Christmas Trade Brightens Freeport Stores for Holidays
Merchants in Freeport and Stephenson county race to fill windows with holiday goods as Christmas approaches. Strong stock, imported items, and early sales create optimism for a record season. Weather and Teddy day spur weekend shopping doomsday forecasts. Brooke farm details include 400 acres with 718 cattle and 620 hogs across three farms near the river and railroad.
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Freeport
Stephenson County
Teddy
Marvelous cures by Prof A Vernon Hart hypnotist
Prof A Vernon Hart of this city gains fame as a hypnotist after reportedly restoring Mrs Andrew Foster of Bloomington Wisconsin from paralysis four years to walk without crutches. Dr Glasier confirms the case and the Foster testimonial appeared in the Bloomington Record with details of the treatment and outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Vernon Hart
Wisconsin
Teller
Lancaster
Wis
Vernon
Bloomington
Andrew Foster
Dr. Glasier
Foster
Rock River Farmer Tour Highlights Sturtevant Visits
Prophetstown Spike recounts Supervisor Charles Sturtevant touring local farms. At one site he bought several thousand bushels of corn. Sturtevant’s Fenton farm, 480 acres, features new buildings, a 100-ton hay storage, a scale house, and seven fields with substantial stock values. The Pratt farm spans 567 acres with 320 pasture acres and 149 cattle, plus 122 cattle in feeding yards, 19 hogs, and 22 calves ready for March market.
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Rock River
Prophetstown
Charles Sturtevant
Sturtevant
Fenton
Pratt
Officers elected at Sons of Veterans camp meeting
At the Smith D. Atkins camp meeting on Friday night officers were elected for the coming year. Captain W. A. C. Dunham First Lieutenant L. H. Burrell and Second Lieutenant Chas O Piper named. Other posts filled with W. T. Rawleigh D. M. Winter R. M. Gill Reverend J. H. Keagle and L. H. Burrell among delegates and alternates. Installation set for the second Friday in January. Knights of Maccabees elect new officers headed by Commander Henry Muhr and Lieut Com J. T. Hineline with a strong slate including Chas Dresser in a competitive vote for Picket.
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Smith D. Atkins
Sons of Veterans
W. A. C. Dunham
L. H. Burrell
Chas. O. Piper
W. T. Rawleigh
D. M. Winter
R. M. Gill
J.H. Keagle
Knights of Maccabees
Knights of the Maccabees
Henry Muhr
J. T. Hineline
S. A. Douglas
H. H. Hineline
J. A. Poling
Seargent
Wm. Merritz
H. C. Kirchhofer
Louis Hoffman
Local notices and minor items from River school area
E E Clark holds a 1832 half dollar. Shakespeare class meets Mrs Geo Sheetz Monday evening. St Agnes Guild meets Monday 2 PM with Mrs M B Marvin. Clergymen permit applications for 1900 available at Illinois Central office. Eastern Star Chapter holds Monday evening work session then sociable. Ed Wilcox’s son found a dynamite stick on River School home steps. police investigate as likely farmer’s loss.
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E. E. Clark
Eastern Star
Ed Wilcox
River
Local Sick List and Medical Updates
Jake Meyers, Mrs Armour Cox, Henry Williams and May Hollister appear on the sick list. Dr Arnold moved Fred Bailtie to hospital. Harriet Lennox, daughter of Thomas Lennox, is ill with scarlet fever. John Latz Jr. travels from Minneapolis due to his mother’s illness. Myrtle Mack resumes studies at Harlow Business College after a period of illness. Mrs J H Deaner on Stephenson street ruptured a blood vessel in her head from coughing. Dr Peck stopped the hemorrhage.
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Henry Williams
May Hollister
Dr. Arnold
Fred Bailtie
Thomas Lennox
Harriet
John Latz, Jr
Minneapolis
John Latz
Myrtle Mack
Harlow Business College
J. H. Deaner
Stephenson Street
Peck
Injured Canyon City Man In Railroad Wreck
J E Brown of Canyon City Colorado a former Freeport resident and relative of F F Brown sustained severe injuries in a railroad wreck a few days ago.
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J. E. Brown
Canyon City
Colo
Freeport
F. F. Brown
Advertised Letter List Freeport Week Ending Dec 9
Names of letters remaining in the Freeport post office for the week ending December 9 include Cummings Mrs L D Dann Miss Peryle Holmes Miss Anna D Heeter Sue Nettie Hull Miss LaVerne M Russ Miss Martha Woodyatt Miss Beek Amery Mrs Nancy Gentl Arnett H Rene M Bechitold Bastia Benedict F P Beutges Drake W F Daels Harry Ehrero t Jeanie R Franks Jno W Francis L Harvey Ross Hammond Wis fas luest Will Hackett eo I Lintzell John Mahony Douglas Moore W R Payne W L Kryder John Schultz F Tomlinson Leslie Wood Wm Persons calling for the above please state advertised December 9. Smith D, Postmaster. See the display of rich Cut Glass in the window of H Little & Co. and ask to see the stock in the Cut Glass room upstairs.
