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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1897

Page

4

Cloak and fur sale offers bargain prices

An advertised sale promotes discounted cloaks and furs with prices like 5.00 for beaver jackets 3.25 to 6.00 ranges and various styles including Astrakhan and electric seal. The notice mentions special ten day bargains before stock cleanup and invites customers to visit. Also reports St Pius Society election of officers at St Joseph's German Catholic church hall with President B A Brust and others.

Weveves St. Pius Society St. Joseph's

Cure for Headache with Electric Bitters

An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a universal headache cure promising permanent relief. It claims to ease habitual constipation by toning the bowels and urges readers to buy large bottles for fifty cents at a local drugstore.

Centemmert & Burrell

I will buy some first class notes. Call at this office.

A brief terse notice states the buyer will purchase first class notes and requests contact at the office. The message is concise with no additional details or context provided.

Bigger Bargains Than Ever From G A Huenkemeier

G A Huenkemeier promotes a stock liquidation of groceries and table supplies with “bigger bargains than ever” ahead of invoicing near February 10. The ad touts first class goods at low prices and warns against inferior substitutes, listing items like oranges lemons bananas cranberries oysters coconuts lettuce and other produce with low per unit prices.

Jersey

January dances and events listed for Blust's hall

A catalog of social events and performances scheduled from January to February at local venues including Blust's hall Germania opera house and Eureka Pleasure Club. Notable items include Red Men installation January 4, masquerade January 15, bands Sousa Wang and Len Salisbury at various halls, and a county farmers notice.

Blust’s Hall Apis Lois Powell Bates Ormania Good Tstiplar Hall Officers of the Red Men Eureka Pleasure Club Germania Opera House John A. Davis Freeport Social Club Bluat

Four Day’s Notations From Freeport News

Local items note Henry Winning and Miss Margaret Nieman ill at home while John Cochran travels to Lena and Mary Voight visits Chicago. Mrs. Rockey’s wife is ill with typhoid, and Jean Knowlton suffers chicken pox. Freeport events include cycling club meeting, Ladies Auxiliary gathering, St Pius society ball, Eastern Star installation, Odd Fellows social, and Embery church Leaguers social. Also reported are sales orders, theater notes, church services, and anticipated gas exposition at Madison Square Garden.

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