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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
12
Arrangements completed for the Redmen Carnival and Pow Wow in Geneseo the week beginning September 1. Nine big shows four free attractions three uniform bands and other features promised at a big expense and time in store.
Colona and Beardstown residents share news from the week including Deen at Camorose convention, Rev Wade Smith at Cambridge Prohibition convention, and local visits. Domestic updates cover Arthur Hall transfer to Nebraska, a two week Holland Michigan outing for Webster family, peach harvest notes, and Sherrill’s shoe department sales rising with promotions on hosiery and tools.
Local items include residents visiting Cambridge and Hamilton County fairs, vacation travels of the Webster and Crist families, and ongoing work on lock houses. Ed Hart hosts guests. Camp Idle Awhile attracts daily visitors. Ebenezer CS SOSLIN plans a Sunday game in Dan Frank’s pasture with both teams strong, and thanks are extended for kindness after bereavement. A new hobby shoe ad ends the column.
Obituaries recall Frances W. Covenay and Charles W. Coleman, early Geneseo residents. Abbott SAFSTROW Aduphaustism born in Sweden and served in the Nineteenth Illinois Volunteers. later life at Geneseo and Geneseo Soldiers Home. Also Carl Miller of Russell Avenue died of neuralgia at 115 p.m. aged 63 with a long farming life in Illinois. Cant Miller's family mourns, with two brothers and two sisters abroad. Funeral services held in Prophetstown and Edford with interment at local cemeteries.
A compact collection of quotes and maxims in multiple languages. The lines present German Danish French Latin Irish Horace and Bible verses with notes on virtue patience and perseverance. The piece emphasizes wisdom, self control, and staying steadfast.
A vivid reminiscence recalls Saturday night shave rituals among elderly men half a century ago. The scene centers on a family gathering, cups of hot water, and razors strapped with ritual care as stories and politics drift through the barbering ritual and memories of a sailor and a amused punchline about skinning versus shaving.
A garbled collection of quotes and phrases about youth behavior morality and social expectations. It references boys and girls families relationships marriage and aging with scattered sentences and unclear attributions.
A garbled roundup of statistics and curiosities cites Suez Canal costs, Australian beasts of prey, Arizona bridge estimates, Pompeii prognosis, ostrich farming in Southern California with investment and feather output, a giant Japanese blue crab, and misc notes on insects, mythic mentions, and historical quotations. The passage mixes numbers, places, and cultural references without a single cohesive narrative.
The notice lists multiple church groups with service times and activities. Epworth League and Junior Union events appear, plus a mission festival at St John’s Lutheran in Edford inviting attendance. Lutheran and Evangelical congregations provide morning worship, Sunday school noon, and evening programs.
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