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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1898
Page
7
A retailer advertises cloaks from last season at 2.50 and 3.50 each and hundreds of this season's cloaks and capes at low prices. Jackets priced at 5, 7.50, and 10. Parisian styles 15 to 25. Collarettes emphasized. Orders taken for seal skins. Martin collarettes 5 to 10. Large stock, deep price cuts on wool dress goods, 25 to 50 cents per yard, 25 to 33 percent higher value elsewhere.
Wilhelm Wagner Lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen elected master workman Fred Kruse and other officers for the coming year. Freeport Camp MWA held its annual election with Fred Wittbecker as venerable consul and Louis Bauscher as excellent banker. Also notes on a shoe store advertisement change, local dances, a social by Busy Bee Rebecca lodge, Evangelist Bulgin’s talks, and Patrick Byrnes funeral at St Marys Catholic Church.
A lengthy store sale offer lists discounts across groceries meat and bakery items plus housewares. Deals include 20c per pound citrus peels, 10c lb sale on peel, buckwheat flour 6c, 6c box soap, 5c can corn, 2lb blackberries 6c, 383 lb tomatoes 1f, 12 bars Santa Claus soap 2d, and cheap cheese 10c lb. Also bread 7 loaves for 25c, various meats under market price, and second floor bargains on crockery, glassware, and kitchenware. A Mandolin Club plans to play in the toy department Saturday evening.
Dec 1 Paul Gilmore presents The Dawn of Freedom at Germania opera house. Dec 1 Cherry Camp M W A elects officers. Dec 6 Bruderlange I O M A elects officers. Dec 7 Annual conclave of Freeport Commandery. Dec 5 Concert and dance at Germania opera house by Saengerbund. Dec 12 Freeport Galena whist tournament. Dec 12 Freeport Chapter Eastern Star officer election. Dec 14 Musical at Freeport Club House. Dec 23 Maro the prestidigitateur at Y M C A Auditorium.
Joy fills West Freeport as Wil Hance becomes father to a bouncing baby boy. The announcement notes family happiness and local celebration around the newborn’s arrival.
Rev J W Richards D D of this city will deliver a lecture at Stockton this evening on the subject Our Heritage.
Mrs Carrie L Grout district president of the W C T U invites all Freeport women to an informal social gathering at the YMCA parlors Saturday at 2 PM. She will give a short talk on the recent national convention at St Paul and extend a cordial invitation to all attendees.
The bank of Chas. Waite & Co Lena TA will be known as Citizens' bank. Officers Andrew Hinds president and Frederick P Waite cashier remain in charge with no change in management or policy. Established by Gen Charles Waite in 1880 it has become a strong county institution and is expected to continue prospering.
Beating the Klondike claim, Mr A C Thomas of Maryville Texas reports a remarkable recovery from consumption after using Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. He values the cure above gold and endorses it despite price. Trail bottles free at Emmett Barrell's Drug store with guaranteed results or refund.
Miss Ida Patterson attended an entertainment in Freeport Thursday night hosted by the newly formed Sons of Veterans camp. She discussed forming a Ladies Aid society from camp families, noting 85 sons in the camp. A ladies society will likely be formed. Patterson was delighted with the event.
W N Gilbert who has run the Dixon rendering works for three years may leave to return to Freeport with his family. He owns seventeen acres with a rendering plant near Freeport and leased it to John Hartman for ten years in Dixon. If the lease ends Gilbert may return to operate the business. An eastern firm has offered to buy his Dixon plant and install improvements including a bone grinder. Locals hope he remains in Dixon.
Readable listing shows discount wrappers and night gowns. Ladies calico wrappers priced from 60 cents to 98 cents for heavier styles. Tennis-flannel gowns and night drawers offered at reduced rates for women and children.
The ad notes that mild laxative care for children is best with Syrup of Figs, made only by the California Fig Syrup Co. It claims Syrup of Figs works whether or not doctors or other remedies have treated the case and advertises Rocky Mountain Tea from Emmert & Burrell as a follow up remedy.
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