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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1906
Page
4
New York reports a shift toward white fabrics this spring with bright whites and ivory gaining favor in gowns and accessories. Linen, pique, and flannel in white dominate shop windows while vivid colors fade, and designers emphasize white gowns, hats, and trimmed details for a refined, seasonally versatile wardrobe.
Local teamsters will meet Monday with a social after the business session. Johnson Potter, former county superintendent, donated school books to the county library. Rumors say Lichtenberger meat market may change hands Monday with Al Lichtenberger as sole proprietor. A funeral attendance list for M. E. Sechryver was noted. Improvements planned include a new bridge, public library, old ladies' home, and rebuilding the academy destroyed by fire. George Luchsinger of Monroe begins runs on Illinois Central. several teachers passed a court house exam. George Brown seeks Democratic assistant supervisor nomination, nicknamed Shaker Brown, a former police officer.
A garbled fragment notes possible watching or monitoring of homes with uncertain details. The text appears incomplete and lacks clear names, places, dates, or outcomes. Further legible material is needed to provide a precise summary.
Local residents report returns from trips and visits. Hood, Miss Helen, Mrs. Baltzer, J. Owens of Monticello, C. J. Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Rogers, Michael O'Donnell, Miss Fannie Pettepiece, W. J. Snyder, and James L. and John Gleason are all noted as returning or traveling. The Gleasons head to Chicago for the Ancient Order of Hibernians banquet at the Auditorium this evening.
A review of a 1902 letter from Lord IXnel lyn to Rear Admiral King Hall on drinking the king's health in nonalcoholic drinks, with a Harner’s Weekly quip. It notes public abstinence, then shifts to a French Italian steamer dining mix and a German passenger missing meals, and ends with observations on birds with broken wings and sea grass stuffed wounds in geese.
The Buckeye Republican party held a Friday gathering nominating Stephen Rigney for supervisor with no opposition after strong approval of his first term. Other nominations included Charles Foss for assessor Ave M. Laitsch for town clerk Charles Reed for collector and Levi Richards for commissioner.
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