Freeport Post Office Handles Mail Matter
An entry from the Freeport post office in Illinois note records mail matter with an official stamp noting Freeport Illinois and December 6.
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Freeport Daily Journal in Freeport, Illinois
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1899
Page
4
Movements of Freeport People and Their Many Friends
Otto Wagner is in Chicago on business. a. W. Rahm of Chicago visits here. Edwin Hall went into Chicago this morning. D. J. Mayer of Forreston is here on business. B. Smith was a morning passenger to Galena. H. Poffenberger went to Chicago. Adolph Franks of Milwaukee is here on a visit. W. B Morgan of Chicago visiting friends. William Harter and daughter headed to Chicago. C. W. Chambers returned to Springfield after a visit. Miss Bertha Kieffer of Mt. Carroll guests of Dr E. Burwell. Mr. Day of Brodhead, Wis., guests of Orin Crocker. H. B. Smith at Galena for Standard Oil. Mrs. C. M. Sinclair of Chicago returned home after visiting Hugh Williams. Miss Mazie Cragon of Rockford returns home after visit with Mrs. Harriet Schroeder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Wagner
Chicago
A. W. Rahm
Edwin Hall
D. J. Mayer
Forreston
W. B Morgan
William Harter
C. W. Chambers
Springfield
Bertha Kieffer
Mt. Carroll
E. Burwell
Mr. Day
Brodhead
Wis
Orin Crocker
C. M. Sinclair
Hugh Williams
Mazie Cragon
M Rockford
Harriet, Schroeder
Wedding of Geo Kertz and Pearl Viper in Lena
Geo Kertz formerly of this city now of Lena and Miss Pearl Viper of St. Paul Neb formerly of Lena were married at 11 this morning by Justice Marvin. The couple plan housekeeping on Kertz's farm near Lena and are greeted with good wishes.
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Geo. Kertz
Lena
Miss Pearl Viper
St. Paul
Neb
Justice Marvin
Freeport
Art Exhibit Prizes Set by Judge George L Schreiber
Chicago art judge George L Schreiber will award prizes at the schoolchildren’s art exhibit at the Woman's club next Saturday at 8 pm. Prizes are pictures ordered from New York arriving soon. Children admitted free 1 to 3 pm, others pay 20 cents. a large attendance is urged.
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George L. Schreiber
Chicago
Woman’s Club
New York
Local Names List Spotted in Miscellaneous Registration
A fragmented OCR list includes Arch B Koser Loran Ida Plaeger 32 and other names with ages or numbers such as 1.219 28 21 23 18 22 21 1s The text shows residents from Freeport Dakota Harper Forreston St Paul Neb and other small towns. The exact context and purpose remain unclear from the readable fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch B. Koser
Loran
Ida Plaeger
John Bnesch
Freeport
Mary Rodemeier
Jacob ©. Meyer
Forreston
Nellie Cook
Harper
Geo
F. Shirk
Dakota
Mary Fulton
Geo. Harte Lend Sie
Pearl Piper
St. Paul
Neb
Fred Hannie
Emma Dommel
Constipation Cure Promise at Miss Buesea Store
An ad proclaims Rocky Mountain Tea cures constipation in all forms. Emmert & Burrell advertise decorators’ china on sale starting December 12 at Miss Buesea store, 42-6d1, with Mrs. H. V. Brown listed among the names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmert & Burrell
Wreck at Beloit Reveals Open Switch Cause of Collision
A Beloit northeast-bound freight and a passenger train on the Chicago and North Western collided head on just before noon. No deaths or serious injuries occurred as crew members left the scene. engines and cab were badly damaged while one fireman escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit
St. Paul
John Hagedorn
Patsy Burns
Railroads Push Standard Box Car Plan Amid Steel Shortage
Western railway men press adoption of a standard box car for all American gauge lines. Reports say rail supply is tight, used rails fetch premium, and a monster engine in Chicago proved too large for the Fourteenth street viaduct, prompting a return east after cutting down. Meetings discuss anti scalping laws, party sentiment, and anticipated independent holiday fare actions by Western roads.
