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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
3
A New York paper reports that voting machines appeared in repolling locations with a demonstration for Republicans and Democrats. Voters learned operation from instructions. machines claimed to reduce void ballots and provide fast results, with Rochester and Syracuse cited as up-state users.
In the Gazette Toowoomba Australia a respected resident endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy citing two months of severe coughing cured. The note lists retailers J E Wri ght and F A Peterson and urges others to try the medicine.
A county trial narrative describes attorney disagreements and a joking moment when Judge Connell’s watch was found ten minutes slow. A letter by P M Carnaham denies rumors about Mrs Dunlap’s relatives and a poisoning past. Witnesses Emma Riddell and Cora McMullen delivered impassioned cross examinations while Miss Dunlap’s condition improved.
An old advertisement touts Baileys Laxation Tablets as a cure for malarial fever and constipation. It claims users feel strong and active after use and mentions liver support, with sample tubes and a Chicago seller offering free samples.
Three engines and a large steam shovel shipped from Sterling to Colona to advance the Hennepin canal feeder project. At Sterling for eighteen months they excavated about 74,000 yards of rock and 20,000 yards of dirt, with rock hauled along canal banks and rip rapped for twenty two miles south of the river. An enormous rock supply used at the north end crusher, plus three locomotives Davenport Princeton and Sterling used with dump cars. A large crew now at Colona works for the government on the canal feeder amid tight wages and crowded board, as rap rapping and excavation proceed under limited appropriation.
Warning about lung disease progress and the dangers of opium cough suppressants. Allen's Lung Balsam is advertised to stop coughing by healing the throat. Sold by druggists everywhere.
A land deal in Pleasant Valley east of Moline states options for 2 or more parcels secured on farms of Engvall Johnson, A M Beal, and the Silvis families, paying an average 149 per acre with a 44 bonus to owners. The article mentions Armour Packing and a possible Rock Island railway link, plus a separate medical ad blurb about catarrh remedies.
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