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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1906
Page
8
Hermsmeier and Son advertise Pride of Freeport Emblem or Owl brand corn in 1905 packs, priced at 5 cents per can. They guarantee satisfaction with refunds for unsatisfactory items and claim best goods at the lowest prices.
A roundup of personal notes lists Judge JH Stearne and many residents traveling to Chicago and surrounding towns, visiting relatives, attending New Year gatherings, and returning to cities like DeKalb, Rockford, and Freeport. Several dinners, church entertainments, and visits to family and friends across Illinois are mentioned, with brief notes on who traveled where and when.
Edward Schinig begins work as a clerk at Burrell's grocery. The C D Q club meets with Miss Florence Donohue Thursday evening. The B of L F and ladies society postpone their joint meeting to next Tuesday. The W M S of the English Lutheran church meet at 817 Walnut Street Wednesday at 2 30 p m. A New Year party honors George Meyers returning from Carthage to his mother Mrs A Bushelle. The Ladies Aid Society of Salem church meets Wednesday at 2 30 p m to elect officers. Tomorrow evening the Ladies Auxiliary to I A of M holds their meeting at Mrs Fletcher home for officer election. William Frick buys the Kener barber shop on Galena street. Simon Steck, formerly at Holstand, will work at the new shop. Freeport Lodge No ___ Mystic Workers of the World meets tomorrow night for officer installation and a members-only banquet. Freeport Assembly No 1 American Star of Equity meets this evening over the First National Bank for initiatory work and refreshments. visitors welcome. Jas N Brower of Elgin arrives to deliver lecture Industrial Evolutions Society at the Socialist hall opposite the gas company office. lecture free to all. Woman’s Missionary Society of the Fin ary church plans a meeting.
The city council met this afternoon and opened bids for the lighting project. The contract will be awarded this evening.
A list from Freeport includes Henry Hollander and Anna Broege with ages 88 and 19 respectively, plus Edward Jones of Albany Wisconsin 23, Josephine Koller of Brodhead Wisconsin 22, Henry B. Herlyn of Ridott, and Gertis Ackerman, same location. The readable fragments suggest a local notice listing names and ages, likely for a court or civil matter.
Andrew Lang recounts a striking temporary hallucination on a country station platform. He greets a man he knows as Jimmy, then, moments later, acknowledges the father as Jimmy, despite the father’s greater height and different appearance. Lang reflects that such experiences make him doubt certainty and believe possible extraordinary perception.
The essay notes Brander Matthews, Columbia University chair of dramatic literature, as a famed first-nighter who receives seats from playwrights. A Broadway tragedy anecdote shows Matthews’s evolving reactions from applause to silence to hissed approval, reflecting the critic’s discerning influence.
A notice seeks the return of a skin robe found between South Liberty Street and Hartman's Oil works. Claimant should return to Busburn to receive a reward.
A farm gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Althof yesterday featured abundant food and a family music program. Guests included the Kaisers Mensenkamps Breschs Folgates Brands and Kaisers with several children. The event showcased the host family’s pride in beautifying the property and musical talent.
The young ladies of St Margaret's guild held their annual New Year's matinee dance at Grace Episcopal Church. About two hundred attendees enjoyed music by Harris' six piece orchestra from 2:30 to 6. Proceeds fund a new pipe organ.
The rink at Taylor's Park was in excellent condition yesterday and drew a large, cheerful crowd throughout the day. The biggest turnout occurred in the afternoon and evening as skaters enjoyed the lively scene.
Forced to Starve. B. F. Leek of Concord Kentucky testifies that for twenty years a painful sore on his upper lip caused agony and prevented eating. He finally found relief after using Bucklen’s Amica Salve sold at Joseph Emmert’s drug store for 26 cents and praises it for burns cuts and wounds.
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