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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1899
Page
8
Advertising six or more lots of ladies undergarments with corset covers drawers skirts and gowns. Lot details include prices from 8c to 99c and higher for copied French designs and lace trimmed pieces. Some lots priced at $1.49 and $1.98.
Bargain hunters urged to buy White Satin flour at deep discounts with numerous kitchen staples on sale. Includes 10 lb sacks of various flours, sugar, salt, canned goods, coffee, butter substitutes, and baked goods. Bakery wagon service noted along with heavy promotions across multiple departments.
A list of events and talks scheduled in Freeport includes Winters company at Grand Opera House January 18, Taft's lecture on Modern French Art January 17, a masquerade January 18 under Knights of the Maccabees, Havoroy's Minstrels January 18 19, a bazaar and dances January 28 at St Pins Hall, an installation and social January 24 at Masonic Hall, comic opera The Highwayman January 25, Mid winter social January 20, Seventh annual ball January 26 27 by B of R T at Blust’s Hall, Stephenson County Farm Institute January 31 February 1, and a Memorial Lutheran Church entertainment at Grand Opera House.
The membership enrollment of Co. L M. G. was small last night but future enrollments may replenish depleted ranks. Co. L now has thirty six members with eighteen to be discharged leaving Capt. C. B. Kling and Lieuts S. H. Otten hausen and H. H. Yount as officers and a roster of men including Robert Opel Ed Roener H Doro E Wheelock A Shrove F Ottenhausen H Lieferman Peter Bonn Roy Brownlee C Grosshanz C E McGilligan Paul Wheeler Edward Aoslinger Al Debver Chas Bookman Ferdinand Schultz. Another enrollment will be taken next Tuesday evening.
Rev Mr Burling pastor of Embury church will hold quarterly meeting and preach at Shannon Sunday evening filling Elder Sweet's appointment. Railroad officials in town General Superintendent Sullivan and Assistant Superintendent Hartigan of Illinois Central road stayed over night conferring with Division Superintendent Dill. Increase in population Julius Bauscher is father of a girl Louis Kinley and wife have a young son Mr and Mrs August Ertmeier are parents of a boy
Stephenson county farmers plan a two day program at the court house with speakers from the Illinois Farmers Institute. Sessions cover prizes, essays, poultry, corn, farming homemaking and tax topics, along with music and recitals by local groups and notable speakers from Freeport, Athens, Ridott and Polo.
Hall-Winters drew large crowds with good house last night and many seats booked for tonight. A matinee is planned tomorrow at 2 30 before the engagement ends Saturday evening. Lorado Taft will lecture on Modern French Art at the U S C A auditorium this evening under the Freeport Woman's club auspices.
Last night a party of ladies leaving a show were grossly insulted by an unknown man near the First M. E. church. A few nights earlier the same man insulted another woman a block farther up Stephenson street. Citizens urge police to make the town too warm for the scoundrel.
Miss Gene Becker of Dubuque visited relatives in Freeport last summer and took her fox terrier back home. The dog had been missing for days but yesterday reappeared in Freeport, leading to the belief it walked from Dubuque to Freeport. Wan Lichtenberger, hardware dealer, has served as Savanna postmaster for four years and his successor may be named soon. Two Republican candidates Arthur P. Woodruff and Lester W. Bowen compete for the job.
A Philadelphia advertising firm N W Ayer & Son issues a year round calendar praised for clear plain utility. The edition is limited and can be obtained postpaid by sending 25 cents to the publishers.
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