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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1899
Page
5
A long dated advertisement proclaims a twelve day stock reducing sale starting December 27 and ending January 7 at The Big Store in Stygphenson county. It touts two‑thirds price reductions across groceries bakery meat and house furnishing departments with numerous specific items and sale prices. It emphasizes quality and guarantees money back if items are not as represented.
A list of events in Freeport includes a poultry show at Ernst's hall and a German opera at Germania, with many social and fraternal activities. Highlights cover public installations, lodge socials, hall dances, and the Knights groups hosting events from January 9 through January 19, plus a bazaar and dance at St Pius hall.
Hardware stores will close at six for evenings except Saturdays. I H Hollister the jeweler has secured the right to rent opera glasses in the new opera house.
The YMCA membership drive ends Saturday night at ten. The side that gathers the most members wins a supper hosted by the losing side.
John Casford sold his Exchange street property to C H Little for 1500 dollars. Mr Little then sold a portion of the same street property to F J Kunz for 1000 dollars.
Rev. B. R Schulze conducts a series of revival meetings at Trinity church every night this week except Saturday. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend.
The Galena Gazette reports 180 marriage licenses issued in the county last year while Stephenson County records over 230 licenses. It notes that in Stephenson County married men permit their wives to talk during whist, which may help explain the higher figures.
Deputy High Chief Ranger J B Hurley of Belvidere installed officers of St Marys Court No 650 Catholic Order of Foresters at St Marys hall last night. John Leary the new chief ranger gave brief remarks. routine installation proceeded with no departures. A Growing Industry Arcade Manufacturing plans a 40 by 120 foot addition to its plant in spring. The company now employs about 140 men and will add roughly 75 more workers once the expansion is finished.
The funeral for the late Philip Alendorf was held this afternoon from Frank Hornberger's residence. The body will be taken to Galena for burial this evening. Pallbearers will be members of John A. Davis post, G A R, and Galena post members will meet the remains at the station in Galena. Named pallbearers include Henry Keck Wm Figley L A Underwood Frank Shirk J W Messinger and Z T I Runner.
The Y M C A hosts a Wednesday Bible study in the lecture room at 8 o clock open to men and women. The Ruth study outlines a sacred tale of grace and redemption showing Ruth's entry into the church and the Messianic lineage through Boaz and Obed with the Goel concept and Bethlehem elders witnessing the redemption.
Reports and court orders approved and recorded for multiple estates including Cavanaugh Meinert Hayward Cahoon Meyer Brandt Kline Wright Styder Denure Bentley Elizabeth Bentley Fritz Molter Behrend Peters Ellen Clark Hughes Wilson Wolf Meise Boop Shoesmith Yarger Seifert Byrne. Appraisers named for Young. Rocky Mountain Tea ad at 35 cents. W. J. McKim post officers installed.
Ada E Hart of Groton South Dakota recounts a severe illness that left her with consumption. After four doctors gave up, she used Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds and eight bottles cured her. She thanks God and shares availability of free trail bottles at Emmert Burrells Drug Store.
In vinia dust the thing to make a man arenay comfortable at home. We offer blue and brown tricots, velvete and coverts with fancy checks, trimmed. Prices range from 5c to 50c with silk and linen items, including velvets at 8 and coverts at 10, hemstitched initials at 10c. Also boy’s ulster and reeper jackets, leather menswear, and a Philadelphia neckwear line offered at 25c to 50c.
Men and women’s wear slashed prices in a Freeport sale. All-wool blankets cut from $3.50 to $2.49 and $6.00 blankets to $4.40. 48 ready-made suits and 40c on the dollar. Silk lined suits, broadcloths, women’s flannelette shirts 39c, mackintoshes down to 1.49. Limited holiday stock, no carries over.
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