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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1882
Page
4
Notes from Freeport include visitors Mendota and Rockford figures, local meetings and events, a fire at Henney Raggy shop, ice cream social, church activities, Grand Ball plans, early closing pledge, Chautauqua Circle notes, and a memorial to veterans. Also reports on excursions, town officials, and local incidents.
A Freeport Republican correspondent in Fort Scott Kansas dated June 16 1882 reports mild spring weather ending sleet and wind with sunny days. Wheat harvest begins with yields of 25 to 30 plus bushels per acre in parts and 16 to 18 in others. Varieties like Malze and Lancaster Mediterranean are favored. Becker notes wheat 25 to 35 bushels per acre, oats slightly behind, corn growing well, fruit abundant, and cattle and sheep grazing on green pastures along a new road showing southeastern Kansas as promising for grasses and stock. The writer’s town of 700, mostly colored residents, sits on a rocky high point with surface fields nearby.
Local notice advertises flour by the sack at varying prices with per sack amounts of 1.70 1.85 and 2.00. The copy urges customers to try it and notes the stall is in Stephenson County. Bewrunn Bros.
Real Princess Lace collars cuffs and fichues arrive with a noble Coaching Parasol in the market. Mohair skirts priced at $2.75 and a 30 day special on cabinet photographs at McLeary's Gallery Freeport Illinois. New uncolored Japan Toys Kormusa Qulong and Pan fired offered by Burrenn Bros.
Advertising fragment notes all new styles for Gent's Low Shoes at J Schinichs offering the New Champion Clothes Ringer as the best ringer now in use and available.
New merchant tailoring shop advertises ready to wear and made to order suits after purchasing Kern & Selle stock. John Kern hired as cutter. Special bargain offers for 60 days. Also promotes Nectar Coffee and fishing tackle store Burrell Area Beurrern Bros supplies wholesale and retail tackle and poles.
Maynard stores offer an elegant stock of spring dress goods including cashmeres buntings ginghams and more. J Schmid Mothers Giant & Big Shoe James McNamara advertises the largest line of children's and men's shoes. Emmiert Burrell’s drug store promotes Bigelow’s Positive Cure for coughs colds and related illnesses with free test.
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