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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1898
Page
8
A local store advertised a huge handkerchief sale after buying a large stock from a New York house. About 3000 handkerchiefs sold on Saturday with many thousands still available at half price. Items include ladies, gents and children's styles worth 3 cents to 1 dollar. The sale targets frugal shoppers seeking value.
A fragmented list shows items such as furs cloaks wrappers corsets Hosiery ribbons umbrellas laces muslin underwear knitwear sheets pillow cases draperies gloves mittens silks table linens towels blankets and other white goods. The readable portion hints at a retail assortment likely from a department store or dry goods shop.
A shopping feature highlights deep discounts at The Cash Grocer with holiday prices across bakery candy housewares and meat departments. Featured items include White Satin Flour 0e per sack Wisconsin buckwheat 22c per sack and 2 lb self rising buckwheat for 6c.
Store promotes a wide holiday gift selection including diamond jewelry, solid gold watches, gold filled items, mantles clocks, brushes, combs and bracelets. Pricing ranges from modest to premium, highlighting new stock and last minute appeal.
A compact schedule of local events and meetings for Freeport residents. Highlights include Germania Society officers, lodge activities, charity events, dances, poultry show, and term openings at Harlow Business College and Freeport College of Commerce. Also notes post Christmas city office closures and new telephone postings at Brandt’s grocery and Tandy’s residence.
A Mothers meeting under the auspices of the Department of Young Women's Work at the First Presbyterian Church will be held in the church parlors on Thursday at two o'clock in the afternoon. The Freeport hardware merchants will close all day Monday after Christmas and New Year’s, and starting the new year will close at 6 p.m. instead of 7:30. Savanna Times notes Warren Hea, the Freeport music man, was seen in our city Tuesday. he has a soft face in his heart for Savanna, where he once lived and worked.
In Freeport a barber, described as very absent minded, seated a customer in his chair and tied a newspaper around the customer’s neck while he read a towel. The incident shows distracted service during a routine haircut.
The ice season begins in Madison as the Illinois Central resumes ice trains between Freeport and Madison. An extra empty-car train pulled by a ten wheel Roger engine, the largest yet used on this branch, was dispatched to Madison yesterday and drew much attention at the depot.
Mrs C B Baker aged over eighty, wife of late Fredrick Baker, left for Kansas City to visit her son. She remains spry as a fifty year old and has lived in Freeport since girlhood, with her husband hauling timber for the first house here. She is one of Freeport’s early pioneers still living.
Will Krape a student at the academy broke his leg and sprained his ankle in a hard fall while scuffling with a fellow student in Chapin hall Monday evening. Drs Helm attended him and his father W W Krape of Freeport with Dr Buckley arrived Tuesday and accompanied him home.
Miss Cornelia Dow, custodian for the Temple Fund, reports funds tied to buying outstanding trust bonds but the condition was not met. Donors are asked to decide on distributing the available amount to needy bondholders. A W C T U meeting on December 28 will determine action and invites all interested to attend.
An extensive holiday sale listing tricots velvets coverts and check backs priced from 5c to 50c for handkerchiefs. Boys clothing includes reefer coats and leather logs at 50c to 3.00 plus neckwear and chest protectors from 25c. Featuring a Philadelphia maker's 50c to 2 neckwear and large stock of varied colors and trims.
The text notes that ladies buy items and should know where to find the choicest holiday gifts at the lowest prices. It advertises headquarters for all kinds of handkerchiefs and lists articles suitable for presents.
Readable ad copy promotes solid gold and gold filled rings for children and ladies, with mentions of 24 and 0c karat sizes, warranted quality, prices and a sterling silver handle set. Fragments emphasize durable, warranted jewelry offerings.
Large lot of handsome celluloid goods offered including handkerchiefs gloves collars ties and cult work boxes priced from 25 cents to 2.50. Also money celluloid toilet cases from 400 to 4.75 and fancy photo boxes many perfumes in neat boxed sets.
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