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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1896
Page
7
Dr. Burns and others visit Freeport figures visit Rockford Lena and Orangeville. local clubs, lodges, and churches schedule meetings and events, with officers elected and sales advertised. Community notices cover church services, school planning, temperance club events, and privéte visits to Chicago and California.
Misty Sunday in Pearl City with light snow and skating, visits from Stockton residents, and planning for December 22 officer installations. Local society events include M E church entertainments and a Christmas program at the M W A. Proceeds go to the library fund. community gatherings and a surprise chair gift mark a lively week.
Canajoharie resident D. W. Fuller says he always keeps Dr Kings New Discovery and his family has seen the best results with it. G A Dykeman a Catskill druggist reports eight years of use with his family and claims it never fails. Trial bottles free at Emmett & Burrells Drug Store. Regular size 50 cents and 1 dollar.
Oysters in all grades bulk canned and shell offered with guaranteed quality and quantity. J M Tisdel manager promises prompt delivery from 83 Stepherson Street.
A planned round trip by excursion to Houston on December 15 from Freeport priced at 33 dollars good for 21 days. The organizer promises one entertainment for the party and notes ample time to return for Christmas. For details visit the office opposite Brewster house or the O N W ticket office.
P E Cox & Co advertises a large stock of Christmas novelties and seasonal bargains. Items include leather music rolls, jewel cases, handkerchiefs, embroidered linens, dress goods, silks, and domestic textiles with deep discounts and special prices to attract early shoppers.
Fr Scholz promotes a busy sale week with low prices on oats corn meal sugar lard canned goods and fruit items. Specials include Aunt Emily pancake flour New Orleans syrup Havenmeyer sugar red raspberries blueberries peaches and more with large candy and meat departments offering bargain prices to shoppers.
Local listing notes two parcels at 75 and 77 Stephenson Street offering wholesale and retail space for lease or sale. Firm details not provided.
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