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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1900
Page
7
The ad promotes discounts on ladies wrappers, shirt waists, dress goods, silks, percales, and dimities with prices mostly between 39 cents and 4 dollars. It highlights a large assortment in Freeport, claims quality of shirt waists, and notes millinery shelves with stylish hats priced up to 4 dollars.
May 1 meetings include Northwestern Homeopathic Medical Association at the Brewster and a benefit concert for Edwin Rotzler. May 1 also features a dance at St. Marys hall under Madam Seton Society auspices. May 15 hosts the 12th district Republican Senatorial convention. May 26 marks the Democratic county convention.
Michael Grew of Dubuque, 26, was killed when struck by a dry bridge on the Central while riding a refrigerator car near Scales Mound. W L Bradford saw Grew fall, the train stopped, and effort for aid failed. Coroner’s jury found facts supported, and Grew’s body was sent to Dubuque where his wife awaited.
Rockford Illinois hosts a week of Republican state political activity as candidates for state offices visit. Judge Richard Yates arrives with lieutenants and meets local Yates supporters before heading to Chicago. Walter Reeves travels after the Yates party departs and plans to stay into tomorrow. Judge Hamceys supporters anticipate an early arrival and late departure. Primaries are Saturday with county convention Monday. The county committee requires voters to name choices for each state office at the primaries, delegates bound to the leading vote-getters. Senator Berry and Judge Hamlin press for attorney general nomination. Attorney General Akin remains in Rockford. Senator Aspinwall and M O Williamson also visit. Lieutenant Governor Northcott signals he will be there tomorrow.
Nearly 2,000 teachers from northern Illinois attend the annual spring convention in Aurora with sessions led by superintendents and principals. Topics include commercial branches and the relation of drawing and manual training to core subjects. Attendees represent Joliet Elgin Moline Galesburg Peoria Bloomington Rock Island Chicago and other cities. officers include I F Edwards president Ella F Young vice president and Mary R Potter secretary.
The Tranter family and Mrs Pierce are seriously ill after eating raspberry pie. Mrs Tranter and her daughter are critical while Mrs Pierce cannot recover. Otto Hawkins is in a precarious state. James Tranter did not eat the pie and escaped. The raspberries were canned two years ago in glass jars and the poisoning remains a mystery.
A blaze at the Schoedler Bros saloon building in Shannon was discovered after gaining headway. Volunteers quickly deployed hoses and a cart, bringing the fire under control. The fully insured building and contents were covered by German insurer in Freeport. The effort showcased Shannon’s new water works system and earned praise for the volunteers.
The second annual meeting of the Federation of Women’s clubs in the Ninth Congressional district adjourned in Dixon Illinois. Mrs Seeley Perry spoke on Educational Possibilities of the Public Library and Mrs Mary Ford on Lecture Color The officers elected were President Mrs C D Knowlton Vice President Mrs E C Parsons Corresponding Secretary Mrs C F Hildreth Recording Secretary Mrs Helene Stocking Treasurer Mrs M M Carpenter The Freeport club reported eighty four members and five years of operation with a nurse for the poor among its activities The federation aims to deepen programs and advance local and state club work and broaden humanitarian aims. Rocky Mountain Tea advertisement concludes.
Annual joint convention of the Woman's Foreign and Woman's Home Missionary societies to be held at the Methodist church in Warren Illinois on May 15 1617 with delegates from northern Illinois. Noted workers include Mrs Abel Bliss Chicago Grace Stevens India and Sooboonagam Hunnal visiting from abroad. Rev G R Vanhorn presiding elder of Freeport district will open with a sermon.
The article notes Dr King’s New Discovery has given away over ten million trial bottles to help the needy with cures for consumption coughs and colds. It claims asthma bronchitis hoarseness and lung diseases are cured and promotes free trial bottles via Joseph Emmert Druggist with regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar guaranteed or refunded plus hardware stoves and bicycles at cost through Lowell.
The fragment notes that dress lining prices are higher or lower than wholesale and invites the reader to supply their lining needs and price expectations, indicating a seller’s prompt for customer bids or requests.
Local store announces remodeling and continued operation at the old site with a ten day sale offering extraordinary low prices on newly bought spring and summer goods. Customers are urged to visit despite temporary inconveniences.
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