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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
4
Advertisers tout a strong Silk Wraps market with a large selection of jackets. Styles range from a short Coffee Jacket at 4.75 dollars to a long loose coat at 25 dollars, promising a handsome addition to any outfit.
A bold ad touts a long 50 inch silk coat with pleated back and front, described as very full and a standout value for the money. It claims the piece is an extra good deal and implies a leading offer.
Exploding spring and summer assortments shown all season. New garments arrived last week. Customer urged to see the special Silk Coat priced at six ninety five dollars. Garments described as the best made in the country.
Chautauqua at Globe Park opens June 29 and runs through July 8 with a repeat slate of speakers from last year, including Rev. William A. Sunday delivering a baseball sermon on July 1. The program features daily concerts, lectures, sermons, and moving pictures, with The Henrons Sisters and The Dixie Jubilee Concert Co. among the highlighted acts.
A large crowd attended the Stephenson County Democratic club’s first annual ball at the JHB Masonic temple with prizes awarded in several categories. The Empire theatre troupe entertained, Gibler's orchestra supplied music, and Republicans praised the event's social success. Also noted were the marriage of Miss Alvina Huenefeld and Henry Groshans, a birthday party for Mrs. Wm. Keagle, and various social happenings including a K of C party and a 25th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Franz. A wedding engagement and local anecdotes followed in a bustling local notice page.
A Scotchman at an English racecourse watched his backed horse win, then asked the bookie for his winnings. The bookie grudgingly gave five sovereigns. He examined each coin closely and replied that he was not concerned with bad money, just ensuring the bad one was not among them.
In a Mexico trip excerpt from the Philadelphia Record a group of winning promoters discuss the inefficiency of Mexican rail workers. A mechanic tests wheel soundness merely on command, saying he is told by the master mechanic to strike the wheels. He has worked two years with no understanding of the test’s purpose.
A witty 19th century style advisory notes rail car manners urging passengers to crowd, seat near exits, block aisles, and avoid delay in fare payment. It mocks polite norms and suggests practical quirks to secure seats, move quickly, and entertain spectators with sudden starts.
The Independent Order of Mutual Aid paid 1162.22 to the widow of John Bingsient who died April 22. Several social dates appear for Prof Dawson and local clubs including a May 9-10 meeting at Masonic Temple and a May 25 dance, with season finale at the Grand Opera House.
A Livonia Missouri pharmacist notes three customers were permanently cured of consumption by Dr King's New Discovery. The letter, from T Dwire now of Graysville, says one man planned to move to Arizona but found travel unnecessary after treatment. Drugstore guarantee by Joseph Emmert, 60 cents and one dollar, trial bottle free.
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