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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1899
Page
1
Enormous sales allow weekday shopping with Sunday closure. Huge discounts on potatoes sugar hams bacon rolls of toilet paper and more. Specials include Rival baking powder Peaberry coffee early Ohio seed potatoes fresh produce and household goods with low prices and bulk items.
May 17 dispatches report General Lawton driving Filipinos from San Isidro as U S troops reposition. In Havana the arms pay plan for Cuban soldiers stalls amid bitter Cuban reactions led by General Gomez. Brooke plans a cautious disbursement next week and a revised order to reduce Cuban participation. Veterans association meetings near Cerro debate surrender of arms, with divisions on custody by municipalities or complete retention amid public agitation. Charleston and Lingayen Bay communications show U S naval activity while Lawton's forces move toward San Isidro despite rain delaying progress.
Do You Know What has made this store so Popular in so short a time This ad proclaims low prices cash terms and uniform pricing for all customers It lists items and prices including fancy potatoes 40¢ a bushel Early Ohio potatoes 60¢ a bushel Fairbank s Gold Dust 15¢ a package coffee 15¢ per pound and 4g for Mocha Java Shredded wheat 12¢ a package 9 bars Lenox or Santa Claus soap 25c for 9 bars and more with a promise of best goods at the lowest prices.
Special bargain list features 3 lb cans of fancy California green gages apricots lemon cling peaches Bartlett pears and grated pineapple, all in heavy syrup at 10 to 14 cents per can. Also 1 lb pumpkin 6 cents and assorted fruit butters at 10 cents per can with claims of quality and value.
A bold assertion from the store owner claims one of the city’s best assortments of goods and substantial savings for customers. The message emphasizes wide selection and cost reductions to attract shoppers.
London reports a Filipino junta denying Aguinaldo is a fugitive and claiming his retreat to the Carballogs mountains. Madrid notes Spanish and American plans for evacuation of Zamboanga and Jolo, with American ships prepared to occupy the area. Manila cites the release of Carrick and Holmes, captured civilians, by rebel General Luna.
A Montpelier dispatch reports the fifth anniversary of the Kunkle cyclone and a similar storm near its path injuring and wrecking a brick schoolhouse near Alverton with twenty five occupants. teacher Miss Flossie Fisher is fatally injured and several pupils seriously hurt. Canal Fulton and Toledo also report storm damage to schools and injuries.
Washington May 17 Attorney General Monnett of Ohio testified before the industrial commission that Standard Oil uses its transportation grip as its strongest weapon claiming it controls 90 to 97 percent of crude oil while delivering rivals by lowering rates and driving prices up elsewhere He urged severe measures to curb transportation power and discounted credit for oil price reductions while noting no need to remove oil from rock Springfield and Pana see ongoing arbitration and strike settlement talks with state board of arbitration and union officials continuing through May 17.
Chicago reports yesterday's league scores with totals from Baltimore to St. Paul plus rain delays at Buffalo and Madison. John Bixley and Roy Antcliff cleared at Kewaunee. Hinman named chief clerk of Wisconsin labor statistics. Decatur hosts 400 delegates at Sunday school convention. Low and Crozier depart for The Hague. Chicago festival drops Dewey Day for Naval Day on Oct 11.
A historical health blurb extols the stomach as essential to all body parts and warns against neglecting digestion. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, claims they aid digestion by natural acids and fruit essences, and notes availability from druggists for 50 cents per full-sized package.
The piece recounts Washington testing a colored sentry's countersign by disguising as a potential intruder and being challenged before declaring a false password. It also mentions outdated patent medicine ads for One Minute Cough Cure and DeWitt's Little Early Risers with brief testimonials and endorsements from merchants.
Meyer Van Wyck faced the Maz er committee reopening sessions and rejected being Croker’s boss, saying only a court could challenge him. He denied mayoral election by Tammany and claimed he was chosen by Greater New York's people. He denied pool room ties, acknowledged past dealings with Mahoney, but resisted accusations about pool operations and illegal links, demanding solid evidence. The report also notes Dunkards lore, detailing a pacifist sect's roots and customs in Pennsylvania and beyond.
In a tense hearing, Moss urged a witness for his insinuations as Hoffman backed the demand. Mazet defended the mayor’s conduct amid accusations that he smeared Hamilton, while Van Wyck pressed that reports were manufactured and that journalists rely on sensationalism. The mayor dismissed McCullagh and other officials as unfit, insisting the department cannot be run from Washington. In Pennsylvania, a Reading railway collision near Tamqua killed engineer Samuel Grier, with fireman Lot Wershuer gravely injured and several passengers hurt.
A Baltimore Sun correspondent urges a fiftieth anniversary celebration of Poe death on October 7 in Maryland. The proposal calls for a revival of efforts to erect a suitable monument in Baltimore. A stray medical note lists dyspepsia related ailments and a cure claim for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
The record notes that mahogany was allegedly brought to England by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1505 but did not enter widespread use until about 1720, highlighting a delayed adoption of the prized wood.
A newspaper item promotes Foley's kidney cure at fifty cents to prevent serious kidney disease amid rain related health warnings. It cites HH J Moogh Swartz & Fleck and mentions a Paris market note about horse meat, with prime meat around twenty cents per pound and inferior at ten.
An advertisement promotes Foley's Colic Cure as effective for bowel complaints, available in 25 cent and 50 cent sizes from H. J. Moogh, Swartz and Fleck, described as a warm friend when diluted. The note adds a national statistic that per capita money circulation in the United States is $25.43, claimed as a historic high.
At H. J. Moogh’s and Swartz and Fleck’s drug store a marvelous remedy for kidney complaints nervous exhaustion and female weakness is offered. Foley’s kidney cure is advertised as the solution in this early 20th century notice.
Large attendance of delegates and visitors marked the opening day as General J C Black department commander arrived with an escort on a special train. A grand parade will be held today followed by the executive session to elect officers and select the next encampment location.
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