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Freeport Post Office
Dee
Cummings
L. D. Dann
Peryle Holmes
Anna D. Heeter
Sue Nettie Hull
LaVerne M. Russ
Martha Woodyatt
Beek Way Amery
Nancy Gentl Arnett
H.r.ene M
Bechitold Bastia
Benedict
F. P. Beutges M, Drake
W. F. Daels
Harry rEhrerot
Jeanie R Franks
Jno W. Francis
L. Harvey
Ross
Hammond
Wis
Fas Luest
Will Hackett
Foster Forecasts Storm and Market Signals for December
Weather chronicle predicts storm waves crossing the continent from Dec 10 to 24 with cool and warm pulses into December. Farmers urged to sell old corn now, not hold, and wheat and cotton futures advised careful timing for December profits amid price risks. Also notes local forecasts near Freeport and a wine of health advertisement for a tonic.
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W. T. Foster
St. Josefh
Pacific Coast
Rockies Country
Great Central Valleys
Great Central Valley
Eastern States
Atlantic States
Pacific
Rockies
Texas
Mississippi
Foster
Freeport
Kid-ne-oids Kidney Remedy Endorsed By A Quincy Woman
Citizens urged to try Morrow's Kid-ne-oids a scientific kidney and nerve tonic in tablet form with no after effects. One fifty cent box lasts about two weeks and allows continued work. Mrs. Frank Dalton of 423 Vermont St, Quincy IL reports relief after initial doses and renewed energy. Descriptive booklet available from John Morrow & Co., Springfield OH. product sold at local drug stores including H J Moogh's.
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Frank Dalton
Vermont Street
Quincy
Ill
H. J. Moogh
John Morrow & Co., Chemists
Springfield
Ohio
Weather Forecast for Catonao December 9
Special report from Illinois predicts rain tonight and Sunday. Local forecast calls for periods of showers with cool conditions across Catonao, and temperatures expected to dip overnight into the lower ranges.
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Catonao
Illinois
Morning and citybound movers among local residents
S. Sauer was a morning passenger to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Rogers are home from Chicago. W.H. Foll has gone to Chicago to spend Sunday. W. C. Hea is home on a brief visit with his family. Dr. Thompson and wife were in from Cedarville today. Miss Belle Nixon, who was here on a visit, has returned to Monroe. Miss Mamie Doll has accepted a position at Wingert's racket store. L. H. Burrell and Henry Witte were at Orangeville today on legal business. Mrs. Clarence Loveland and son George went to Madison this morning. Ben Dorman, Lester Brady and Reeve Burton took the early train to Madison. Harry Isaacs went to Chicago this morning to attend the burial of Chas. Guinter. The Misses Florence and Marie Knowlton are home from Chicago where they enjoyed a feast of grand opera. Mrs. Isaac Stine has returned to Rockford after a pleasant visit at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eli Oettinger.
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G. A. Rogers
Chicago
W. C. Hea
Dr. Thompson
Cedarville
Belle Nixon
Monroe
Mamie Doll
Wingert
L. H. Burrell
Henry Witte
Orangeville
Clarence
Social events mark Christmas in Freeport area
Social life centers on anniversary and church gatherings. Mr and Mrs Henry Dorman plan about 200 invitations for a Christmas Eve reception at North Galena Ave to celebrate 25 years of marriage. Centennial lodge of Good Templars hosts a social and supper at their hall with a large attendance and delightful entertainers. A Fraternal Army of America event is set at the K of P hall next Wednesday evening with a program and refreshments. Memorial Lutheran invites all to meet the new pastor Rev Cromer and wife at the Becker home on Monday 7 to 10 pm. Mrs A C Knorr hosts a surprise party for her husband last night. Germania society schedules a Christmas program at their hall Christmas night with a large tree and gifts for children, followed by dancing and refreshments. organizers listed. Miss Coller Miss Stewart Miss Harlow host a card party with Edward Winslow winning the head gentleman’s prize and Mae Stewart the lady’s prize. Ladies of the Maccabees plan a social dance at Blust’s la.
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Henry Dorman
Galena Avenue
Freeport
Centennial Lodge of Good Templars
Memorial Lutheran Church
H. H. Becker
Cromer
Miss Coller
Miss Stewart
Miss Harlow
Edward Winslow
Mae Stewart
Doing a Big Business at H. D. Bentley Stool Factory
The H. D. Bentley piano stool factory enjoys strong prosperity with telegraph orders from New York City and Ann Arbor for nearly a car load of goods and solid mail orders from California Texas Amsterdam Holland and Melbourne Australia.
