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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1896
Page
4
Remnant sale offers silks wool dress goods cotton dress goods muslins calicoes dress linings table linens odd towels underwear for ladies gents children ribbons laces blankets hosiery carpets millinery lace curtains portier curtains all remnant stock marked in plain figures arranged on central tables. Note thanks for the large Christmas trade and invitation to visit again.
Bargain week ads slash stock with cut prices on groceries. Deals include Gloss starch, Johnson's washing powder, Roseine powder, various yeast products, Red Cross macaroni, egg noodles, Aunt Jemima pancake flour, Vienna pancake flour, rolled oats, Arbuckle’s coffee, baking powder, tomato catsup, mixed pickles, silver onions, grape jelly, corn meal, German castile soap, bulk coffee, Japan tea, maple sugar, syrup, celery lettuce and oysters. Local groceries promote reduced prices as invoice time nears.
A community notice lists events in Freeport from December 31 to February 11. Highlights include dances at Blust's hall, theater at Germania and Eureka venues, musical and elocutionary performances by Mrs Lois Powell Bates and Len Salisbury, Red Men installation, a magician Bancroft, Sousa's Band, Wang, and Stephenson County Farmers Institute. The sequence shows civic clubs, lodges, and social gatherings planned for residents.
A collection of local notes covers bank and scales closures for New Years, library hours, social events, visits, and travel. Items mention Miss Agnes Atley visiting Polo, Dr Caldwell's and Miss Sarah Barnes activities, discounts by the Water company, barber shop hours, and various social gatherings at Blust's hall, Brewster house, and the North Galena Ave home. Also noted are a marriage license issuance, an address by County Superintendent R. W. Burt on teaching certificates, a leap year party at Blust's hall, and a local five underwriters meeting. W. P. Emmert plans to move to Michigan after purchasing a peach orchard near South Haven. remarks on peaches and local orchard interests follow.
Vernon Hart notes a late next week whist contest between Freeport and Rockford players. The Freeport club issued a challenge and both sides expect cheering crowds and a banquet. A return match is anticipated with many local attendees slated to travel and be hosted in Freeport. First public meeting of the Freeport Woman's Club set for Saturday at 3 pm in the Y M C A auditorium with education report to be discussed. Rev Holtzman and wife visiting from Perkins Grove will lead watch night services tonight and the quarterly meeting Friday at the Salem church.
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