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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1903
Page
2
The passage mixes train timetables and ticket details with a medical pitch about constipation and Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It includes a letter from Colorado describing a July mountain journey near Grand Lake with rough terrain, burros, and weather, plus notes on fishing and a cabin stay.
A letter from Epwamp Yore describes Mrs. Bryant and Ruth Bryant hosting two teenage boys Wilam and his friend, both staying with them after moving in. The writer notes they planned to cook but changed their minds, and mentions a donation but no refusal. The mood is light with humor about large tame mosquitos and a detour to the mountains to escape them.
An advertage claiming cosmetics fail to improve complexion. It promotes Green's August Flower as a liver stimulant to purify blood, cure constipation and nervousness, and aid sleep. Claims a bottle cures dyspepsia. trial size 25 cents, regular 75 cents, at Clouse & Stamm's.
Jesse Sylvester Norton aged 71 died at home on Eleventh street after a yearlong illness of consumption. A 1903 Doling High School graduate, he was born in Andover November 27 1881 and moved to Moline four years ago. Funeral at his late home tomorrow at 4 pm with burial Saturday in Andover beside his brother Rudolph. He leaves parents two sisters in Moline and an Andover connection. Electric Bitters praised in a Lancaster New Hampshire testimonial.
Mrs Frank Cellus an elderly resident of Wethersfield died last night at her son Ben DeBaker's home. She was 86 and died of age related infirmities. Born in Holland and later living in Waterland Whersden she came to this country in 1856 and resided near Atkinson before moving to Wethersfield five years ago. Survived by her son Ben DeBaker funeral was held Monday at the Church of the Visitation with burial at Atkinson.
An old allegorical image shows a girl fearing a grasshopper while crushing a snake, paralleled by a man who spends heavily on a cyclone cellar yet neglects his family’s cholera and diarrhea remedy. The text touts Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera Diarrhea Remedy as the promptiest safe guard, sold by J Wright and F A Peterson.
The Sterling Gazette reports Company E officers, who escorted wives and sweethearts to camp at Springfield, were surprised to learn the train fare for the ladies must be paid by the officers. Some officers were unprepared for the expense, needing to scramble for the needed funds, but payment was finally secured and the journey continued.
Cornelius Dwyer Sr died at his Alba township home Saturday morning August 1 1903 aged eighty. A native of Ireland born May 15 1823 in County Tipperary he came to America in 1848 and settled in this county. Survived by wife Mary Hayes and three of six children Alice Allen Cornelius Dwyer Jr and Mrs Mary Ross with eighteen grandchildren. Funeral at Sacred Heart church in Annawan Monday with large attendance.
Mrs. Henry Carter reports her child aged about five as serene from indigestion since using Kodol Dysspepsia Cure. The ad claims Kodol digests what you eat and makes the stomach sweet, with doctors unable to help before the bottle. Sold by Ee Wig.
The state board of agriculture released county fair dates for 1903 across Illinois. Listings include Boone Selvidere Sept 1 4 Brown Mt Sterling Sept 1 4 and many more with towns such as Princeton Carrollton Champaign Clinton Watseka Murphysboro Galena Kankakee Yorkville Knoxville Libertyville Atlanta Danvers Aledo Morrison and more. Each entry notes fair location and September dates along with a few October events. State Fair dates appear as well and extend into September.
An ad by A J Montgomery Paxico Warne Mo praises White's Cream Vermifuge for worming twin girls and credits 25 cents at Clouse Stamm's. The Lewistown Democrat notes early 1900s Chicago movement into Lewistown with licenses and ferries while praising Lewistown's virtue over Chicago.
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