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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1893
Page
6
A garbled excerpt outlines an arrangement related to agricultural topics and magazine distribution with implied prices and yearly terms. Unclear names, dates, and organizations appear due to OCR errors, but references suggest a publication context and economic details.
The report notes a wagon sale by F Stamm of Ose and a family move involving Blanche Myers and the Me Jean Brown household. It also mentions a misstatement corrected from last week about a hedge purchase, a literary society discussion on annexation, and a community party by Niso Mae Brown. Also, Vinson started a town business Saturday, but a fall on a porch walk disrupted plans and duties.
A fragmentary historical reminiscence recounts Geneseo and Henry County, mentioning early printers, residents and merchants, with references to 1857 business life, local figures like R.A. Te eney and Kowaner, and a wedding notice for Geo A Howse and Miss Tena Neuleib in Ed ford.
Cornwall SCENE items list a move to Geneseo by Mr Hugh Armstrong, a note on James Lane’s illness, a community supper for 25 cents, a cave-in on John Murphy’s farm, local travel of Wm Dodde and Alice Colby, and Zion church World’s Fair program March 3 with diverse acts, prices 25 cents adults 15 cents children.
A garbled page of community items lists social events, visits, and local business notes. It mentions subscriptions, a housing project, visits by Martin and others, a workers meeting, a business trip, and upcoming auctions. Also noted are church services, a Bible reading, farm sales, and a fatal runaway injury to a child in Andover.
The piece notes a Swedish Lutheran Literary Society gathering with readings and a debate on franchise rights for women. It mentions local names like Emma Laraun, Ella Peterson, and Vern Peterson, plus a report on weather, town news, and a death in Osco.
A record of breeders and farm names shown near Geneseo and Cambridge details thoroughbred, Holstein cattle, White horses, and pulandine swine. Notable names include W J Lewis, Morgan, George Drehmer, Jene Malcolm, John Johnson, and Armett in Eureka Springs. Entries cover poultry, cattle, horses, and hogs with prize references and farm locations in Illinois and Arkansas.
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