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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1903
Page
3
A state report by Alfred Bayliss shows 1,034,671 total enrollments for the year ending June 30 1903 with 640 154 in graded and 823 260 in ungraded schools. private institutions account for 85 257 students.
Mrs. S H Newson of Decatur Alabama recounts three years of severe indigestion and stomach and bowel trouble. After trying doctors and remedies, Electric Bitters cured her completely. The drug is praised for liver kidney stomach and bowel issues and sold for 50 cents by J E Wright druggist. The piece also notes Dr Gustavo Andreen speaking in St Louis on Swedish American settlement and religious heritage.
A reflection on northern settlers who served as volunteers in wars and shaped public life in the United States. The piece envisions a future leader from the old Louisiana territory and celebrates the bond between American and Swedish heritage, ending with a pledge for united efforts for humanity.
Alpha M E church minister Rev E S Brosby clarifies a Chicago report on illegal liquor selling and gambling among his people. He says no church members or pastor are implicated, notes overpayment for temperance work, while Peoria fines and Henry county indictments highlight ongoing cases.
Rey J A Alford of Tiskilwa Rock Island District Missionary Secretary announced the Educational Benevolence campaign is dropped. The plan called for district pastors to give addresses in district towns, but many ministers could not carry out the arrangements.
Promoter John Bartels offers the Fidelity Rupture Cure Method claiming permanent cures without pain or cutting. He says he has treated many cases deemed incurable and will examine free, with payment only after a successful 60 day cure, listing multiple physicians and hotels as points of contact.
Secretary Wilson highlights farmers as the source of a favorable trade balance with an average annual surplus of 275 million dollars from agricultural exports over imports. Attorney General Hamlin notes no new tax assessment books for 1904 and potential reassessment rulings. Plus endorsements for Chamberlain’s tablets and a note on British diplomatic salaries and Washington’s importance.
An early 20th century advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as the best lung treatment for consumption. It urges early action, fresh air, rest, and nutrition, notes salt pork as digestible but heavy, and promises a free sample with the label pictured on each vial. Scott & Bowne, chemists, 409 Pearl St New York, sell for one dollar at druggists.
A substantial house owned by Henry Tibbetts, about five miles east of Kewanee and three and a half miles southwest of Neponset, was burned yesterday between twelve and one o'clock. The fifty year old structure, built by Gustavus Tibbetts, was a total loss with insured partial coverage from the Marion and Neponset Farmers Mutual Insurance company.
notice to trespass on premises or lands prohibited under law. offenders will be prosecuted to full extent. by Wa. Anderson.
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