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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1906
Page
14
Hetty Green the wealthiest woman in the United States favors simple living and strict economy. She cushions waste with practical acts such as returning a rose to a sick daughter and pausing moves to use remaining tonics. Her justice drives actions against frauds, while charity is hidden from view.
A column recounts humorous and questionable preacher remarks and church notices. It cites a minister promising divine presence in parts of a day and humorous misstatements about funding and duties. It notes a country league member warning of hell and a negro student at a missionary college leading prayers with Amen responses.
Taum asks Mr. Ferguson about the visiting girl and Mrs. Ferguson remarks she is the handsomest acquaintance. They plan to move a cracked mirror from the bureau to the spare bedroom and place a pen in its place. The girl says she does not care if she never sees her family.
A collection of quoted sayings on virtue gratitude knowledge and hospitality. Notable lines express that ingratitude harms humanity and genuine hospitality eases strangers, with reflections on conscience learning and effort.
The piece humorously reflects Josh Billings on how praise is earned, the nature of habit, the flaws of enthusiasts, and a jest about government efficiency. It also wittily claims a fondness for women and a cheeky horse-trading anecdote with a clumsy religious bargain.
OCR fragments mention the Astor family wealth in jewels and various oddities about animals and teaching methods. The text also references an unspecified jail in Mexico, beavers and elephants, and a claim about a city where the sun rises and sets at the same hour. It lacks coherent events or dates.
Brief notes report plans to widen Germanys wet canal bed by twenty two varis and surface by fifty varis at an estimated cost of twenty million dollars. Monaco is described as the smallest army in Europe with seventy five guards carabiniers and twenty firemen. Somaliland cattle fed on date stones are said to yield better milk. Germany, holding Metz thirty five years, continues fort building with new forts commanding Gravelotte and Amanvilliers.
The Department of Agriculture bio logical bureau will test using roses as rat bait citing cases where rodents ignored cheese and crackers but were drawn by rose scent. Experiments aim to prove flowers surpass traditional baits for enticement. In large towns a man with a stote pipe signals no infestation change.
A Maine tribe, Passamaquoddy of Pleasant Point near Eastport, with about 400 members, is drifting toward white ways. They maintain fishing and agriculture, hold biannual town meetings, and have a new Catholic chapel funded by baskets, subscriptions, and Rev. J J Ahern. English dominates, yet many youths favor their native tongue.
In the 1860s Brooklyn this frugal German immigrant started a paper bag idea after observing wrappers. He built a thriving bag and paper business, resisted patenting, and by 1874 faced misfortune culminating in his own death by suicide.
The article profiles the late Lord Dudley father of the present Earl of Dudley. Known for eccentric habits including crimson robe worn behind an ear and flowers in his hair, he kept letters unanswered and hid mail in odd places. A £1000 check from Australia lay sealed in a vase at Himley Hall for twenty years, returned with interest after both parties had died.
A Boston lawyer complains to his tailor about a boy who weekly collects trousers. When clothes return muddy and wet as if dipped, he quips sending a life boat to rescue the breeches boy. The note ends with garbled phrase about automobilé and arctic weather.
The Kaiser gives personal attention to his sons education training. Ettel Fritz, the popular favorite, is learning Hungarian and preparing for future duties. Prince Robert aims to follow Admiral Prince Henry into the navy while others attend military school at Ploen. Princess Victoria Louise, the Kaisers daughter, grows under royal care.
A small New England woman grieving over her habit of breaking things visits a friend whose husband died by suicide in the attic. She resolves to discuss safe topics, starting with dry clothes on Mondays. The tale notes that accepting favors can be costlier than giving them and hints at attic misfortune.
A wide array of trivia spans demographics, transport, and royal lines. It cites Catholics in Japan and Boston, Korea meat seasons, rail and steam tech, global leaders, and curious laws, with remarks on Panama, Scotland Yard, and famed writers as neighbors at Lenox.
Chicago and New York reports show resilient wholesale activity and strong demand for farm implements hardware and sporting goods. Coal supply concerns ease with ongoing production while spring building continues with robust lumber trade and optimistic turnover across sectors.
The listing documents commodity prices across markets in Indianapolis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and other centers. It covers cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and other staples with bid prices per head cwt and grain per bushel, reflecting regional trading levels.
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