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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1900
Page
7
A old time shopping notice promoting women's wear and fabrics in Freeport. Percales and dimities offered at deep discounts, dresses and shirt waists priced from 50 cents to 1 dollar, fancy silks 59 cents a yard, yard wide percales at 63 4 cents, dress goods cut to 39 cents, and stylish hats from 2.50 to 4.00.
May 1 meeting of Northwestern Homeopathic Medical Association at the Brewster. May 1 benefit concert for Edwin Rotzler. May 8 dance at St Marys hall under Madam Seton Society. May 15 Republican Senatorial convention for the 12th district. May 26 Democratic county convention. New typewriters for shorthand described, a German stenotype uses six keys and a 63-letter alphabet via Morse-like dots and dashes.
The John A. Davis post and W. J. McKim post invite all old soldiers to meet at their headquarters Sunday evening April 29 at 7 oclock to attend services at the First M E church where Rev N H Axtell will discuss the life of General Grant.
The annual encampment of the Sons of Veterans and G. A. R. of Illinois will be held at Jacksonville on May 14. J. H. Keagle L. H. Burrell and Win. Dunham will represent Smith D Atkins camp S of W. Fred C Held and others will represent city G. A. R. posts. Admiral Dewey will be present and view the parade.
Freeport Council of the United Traveling Men's Association plans an open smoker this evening. The group reports strong growth and pride in the organization. Preparations underway for construction work on the new Illinois Central freight house starting Monday morning, stretching about 300 feet from Galena Street to the vinegar factory. The item also mentions beauty lines for ads and references Rocky Mountain Tea.
A roundup from Stephenson County teachers notes new assignments across schools. Martha Rush succeeds Bert Miller at the Boop. Sophia Bochardt continues at Pickard. Edna Botdorf begins spring work. Eudasia Cable takes over at Demmel. Timma Voss serves the Courier term. Dosia Wise lands at Scofield in Harlem. Alma Warner starts at Millerburg. Josie Gift teaching in Winnebago spring term. final exams set for June 7–8 in Freeport. Bert Wohlford leads Wagner Harlem Corners. Eva Keeler takes Collman after Gift. Jacob Jaeger re-engaged at Harlem Center. Lizzie Corcoran begins at Crane's Grove. Estella Stouffer to lead Cross Road's summer term. Mabel Rockwell donates library books. a Davis school entertainment raises about $50. many student teachers to return to field. Anna Koch joins Tolmeier. Henry Sherman shifts from teaching to agricultural training. Miss M Lulu Clark not returning to University of Chicago studies.
Two hundred women in La Grange voted on Saturday to elect their ticket. Mt. Vernon Illinois places six women on its library board and War ren, Illinois has Mrs. Slotherner and Miss Mary Scace on the school board. Illinois universities appoint trust ees including women. Princeton’s two decades of female school board members illustrate progress. The article notes several prominent women advocates, a Beloit College remark on co education, and responses to anti suffrage arguments by figures across the state.
May forecasts predict favorable conditions for corn cotton wheat and oats with a storm wave crossing the continent May 4 to 8 and again around May 9 to 14. Temperatures vary by region with above normal in the north and below in central areas. A squaw summer near May 9 and blackberry winter around May 14 are noted but hard to forecast. The forecast spans Freeport area timing with daily changes and a trend toward drier conditions until around May 9 followed by showers.
A small audience enjoyed the show Other People’s Money at the Grand opera house last night, praised as one of the best performances of the season.
Proprietors report over ten million free trial bottles given away and claim the medicine has cured thousands of hopeless cases of consumption and lung ailments. Asthma bronchitis hoarseness and throat and chest diseases are said to be cured. Call on Joseph Emmert Druggist for a free trial bottle. Regular sizes 50c and 1 with guarantee or price refunded. All Poster shoes on sale atVER'S 27d1w.
Four cars on an Illinois Central freight train were wrecked between Galena and Council Hill last evening, delaying traffic for some time. A broken journal on one car is believed to have caused the derailment.
A business reports it is tearing down and remodeling but remains open at the old location. Customers are invited to endure short inconvenience while the store offers extraordinary low prices on newly bought spring and summer goods for the next ten days.
Standard textile ad lists brush binding at 0c per yard and dress stays at 5c and 8c per dot with usual prices 10c and 5c. It notes these are below wholesale levels and invites readers to supply dress lining needs.
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