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Western Railway
Chicago
New York
Chicago and Erie
Fourteenth Street
Bukhalz
Wartaka
Erie Railway
Congress
National Capital
St. Joseph & Grand Island
Kansas City
Omaha
Aspinwall Discusses New Federal Circuit Bid and Illinois Politics
Chicago Inter Ocean reports Senator H. E. Aspinwall of Freeport in Chicago detailing support for creating a new Federal judicial circuit covering northwestern Illinois with sittings in Peoria and Freeport. He notes Governor Tanner’s purge of unworthy asylum trustees and discusses party dynamics in Jo Daviess and surrounding counties amid 1896 and 1897 political shifts.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
H. FE. Aspinwall
Freeport
Federal Judicial Circuit
Peoria
Cullom
Aspinwall
Tanner
McKinley
Whittemore
Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess
Accidents Chronicle Burns and a Broken Leg
Miss Mary Lamb of Oak street suffers severe burns to hands and face while disposing of melted lard soaked rags. Dr. Mease reports relief. Mrs Mary L Shaw on Whisler street falls on stone near G A Rogers, breaking her leg and is treated by Dr Stealy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as a cure-all with price and local druggist listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lamb
Oak Street
Mease
Mary L. Shaw
Emmert & Burrell
Victim Dies After Freight Train Accident Near Rosenstiel Plant
An inquest opened after Fireman A. T. Marshall died from injuries suffered when his train crossed Yellow Creek bridge near the Rosenstiel plant. Marshall, 30, of Nora, left on the Central freight with Engineer George Taylor and Conductor P. J. Crossen. He fell between engine and tender, likely struck by the bridge, and died at St Francis hospital after being found unconscious with fatal head wounds. Coroner Currier impaneled a jury as testimony proceeds.
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Craig
Central
South Freeport
B. of L. F
LeRoy
A. T. Marshall
St. Francis Hospital
Yellow Creek
Rosenstiel
Marshall
Delaware Street
Third Ward
George Taylor
P. J. Crossen
Freeport
Amboy
Taylor
Yellow Creek Bridge
Fair
Mease
Illinois Central
Currier
The
Hla
Miss Hartsough
J. L. Hartsough
Nora
McConnell
Brown and Dollmeyer Open New Book Store Next Saturday
The pair will host a grand opening for their new bookstore on next Saturday with a display of books and a welcoming event for shoppers.
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Brown & Dollmeyer
J B Lane Arrives at European Hotel To Meet Students
International Correspondence School representative J B Lane stops at the European hotel No 7 Stephenson street inviting students and others interested in technical education to meet him and learn about the school.
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International Correspondence School
J. B. Lane
Stephenson Street
Local Notables and Civic Changes in Illinois
Philip C. Lampert, a leading Belvidere lawyer, died Monday from Brights disease. Clinton grants Olds & Anderson of Lincoln a twenty year exclusive gas franchise to form a company and supply illuminating and fuel gas. Miss Estella Wilcox, 16, eloped to Racine with a Milwaukee boy and was returned home after a parental scolding. RB Lott orders Mc Mullen Woven Wire plant meats move from Evanston to DeKalb, worth about $100000 and employing 200 men.
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Clinton
Olds & Anderson
Lincoln
RB. C. Lott
American Steel and Wire Company
McMullen Woven Wire Company
Evanston
de Kalb
DeKalb Works
Beecham's Pills Fame and Proud Lodge Anniversary
An advertisement touts Beecham's Pills as the standard laxative promising relief within fifteen minutes and gentle action. It also notes Roscoe lodge No 76’s fiftieth anniversary celebration, highlighting Rockton lodge No 74 and Rockford lodge No 102 as related historic bodies in Illinois.
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Beecham
Roscoe Lodge No
Illinois
Rockton Lodge
Roscodt
Rockford Lodge
Roscoe
Typhoid to Pneumonia Recovery With New Discovery
Hannibal Maine resident J. FE Lilly recalls a near death from Typhoid and Pneumonia. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with rapid relief after one bottle, continuing use restoring health. Described as the surest remedy for throat and lung trouble, with 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes and free trials at Emmert & Burrell’s drug store.
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J. FE. Lilly
Hannibal
Emmert & Burrell’s
Grand Special Sale at The New Grocery Galena
S. Hermsmeier and Son advertise a weekly special sale with low prices on coffee buckwheat salt sugar oysters flour butterine celery peaches maple syrup and canned goods. They claim high quality and honest pricing to win customers.
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Havemeyer & Elder
Baltimore
Iowa
Kansas
California
Fairbank
Plymouth Rock
Boston
Bargain Menswear Sale in Blue Serge Suits and Coats
A local sale lists 50 blue serge 20-oz suits at 8.75 each, plus 60 ulster overcoats in black and Oxford, boys reefer coats, fur coats, and assorted winter wear. Prices slash regular tags with items now marked down from 12.50 to 8.75 and others from 15.00 to 10.98, 10.00 to 6.48, 6.00 to 3.95, and caps at 23c.
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Ulster
Oxford
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Illinois Central Road
Boone
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Boone County Railway
Des Moines River
General Railway Notes
Rosenstiel Plant
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Masa
Philip C. Lampert
Belvidere, Ill
Bright
Pet
Schwarze
Stephenson ST
S. Hermsmeier & Son
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Telephone
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Gumbiner Brothers
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