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Newspaper
Freeport Weekly Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1870
Page
5
A retailer offers stylish items at prices lower than material costs. Bon nets, cloak and dress trimmings, laces, zephyrs, woolens, jewelry, and kid gloves are advertised at bottom prices until after the holidays, with Hata and Gipsey noted.
Advertises select brands J D Diffenbaugh sells oysters direct from Baltimore at the lowest market price. Mentions customer contact at 26.
A terse catalog note highlights ladies winter shoes and wool lined garments praised for quality and neat presentation. The emphasis is on warm, well-made options in current stock.
Ladies encouraged to call on Ms Winch at Mrs Sheetz millinery for work or bargains in hair work and hair jewelry. The ad notes cash paid for hair.
The notice suggests ladies patronize G. W. Tandy for stylish gaiters and shoes and promotes Best brand cigars named The Cable as unbeatable.
A brief property listing references CHAS and WAITE at No 1 Stover's Block Lena Ilt with the parcel 15-24-3m. The entry records an address and lot designation in a historical ledger.
The Holidays approach and Freeport readers with money to spend are urged to advertise in The Journal. Businesses offering attractive inducements gain attention and patronage, with early ads reaching thousands who will return significant value.
Sechrist and Lemon replenish stock with latest hat and cap styles for holiday trade in Freeport offering lowest prices.
A fragmented note praises Pelton Rogers and Pomroy and their staff for customer service. It hints at choosing a friend or gift options for the holiday season and a wish for a joyful new year.
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