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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1906
Page
15
A nostalgic poem recalls youth and innocence, praising simple joys and old-fashioned love. It laments fading grace of the year 1848 and recalls shared boyhood summers, music, and the mother’s love as enduring memories of a vanished era. The speaker name appears to be Eugene Fir.
A Saturday scene unfolds with John Foster and Grace near the Marsh Marigold. He ferries her ashore after a near mishap and a bet on a tide, as family hosts react with amusement and a late surprise plans unravel.
A quirky snippet from the Plain Dealer features a bell boy alerting to a burglar on the floor. The opera favorite refuses to use slang and insists on certain pricing before taking action, then closes her eyes for another attempt.
A brief snippet from the Cleveland Leader describes a marriage proposal triggering the prompt to end prior engagements. The exchange shows immediacy and pressure as one party asks for time to decide.
Paris court proceedings reveal Count Boni de Castellane and his wife Countess Canteliane formerly Anne Gould pursue separation. Negotiations for conciliation failed as both sides kept quiet amid rumors of the marriage’s breakdown and allegations of the count’s lavish spending from Gould wealth.
The British election results shift power toward labor representatives once negligible in Parliament. Workers from cotton spinners to miners win seats, defeating Conservatives and aristocrats. The change signals a democratic rise of skilled tradespeople and working men into national politics.
The Dairy Division seeks to improve barn design for sanitation and efficiency. It will publish working plans and specs to aid dairymen, solicit details of successful barns, and invite correspondence from those planning new or rebuilt facilities at the Dairy Division in Washington D C.
Chicago post office operations strained as 900 clerks worked last Sunday to clear backlogs. Pneumatic tubes and machinery costing hundreds of thousands sit underused due to staff shortages, with relief not expected until the new appropriation in July. Postmaster Busse travels to Washington seeking aid.
Rhinelander Waldo named first deputy police commissioner of New York City under Gen. Theodore A. Bing ham. The note mentions immigration policy and medical inspection at foreign ports. Citizens urge inspection to prevent disease spread.
Dr Smead advises on feeding a undernourished eight to ten year old cow. Start with ground oats mixed with corn meal wheat middlings and linseed meal giving a 1 to 4.5 ratio, begin three quarts twice daily, raise to four and eight, then taper to two and finally one quart before calving.
A farmer notes using a diluted Epsom salts mixture poured from a bottle as a safeguard against milk fever in a cow. The practice is repeated weekly until the animal calves, as reported by D. Smead in Tribune Farmer.
Henry Stewart notes the Roman poet and shepherd praised the Merino sheep and the farmer’s craft in ancient times. He highlights how Merinos preserved their distinct traits through centuries and how Romans adopted Spanish flocks to elevate civilization and wool quality.
A farmer recounts growing two acres of sorgum from June to August, yielding 100 bushels of seed and abundant livestock feed. The crop thrives in dry weather, sustains dairy cows, and cuts hog fattening costs when fed with corn. Planting guidance and harvesting by corn binder are noted.
The article argues that the 12 14 cents monthly payroll tax on regular army soldiers funds the Soldiers Home in Washington. With a $4 000 000 endowment earning $125 000 yearly, critics urge repeal as the tax funds upkeep of the home grounds and staff housing, seen as unnecessary levies.
Illinois moves to stock farms with Alabama quails and Virginia pheasants. Game Warden Charles Hodge reports over 500 farmers requesting a pair each to raise and protect the birds. Funds come from hunter licensing fees and thousands may be distributed across central Illinois and beyond.
The jury in Douglas Bostik v Fred Jacquet returned a verdict for the defendant in Murphysboro. Jacquet, a former police officer, was cleared of damages after his fatal shot of James Bostik during duty was ruled a mistaken identity in a highwayman case.
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