This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
2
The Freeport Daily Journal lists subscription terms with prepaid rates and delivery by carrier or mail. The notice notes mail matter entered in Freeport Illinois and dated December 14.
Local notes list residents and visitors arriving or departing. H Hurd of Chicago and J O Yates of Peoria are in town on business. M L Edwards from Rockford. Frank Putnam visiting in Chicago. Wm J Hall buying goods in Chicago. G B Sweet went to Chicago this morning. R M Keever to Argyle. Mrs P O Silver to Chicago. Henry Dorman to Rockford. Geo Ruston and Charles Knowlton to Chicago and Rockford respectively. Mr and Mrs Geo Tinsley to Chicago. Dr. Peck called to Shannon to see a daughter of Harvey Pierce. Will Widner of Lincoln, Nebraska, to visit his father Saturday. Miss Mabel Mease helping in Brown & Dollmeier's after holidays. O N Becker of Atlantic visiting his parents. Mrs W C Werrick, nee Carrie Harris, visiting Beloit. Miss Mary Putnam goes to New Orleans for a couple of months. Dr Bishop of Sterling, supreme medical examiner of Home Guardian of America, in the city.
John Beverly narrowly avoids prison after a failed attempt to steal carpet from Alderman Burns’s residence. Beverly’s attorney F J Kettenhofen argued the act warranted only petty larceny and county jail time. Judge Shaw will set Beverly’s sentence. next week includes suits for damage, notably O’Brien heirs v Illinois Central and Millane v Stover Manufacturing Co.
Large congregations welcomed Rev. C. E. Dunn and Rev. L. C. Burling as they urged the unsaved to seek faith. Tonight prayer meetings will be held in all churches and cottage prayers meetings are planned for tomorrow in various city locations.
Miss Nonie Reardon will resign her position as teacher in the Freeport schools during the holiday season. She has proven an efficient teacher and will be greatly missed by her scholars in the school room.
J. N. Galloway installed the officers of the Freeport Commandery last evening in a formal ceremony attended by members and dignitaries.
Local jeweler A. W. Ford & Son promotes premium writing instruments featuring Swan and Parker jointless fountain pens. Cait and see them at the shop.
Freeport prepares a new Brunswick supervised bowling setup at the Freeport club house to be ready by the holidays. Captains will select sides for a forthcoming tournament as members push for ramped activity, with Chicago’s bowling boom cited as context for the project.
The Dixon Telegraph reports Belvidere will pave next spring with brick in the gutters and between streetcar tracks and asphalt elsewhere. Jennie Lebowich a four year old from Chamberlain Street North Dixon died after accidentally ingesting sour pickles and cheese, which caused an acid reaction. a Geneseo physician notes a case of imagination a rural man died of blood poisoning from a leg ulcer. another farmer’s boil led him to fear the same, but he recovered after treatment.
J W Dietrich moves to Omaha as freight agent after Illinois Central opens new Omaha line. Henry Metz to Council Bluffs as commercial agent. W W Linton succeeds Dietrich as Freeport trainmaster. D L Hyde named Metz successor. Tennessee Central may be sold to Illinois Central. Great Western plans Minnesota extensions with early expansion.
The proprietors of Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds have given away over ten million trial bottles and claim it cures thousands of hopeless cases. It helps asthma bronchitis hoarseness and all throat chest and lung diseases. Emmert Burrell Druggists offer a free trial bottle and a regular size 50c and 1 guaranteed or your money back.
Farm residents who wash at home favor colored table linens to save work and keep colors bright. Add Gold Dust Washing Powder to wash water and dry in shade to preserve reds and other colors. repeat with red or colored napkins for lasting freshness.
Lena Dec 18 The Catholic fair at the opera house attracts big crowds each evening Supper runs 5 to 7 then a varying program A dance follows Rev Thos Leydon Apple River spoke on Patriotism Friday music pupils of Mrs Adele Swett Walena perform Saturday prize awards Anna Schrader left for Chicago then Port Orange Fla John Speer Apple River visited Lena H B Miner Nora called Lena friends Tina Shearer returned to Rockford Lena chapter R A M elected officers J H Rife H P S J Dodds K E Kailey scribe John Metz treasurer A A Krape secretary installation sets next Monday Blue lodge officers elected F P Waite W N C J Wilsey S W W E Tucker J W John Metz treasurer S J Dodds secretary Rev J C Kauffman visited Freeport yesterday
Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Metz report their little daughter recovering from scarlet fever. A. O. Best, the grocer, is able to work again after rheumatism. Mrs. John G. Oyler scalded her foot badly when a kettle of boiling water spilled on it while tending her sick daughter, needing several days of recovery.
The busiest little medicine claims to turn weakness into energy with sugar coated pills. It promotes health benefits and mental power at 25 cents per box. Sold by Emmert & Burrell with a Christmas gift suggestion for a Wernicke elastic book case.
The Illinois Central R A announces excursion tickets within 200 miles at one and one third fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale December 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 1899 and January 1, 1900. Returns allowed through January 2, 1900.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.