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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1900
Page
8
F A Read advertises weekly bargains across tea coffees and staples. Items include Japan tea, Santos coffee, Snider’s ketchup, Rising Sun stove polish, Red Cross macaroni, castile soap, table syrup, canned vegetables, rice and yeast foam. Fresh lettuce and celery highlighted.
A playful ad riffs on Michelangelo’s art to promote spring suits and coats. It likens removing winter clothing to freeing a statue's figure and promises affordable, tailored garments that can fit any customer, pairing art with apparel.
Intertainment and meetings of interest list events from March 10 to March 30 in Freeport. Items include Stephenson County Teacher's Institute, Morrison's Faust at Grand opera house, Aronson musicale at Y M C A, Coon Hollow at Grand opera, lodge gathering at Good Templar's hall, St Patrick's day Columbus club, W R C supper at Bilust's hall, Warren Academy leo club at Y M C A, Next Door at Grand opera, Cy Perkins at Grand opera, Freeport consistory rendezvous, and Beach & Bowers Minstrels at Grand opera house.
The Stephenson county teachers institute met at the high school with many teachers from Stephenson and neighboring counties enrolled. Florence Sheets performed piano selections, Miss Galloway read a sketch "The Message to Gasha," and Mr. Raines presented a practical paper on "The Study of the Child" detailing a note sharing system for each child’s traits to future teachers.
Wednesday evening a dance at Theodore Coles home on the John Poole farm near Brookville ended with a gun misfire. Charles Wetzel’s revolver discharged, injuring William Frawert in the left cheek. he received medical aid and recovery looked likely. The following day Frawert rested at his parents’ north of Brookville. A separate report notes a Pecatonica area boy, 12, lost two fingertips after a cartridge explosion while playing, resulting in severe hand injuries.
The regular monthly meeting of the Y M C A Woman's auxiliary will be held Monday March 12 at 3 o'clock in the parlors. The day change will be discussed and other important business is on hand. Members urged to attend. circles are forming in churches with representatives at every meeting. Mary L Knowron president.
Division Superintendent Dill of the Illinois Central adds two dispatchers at Freeport. Ollie Richards, formerly night operator, and J. E. Walters of Flora join five dispatchers in service. Three will handle wires between Freeport and Chicago while two oversee Freeport to Dubuque.
Martin Stichter of Bolton was declared insane today in county court and Sheriff Fox transported him to Elgin for treatment. The insanity is attributed to a sun stroke. The Democrats of Lancaster nominated a town ticket Friday listing Charles Shelp as town clerk E D Herbert as assessor Chas Messi more as collector and C Landalt as commissioner.
The Prohibition club will meet Monday evening with Mr and Mrs A M Hoover north of the Cedarville bridge. Also the Chicago dog show features Dr Sunderland displaying blooded dogs.
Marriage licenses issued in Martintown Wisconsin list Otto F Hurbner and Winslow Elpha Smith. The notice notes local interest and community sentiment amid rivalries and references to a medicinal claim about Rocky Mountain Tea by the Madison Medicine Co.
All praise the Freeport High School class of upcoming graduation as the brightest yet seen. An entertainment in the High school room drew strong support with Miss Cleo B Skinner Miss Aletha Goodrode Edwin Rotzler and Prof Scrogin among the performers. A Farce The First Time featured Wilfred Barton Theron Goddard and others. A piano recital by Edwin Rotzler and a Chopin themed program by Mr. Aronson at the YMCA hall was announced with tickets available. District Lodge No 1 IDGT will hold an open meeting with music recitations and a play Three Glasses a Day at Good Templar's hall.
The Warren Academy Glee club begins its third annual tour on Saturday March 17 to boost interest in Warren academy and provide high class entertainment. Led by E H Baldwin with Miss Clara Sheean as vocalist Miss Margaret McKibben reader and Miss Harriet B Schadle pianist the program includes a male quartet and selections from serious literature. Tour stops listed include Scales Mound Lena Freeport Winslow Argyle Dodgeville Galena and Darling ton ending with a final concert at Warren Auditorium. Audience support urged to ensure tour success.
Lewis Morrison brings his farewell Faust tour to the Grand Opera House with an elaborate production. New scenery, startling electrical effects, and novel mechanisms in the Brock en scene promise a superior company and a high class performance for tonight’s show.
George Standart of Knowlton’s bank block serves as district manager for Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York. The company touts 1899 assets rising by 24,827,212 and total policyholder security over 301,000,000 as of January 1, 1900, naming notable Freeport policy-holders including H. F. Aspinwall and J. O. Atkinson among many others.
A resident of Cherokee Iowa, C F Collier, suffered a kidney related attack that left him unable to bend or sit without assistance. He credits Electric Bitters with a drastic recovery and health boost, claiming the remedy purified his blood and aided his back and kidney pain. A local ad promotes Lekko Scouring Soap sales with a gold watch prize through April 1.
Postmaster Smith Atkins lists letters for week ending March 10 in Freeport. Names include Borgeman Clark Ehrgoot Higby McCaully Nicholson Richards Santford Shirk Shoemaker Scott Wagle Coorol Gum Electric Royal and others. Also notes promotional line for Rocky Mountain Tea and Emmert successor.
Wall paper on hand is offered at reduced prices to make room for new stock. Prices include 25¢ items at 15¢, 20¢ items at 10 and 12¢, 10¢ items at 6¢, 8¢ items at 5¢, and ingrain at 12¢. Paperhanging painting calcimining offered at lowest rates. Estimates furnished by Joan E. Adamson at 56 Stephenson St.
A wide range of spring woolen garments features fully tailored skirts with taffeta linings and jackets with silk or Romaine linings priced from 7.50 to 16.50. New plain and plaid back suits in browns grays blues oxford and black present backs and bottom stitching at 4.00 to 9.00, undercutting rivals by 25 percent.
Black figured brilliantine dress skirts with lined bodies and corduroy bindings offered at 2.00, stone serge box plait back skirts at 3.60, and handsome homespun and crepon skirts priced from 5.00 for the buyer’s choice.
Prices shown for ladies waists in china silk and taffeta range from 3.00 to 5.00, highlighting red pink cerise cream colors and latest spring trims. Front and back corded options and satin taffeta designs with hemstitching are presented as best in city, with value up to 6.00 or 7.00.
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