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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1900
Page
7
News from Pearl City details a bank break in that left a revolver and thirty three cents missing. Local patrols and residents reported the explosion heard by witnesses as authorities investigate the purse of the thieves.
From Our Own Correspondent Dakota April 2 notes Mr J J Wirth visits Freeport relatives Miss Bessie Andre goes to Freeport for a week Joseph Kryder visits Wm Kryder and family Eleven take central exam Otto Seyfried resigns as buttermaker at Farmers Cooperative Creamery Frank Wolf to replace him at the Shannon creamery Ladies Aid to host a Conundrum social April 6 Rev Moser to preach next Sunday Anna Whitmore returns from Pearl City Mike Smith buys W C Stewarts home Frank Wickes visits from Freeport and Shannon residents welcome him back
From Our Own Correspondent Shannon April 2 reports Mrs K Nichol and Mrs C Hamann visit Freeport. Nichol wins millinery position in Freeport and will depart Monday. Edwin Kuter resigns asylum job and plans to settle here with family. Rev Kelley fills Evanston pastorate during Rev Money's absence. Elias Day lecture draws good attendance. Several locals attend or host events in Lanark, Milwaukee, Chicago and Pearl City with visits and relocations noted. Royal Northey returns from Wheaton to Shannon with aunt Mrs Shields visiting. Rev R B Schultze, new minister, mentioned.
Geo Andres of Freeport sold Schofield & Co. wares. Numerous residents traveled to Freeport or Lena. A birth and death are noted with funeral details. The town board race and I C R R officials are named. The milk line and bridge washout are mentioned alongside a birthday party.
Local items report a thief stealing eleven chickens from Parsons, Jake Hannan selling his house to James Chopin as he prepares to depart, and Frank Hastings traveling to Freeport. Farmers report clover damage from thaw, the I C R R fire inspector visited Martintown, and McGrath from Rockford promoted the Register Gazette. Sawyer and Coryell rent Swartz cheese factory with pricing noted. Will Edwards Jr injures knee at the saw mill. Mrs Schuetze heads to Winona. Lena Hastings visits neighbors. Republican caucus in Cadiz selects nominees.
Prof Potter gave a Columbian Novelty Concert to good houses despite poor roads. Nelson VanMatre, George Kennedy, Willie Strohm, and F O Soule are noted with returns and illnesses. Elsie Wright and Mrs Wright prepare to marry T M Galley in Kansas City then Ottawa Kan. Mrs Gearhart and family return home from Chicago. Carolyn Wickwire brings spring millinery with opening planned April 13. Bezema noted. Dean’s Ointment advertised for skin complaints.
In a terse exchange, Logan denies a black eye claim while Grogan asks for clarity and Hogan notes the image changes color before appearing in Indianapolis Press.
Belleville druggist Abraham Hare endorses Electric Bitters as the best selling bitters he has handled in two decades. He cites relief for stomach, liver, kidney, and nerve disorders, blood purification, and overall vigor as the tonic builds up the system. Sold for 50 cents by Joseph Emmert.
Grand opening planned for Wednesday April 4 and the week, showcasing a renovated store after a January 22 fire. The invitation invites friends and foes to visit the lily themed Easter display and the new millinery emporium for patrons.
Grand display of Easter hats and bonnets at Mrs. H. E. Bogar’s offering larger selections of St. Louis and Chicago patterns. Event spans Thursday and Friday, April 5 and 6, from 4 to 2dlw.
Redlinger Bros Matt and Joseph open a bicycle livery and sales room at 45 South Galena Avenue. They offer high grade wheels and hire services. Matt Redlinger brings ten years of bicycle hospital experience, reflecting growing demand prompting the new shop across the river.
Classified notices advertise positions for general housework. One listing seeks a competent girl for Mrs Roscoe at 19 Prospect Street, another invites two girls for immediate general housework with contact at the Deaconess Home.
Prescott Prospect recalls a traveler’s claim of eighteen to twenty foot giants found in red sandstone at the Grand Canyon. The account cites footprints, a petrified giant, and indigenous lore as corroborating hints, detailing a discovery by Hull and Lavelle during a canyon expedition with Indian guides.
The article quotes Franklin Fyles in Ladies Home Journal on stage cosmetics. It notes most faces are not their natural color, discusses two coloring methods, and warns against overusing makeup to avoid beauty disfigurement.
Edith from Paris to the Ladies' Home Journal visits the Convent du Sacre Coeur in Rue de Picpus where Lafayette and his wife lie buried and notes a rose garden jail cemetery with graves of Lafayette and early French notables. She mentions a second cemetery where thirteen hundred aristocratic victims of the Revolution rest.
Pherston and successors to B I Jones Boston Store announce daily new goods. Fresh Venetian cloth suits and tailor made suits arriving. Ladies walking skirts from 5.00, new ginghams, attractive patterns, wash shirt waists from 49 cents, ladies gloves and wrappers in large stock, wrappers priced around 48 cents.
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