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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1896
Page
2
Smart gate of the Freeport Journal Printing Company announces daily delivery for a year prepaid at five cents per week by carrier. The Freeport journal is mailed from Freeport Illinois as second class matter, with a December 30 1896 date on the Breeport Illinois masthead.
D A Knowlton returns from Chicago as city scales close New Years. Notables visit Freeport and area towns. marriages, lawsuits, and a divorce suit unfold. Holsapple's orchestra stars at Belvidere party. Stoneman building fire loss settled at 165 dollars.
Annual city and county officer reports summarize activity by the city weighmaster Knecht who logged 7 049 loads across the year with monthly splits, alongside a police report listing January to March incidents including drunkenness disorderly conduct larceny and disordered rail traffic counts and totals.
The Go-Home-Early club hosted a midwinter party at Blust's hall, a dressy social event with elaborate decor, cotillion after refreshments, and a long program led by Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Johnson. Guests wore fashionable gowns, with Holsapple's orchestra providing music and dances including the german.
A letter urges the street commissioner to fix a sixty foot stretch of Walnut Street in front of 264 due to seven large holes. With hundreds walking daily, a serious injury or damage suit seems likely as the sidewalk has remained unrepaired for weeks.
Try Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and hay fever by sending ten cents for a sample. Full size 60c. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren St New York City. Customer testimonial from Arcola Illinois reports relief from the catarrh odor after use.
Rumors place ex mayor Charley Nieman back in the field for the upcoming spring contest. J P Younger may seek another term while Jim and George E White are considered strong contenders. A diverse field could include Miseci and Burgus praising Dr King’s New Discovery, advertised by Eumert & Burrall’s Drug Store.
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