. Dr. Blair reduced the fracture and Freddie is recovering well. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon of last week.
A string of local items reports Abe Stahl and P. Gheen receiving notices, a public sale of Rev. Pugh moving to Nebraska, a street exhibit in Oneco, and small-town elections. It covers town personalities, church calls, illnesses, school staffing, rentals, construction plans, religious ministers’ departures, and a parish painter.
The piece notes widespread wine analysis results from Paris showing most samples poor or bad quality and mentions a Boston group forming the Massachusetts No-License Union to oppose liquor dealers. It warns women against attempting to reform drunkards through marriage, arguing success is unlikely and dangerous, urging firm resolve and restraint.
An antiquated voice quotes family chatter about measurements of time and illness. The piece ends with Mrs. Melissa Diamond of Chicago praising Brown's Tonic, calling it the best medicine she ever used.
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