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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1899
Page
4
A grateful Amboy resident, Mrs. Anna Buake, credits Gregory and Gregory magnetic healers with curing a month long spain in her right arm and shoulder after four treatments. She reports swift improvement enabling dressing and raises arms fully, inviting correspondence about her experience.
Readers see deep discounts on oatmeal starch prunes cheese and rice with bulk buys. Heavily advertised items include 20 pounds sugar 10 bars soup maple syrup and coffee with many staples offered at under standard retail, plus Fairbank's Fairy soap and Snyder's sauces at low prices.
Fresh bread three cents a loaf and one day old bread two cents a loaf. Buns rolls cookies and doughnuts eight cents a dozen. Pies and cakes eight cents each. Zweibach three cents a dozen. Uneeda Biscuits four cents a package.
W. T. Foster of St Joseph Missouri issues local forecasts predicting storm waves and temperature shifts across the United States from late December into January. He argues irrigation will transform the arid plains between the Mississippi and Missouri into productive grass lands supporting cattle dairy and poultry, with higher prices for cotton corn and wheat.
Freeport churches list Sunday sermons and classes across many congregations. Grace Episcopal, Salem Evangelical, Second Presbyterian, Trinity United Evangelical, United Brethren, First Methodist, German M E, Y M C A, First Baptist, First Presbyterian, Memorial Lutheran, Embury M E details include service times, Sunday schools, youth groups, watch night, and communion and special weeknight services.
The Freeport Social club will hold a meeting at Germania hall next Tuesday evening detailing agenda items and upcoming events for members.
Volcanic Eruptions Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life of joy, Bucklen's Arnica Salve, cures them, also Old, Running and Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Rest Pile cure on earth. Drives out Paing and Aches. Only 25 cts. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Emmert & Burrell, druggists.
A Freeport newspaper listing upcoming events: B of R T annual ball at Ernsts hall on Jan 1. Freeport College of Commerce winter session opens Jan 2. Lewis Morrison stars in Frederick the Creat? on Jan 5 at Grand opera house. Freeport Eastern Star elects officers Jan 8. Sons of Veterans camp installation Jan 12. Stephenson county farmers institute Jan 17 at the courthouse. Under the Red Robo at Grand opera house Feb 6.
In Savanna yesterday around eleven, switchman Will Hummel was killed when Elo recoupled cars and stepped between them into the next track not noticing the switch engine. The engine bore down on him, both legs crushed under the pilot, and he died soon after as physicians arrived. He was about 85, son of J. Hummel and Mrs. Hummel, longtime Milwaukee Company employee, survived by wife Miss Kindred of Sabula and two children.
The step mother of Rev KR H Pooley of Rockford is dangerously ill at her Scales Mound home. Rev L C Hicks of Coleta held revival meetings at Hickory and five joined the church. Shirland pastors honored with a Christmas purse of 21.33. Rev John I Boeye of Morrison plans January revivals. Dr G R Vanhorn to lecture Marching through Georgia at Argo to aid church finances. Rev L C Burling’s salary raised 200, Rev J W Funston held Pleasant Hill Orangeville meetings with six converts. Orangeville church members presented a study chair and wife received gifts.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen announces its eighth annual New Year Ball to be held next Monday evening. Committees for arrangements reception and floor are listed with numerous members named from local lodges and families.
The Saengerbund plans a New Year's Eve program at Germania hall with Robt Frick H B Witte and A Schaumacher serving as the arrangements committee.
The Daily Journal will not be issued on New Years day as part of the customary holiday observance.
Manchester Michigan resident Geo D Williams attests his wife regained independence after two bottles of Electric Bitters. The tonic is promoted as a cure for female ailments nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headaches backache fainting and dizziness. Each bottle 50 cents guaranteed and sold by Emmert and Burrell. Dr Isaac C Soule arrives from Kansas City to see patients with eye ear nose and throat issues at Dr L M Currier's office during the holidays.
A sale notice offering Hiderdown Sacques at 15¢, 1.00 Sacques at 75c, 1.50 ones at 1.19, 2.00 ones at 1.50, 2.50 ones at 1.89, 17c Children’s Combination Suits, drop back Jersey ribbed and warm, camel hair or natural wool ladies' pants or vests at 69c, and a selection of boys and misses vests pants and drawers in camel wool priced to clear at 25c up to 75c.
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