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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1907
Page
16
The page offers Verbeckmoes Department Store promotions for spring goods. It advertises lettuce shallots spinach parsley and fresh produce, hats, shirts and jackets for men, and window shading services. It notes local residents moving, visiting family, and a death in Geneseo with funeral details.
Grace Uniten church begins with a 10 45 service led by Rev John Divan and a 7 pm program. Unitarian Rev David M Kirkpatrick presides at 10 45 with "The Religion of Children" and a prelude on the public school meeting. Humane society likely to be organized after services. Lutheran Rev Carl B Lundgren outlines Lent and worship times. Congregational Rev W S Millard to preach on Conscience next Sunday morning. Baptist Rev C K Bidwell holds standard hours with sermons on God’s Purpose and Man’s Response and Repentance.
Aubien McNay w Arthur son of Mr and Mrs Samuel B McNay was born near Cambridge Illinois December 23 1581 and died at San Antonio Texas February 11 1907 at age 24 years 1 month and 15 days He spent much of the last two years in the west and southwest seeking strength including eight months in Phoenix Arizona and time in California He returned home for eight months then left Texas December 4 1500 for what was described as a fatal sickness Friends offered comfort His brothers Demoines and Bertie died in 1899 and 1900 sister Etta died 1904 Father died 1904 leaving Mrs Ridenour and the youngest son as survivors The obituary notes his high standing in the community and the sorrow of his family The remains were taken to his mother’s home south of town for the funeral conducted by W H Witter at 2 o clock Sunday with burial in the farm cemetery Pallbearers were Barney Ball Frank Broghammer Amos Smith Geo Anoderderson Emil Frost and A L Olson Singers included Mr and Mrs H L Ange vine Mrs King and George Rogers
A 50th wedding anniversary reminiscence highlights Mr. and Mrs. Browning of Phenix Township born 1857 near Geneseo. Their eight children and extended family are named, with health and happiness noted. Separate items report the Swedish Lutheran annual meeting in Geneseo with officers elected and delegates named, plus around-town notices and editorials about local farming, church mission work, and community correspondence.
Township collector Louis Atwell will be at the Farmers National Bank in Geneseo on Thursdays and at the Atkinson Bank in Atkinson on Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays until the books are called in.
Loraine Township tax collector announces亲 Friday visits at Rickel store from Feb 15 and Saturdays at Farmers National Bank Geneseo with tax backs. Osco Township tax collector to appear Fridays and Saturdays March 1 and 2 at Piret National Bank Geneseo with Osco township tax books.
A jumble of aphorisms and dialogue about honesty time value and daily life. Snippets mention hollow heads fear of the dark cruel fate pet care and a joke about a five cent cigar. The tone resembles a stray quotation collection with informal speaker notes.
Munson Allen Douglas has been ill for several days. Richard Wilson and family moved to a new Cambridge home on Tuesday. Charles Douglas of Dingley visited his parents J A Douglas and Mrs. J A Douglas Sunday. John Talbot will assist Charles Swanson with farming this year after moving in last Thursday. A dance at Jas Young’s Friday evening drew a large crowd with Marsh Brothers supplying music. A box social at James Young’s Friday to raise money for the Sunday school. boxes sell for 50 cents. Ladies bring lunch. all invited. Guy and Howard Ole hosted about thirty five friends Friday evening with refreshments and cordial social time. the young folks praised the hosts as royal entertainers.
Applications will be received for part or all of Geneseo township bonds issued to finance Greta river bridge construction. Each bond bears five percent annual interest, maturities from three to twelve years. Town Clerk notice provides contact details for further particulars. Munson tax collector Axet F. Carlson will be at Farmers National Bank on March 9 and March 13 at Cambridge to close tax collections.
A cautionary note questions the value of nursing care when medicines are suspect. The author warns against trusting any treatment we sell or prepare without scrutiny.
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