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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
8
Seventy five Ladies Tailor Made Suits arrived in the last week marketed as practical year round wear. Priced from five dollars, they come in Cheviots Homespuns Venetians and Covert cloths. Also new skirts and shirt waists are on display.
A concise pitch extols a cereal as the purest healthiest, most delicious and nutritious breakfast option. It emphasizes satisfaction and market appeal without enumerating specific ingredients or claims.
A cereal praised as the most easily digested, Malt Breakfast Food, has been adopted within six months by the principal chefs of the finest hotels in America. The ad urges readers to try it and promises it will replace other cereals.
We offer low prices and high quality to save you money. Our commitment is to please you with affordable options and reliable service.
March 2 Otis Skinner in The Liars at the moat at high school. March 2 Ladies of the Maccabees social and dance at their hall. March 2 Dance under Ladies of the Maccabees at Grand opera house. March 5 Free lecture on Puerto Rico by Dr. O Dell at the Baptist church. March 6 Stephenson County Republican convention. March 6 Republican Convention Ninth Congressional District. March 9 High school senior class entertainment. March 10 Stephenson County Teachers Institute at high school. March 16 17 District lodge LO G T at Good Templars hall. March 17 St Patrick s day celebration by Columbus club at St Mary s hall. March 26 29 Annual rendezvous reunion and reception of Freeport consistory.
Mr Otis Skinner appears in The Liars a Henry Arthur Jones comedy of manners about love and meddling courtships with Nanette Comstock as leading lady. A Lincoln Journal review notes a recent fine showing of Under the Dome at the Grand Opera house and reports cancellation of A Royal reception scheduled for March 9th.
The G I A to the B of L E elected officers yesterday for the ensuing year. President Mrs T A Kyle, Vice Pres Mrs H Luscomb, Secretary Mrs Harry Tenny, Treasurer Mrs R G Lake, Chaplain Mrs Allen, Guide Mrs P Ryan, Sentinel Mrs Smith, Insurance Sec Mrs Goodrode, Delegate Mrs T A Kyle, Alternate Mrs R G Kyle. Installations set for March.
The County Domestic Science Association will meet in the supervisors' room at the courthouse on March 3 at 1 p m Subjects include spring house cleaning Led by Mrs P W Russel of Florence township A reading by Mrs Fisher of Ridott Mrs Shippy to report on the recent state Mt Vernon meeting All are cordially invited to attend
Louis Niles arrived in Warren Monday to inspect ground for Neal Reardon’s two-story brick building. He expects construction to start soon and be completed by May 1.
The monthly meeting of the Deaconess Aid Society will be held Friday evening March 2 at the First M E Church. A cordial invitation is extended to all attendees.
The Prudential Life Insurance company has moved to a new suite above Wm. Walton Nephews' dry goods store, occupying the updated offices in the new quarters.
Mr and Mrs George Bookman report the arrival of a baby boy. The birth adds to the family and celebrates a new member in their home.
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson, D. C., suffered 18 months with a rectal fistula and was told he would die without a costly operation. He cured himself using Bucklen's Arnica Salve, touted as the surest pile cure. The ad notes 25 cents a box and availability at Emmert & Burrell druggists, with a Want column mention and a Clearning Sale by Staver.
Rockford hosts eight bowling alleys and a planned rac ing park and fair ground in Streator. Camp 561 of Modern Woodmen has 1684 members in Rockford. Sycamore new hospital near fire, Dixon election next Monday with Chas Hughes unopposed. St. Paul Co. may not rebuild Rockton coal sheds, Durand sheds planned. Durand doctor Brundage breaks leg. Hoffman urges new Earlville school building. $5000 damage from mo bil e pole and line failure in Moline. Magnusson drowned in the Philippines. life policy to Sweden complicates claim. Eugene Springer dies from wood saw accident in Moline.
Farmers face a season of high pay with wages ranging from 22 to 25 dollars per month plus board and clothing, mirroring 1892 patterns. Demand for factory and urban work pulls labor away from farms, delaying hiring and complicating seasonal staffing.
Last evening James A. Hells drove over Stephenson and Chicago streets. The sleigh’s runner caught in a street car track and the vehicle broke down. A woman and two children rode with Hells. he kept the team from running away through coolness and courage.
T. H. Hollister bowled four games at the Freeport club alleys last night posting scores of 169 155 174 and an overall total that stands as one of the best records seen there.
The lines suggest a humorous or promotional note about natives and a Yankee yell set to a cadence, mentioning Emmert and Burrell after a Rocky Mountain Tea moment.
The piece surveys spring trends with new hats featuring high crowns and tunlike turbans, tucked taffeta silk hats, and chiffon rosettes. It notes warp proof silk squares for waists, shifting skirts toward plaits and tucks, and airy gowns in dimity and organdie, plus fichu and lace neckwear for a bright summer palette.
J. H. Garrison, cashier of the Thornville Ohio bank, credits Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption with restoring his health after a severe lung trouble. He praises it as the best medicine for cold or lung issues and keeps a bottle on hand. Trial bottles free at Emmert & Burrell's drug store, with $1.00 and 50c sizes available.
J. O. Koscu, collector, announces taxes are due at his office rear of First National Bank. All personal taxes must be paid this month.
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