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H. D. Bentley
New York City
Ann Arbor
Michigan
California
Texas
Amsterdam
Holland
Melbourne
Australia
A Device That Fabled
Watertown resident Hiram Clark created a one piece rubber dried cotton under garment meant to be waterproof for miners sailors and others in wet work. A heat test melted the rubber lining and stuck to his body, requiring scissors and a scraping knife to remove it with great pain.
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Hiram Clark
Watertown
Mass
Ile
Clark
Rufus in Bank Brings Woes to Nearby Neighbor
An elderly Georgina man Rufus recently deposited money in a bank and since then has lived in fear. A neighbor reports he cannot sleep, shadows the bank, and follows the cashier everywhere, believing the money will cause his death as he declines daily.
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Rufus
Pleasurable Anticipation for Grape-Nuts Use
A health note advises moderation in consuming Grape-Nuts. It urges limiting the cereal to no more than three heaping teaspoons per meal, explaining the product aids brain and nerve health when used steadily and in moderation, and promotes a positive daily outlook and sustained energy for active work.
Clementine and the Five-Cent Fare
A Harvard senior recalling a summer romance with Clementine contrasts past glory with present modest pay of twenty five a week. The speaker, once celebrated in Yale football bleachers and debates, now sweeps an office floor while the beloved travels by car, fate drawing a line that cannot be crossed.
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Harvard
Moe
Newport Shore
Coney Isle
Clementine
Yale
Mack
Beecham's Pills touted as a cure all boastful ad copy
An advertisement extols Beecham's Pills as harmless relief for various ailments not a true panacea yet praised for aiding digestion and energy. The copy notes a proverbially high value and mentions a sale of decorated china beginning December 12 at Miss Bues millinery store run by Mrs H V Brown.
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Beecham
Art display at Y M C A highlights school child talent
Many competed in a student art exhibit at the Y M C A with pieces ranging from crude drawings to masterworks. Miss Esther Dana is praised as an exemplary drawing teacher. Miss Allie Reitzell of Lincoln Avenue School won first prize in seventh grade. Mrs Flannagan’s seventh grade from Third Ward School received honorable mention. Miss Alfreda Harter entered the encredy Heart convent at Albany.
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Woman's Club
Esther Dana
Allie Reitzell
Lincoln Avenue School
Flannagan
Third Ward School
Alfreda Harter
Encredy Heart Convent
Albany
Special Assessment Notice for Local Property Owners
Adams Carroll Williams and property owners on Exchange street N Galena avenues and Clark avenue must pay the special tax by January 2 1900 to avoid 6 percent interest. A 10 percent rebate applies to Clark avenue and N Galena avenue owners, collected by Special Tax Collector M BacMaarren.
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Adams, Carroll, Williams
Exchange Street
N. Galena Avenues
Clark Avenue
Ilinois
N. Galena Avenue
M. BacMaarren
Special Train to Madison for Football Game
The Illinois Central R R runs a special train from Freeport at 9 30 a m to Madison for the Saturday game on December 9 arriving at 11 30 a m Return departs after the game and reaches Freeport about 6 30 p m Round trip tickets cost 185 dollars and 2 cents
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Madison
Illinois Central R. R
Freeport
Markets Closing Prices and Receipts Report
Curcago closing Board of Trade quotations show May wheat at 69 70, May corn 32 38, May oats 24 3, Jan pork 9 623, Jan lard 15 374, Jan ribs 5 224 25. Union stock yards markets list cattle 500 steady, hogs 25 000 strong, sheep 15 000 steady. Northwestern receipts and New York stock market notes included.
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Board of Trade
C. W.killen
Fry’s
Dee W
Sita
TAU
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
NEW York Stock Market
Freeport
Ey ‘Co
W. Killen
Fry's Block
Out of the Pool Liveryman Offers Funeral Rig Services
Tam is no longer in the livery pool but offers funeral and event rigs. J. W. Saxperson advertises available cars for hire for funerals or large gatherings, inviting calls for needed livery services.
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Tam
Tdmn
J. W. Saaxperson
Determined Piano Sale at Ferry's Old Stand
A local ad proclaims final chance to buy second-hand pianos and organs at Ferry's old stand 58 Stephenson Street Freeport. Two new pianos go Monday for 15 dollars cash and five dollars monthly. Sale ends Friday with no shipping of leftovers. Special agent W B Brinxernors solicits inquiries. Robt C Taser referenced.
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Thomas
Ferry
Stephenson Street
Freeport
W. B. Brinxernors
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M. B. Marvin
Illinois Central Office
Jake Meyers
Mrs. Armour Cox
H. Little & Co
Foster Forecasts
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Emmert & Burrell
Revetmenta
S. Sauer
Harry Isaacs
Chas. Guinter
Florence
Marie Knowlton
Isaac Stine
Rockford
Eli Oettinger
Fraternal Army of America
K. of P. Hall
State Bank
A. C. Knorr
The
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Philip Knecht
F. Guensler
Albert Hoffman
Frank Steffen
H. Friedrich
Ladies of the Maccabees
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