Seeley Read Big Annual Stock-Reducing Sale at The Big Store
Great 12 day sale starting December 27 at The Big Store in Stephenson county. Deep discounts across Grocery Bakery Candy Meat and House furnishings with two thirds off stock, including flour sugar coffee tea and baked goods. Prices feature 18 lb sugar for $1, corn de can two 3 lb tomatoes for 1c and a wide array of household staples with money back guarantees.
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Stephenson County
Onur
PFC
Eys Havemeyer & Elder
Michigan
Laab
Freeoport
Wisconsin
Dr. Price
Arm&Hammer Soda
C. A
Ander
Candy Department
Coming Events in Bracport January Listings
A crowded slate of meetings and social events in Bracport includes Eatertatamente and community gatherings at Blmat is hall, post and Women's Relief Corps activities, officers' meeting at Fredport Chapter, a social at Lodge rooms, Hall Winters company at Grand Opera house, Modern Woodmen district convention, Knights for the Globe, St Marys social dance, Night Owl club at Temperance hall, Orlando Taft lecture on Modern French Art, a Masquerade by the Knights of the Maccabees, and a St Pius bazaar and dance.
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Bracport
Henley
Blnatis Hall
Gérmanta Opord
Iary
Jehu A. Davis Post
Woman's Relief Corps
Fredport
Rastern Stamart
Som. G. A
Knights of the Maccabees
St. Pius Hall
St. Pius Society
Dairymen State Convention Opens in Galesburg
The twenty-fifth annual Illinois State Dairymen's association convention begins Tuesday at 10 a m in Galesburg. Leaders in dairy research will speak including Farrington from Madison Wisconsin Gurler Davenport Fra ser and Plumb with exhibits of butter cheese and dairy equipment. Prizes total 3500 with a gold medal from the Elgin board of trade. S E Davis will judge butter awards. A round trip rate of one and one third fare is offered on the certificate plan to Illinois points and St Louis Colonel Henry L Turner will speak on Cuba and the Santiago Campaign Tuesday evening.
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Illinois State Dairymen’s Association
Galesburg
Farrington
Madison
Wis
Exeriment Station
H. B. Gurler
DeKalb
Davenport and Fraser
The
State University
C. S. Plumb
Lafayette
Ind
Elgin Board of Trade
S. E. Davis
Chicago Butter and Egg Board
Illinois
St. Louis
Cuba
Santiago
Freeport Nine Faces Changes as Coming Season Looms
The article notes Freeport’s last year team was the best yet but predicts major departures. Pitcher Sam Je heads to St. Paul in spring with potential season stay. Householder and Risely drawn to offers in Syracuse and other leagues. Coroner Currier reports young Gatzmeier died from a neck fracture after a fall, with an inquest held at his father’s home.
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Freeport
Guy Sam Je
St.aul
Householder
Risely
Syracuse
Columbus
Currier
Winslow
Young Gatzmeier
Wisconsin
Refuses to Sign City Contract Dispute Continues
Mayor Younger refuses to sign the $350 contract order granted by the city council. Contractor McAlpin likely to seek a mandamus from a circuit judge to compel signing, testing the contract's legality. Also reported are a promotion at Bergman and Dorman, a GIA school meeting led by Mrs. Burdock, and a West Freeport wedding of George Mensenkamp and Dora Stass.
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Younger
McAlpin
X“ McAlIpin
West Freeport
George Mensenkamp
Dora Stass
Lancaster Township
Scott Deaner
County Treasurer Files Bond For Collector Role
County Treasurer M. D. Chilton files a bond totaling 83526 dollars to serve as county collector. The bond is signed by C. O. Collmann O. B. Bidwell D. B. Schulte and Wm. O. Wright.
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M. D. Chilton
C. O. Collmann
O. B. Bidwell
D. B. Schulte
Wm. O. Wright
Florence township chooses Henry Otto as Forreston Mutual director
Henry Otto of Florence township succeeds P. W. Russell as director and president of the Forreston Mutual Insurance company. Miss Mattie Smith, recently returned from Boston, will sing several solos at the First Presbyterian church next Sunday.
