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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1902
Page
15
Dyspepsia remedy promises fast relief and permanent cure with continued use. Chocolate coated tablets taken after meals aid digestion by helping the body extract nourishment from food. Price 25 cents. Made by Lakeside Med Co Chicago. Sold by J. E. Wright.
The piece surveys United States efforts funding national and state homes for disabled soldiers. It notes eight million dollars yearly for volunteer homes and two hundred six thousand for regulars, with thousands housed in facilities from Washington to Santa Monica, under various boards and officials led by General Miles. It emphasizes progress since the war, locating many disabled soldiers in homes or with relatives and praising the government’s care.
The article outlines a regional competition with track and declamatory events at Kino College. Prize money includes one hundred dollars for athletic winners and fifty dollars for declamation winners, plus rail travel discounts and a complimentary dinner for visitors. Events run May l through May 12 with preliminaries in the Opera House and finals at Willard Field.
Community snippets report Frank Crompton sold a horse to buyers in Moline Douglas of Hillsdale bought hogs in Joslin Edna Crompton began school at Rose Hill and various residents spent Sundays with relatives in Port Byron. A Rogers ad touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin and One Minute Cough Cure as remedies while local politics and a Roosevelt tribute round out the page.
The notice claims Electric Bitters destroy malaria germs in Virginia swamps and prevent typhoid. A letter from John Charleston of Bresville Ohio touts their malaria and liver relief. Also mentions a Swift fund of five hundred dollars sent from Sweden to Canton Ohio for the McKinley memorial.
An advertisement asks if you are irritable restless tired or unable to sleep and suggests Luchty's Celery Nerve Compound as the best remedy. It lists J E Wright as the Rockford druggist selling the product and notes Rockford's new Swedish American newspaper The Herald.
An old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsia as a universal aid for digestion and constipation. It claims to relieve diarrhoea and indigestion in all seasons, offered in 50c and 1 size by F A Peterson.
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