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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1900
Page
8
Emphasis on affordable home furnishings with new carpets curtains and rugs. Promotes low prices: good substantial carpets 25c per yard ingrain 40c 55c 60c for all wool ingrain 65c velvet and Wilton patterns sold by sample. Claims luxury items now affordable for all cottages.
Curtains chosen with care emphasize new and stylish patterns across all grades. Do not rely on catalog visuals. visit to see quality and patterns, hang them at home, and return or exchange if not satisfied. Extra values offered at 1, 1.50, 2, and 3 dollars per pair. New muslin novelties with ruffled lace edges for bedrooms and dining rooms.
The weather so far has not demanded spring hats but customers are urged to visit immediately. The millinery department is bustling with a large stock and capable staff ready to fit and serve on short notice.
A list of upcoming activities includes a May 8 dance at St Marys hall by the Madam Seton Society May 9 a gymnastic exhibition at Grand Opera House May 12 Vogel and Cemmings minstrels at Grand Opera House May 15 a Saengerbund concert at Germania Opera House May 17 Prodigal Father at Grand Opera House and May 26 Democratic county convention plus a May 21 Saengerbund activity and May 21 convention notes.
In Washington the Supreme Court handed down an opinion by Judge Brown in Big Four railroad v. Illinois. The case tested Illinois law requiring trains to stop at all county seats, with a mandamus aim to force Knickerbocker special on the New York to St Louis route to stop at county seats. The Illinois Supreme Court had favored the state, but Judge Brown reversed, saying the law imposes a direct and unnecessary burden on interstate commerce.
Dwight S. Bobb son of Dr Bobb of Dakota and Harvard University has been elected to the Henry Lee Memorial fellowship in political economy for next year. The appointment is regarded as the top honor in the department. Bobb will earn a Master of Arts degree this spring.
A union service will be held tomorrow evening at Embury M. 16 church to mark the eighth anniversary of the deaconess work in Freeport. A deaconess from Chicago will deliver the address, with good music provided. All are invited.
Funeral for the late Mrs Baumgarten was postponed from this morning to next Monday at 9:30 from St Joseph's church. Rev Father Meyer will officiate. Beginning tomorrow and continuing through the summer, St Mary's masses will be at 6, 8 and 10 o'clock every Sunday morning.
Joseph Eimmert notes that life’s current brings hope and ambition, describing Rocky Mountain as the chief nourisher in life’s great struggle, priced at 85 cents.
The article argues the horseless age remains distant despite electric streetcars and motor cars. It notes cavalry's continued value learned from British South Africa operations, plus rising demand for high quality horses in major cities due to general prosperity and active business, riding, and driving interests.
An advertisement extols Beecham’s Pills as a vital tonic for workers facing the turmoil of competition. It links bitter taste, constipation, bilious and nervous disorders to living efforts and claims the pills regulate digestion, cleanse the system, and prevent a long list of diseases. The copy touts a fifty year record of cures.
The Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern extension brings rapid development to Reading and Wilmot along the Worthington Wilmont Hardwick line. In three winter months new towns with churches schools stores banks and houses have emerged in Nobles and Rock counties. The line offers vast opportunities for hustlers professionals and farmers to relocate and prosper.
The line is described as one of the most popular and profitable the road has ever built and Assistant General Passenger and Ticket Agent John G. Farmer reports daily inquiries from people seeking to locate or invest in the territory.
An advertisement extolls Morrow's Kid-ne-oids as a scientific tablet forming kidney and nerve tonic with no side effects. It claims direct kidney action, work-ability, and two weeks’ treatment for fifty cents. Testimonial from Mrs. Frank Dalton of Quincy, Illinois praises relief after use. product sold at drug stores with a booklet available from John Morrow & Co., Springfield Ohio.
Freeport Model Works at 61 Stephenson St offers repair services for bicycles lawn mowers guns typewriters cash registers and any item needing fixing. Bike sundries on hand with model and tool work a specialty.
The notice says the business is tearing down and remodeling but remains open at the old stand. It invites customers to bear some inconvenience to shop as extraordinary low prices will be offered for the next ten days. New goods recently bought for spring and summer trade are available.
The gymnasiums department presents its annual exhibition next Wednesday evening May 9 at the Grand Opera house. Physical Director Roy LePelley leads the program and the young men have trained for over a month. Season ticket holders may view with reserve seats at 10 and 20 cents. sale opens Monday morning May 7 at Hollister & Fargher’s.
Mrs I B Hunt of Lime Bridge Wis suffers stomach trouble and yellow jaundice from gall stones. Electric Bitters cures her completely and is praised as a wonderful stomach liver and kidney remedy. Also notes on sun and moon eclipses upcoming with geographic visibility and timings.
An old advertorial touts Dr. King’s New Life Pills as boosting stomach and liver health and enhancing strength brain clarity and ambition. It promises a feeling of renewal from a 25 cent box sold by Jos Emmert, a local druggist.
The Freeport post office lists undelivered mail including Ladies Baker Mrs Bh Jenkins Mrs Mary A Rethume Mrs P Wyman Mrs Prod Johnson Mes Johnnie Wood Miss Nellie Gentlemen Bennett J Gi Nelson A Best J Potter Henry Coulter GC KE Reed Charles Cutten J J Wilson John Packer Ehrgott John Stevens Roscoe H Long Rosel Wilson J P Lemon H L Wilson Louis Lawson Wim Wuss J C. Patrons with these names urged to call. Ads note Burrells groceries and Chapman Wa Wavros sale.
A scanned ad offers discounted groceries including Queen Olives at 25c a bottle, California prunes 6c lb, White Star flour 85c a sack, White cherries 12c a can, evaporated apricots 23c lb, Bartlett pears 24c lb, preserve jars 8c, toilet soap 10c for 4 bars, butterine Braun & Fitts price noted, baking powder 10c, parlor matches and Mohawk soap 25c, lemon extract 3c, crackers 4c lb, table salt 2c per 5c sack, syrup 35c per can, Japan tea 35c lb, red steak salmon 12c per can, Plymouth Rock peas 8c, crushed tomatoes 7c, Bartlett pear heavy syrup 12c.
In the suit department a range of ladies and misses garments is discounted. Blue and grey front suits are $6.00 from $8.50 while brown tan grey blue and black Eaton fly front doubles are $37.50 from $10.00. Other reduced prices include $10.00 to $9.00 and $25.00 to $17.50 with broader selections and silk linings highlighted.
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