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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1896

Page

5

Bargain Priced Children's and Ladies Underwear and Linens

Local store flags deep discounts on heavy fleeced undergarments for children and ladies with sale prices well below regular. Includes Egyptian cotton vests and pants, ribbed wool and linen items, wrappers, hoods, writing paper, stamped linens, and a wide grocery section with oysters, flour, oats, baking chocolate, fruit, and canned goods all sold at steep markdowns to clear stock.

Worth &c Nc i E'S Duck Dresser Turkey Ted Baltimore Runkel Dake Tiatoes Boston Ehane Freeport

Fine Birds Exhibit Opens at Rock River Valley Show

The Rock River Valley Poultry Association opened its annual exhibition at Rosebrook's hall Dixon Illinois for a three day event. More than a thousand birds are on display with additional arrivals expected tomorrow.

Rock River Valley Dixon Ill Rock River Valley Poultry Association Rosebrook Harry G. Smith Hitt William G. Warnock Geneseo A. B. Shaner W. P. Puterbaugh Harry Hepler Nelson Lanark F. M. Bauder New Milford J. M. Rapp Lamoille Strathera Siaters A. H. Asche James Garvin Princeton J. H. Kauffman Scott Conrad W. Kentner A. P. Armington Ed Seniff

Fire destroys Robertson's Hardware in Nicollet area

A morning blaze in Minneapolis demolished Robertson's hardware supply store on Nicollet Avenue causing an estimated $70,000 in damage. Local fire crews battled the flames, and authorities investigated the cause.

Minneapolis Minn Robertson Nicollet Avenue

Commodity and livestock closing quotations and market recap

Dec wheat and pork futures quoted with various months and prices. Union Stock Yards market reports cattle hogs sheep with price ranges for different classes. Bulk oysters offered at 18 cents per quart at Kingsley’s. Read the ad for details.

Kingsley

G A Hoenkemeier Noted in 16c 1246 1230 8c

An archival line references G A Hoenkemeier with catalog numbers 16c 1246 and 1230 8c. The fragment lacks context beyond these identifiers.

Northwestern Homeopathic Society Holds Fifth Quarterly Meeting

The Northwestern Homeopathic Medical Society met at Hotel Nelson in Rockford on Tuesday evening December 1 with Dr. M. R. Barker of Chicago in attendance. Reports, papers, and discussions covered clinical medicine, preventive medicine, liberty of opinion, and contributions from multiple bureaus, with ten new members added and a dinner hosted by local physicians. The next meeting is planned for Rockford in March 1897.

Northwestern Homeopathic Med Society Hotel Nelson Rock M. R. Barker Chicago Homeopathic Medical College H. A. Noyes Me. Carroll J. C. Burbank Hahnemann A. B. Smith A. G. Soule R. F. Hayes Bureau of Surgery A. E. Smith Rockford

Rooster Crow Says Facts Prove Blue Ribbon Entitlement

A letter argues that claims of flour superiority must be substantiated with facts. The writer urges readers to verify information before asserting brand leadership, noting a prior bold claim by Mr Kingeley and urging cautious judgment.

Kingeley P.E. Cox & Oco

Notables Visit and Local Happenings In Freeport

County Clerk Held returns from Chicago as residents travel for visits and business. Local weddings, engagements, and festive planning fill the week with social calls to Polo, Forreston, and Morgan Park. A two dollar bill loaf tease, a Christmas book coming from Illustrated Freeport, and a quiet marriage of Herb Musser’s daughter report town life.

F. A. Read Chicago J. M. Bailey Morgan Park Freeport Journal Herb Musser Musser Orangeville Herb Bertha Prouty W. J. Boggers U. B. Church

Baltimore Oyster House Ad

Oysters in all grades bulk cans and shell. Quality and quantity guaranteed. Prompt delivery. J. M. Tisdel manager 83 Stephenson Building.

Baltimore

Brahmacharin Schedules Two Free Lectures At Germania

The Brahmacharin, lecturing at the YMCA auditorium, will deliver two free talks at the Germania opera house next Sunday and Monday evenings. Topics are Reform Carnation and The Sufferings and Sorrows of Humanity Their Cause and Cure, presented as interconnected doctrines.

Germania Opera House

Baltimore Oyster House Prompt Delivery Notice

J M Tisdel of Mer. at 83 Stephenson Street guarantees quantity and prompt delivery for Baltimore Oyster House orders.

Hart to Award Silver Basket for Sam Jones Lecture Guess

Vernon Hart offers a silver plated cake basket to the holder of a ticket who guesses nearest the attendance of Sam Jones lecture. Guesses must be submitted by Saturday evening.

A. Vernon Hart Sam Jones

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