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1885 antique YMCA BULLETIN rockford il YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOC pamphlet ads
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Original September 1885 issue of The Bulletin published by the Young Men's Christian Association of Rockford, Illinois, an early YMCA organizational pamphlet documenting local activities, meetings, and civic outreach. The piece measures approximately 8 × 9.5 inches and is printed as a folded four-page bulletin with advertisements and local notices.
The front page reads “The Bulletin of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Rockford, Ill.”, Vol. V, September 1885, No. 1. The publication describes the YMCA’s ongoing programs, membership structure, and activities aimed at the moral, intellectual, and physical development of young men in the growing industrial city of Rockford.
Interior pages contain association notes, meeting announcements, gymnasium plans, statistical reports, and notices such as a free employment registry maintained by the YMCA secretary. A statistical report lists attendance figures for meetings, prayer services, and reading room usage during August. The bulletin also promotes upcoming Young Men’s Meetings held Sundays at 4 o’clock and mentions the development of a gymnasium and educational classes.
The back page features period advertisements for Rockford businesses, including:
MANSON & BAKER, East Side Jewelers
MITCHELL’S Steam Laundry, Rockford, Illinois
W. WORTHINGTON & SON, Druggists
THOS. SCOTT & CO., coal and building supplies
B. F. GREEN, fine photographs
MRS. M. D. GODFREY, millinery
B. A. NORTHRUP, 5¢ and 10¢ store
J. T. K. Store, fancy groceries
FRANK F. KYLE, fruits and confectionery
Such bulletins were commonly distributed among members and supporters and provide a snapshot of religious life, social reform movements, and small-city commerce in the 1880s Midwest. YMCA publications like this are increasingly collected for their connections to religious history, local Rockford genealogy, and Victorian-era civic organizations.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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