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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1897
Page
2
An Aurora family lives on about 120 dollars a year by frugal farming and thrift. They rent a small house, grow most food, store produce, and avoid debt. They describe low meat, light coffee, limited butter, and DIY clothing repairs while maintaining relative contentment.
Mrs Kautenberger and Mrs Richards of Eleroy, while visiting Dr. F L Myere, went to Lanark today for a short visit per local report.
Rev. Brooker T. Washington, praised as a leading colored orator, delivers an extended address at First Presbyterian Church in Freeport. He recalls humble Virginia birthplace and career from Hampton Institute to Tuskegee, urging industrial education to empower black Americans and bridge race relations through self help and commerce.
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