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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1899
Page
8
Listing of muslin underwear lots with prices from 8c to 1.98 dollars. Lot 1 includes corset covers and children's waists. Lot 2 offers full sized night dresses and drawers. Lot 3 and Lot 4 feature embroidered gowns and skirts with corset covers. Lot 5 presents Empire night gowns. Lot 6 includes embroidery and lace trimmed items. other lots priced at 1.49 and 1.98.
A local store extols a successful flour sale and extends it for another week. It touts deep discounts on White Satin flour 90c per sack, Tippicanoe self rising pancake flour 25c per 10 lb, and multiple other grocery and household items with low prices. The ad highlights a new bakery wagon, reduced bread prices, and various housewares, urging customers to visit The Big Store for meats, bread, and bargains.
Entertainment and meeting notices list a series of events in Freeport including the Masonio hall installation by the Eastern Star on January 23, Comic opera The Highwayman at the Grand Opera House January 24, Mid Winter social January 25 at St Marys hall Epworth League supper January 25 at First M E Church Seventh annual ball January 26 at Blusts ball Blaneys Hired Girl at Grand Opera House January 26-27 Stephenson County Farm Institute January 27 lecture by Roy N E Hopkine D D January 27 at First Presbyterian church The Golden Fleece Uncle Tom's Cabin company January 28 Grand Opera House spectacular January 31 February 1 Memorial Lutheran church event.
F. W. Wilson, the YMCA physical director, started his business men's class today, signaling a new program aimed at professionals seeking fitness and discipline alongside business focus.
John Pookes opens a neat meat market on Adams Street opposite Wahler's grocery. The note mentions ideal recent weather though forecasters predict big storms and cold waves ahead.
The sale of seats at Moogk's opened this morning and within three to four hours two thirds of the reserved seats were sold. A number of desirable seats remain but are expected to be taken soon.
The funeral for Edward Kleinschrodt will be held tomorrow at 8 30 am from St Josephs church with pallbearers Rob Luecke Bob Emrick James Hughes Will Wetzel Elmer Oblendorf and Walter Pfender named. A telephone notice for J A Crain 336 is issued as new cards roll out Feb 1. Those applying should submit orders before the first to have name and number listed.
H Deerey starts a country store at Winneshiek after purchasing the stock and fittings from Clement the wholesale grocer of this city. Clement has equipped several new stores since his own opening.
Mrs. Peter Stenz Horn plans to challenge the will offered for probate alleging unfair treatment in property distribution. She seeks more income than the $3,000 provision she receives, asserting the court would find her treated unjustly.
Freeport doctors express weariness as the grip persists. They note the medical staff has been on constant duty for weeks and fear burnout while daily reports cite twenty to fifty new cases.
During the London influenza outbreak of 1889 the board of health urged heavy use of hot lemon ade. Perspiration from this remedy reportedly relieved severe colds and reduced reliance on quinine. Lemon juice supposedly disinfects throat irritation and can kill cholera and influenza bacilli.
Ed Rogers of Warren recalls a light moment on the train home from Porto Rico. A well dressed lady asked if there was an Irish boy on the coach, Ed claimed yes and added he was the only Trish soldier. A Company L tester from Freeport echoed I am the other one, provoking laughter for the rest of the trip.
Senator Aspinwall heads the railroads committee and chairs the Republican steering group. Rep Berryman of Jo Daviess County is chair of state and county fairs and serves on nine other panels. Rep Busell of Carroll county chairs state and municipal indebtedness and sits on education agriculture and finance. Dr Cleary of Galena, a new minority member, is assigned to charity visits, appropriations, drainage, retrenchments, rights of minority matters.
Capt Philip Arno, Freeport assessor, will begin work by April 1 due to new law shortening the assessment period. Real estate listings won’t be revised until 1903 while personal property is assessed annually. Purchasers on April 1 are considered owners for tax purposes. penalties apply for failure to complete mandated schedules.
An advertisement offers Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for weight gain and body fullness. Einmert and Burrell promote the product with assertive claims and persuasive language aimed at readers seeking a plumper physique.
A collection of short item notices includes tax assessment publication plans by townships, a refund guarantee offer for Green's Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure coughs or colds, and a 25 cent bottle offer to prove satisfaction. Additional notes promote Jungkunz Cough Balsam, cheese sales at Burrell's, Freeport Market Garden flowers, Narcissus bulbs, and a Southern Bay route mileage listing.
T. H. Hollister jewelers and optician announces successor to A. V. Har. Advertisement notes business continuity and services offered as a local retail jeweler and optical shop.
A catalog of home textiles lists Monarch Pepperell Utica mills muslin pillow cases and sheets with various sizes and prices. Highlights include 45x36 pillow cases from Monarch at 9c and Pepperell 124c, 50x86 cases at 15c, 45x36 Utica at 20c, plus sheets 81x90 from Monarch 45c and Pepperell 50c, Utica 59c. Also several wraps and bed spreads advertised at multiple low prices.
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