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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1897
Page
1
Community notes recount family visits, church programs, and school activities from Geneseo and surrounding townships. Residents attend Christmas services, lectures, and union services while news of a local death and funeral, plus holiday gatherings and visits from relatives, fill regional columns.
Loraine items note Geneseo visitors and family health updates. Local church meeting draws a large crowd while residents report colds, trips to Cedar Rapids and Dixon, and a boy's diphtheria misstatement. Insurance meeting planned at Hoop Pole Hall on Jan 4 with Earl Helter walking again after a fall.
December 29 notes share greetings to Mr. W D Colby and others. Families celebrate Christmas in Atkinson Burns and Atkinson with relatives. Mrs Eli Maloney and children visit Orlobh. Andrew Kemerling visits from Anpawan. Charles Averkheiser and bride arrive from Pennsylvania. Parish events include oyster supper and Calvary gathering on New Year’s Eve with laughs and entertainment.
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