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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1896
Page
4
The store unveils its holiday stock with a grand display and extensive decorations. Shoppers are invited to browse all aisles and departments, upstairs and down, to view the unusually large range of holiday merchandise all priced in plain figures and one price to all.
The 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs J C Young was celebrated at their 189 Galena street home with a surprise visit from relatives. Guests included many Young family members and friends as the couple, married December 21, 1871, enjoyed a noon meal and social hour while gifts reflected high esteem from Freeport residents.
A string of society functions fills Blunt's hall and Germania opera house listings. Included are a Dec 21 Lexington club dance, Dec 21 University of Chicago Glee club, Dec 20 Go-Hoe club mid winter dance, Jan 5 Lois Powell Bates pupils entertainment, Jan 6 Toyt's Bunch of Keys, Jan 14 Red Men's officers installation, Len Salisbury orchestra at Blust's hall, Feb 2 Bancroft the magician, Feb 4 Sousa's Band, and Wang at Germania opera house among other events.
An advertisement lists ladies and mens handkerchiefs with prices from 5c to 25c and 16c to 365c, plus linen hemstitched pieces and elegant hand wrought Duchess holkfs priced 25c up to 4.00, inviting buyers to shop a broad range of textiles and lace.
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