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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
7
Local endorsements promote Electric Bitters as a cure for stomach and liver troubles, claiming it purifies blood, energizes nerves, and supports overall vitality with a refund guarantee if ineffective. Ads note retailers and various community notices, including health products and personal visits, plus a death report in Bloomington aged 85.
Leo F. Zelinski of 68 Gibson St Buffalo NY says he cured a severe cold sore with Bucklen's Arnica Salve using it once daily for two days. The salve heals all sores and is sold under guarantee at J E Wright's drug store for 25 cents.
Galesburg caller J P Chaiser visits Bishop Hill while residents travel to Rock Island and Cambridge for family visits. A Christmas rifle shoot is planned at the Auditorium. Bishop Hill schools take a holiday from December 4 to January 4. Albert Krans buys several horses in Pearls. Christmas services at the M E church start at 5 o clock led by Rev A J Strandell. A Christmas program and tree planned at the M J church with a 10 cent admission. Royal Neighbors prepare a Christmas entertainment at the Auditorium on a Saturday in December 9g with gifts hung on a Christmas tree.
Mrs A C Williams of Bac Ky says she was marked for death from a lung disease three years ago. After taking Dr King’s New Discovery her health improved from a graveyard prognosis to a gain of 50 pounds and full recovery. The medicine is promoted as a world healing record for coughs and lung ailments and is sold at J L Wright’s drug store with a trial bottle free.
A lady missionary left Croydon for Qua Iboe in West Africa with many dolls to gift native girls. On arrival at the mission station the local authorities refused the plan fearing the dolls might become idols, so the gifts are being sent back to England.
Illinois sportsmen push a bill to legalize live bird shooting using sparrows as quarry. Backed by gun clubs, the plan aims to restore traps while shielding native birds from sparrow invasion. Opposition cites dangerous small‑boy misuse and past bounty repeal.
An advertisement promotes Dr Shoop s Health Coffee in 25 cent packages with a 25 cent coupon for a No Dump coffee strainer. It claims large cups and satisfaction and notes sale by C W Farber Co.
A collage of quotes and short blurbs blends self help hints and patent medicine ads with a humorous Negro life vignette. The piece includes references to kidney pills, fortifying tea, and a short street scene about portraits and Rosa Bonheur.
An article discusses leprosy in the United States, citing a veteran from the Philippines and Mrs. Wardwell in Arizona as examples. It condemns ignorance and urges caution, while promoting DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills. The piece also weaves in brief local anecdotes and advertisements reflecting era concerns.
A jagged clipping mentions suffrage agitation and Japan construction, plus stray facts about sugar factories in Russia and New York City gas meters. It notes funeral costs and a personal medicine remedy for piles by J E Wright, with scattered lines on taxation, millionaires, and city life.
The passage discusses eye color and gaze, claiming strong eyes, wide open eyes, small eyes, side glances, and downcast eyes signify personality traits. It notes eye distance equals one eye width and links melancholy temperament to blue eyes. A wartime-style remedy salve, DeWitt Cardzea Witch Haze Salve, is advertised as good for pits scritches and rts and sold by J. B. Wright.
A Sunday Magazine vignette recalls two steerage passengers landing in New York on the Fourth of July. An Englishman asks about the sounds of celebration while his companion boasts that Americans hate foreigners. The piece contrasts crude laws with plain, practical realities of assimilation.
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