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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1898
Page
4
Seeley Read sells as Freeport's largest dry goods store with a wide selection of useful and ornamental goods, earning the title of headquarters for Christmas purchases.
A sale listing offers 50 dozen gents hemmed handkerchiefs at 28 cents per dozen and 100 dozen ladies embroidered edges hemstitched and lace trimmed handkerchiefs at 25 cents each, with others including fine ladies handkerchiefs up to 1.50 dollars. Also massed piles priced from 3 to 20 cents and ladies initial handkerchiefs at 5 and 25 cents.
Direct from manufacturers agents, a finest line of table linens, napkins, towels and table sets. See towels at 25 and 50 cents, napkins at 1.00 and 2.00 per dozen, extra quality napkins from 3.00 to 6.00 per dozen.
A wide assortment appears exceeding common stock including silk items like umbrellas aprons fur collarettes silk skirts ribbons art goods new lace and portier curtains plus kid gloves mittens and hundreds of other items. The listing suggests a department store or catalog promoting a broad range of textiles and accessories.
Daily ad touts low prices on flour corn coffee and fruit including Golden Palace flour 90c per sack Lion corfies 8c per lb Wisconsin buckwheat 22c per sack and various canned fruits spices and bakery items. Promotes Christmas trees toys and home goods with specials on watches skates dolls and furniture accents.
A concise list of December and January social and fraternal events for Freeport residents. Includes theatrical performances at Germa nia Opera House, dances, lodge officer elections, and society gatherings across G A R hall Y M C A auditorium and local clubs. A union meeting of United Workmen lodges is noted in the Krohn building hall.
Yesterday afternoon a faucet was turned in Wilcoxon s opera house flooding the building and causing damage to the offices of Drs Burwell and Best the millinery store of Mrs Keck and the basement of the Boston store. Farmers institute plans for early next year aim to urge merchants to offer prizes for displays of butter grain and other farm products. A war meeting to arrange details is set for tomorrow. The W R C ladies host a social at K of G hall this evening with a program including piano duets solos recitations and refreshments admission 10 cents.
The Dubuque Herald extols Mrs Blanche Cave Jacobs who will sing at the Woman's club musicale on Saturday. The musical portion impressed with her beautiful voice and refined training as the congregation listened with keen interest.
The firm Harden and Tice operates as wholesale tobacco merchants in the city, reporting over one million Spana Cuba cigars sold in the past year along with substantial other trade. The article notes their reliable leadership and growing prosperity and mentions a Woman's Club meeting for Savanna members tomorrow at 2 o'clock with music beginning at 2:30 featuring Mrs. Blanche Jacobs and Miss Mamie Sherratt, with admission priced at 20 cents.
A local retailer invites customers to inspect a broad selection of goods. The notice emphasizes variety and invites shoppers to visit the store to browse offerings and take advantage of the displayed inventory.
The store proclaims itself the ladies destination for holiday gifts offering silk amorella gloves neckwear silk initials real lace and stamped line items at low prices. The text touts handkerchiefs as popular presents and positions the shop as the headquarters for gift options.
Advertises a large stock of handkerchiefs with embroidery, lace edges, and hemstitched designs. Promises variety, quality, and low prices, listing linen and embroidered options with multiple price points from fractions of a dollar to one dollar.
Large new stock offered for holiday gifting includes Diamond Branches Studs and Rings and Ladies watches from Solid Gold 13 Karat to Gold Filled options. Prices range from $3.74 to $350 with watches, mantle clocks, alarm clocks, brushes, combs, and jewelry pieces highlighted.
Foster’s forecasts show a sharp northern cold snap by late November and a southern onset in early December with a strong northerly surge across the south. The bulletin predicts above normal precipitation east of the Rockies through December 12 and very cold first half of December in northern states. Rocky Mountain Tea ad ends the excerpt.
C B Sweet and Co announced work on Galena Street in Freeport Illinois. The notice lists C B Sweet and John Hea as parties involved in the project with details on construction actions and street impact.
An old newspaper ad promotes breakfast bacon and various ham products including skinned hams regular hams and picnic hams. The copy highlights different ham grades and offerings with no further context.
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