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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1900
Page
4
Darwin notes bees visit about 15 flowers a minute and 900 an hour, roughly 7,200 per day, 648,000 in six months. A. S. Wilson finds 125 red clover heads yield 15 grains sugar, implying 7,500,000 tubes must be drained for two pounds sugar, and about 2,500,000 visits yield one pound of honey.
Taken this month keeps you well all the year. Greatest tonic known. Rocky Mountain Tea, made by Madison Medicine Co. 35c. Emmert & Burrell.
A list of readable events for Freeport residents includes stage shows at the Grand and Germania opera houses, dances at St Marys and Blusts halls, masqurade events, and social gatherings by local clubs. Notable dates span January to February with performances like Merry Chase Heart of Maryland and Under the Red Robe, plus dances, fairs, and a 50th anniversary celebration.
Mirth Provokers drew a crowded Grand audience, delivering A Merry Chase with the popular Lyman Twin Brothers. The Holden Company opens at Germania hall this week with Nobody's Claim starring Miss Maude Phelps, plus other plays and specialties. ladies admitted free with paid 80 cent tickets.
Chas Farber, a noted Northwestern railroad news agent, left his goods in a train box in Chicago yesterday after alighting at 11:25 to visit his boarding house. Thieves broke into the coach and the box, stealing Farber's goods valued at 25 dollars. Farber resides in this city and travels daily on the 7:20 Northwestern train.
Mrs. D. A. Knowltonread a paper on Social Settlements at the Woman's club meeting. She outlined benefits from settlements in this and other countries and praised Hull House founder Jane Addams and co workers, noting reform efforts and support. An animated discussion followed.
The will of Ellis Askey of Ridott dated July 11, 1898 is filed for probate. He leaves all property to his children and grandchildren, witnessed by Geo F Swarts and Judge H C Hyde. John Rockey of Cederville also has a will filed for probate leaving all property to his children.
D L Hyde the new Illinois Central freight agent is seriously ill with mumps in the hospital. Miss Webster a deaconess is ill. Nelson Strong an express messenger stays home sick. H J Long is ill with mumps. A F Meierkorts child on sick list. Mr Hotfe improving. Dr Verbecks daughter Marjorie and Ed Schwarze among those afflicted.
The Madison train due at 10:05 was 25 minutes late this morning because thirty feet of tunnel between Bellville and Monticello caved in. No serious damage reported.
A brief notice records a May marriage between Adam Simmer of Ward's Grove and Emma Doll of Lena. The ceremony details appear in a clipped fragment from a local newspaper page.
Brave men suffer stomach liver and kidney troubles and loss of appetite while nerves headaches and tiredness sap strength. J W Gardner of Tennessee promotes Electric Bitters claiming renewed strength and appetite. 50 cents a bottle at Emmert and Burrell drug store with guarantee.
F E Titus of Toronto spoke to a large Freeport crowd on Theosophy as the religion of justice. He argued for soul evolution through reincarnation, contrasting it with creationist and purely material theories, and urged individual responsibility and progress across lifetimes.
Health Inspector F B Thirkield of Chicago endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure saying it cured his severe dyspepsia. It digests what you eat and relieves indigestion heartburn and all forms of dyspepsia per H J Moogk.
Dr. W. J. Rideout operates at 110 Stephenson Street offering eye, ear, nose and throat services. Glasses fitted with appointments via telephone number 2 on 805.
F A Schulz promotes White Rose flour Big Chief flour and other staples at low prices. Specials include 8c lb Golden Rio coffee 8c per lb, 12c lb butterine, 25c Mohawk soap 10 bars, 25c for 2 lb oatmeal, 65c sack Big Chief flour, 25c per bushel potatoes, and 3c per package R S V P salt this week.
Large heavy tin bread raisers priced at 35c each Flour serves strong at 9c each Clothes bars offered at B8c Paper tubs that won’t leak or rust sell for 75c each Come and inspect our five and ten cent counters featuring bargains in china and glassware
Fresh bread three cents a loaf. Bread one day old two cents a loaf. Buns rolls cookies and doughnuts eight cents a dozen. Pies and cakes eight cents each. Zweibach three cents a dozen. Uneeda Biscuits per pack.
Meat department advertises reduced prices across many cuts with guarantees of satisfaction. Highlights include surloin steak 124c per lb, porterhouse 24c, round steak 10c, beef roast 8c, pork roasts 8c and 10c, chops 10c, lamb items 10c, bacon 0c, spare ribs 8c, sausages 25c for 3 lb, herring 1c each.
A public demonstration this week showcases Yuco, described as America’s great breakfast food sterilized from Red River valley hard spring wheat. The ad invites all ladies to sample the product, noting a price of 8 cents per package or two for 15 cents.
A list of low price items includes a large bottle of French mustard. eight bars of Cocoa Castile soap for 5 cents. honey drip syrup at 25 cents a gallon. pie peaches at 10 cents a can. and a 3 pound can of pumpkin for ten cents.
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