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Newspaper
Freeport Weekly Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1871
Page
6
For sale at C. C. Best's 151 Stephenson Street. Goods offered at low prices with variety and value for customers seeking bargains in groceries. Limited detail due to fragmentary source text.
C. C. Best advertises the highest price for all farm produce. Farmers urged to bring peaches, apples and vegetables to market stalls to receive premium payments.
With great experience in the art of Penotography he thoroughly understands the craft and can produce pictures unrivaled in fortune and finish. He makes all sizes and styles and, while defying competition in quality, his prices are as low as the lowest. Stephen on Street, corner of Exchange, upstairs.
Kemper's European dining hall rapidly becomes the citys most popular venue. The rooms are handsomely fitted and attentive servants serve meals any time. Regular boarders receive twenty-one meals for seven dollars with tickets bearing numbers. Beefsteak ham and eggs buckwheat cakes oysters game and any requested fare are available. Farmers will find Kemper's a good place for a square meal when in the SH.
Smythe's offers Reynold's U, T. K. Button and Polish Gaiters plus misses and children's shoes in the same style. Also a full line of gentlemen's boots in top manufacture and latest style with low prices. All goods marked to a gold standard at W. W. Sayraz Corner Store Fry's Block. 832-tf
Collector's tax books are offered for sale at this office. The items include standard ledgers and forms used for property and income tax recordkeeping. Prices vary by edition and supply.
An advertisement touts Jenny Lind Habana cigars kept exclusively by C. C. Best as the best cigar in the city. The line hints at limited availability and high quality, reflecting early 20th century marketing.
Rhodes and Brother continue to serve customers with the best of steaks roasts chops fresh fish and game in season. They maintain the best market in the city.
Property can be insured by applying at the Agency of Mosars Porter Wright agents for several trusted U S insurers, including North American of New York. Have them write you the policy with this company.
Promoted as unmatched by Best, the Cable cigar is urged for immediate trial. The note touts its superior taste and value, urging customers to try it at once.
Persons seeking printing are reminded the county's only steam printing office operates more presses and a larger stock than three rival shops, enabling cheaper, better and faster work.
Classified note describes printing on white or colored paper in any quality at the Freeport Journal office, promising the most reasonable rates and ample paper options for customers.
Printed last week sale bills list auctions on John Smallwood's farm one mile north of Harlem Center School with cows steers farm machinery and household goods. Another sale bill notes a sale one-half mile north of Cedarville including cows and household goods. Dates given include February 21 and February 11, 1871 and mention auction handbills printed on short notice with reasonable terms.
A fragmentary Freeport Bulletin note states Mrs. M. M. Shoustz has withdrawn Boreto removal from Brown House opposite the old stand. The column mentions the Woman Suffrage Convention meeting in this city next week with unsure details and dates.
The Freport Journal lists recipients who paid subscription last week, naming numerous residents and local businesses with amounts ranging from 50 to 400. The notice promotes affordable job printing at the Freportz Journal Office, promising satisfaction or return and inviting mail orders.
In Freeport, Stine & Bro dissolve partnership with Bidwell & Farwell taking over the business under Farwell. Also reported is a violent family incident in Lee County where a man shot at burglars and struck his wife with an axe, likely fatally injuring her. The Freeport Journal carries a notice about high school entertainment and praise for Prof. Alvord and the students.
Galena Illinois has a population of 7020, down 1170 since 1860. Thirty years ago Galena was the most prosperous town in all the Northwest.
Anna Dickinson proposes tit for tat talk with newspaper men while Kansas editor Sol Miller jokes about trading. In New York a pretty girl, unaware Jem Mace is the pugilist, writes him soft letters. He reveals his identity and warns that his wife would scorches if she finds them. The Miss is disenchanted.
A preview from a local source states Otto Miller will deliver the next lecture in the high school series, titled The Telegraph. The speaker is praised as well prepared and the talk expected to be among the most instructive and engaging of the course for listeners of all ages.
The Orangeville hotel run by James Bowers in Orangeville offers good accommodations at reasonable rates. The writer notes having stayed with Mr. Bowers and recommends the house as a reliable place to stop.
The article observes a shift from excessively long winter trains to demi trains about sixty inches long. It notes the latest fashion to extend the back widths of skirts by about a half yard beyond the side widths and attach a square train. Rich silks favor trims labeled "8. 28."
A short exhortation argues a family man should own his dwelling if able, claiming home ownership strengthens resolve and happiness amid trials. It praises secured bonds but elevates home as the strongest anchor for a head of family, promising golden fruit in future years. The piece closes with a nostalgic line about the comfort of home.
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