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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1898
Page
10
A newspaper ad notes a large candy stock and ongoing bakery sale. It lists prices for mixed candy, fancy cream candy, bread deals, pies and cakes, crackers, fruit cake, butter, and various meats and breakfast items. The ad emphasizes low prices and department busyness.
A Busy schedule of events for Freeport includes dances at Maynard's hall and Germania opera house, a masquerade hall event by the Ladies of the Maccabees, a poultry show at Hlunt's hall, and openings of courses at Harlow Business College and Freeport College of Commerce. Public installations, lectures, dances, and bazaars occupy January with multiple organizations hosting gatherings at local venues.
A tramp who gave his name Jones was arrested last night by Officer Ruesenberg for stealing a pair of boots from in front of Jas McNamara's shoe store. The preliminary hearing of John Beverly and Jim Berrigan on GE property theft charges ended with both bound over to the grand jury in $500 bonds each.
The funeral will be from the family residence on Winslow street Sunday at 1 30 pm and at 2 pm from St John s church. Rev F Holke to officiate and ex Mayor Bergman in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers listed as H P Kochsmeier Ernst Iigregge William Meise John Schoeffel Simon Poelker Craedecker.
Mr and Mrs I H Leverton of Sumner Iowa are visiting his mother and sisters Mrs Burdick and Mrs Johnson for a few days before traveling to Oneco to visit Mrs Leverton s mother Mrs Rathbun They formerly lived in Stephenson county and moved to Bremer county seven years ago buying a nearly land and paying off debt The family is now comfortably settled on a well improved quarter section Meanwhile praise is given for Miss Kerlin with reports from Freeport noting her musical performances and future appearance before the Freeport Woman s Club where Justice Thatcher will sing The organist and pianist Miss Kerlin is repeatedly praised by the Chicago trade journal The notable tenor Mr Thatcher is also highlighted as a highlight for the club event
L. L. Melchior and J. R. Weaver are among the sick. Mrs. Frank Trunck, A. H. Stuckenburg Jr., and several others suffer from illnesses. Elder Sweet and Mrs. Freesman with daughter Margaret show improvement. Henry Gilbert recovers from a long illness but has rheumatism. Rev. D. T. Kahl, visiting from Elizabeth to join a Christmas gathering, fell ill with appendicitis and remains unchanged.
John Oliver of Philadelphia narrates a grave illness with yellowing skin sunken eyes and back pain. After three doctors gave up a friend advised Electric Bitters, one bottle improved him and three weeks made him well. he credits the remedy with saving his life and urges others to try it at 50 cents a bottle from Emmert & Burrell's drug store.
John Worick died last night at his son J B Worick's home on Stephenson Street due to bladder trouble. Born June 2 1810 in Hemlock Township Northumberland PA he moved west in 1854 to Oneco township and later to Gadiz Wisconsin where he lived with his son. He leaves two sons J F Worick and Jeremiah Worick and a daughter Mrs John Beach. Funeral is tomorrow at 2 pm at St Peter's Church Gadiz. Bethesda Nature's Own Specific advertises a kidney remedy claiming cures for Bright's Disease and related ailments from Bethesda Mineral Springs Co. Wisconsin.
Advertisement lists a range of men s and boys clothing and accessories. blue and brown tricots velvets cov erts satin lined pieces silk embroidered handkerchiefs with initials priced from 5c to 50c. boy s reefers loggins and other garments priced from 50c to 3.00.
Management releases plan for openini seating on Wednesday January 4. Number of seats reserved depends on buyer purchases and prior paid amounts. Buyers may line up at Moogk's drug store from Tuesday December 27, 7:15 p.m. Slips issued show reserved ticket count and no changes later. Reservation begins 7:30 p.m. sharp.
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