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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
2
Recognition label issued to Freeport Journal by the International Typo Graphical Union for employing union labor in its mechanical departments.
Andrew Krieg returns to Oregon. Several residents travel for business, visits, or vacations including Luce to Dixon, Rosenstiel to Belvidere, Green to Rockford, Swan to Chicago, Stover and wife northern trip, Huenkemeier to Chicago, Oberheart to Aurora, O’Brien of Monroe visiting, Kieckhoefer on legal business, Mahoney returning to Chicago, Kehler sisters to Polo, Norris visiting Loveland, Diffenbaugh visiting La Crosse, Ortmeier to Detroit, Sleer to Freeport, Winter to Chicago, Boop to Iroquois, Jacksons return from Danville, Nuckalls to visit Hollister, Angie from Lincoln to Chicago, Lizzie Koch returning to Lena, Laird from Oberlin visiting, Wells to attend alumni banquet in Freeport, Landis at Lake Kegonsa, Courtney and Morse vacationing Red Cedar Lake, Boyingtons to Madison and Wisconsin Dells, and final trip to Stevens Point.
Largely at tended last evening despite heavy rain Miss Holland prophesies glorious future for the graduates in the class day program The mantle speeches followed the class play A Scrap of Paper The Senior mantle bearer Miss Littwinski and Junior Charles Sullivan led the ceremony with wit and pride, as the program concluded with a preview of the 1907 mantle voyage and a lighthearted chief’s log of senior exploits.
A reminiscence reports a 1906 Freeport High School alumni gathering during commencement week. The narrator meets classmates and local figures including Mrs. Capp Roland, Elva Hill Johnson, Irene Schillinger Brown, Mary Dryer, Alice Frey, Zanoni, Luebbing, and Burrell. Mentions Hoefer, Hawke, Neslerode, Jones, Bricker, Taylor's park, and the city’s high school history and civic figures. Proceedings unfold with tours, car rides, park visits, and banquet preparations.
A card and sewing benefit for St. Vincent's orphanage is planned at St. Pius hall Friday afternoon. A Clerks' union meeting slated for last evening was postponed to Thursday. The Ladies' Auxiliary 182 will host a card party tomorrow at Globe hall with public invitation. Daughters of the American Revolution meet Mrs C D Knowlton tomorrow afternoon to plan a picnic. Second Presbyterian Sunday school teachers meet after prayer Thursday for a picnic planning session. Epworth League of First M E church postponed from last evening to a future date due to heavy rain. Sophomores to attend Globe park picnic Thursday meeting at W W Krape's at 9 am. Mrs George Franz has returned to Chicago to care for two typhoid-stricken children of the late Mrs L Shaffer. W H M of Embury church will meet Miss Clara Green tonight at 8 with mite boxes to be brought. Everyone welcome.
An alarmingly vague health claim speaks of neglecting bowels and a torpid liver leading to chronic issues. It mentions a product called New Life Pills guaranteed to benefit, priced at 26 cents and attributed to Jos.
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