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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
18
Local notes report visits by residents and guests, business trips, and community events in Annawan and nearby towns. Mentioned are social calls, shopping for clothing, church notes, a rolling bolly game with cash prizes, and preparations for farm equipment sales and lawn mower boosts.
Henry Jacobs, sixty one, a Mineral farmer, was killed instantly when a runaway team hitched to a wagon trampled him in his yard after rescuers failed to reach him in time. The coroner ruled accidental death. he leaves a wife and five children and his funeral was set for Thursday at the Methodist church in Mineral.
A New York Globe item of a local Anawan team victory involves a conversation about ancestry. Willie asks about ancestors while his father explains lineage including a grandfather. The piece mixes sports pride with a family dialogue.
Dialog excerpt shows Mr Dubbleigh asking Miss Bright about marriage. Miss Bright replies there has never been insanity in their family and cautions about commitment in the Boston Transcript.
The Strollers Quartet will headline the opening days of this year’s chautauqua in Geneseo. They arrive with a strong reputation for quality performances and will perform on August 10 11 and 12 as part of the program.
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