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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1927
Page
11
A Hooded Merganser, a rare wild duck, was exhibited in Misa Mand’s room on Friday and was later shot by William McBroom. The report notes the bird’s rarity in the region and records the shooting incident.
High School Tattler notes students and people cooperate to boost tickets for the basketball campaign. Tickets cost $2 for the general public and $1.60 for students if 125 student tickets are sold. The program includes ten first team games, six second team games, and four junior high games.
Geneseo high school declaimers lost by one point 61 to 65 at Davenport after William Barber won with If I Were King. Robert O Connor and Robert Father tied for fourth. Arthur Rider placed second with The Americanization of Andre Francois, Bradley Hoeft third with Song of Dusk. Emery Larson ran overtime. Willan Farber to represent Illinois high school in Big Nine meet. Rider to perform at Henry County Interscholastic meet in Geneseo next spring.
The Cat League organized for boys not on the school squad will meet after school twice weekly in the High School gym. Teams compete for the league championship with plans for two size classes rejected due to imbalance. Competition aims to begin this week.
The piece notes approaching winter as observed by the high school, with few vehicles in the lot compared to last fall. Hockey season ended in a hard fought student competition where seniors triumphed, while other classes showed team spirit despite cold, cheerless days.
An art exhibit at the High School held in December drew strong competition among grades. Ticket sales totaled 68 dollars and 60 cents for South School and 215 dollars for North School with prizes for the top ticket seller.
Fihee Nelson enters the first grade from the Sovuen site while Shirley Messingre moves to the second grade from the North side. The fourth grade soccer team lists Captain Laura Shalt and Assistant Louise Luther. Founding names include Roth Lee Selina Land erar Myrtle Jomson and others. Reporter: Marion EHosgg, Helen Rider.
A fragmented list shows students and staff names tied to a December decorating event at the school. Mentions include Mabel Goebel, Davisen Betts, Barbara Schweningrs, and many others across grades, with several teachers and family members referenced.
A reporter posing as a down and outer spends five hours begging in Buenos Aires and earns $6.25, four times what he made in five hours as a journalist. The piece surveys who gives most, noting women across classes contribute heavily while skilled workers and drivers show varied generosity.
The district of Montmartre evolves from a temple site and quarry village into a Benedictine convent hub. After wall removal it draws painters and writers including Daudet and Verlaine, becoming a lively artists’ enclave.
The draft notes extensive use of rags to weave sacking fabric, with production centered in Bengal and extending to Bermay and Madras, plus small imports from the United States. Weaving employs men women and children, mostly done by hand with rudimentary looms.
An excerpt notes Samuel Johnson’s athleticism and endurance from youth to old age. It cites long walks from Lichfield to Birmingham, vigorous Hebrides travel, bold swimming, and a race he won against Baretti, reflecting a robust, active life alongside literary achievement.
A Kansan City Times piece mocks a young intellectual who lives by art and freethinking. It portrays him growing hair long and speaking on Freud while scornfully challenging industry, yet still buying food with his father’s money.
A meandering fragment celebrates companionship and uplift, urging training the heart to feel at home in vast landscapes and to seek courage beyond routine. It evokes memory of departed relatives, the power of atmosphere, and a poetic scene of gardens at dusk.
A Pathfinder Magazine note describes humming birds building nests from lichens and fibers. Nests blend with tree bark and lichens, making them hard to spot with the naked eye.
The piece recalls S P Chase pushing national recognition of God on coins during the Civil War crisis. It notes his 1861 62 63 appeals and the 1864 introduction of the motto In God We Trust, reflecting heightened religious sentiment and Treasury directive to mint officials.
A family driving from Colorado halts at a town with a garage owner after packing unusual pets in the car. The owner recalls tourists with pets and remarks this family is the first he has seen traveling with both a son in law and a pet in the back seat, highlighting the comic oddity.
A distressed father warns of legal proceedings to protect his daughter, pressing for clarity and resolution by a specific date. He expresses intent to pursue a suit if demands are not met and seeks public or official involvement to address the matter.
Hundreds of American youths compete for prizes totaling 317,500 in the Atwater Kent Foundation nationwide audition. State winners advance to district rounds with one boy and one girl from each, culminating in a New York finale broadcast. Top prizes include 5,000 dollars for first place with two years of tuition, and stepped awards for second to fourth places.
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