Central Trust Bank annual meeting set for January in Geneseo
The Central Trust and Bank of Geneseo Illinois will hold its regular annual meeting at the Wigwam in Geneseo on January 12 at 2 PM to elect seven directors and transact other business. Also noted is a poultry exhibit in Geneseo from December 28 to January 2 in Freeman's Hall with many exhibitors and liberal premiums. write to Matthewell, secretary, for a premium list.
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Central Trust & 3 Bank
Geneseu
Ilinois
Geto
Suag
Arrown Coor
Cahier
Henry County Poultry
Geneseo
Freeman's Hall
Matthewell
Sale notices of multiple farm auctions and household goods
A long OCR reads about futures sales in Illinois and Wisconsin listing Mrs Schmechel home goods sale on South Oakwood Avenue Will-Sall-hee and farm auctions near Geneseo Cambridge Atkinson Maplewood farm and Abingdon area with dozens of horses cattle hogs corn and farm machinery plus free lunches and credit terms. several dates January through December noted with details on items and vendors.
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John Schmechel
William Reber
Oak“wood
Sall-Hee
First National Bank
S. M. Decker
Henry W. Arféti
Geneseo
Spring—Hill
Shellhammer
Shire Horse
Chester
John Deeredisc
F Obrecht
Clark
List
Kunt Stahl
Cambridge
Munson Township
Poland
McCormick
Defiance Gang
Monmouth
Defiance
New Deere
Surrey
C. M
Philip Sand
Atkinson
Goldinger
Great Western
Rock Island
Menviia
Obrecht
David Zearing
Maplewood Farm
Jin
Peter Minnaert
Nogent
Madeira
Vidoog
Coco i
Vieux-Chaslin
Coce
Mignon
Jean-le-Blanc
Dam Nance
Mexico
Vaillant
Rustique
M. Boyer
Prosper
Deside
Vieux Pierre
Cece
Mignom
Jean ie-Bianc
Tlovee
de Bert
Brilliant
Coco II
Viens Chaslin
Coco
Babe
Valios
Kate
Exile
Favori I
Bijou
Vieux-Chassin
William Doubler
Gray
James Nowers
Thearsday
Alfred Carlson
Joswa
Sill
Union
Osco
Ringle Farm
Deere
Emerson Gang
Guneh
Robt
Neville
Wisconsin
Mike Trainer
Mt. Hopa
Grant County
Pathetic Originality in Student Test Answers
A paper groups humorous and erroneous student test responses showing widespread confusion in history geography and physiology. It argues that such absurd ideas reveal how easily children can be misled and that implementation of rigorous drill could curb playful yet faulty reasoning.
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Henry VIII
St. Bartholomew
Pilgrim Fathers
Wilds
America
Henry Johnson of Orion Dies After Stroke at 76
Henry Johnson long time Orion resident dies after a stroke at his son Oliver’s store. He lived in Andover and Orion, worked as miller and in mercantile business, held public roles including school director and justice of the peace. Born in Smoland Sweden 182, immigrated 1846, married Catherine Olson in 1858, two children Oscar Lennie (deceased) and Oliver B. Funeral at 1 pm with Odd Fellows involved.
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Henry Johnson
Orion
Oliver
Johnson
Miller
Andover
M. B. Lloyd
William Love
John Owen
Owen
John S. Smith
Cambridge
Smith
Jonson
Lintkoping Laa
Smoland
Sweden
America
Buffalo
New York
Catherine Olson
Oscar Lennie
Oliver B
George E. Sykes
Galesburg
Feats of Olympian Athetes In Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece boasted athletes like Milo of Croton and Phayllus with leaps of fifty five feet and immense strength. Greek boxers fought fiercely, often tearing noses or ears, while Arrachion died as he secured victory. The article also notes a later poultry association fair promise amid local misprints.
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Olympian Plain
Altis
Athens
Greece
Mills
Crotuna
Beifer
Olympia
Milo
Phayllus
Instmice
Eurydamas
Cyrene
Arrachion
Thrifty Soul in Revolt Over Church Exchanges
In a Youth's Companion excerpt a Rev Mr faces Deacon Getchell's thrift clash over pulpit exchanges with Harborville. The deacon argues paying $5.25 more per Sunday means aiding Harborville, insisting one season of support is enough.
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New
Harborville
A Harder Job for Hammond’s Son Praised by Shrubville
The oldest summer resident of Shrubville. local natives praise Hammond’s son. Capt Hollis Towne and Capt Lothrop James commend him as well mannered and well raised, noting he fits in without being overbearing or distant. The town says he earns respect by being raised like the locals.
Aunt Harriet and the Ten Commandments Joke
A Beecher family anecdote recalls Mrs. Stowe cited as authority as a grandniece loses temper and a maid and manservant slip into a child’s retort about the ten commandments. The child asserts Aunt Harriet wrote them, prompting a stern correction.
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Harriet
Beecher
Mrs. Stowe
Sal
Miss Beecher
Lucinda Leaves Haunted Manor in Fear of Ghosts
In a southern tale, Lucinda departs the ancient ancestral mansion with her mistress and maid after fearing the parlor hauntings. The mistress questions the sudden departure as Lucinda explains she cannot work where there are haunts.
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Town
Lucinda
Missus
History of skating in northern Europe and England
The article notes skating likely originated in northern Europe in ancient times with mention by William Twys Stephen in London late in the 12th century. It says skating gained popularity after Cavaliers exiled with Charles II brought skates from Holland on December 1, 1662 and Pepys observed people skating that season calling it very pretty.
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Europe
Wiliam Twitz Stephen
London
Charles II
Holland
Pepys
Warning on Kissing Misleads Readers in Lighthearted Note
A metical journal warns against kissing after a tale of a young man inoculated with a serious illness from a kiss by a fiancée. The piece details her friends kissing and spreading illness, and a tuberculous pair dying within a year, yet it concludes that traditional kissing will remain popular.
Disappearing Home Life Versus Cats Babies and Homes
The Fortnightly Review notes a flat dweller should not keep a dog or cat and has no garden or chance of keeping house. It argues a home lacks memory and babies and flowers, making the traditional spirit of home hard to win without them.
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