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Henry Otto
Florence Township
P. W. Russell
Forreston Mutual Insurance Company
Miss Smith
Mattie Smith
Boston
First Presbyterian Church
Sulphur Claims for Disease Protection Drawing Attention
George T. Angell cites newspaper reports and officers to advocate using powdered sulphur in shoes or internally to ward off epidemics like grip, cholera, yellow fever, and even fleas. He references Memphis Howard Benevolent agents, London Lancet, and Scott County Mississippi notes, urging readers to try sulphur as cheap protective measure despite mixed evidence.
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Hat _ thane Education Society
New York City
Washington
Philaelphia
Boston
Byam
Memphis
Tenn
Howard
Italy
London Lancet
Institute of Civil Engineers of
London
Scott County
Mississippi
Howard Benevolent Association
Navy
Army
Julius P. Palmer
California
George T. Angell
St Mary's Shakespeare and Dante Classes Resume Meetings
The St Mary's Shakespeare class will continue Monday evenings from 7 to 9 and the Dante class will assemble on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9. Lessons paused for holidays were resumed last Tuesday. Jan 11 features a talk by the directress on art and literature from her Chicago visit.
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St. Mary’s
Chicago
Thankful words from Ada E Hart Groton S D
Ada E Hart of Groton South Dakota recounts a decline from consumption after a bad lung cough. She credits Dr Kings New Discovery for overcoming the illness. Eight bottles cured her and she praises the remedy as saving her life. Trail bottles offered free at Emmert Burrells Drug Store with regular sizes priced and guaranteed or refunded. Also notes sale of crackers and biscuits at Burrells storefront with fresh stock.
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Ada E. Hart
Groton
S. D
Emmert & Burrell’s
Bauer Piano Agency Promises Exchange and Lessons
The agency offers old pianos exchanged for new Bauer instruments with monthly payments or cash. Purchasers can inspect the piano at 1-3 of 335 Walnut St. Sweet Florida and extra California naval oranges advertised at 110 Stephenson St. Also hair work offered by Mrs A C Thomas at 255 Galena Bullet 1-12.
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Bauer Piano and Organ Co
Willliam Bugouen
Walnut St
Florida
California
Naval
Burrell’s
Stephenson St
A. C. Thomas
Beecham's pills praised as first to relieve and cure
A vintage advert extols Beecham's pills as valuable for heartburn indigestion and headaches, claiming top relief and high esteem worldwide. It notes price at a guinea per box and lists drugstores, with a side note of ice-cutting work by Haegle & Roth on Yellow Creek employing about 25 men, and Rocky Mountain Tea priced at 85 cents from Emmert & Burrell.
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Beecham
Haegle & Roth
Yellow Creek
Emmert & Burrell
Ennenga and Wagner's Clothing Store Holiday Offerings
Ennenga and Wagners Clothing Store advertises jackets in blue and brown tricots velvets and covert s with satin edged pockets. Prices range five to ten dollars with silk and linen handkerchiefs 10 cents to 50 cents and cheap neckwear 25 cents to two dollars. Also offers astrakhan reefer coats 150 and three dollars and boys items 50 cents to one dollar.
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Seeley & Read
F. A. Schulz
Stephenson Street
Iit and Vale
Dairymen’s State Convention
Base Ball Outlook
Jack Hill
Chris Shauer
Bergman & Dorman Agricultural Implement House
Jack
J. M. Hilert
Mr. Hill
Mra
Burrell
Mtgphensoy St
T. H. Hollister
Optician
A. V. Hart
WM. Koenig
Pat
C.B. Sweet & Co
C. B. Sweet & Co
Galena Street
Freeport, Ill
C. B. Sweet
John Hea
Jenks Bros. Art Studio
Jenks Bros
Walton
Ennenga & Wagner’s Clothing Store
Astrakhan
Mb Vee
Tate Valeceiard
Philadelphia
Ennenga & Wagner
One Price Clothiers
Jackota Gaye
Hoffman
Riggins & Tooker Co
Brown & Dollmeyer
Court House
Maynard’s
Selicia
Sara
Stransky
Stransky Steel
Schulte & Siecke
I-11
Galena Streby
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