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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1897
Page
4
Invitation to a guessing contest next Saturday January 80 at G A Huenkemeier’s grocery with ten prizes for the first ten nearest guesses. Shoppers can call, make a purchase, and guess. Daily prices listed as money saving and stylish items for ladies.
Astra Khan four jackets and capes advertised with hundreds of jackets and capes for ladies misses and children offered at low prices along with bargains in ready made silk and wool skirts.
A dense listing of upcoming entertainments meetings and lectures in Freeport spanning January 23 to March 18. Holden Comedy Co at Germania Opera House on Jan 27 and Bancroft the magician on Feb 2. Sousa's Band Feb 4 at Germania and Wang Feb 8. Lectures by Dr. Hirsch Feb 4, Lillian Hiller Udell Feb 11, Rev Caroline Bartlett Crane Feb 26. Masquerade Feb 16, annual orders and stockholder meetings. Organized by local clubs societies including Eureka, G. L. A. to the B. of L. A., and Freeport Consistory events.
Daily notes show Brubaker and Mayer on business trips to Dubuque and Lena. Licenses granted in Dowagiac, and trains, theatre, and social events reported from Florence township to Rockford area with local clubs and a disputed conductor incident.
A large audience attended the Freeport College of Commerce Literary Society meeting last night with a lively program. Participants included Josie Wilson, Edna Loveland, Jessie Korff, Marie Smith, Laura Crane, Ed L. Otto, James Merritt, John G. Funk, John McCracken, John Heasenus, Lena Morrow, J W McCracken, J H Hess enus, and judges Mae Hawke A F Hawke and Harry Washburn. The debate favored the negative on the liquor traffic burden argument.
Harry Edmund Brown a well known Freeport youth died at 4 16 pm Tuesday at his mother's home 149 Clark avenue from stomach cancer He was born Sept 2 1855 near Woodatuck McHenry county married Anna Hart 13 years ago left twin sons Robbie and George He leaves his mother four sisters and three brothers Funeral Thursday at 2 pm from the family residence with Rev J W Richards of the First Methodist church officiating.
The mayor and chief of police of Aurora ask that all cases of suffering from insufficient food fuel or clothing during this severe weather be reported at the police office. The charity council and benevolent societies are aiding but distress remains widespread. Janesville will appeal Dane county jury verdicts totaling four thousand dollars awarded to Ann Collins and Mrs Victoria Hyer. Milk dealers in Sterling start a milk war with prices cut to four then three and a half cents per quart, possibly falling to two cents. Mrs Michael Matter of Florence is very low under doctor S J Best care.
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