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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1912
Page
12
Geneseo Illinois August 2 1912 official statement shows total copies printed in 1911 as 189 800. Average daily copies printed calculated by dividing by 2 as days of issue. Signed by business manager Will Liebersmecht and notarized by Philip Schnabele notary public.
LM Resser of Perry Iowa visited his sisters Mrs Ella Reis and Mrs John Dersham and returned home Thursday. Mrs Mary Maher is very ill at East Park Street with fear of poor recovery after a hip fracture two years ago. Mell De Fries near Geneseo was seriously injured when a runaway team hit a tree. he had scalp wounds and fractured ribs. Miss Florence Lijah of Geneseo and Mr Charles O Newman of Columbus Wis married July 3 1912 at the German Lutheran Parsonage. The groom works for Kidney Ryan, and they will live at Orange Street and Russell Avenue. Ball tournament planned for next week. Mrs Benjamin Gee from Chicago visiting friends. John Papenthien Sr living with dependents Mrs Caroline Brother Jeae Vis visited Geneseo. A reception at Mrs Louis Rastede’s on Oakwood Avenue. guests from Galesburg Moline Osco and Morrison. John Powelson died in Chicago after surgery. survived by wife and son Leslie. The Wiese barn in Edford township burned early Friday. two tons hay buggies hay rack two hogs and tools lost. value about 1200 to 1400 with 923 insured by North America. Local agent John C Fischer settled with Wiese.
A teacher argues luxury breeds mollycoddles among rich children while farm youth retain responsibility. She contrasts urban wealth with rural labor, noting lawns, chores, and home tasks shape character. The piece warns luxury erodes virility and hints at social tension between classes.
Republic subscribers who pay a year in advance receive a Rand McNally wall map of Illinois with census and marginal index. Free while supplies last, add postage if mailed. Monmouth plans a new 20 to 400 member commercial club and a $36 000 clubhouse. The city will add permanent road work five miles from town and push road improvements to draw trade to Monmouth.
Eight years after Perry Aplund was injured by a fall from a Joliet telephone pole the company paid $5,000 in damages. The lengthy litigation has exhausted costs and local counsel notes. The piece questions why an amicable agreement was not reached earlier.
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