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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1896
Page
7
A late 19th century sale advert shows a large assortment of white metal, celluloid, and leather items priced from 5c to 2.50. Gents boxes, mirror sets, perfumery, handkerchiefs, silk mufflers, aprons, umbrellas and numerous garments and accessories are promoted as “extra low” to clear stock and help shoppers save for Christmas.
The pupils of Miss Hatte Barton Kerlin will present a recital at Germania Opera House Monday evening December 14 assisted by Mrs. Edna Baker Oyler Mrs. F W Keator and Prof Ernst Tamm The program features violin piano and vocal selections from Miss Kerlin and Miss Vera Deitrich among others. A second program by the Freeport Saengerbund directed by Prof. E F Tamm will follow with a piano violin and vocal lineup to December 15.
A collection of curiosities and antiquarian notes covers wildlife sightings from Welgoland to England, astronomical and optical observations, patent and design rights, beverage lore of the Chilcat Indians, geological and meteorological ideas, and methods for drying mushrooms as a preservation method.
A digest of how weeds and grasses spread by runners and seeds, with notes on dandelion origins and the Russian thistle’s rapid spread, followed by a comic exchange about whistling for health and a jab at air treatment fads.
In anecdotes from his Faust performances Mr. Morrison describes a stubborn trapdoor and a hotel breakfast where a waiter fixes on him. The color line and a flippant remark about a bellhop end with a sharp racial quip captured by a New York paper.
A Washington Post anecdote recounts Oliver Wendell Holmes welcoming John Borman Kerr of Maryland to Boston by spelling his notoriously long name letter by letter in a jovial burst. The recollection highlights Holmes’s genial humor and Kerr’s aristocratic spelling fixation in a classmate encounter.
In a courtroom anecdote John Anthon, a law librarian known for his solemn bearing, faced opposing counsel Edmund J. Porter. Anthon began with a quip about bottling Porter, drawing Porter’s quick retort about forming if bottled.
Hired boy defers fishing to work duties as the farmer suggests he may attend a funeral next week. The exchange appears in the Epoch as a brief rural humor vignette reflecting farm life and family expectations.
A terse ad praises Dr. Tatlerday's Female Tonic as a cure after other remedies fail. The seller claims two to three bottles alleviate pain restore appetite and strength. Available for sale by a local provider.
At our guessing contest closing Saturday night the judges G A Weaver Mell Carl and H Tempel named 1st prize to No 69 Ed Mensenkamp 236 Clark Ave for 230, 2nd to No 88 Tillie Harbers 196 Chicago B St for 227, 3rd to No 93 Ed Hirst 158 Stephenson St for 226, 4th to No 15 Katherine Stevens 280 N Galena Ave for 225, 5th to No 81 Chas Ludolph 138 Cottonwood St for 225. The mixed nuts are on display in our window and another contest will be held this week.
A Christmas sale listing many fabrics and gifts from P. E. Cox & Co. with deep discounts on silkaline, denims, sateens, table covers, scarves, towels, handkerchiefs, gloves, pocketbooks, Turkish towels, and ladies wear. Special for Saturday and Monday December 12 and 13 includes 10 percent above cost on blankets and comforters.
R. A. Schulz urges shoppers to visit the city’s largest store for Christmas sales. He promises thousands in business in the coming days with an extraordinary stock believed to outsize several other stores. The store emphasizes top quality goods and the lowest prices.
The ad touts raisins at 12 c per pound, New Orleans syrup at low prices, extra large peaches, New York winter apples at $1.25 per bushel, a broom, oat meal, red salmon at 20c a can, salt priced by the barrel, Burbank potatoes at 25c per bushel, self rising pancake flour, and coffee cans at 60c, all framed as the lowest prices to attract shoppers.
In the Confectionery Department Just 15 000 pounds of candy offered with special Sunday school party pricing. Promises unbeatable goods and prices for bulk buyers. Will supply rival dealers with candy at wholesale rates and save on freight. Includes mixed candy, nuts, stick candy and caramels with various per pound prices and Christmas trees offered. Also lists cough drops and gums with combo deals.
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