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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
2
An old advertisement warns that poisons are absorbed without action of the dows ers and urges readers to ask a doctor about laxatives to relieve constipation. It is produced by the JC Ayer Co of Lowell, Mississippi.
A fragment from the County Republican reflects on the “average man.” It praises civic virtue as donor and citizen, noting a blend of generosity, public spirit, and personal restraint. The piece contrasts common virtue with political action and calls for steadfast local responsibility.
A Kewanee hunter killed a large fox described as a city beast after a pursuit at a local sett. The event, noted by residents, ended with the hunter reporting the capture and disposal of the animal.
A Detroit Free Press poem fragment asserts that despite crime and rascals, more women are good than bad and more honest men than thieves. It urges faith in decent husbands and fathers, noting evil acts are limited and life can remain fair.
Sick and unemployed John Bennett of 429 Twelfth Street was evicted by building owners with sheriff orders. He is a one legged cripple and has a wife and a five month old sick baby. Sheriff Bruner arranged a month’s advance for rent at 10125 Fifth Avenue and moved Bennett’s goods to new quarters. Rock Island teamsters assisted to relocate and secure his belongings.
The December Popular Mechanics feature recounts a 20 by 4 by 2 foot ark built near a bridge southwest of Grand Detour by a fervent believer who expected a deluge. The craft used cedar from local timber and tin panels, now decaying in a churchyard amid hazy local lore about Noah’s-like builder and his family.
Local notices recount visits by Bishop Bill Mrs Mabel DuChesne and others in Galesburg Cambridge London Mills and Rock Island. School holiday closure at Bishop Hill and a Christmas program at Maple Hill School highlight community events. Health ads promote Dean's Ointment while Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is urged for colds.
A Muscadine resident, Or Brown, credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving his wife's life after a severe bronchial illness and a dangerous cough. The letter touts the remedy as infallible for coughs, colds, asthma, hay fever, croup, and whooping cough, with trial bottles offered and a guarantee through J Wright.
A Norris Illinois family story centers on Mrs William Gorden a 29 year old grandmother and mother of many children. She was twice married to Henry Bird and Floyd Golden with six children from that union. Her daughter now 14 years old married to Floyd Golden making mother and daughter both sisters in law to William Golden. The newborn twins are six months old and the family ties involve step relations and extended kinships within the Goldens and Birds.
Formal notice forbids trespassing on specified premises, warning violators will be prosecuted. Signatories include Henry Johnson Ward Walter Frank Collins John G Neumann De Crane A J Jackson. Earlier personal remarks are noted in the transcript.
Dr. Oscar H. Rogers argues that ill health, especially tuberculosis, drives poverty in London. He cites estimates that 30 percent of chronic poverty stems from illness and warns of a vicious circle where poverty and disease reinforce each other.
A county court hearing on the Inlet Swamp Drainage district seeks $400000 in improvements. This major project is described as the largest drainage effort in northern Illinois. A jury hears evidence as a 57 page petition for the assessment roll is reviewed.
Matt Coulson former sheriff of La Salle County and a noted Republican politician died December 29 at his Streator residence after a year long throat cancer battle He had sought various treatments for relief during his illness
A Rexall Store advertises Rexall Orderlies as a safe dependable remedy for aged people and those with weak constitutions who suffer constipation. The ad promises a full guarantee refund if it fails to substantiate claims and notes three sizes priced at 10 25 and 50 cents.
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