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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1903
Page
10
An item notes J M Haller leading a Yoakum dry goods firm and recommending DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for morning vitality. It then cites The Atlanta Journal warning about opium in cigarette manufacture and links smoking to addiction and crime in society.
The Northern Ili nois teachers association will not meet in Sterling after Joliet hosts were investigated. Citizens of Sterling and Rock Falls could not provide sufficient entertainment for the large visitor turnout, so no effort will be made to bring the association there.
After a long storm comes relief when Arlens Lung Balsam drives away cold with radical lasting relief. The remedy cures throat ache and sore lungs without opium and urges customers to take no bottle home today.
Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier Journal, offers his views on the current state and the direction of affairs in his editorial. He weighs political conditions, leadership, and public sentiment, urging readers to consider the issues with candor and vigor.
The piece reflects turmoil within the Democratic Party as Cleveland steps back, Parker is criticized by The Brooklyn Eagle, and Bryan returns from Europe amid Republican efforts to exploit his influence. It calls for honest leadership and mentions Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a local remedy with testimonials from H Seitz of Detroit.
The Henry County Farmers Institute will be held in Woodhull on January 12 13 and 14 with many speakers and exhibits announced including music and agricultural talks. Sessions cover horse production farming demonstrations and domestic products with a focus on hog care and livestock.
An old advertisement notes Becklen's Arica Salve as a remedy for burns cuts and wounds. It recommends stocking a supply at home and lists J. E. Wright's drug store as the local seller at 35 cents per tin.
A prudent season to stock Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is urged for winter prep. Early use after cold onset can ward off serious illness. The remedy is safe for children and adults and is pleasant to take. Sold by J. E. Wright and J. A. Peterson.
The Taft administration informs the war department that an agreement for selling the Friar lands has been reached with only minor differences. Proceeds will fund friars via bonds, with payment handled by the Philippine government. President Roosevelt signs and a Cuban reciprocity action follows. The interst ate commerce commission blasts U S railroad safety and finances, urging regulation and noting rising net earnings and taxes.
The article notes that while one canal across the isthmus may spur others, engineers for the Panama project are convinced the Panama route is vastly superior to Nicaragua. It states Nicaragua is dismissed if any canal is built, leaving the Nicaragua route as the unlikely alternative.
The next annual encampment of the G ALT Lie auxiliary bodies will be held in Springfield in May. The selection to the council of administration was made at a meeting with representatives of the auxiliary bodies. Mayor Devereux and committees of local posts and business men met at the Leland hotel Wednesday afternoon of last week. The date will probably be the second Tuesday in May.
Fragmented dialogue recalls a Western senator in Washington, tired and run down after the Ohio campaign. A joke about poker night and tobacco stains illustrates the weary mood and public fatigue surrounding political battles.
A Texan doctor touts Ong Minute Cough Care as safe for children, claiming it acts at the source of coughing by drawing out inflammation and soothing the lungs. The advertisement notes it helps relieve coughs in croup and grip cases and is sold by J E Wright.
The last fiscal year saw the foreign commerce reach a historic peak with exports totaling 81,420,141,072 and imports around 1,025,791,27. The grand total commerce reached 2,445,860,014, against 1,714,506,116 in 1803 and higher figures in earlier years, marking a rise larger than the combined increases of the two prior decades.
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