Plans for Abraham Lincoln Memorial Designs Debated
Four proposed designs for a multi million dollar Lincoln Memorial exhibition at the National Museum are under consideration. Henry Bacon envisions a Potomac Park granite terrace and colonnade with Memorial hall atop a 27 foot rise. The Pope Weinstan plan features a large open colonnade with a heroic Lincoln statue in the center on Soldiers Home grounds.
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Abraham Lincoln
New National Museum
Henry Bacon
New York
Potomac Park
Jos R. Pope
Adolph A. Weinstan
Bacon
Memorial Hall
Potomac
Lincoln
Statements as year end business closure advise
Stark County News urges timely delivery of monthly merchant statements to settle accounts. Paying by check is preferred to cancelled receipts, as statements keep books accurate and reduce misdeeds.
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Stark County News
A Poser About Heaven Lions and Ministers
A quip about whether animals go to heaven ends with a child asking if a lion eats a minister and the grandparent answering with a wry life as the response. The joke hinges on a playful moral twist rather than doctrine.
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Johnny
Grandpa
Debate Over Middleman Role in Modern Retail Trade
A Canton newspaper excerpt surveys editorials from The Pearis Herald Transcript and The Canton Register on the middleman in distribution. It argues the middleman supports producers and consumers, enables delivery, and cautions against tariff or middleman bias without proof of rising margins.
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Pearis Herald-Transcript
Civil Service Council
Washington
the Times
Pittsburg
Minnesota
Co-Operative
Canton Register
Editoria Die
Flower
Brazil
Java
Canton
Congress
Her Dear Husband Quip From Newlyweds
A humorous exchange recounted in a Cleveland Plain Dealer joke shows a wife recounting that after three months of marriage she baked hot biscuits for every meal for her husband. She then reveals she meant her first husband, not the current one.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lincoln Barber Aly Sete 0 Poultry Pay and Growth of Mowrey Plant
Dave Mowrey, a barber in incom, runs a poultry operation on five city lots with breeding houses and sales exceeding 700 dollars last year. He started eight years ago with eggs and now raises 200 chicks annually, selling eggs and stock. His white Wyandottes are prized. all stock is trap-nested and tested. He sold pullets producing 2019 eggs in 12 months and cockerels up to 40 dollars. His poultry shows at Logan county and other fairs have yielded major premiums.
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Dave _Mowrey
Incom
Mr. Mowrey
Logan,county
Sterling Gazette
Tin Pretended as Silver Traps Pirates After Pacific Liner Loot
Chinese pirates who looted the Asia believed they carried silver but found tin. W. W. Pipkin of the Chinese maritime customs said about 100 small fishing boats carried tin to dispose of it. Pirates ignored silks and other cargo, while the Persia noted the Asia’s wreckage near treacherous crags with portions already broken by saltwater.
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Pacific Mail
Asia
Oriental
Sampans
W. W Pipkin
Chinese Maritime Customs Service
Persia
San Francisco Chronicle
Word Raid in Italian Spelling Reflects Philology
A correspondent notes Italians spell the English ride phonetically using Italian sounds, likening it to French and Welsh renditions. He cites Il raid Pekino Parigi as an example from an Italian paper over four years ago, illustrating cross language phonetic spelling.
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The
Spectator
Minerals In the Human Body
The piece notes the human body holds about two pounds of phosphorus essential for bones and brain vigor. It adds a few ounces of sodium and half an ounce of potassium and traces of magnesium, enough for chemistry experiments or bright Fourth of July rockets.
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Harper’s Weekly
Not Disappointed. Marriage Notices Read Daily
A witty line on marriage notices as a wife reads them daily and seldom misses an entry, noting that only about every six years does someone she knows marry.
Death of P August Rubeck in Geneseo Village
After a two year illness P August Rubeck died at his East Second Street home in Geneseo at 11 o clock Monday January 17 1912 aged 59 years 11 months and 9 days Heart trouble and complications caused his death He was born January 22 1852 and came to this country with his parents in 1859 settling in Andover later moving to Geneseo He married Augusta Ericson of Altona Illinois in 1873 Five children and his wife survive along with two grandchildren and four brothers and two sisters Funeral services were held at his home on Wednesday afternoon Rev A T Lorimer officiating and interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
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P. August Rubeck
Janary
Andover
Andover Lutheran Church
Geneseo
Hoss
Augusta Ericson
Altona
Ill
Josie Alpaugh
Geneséo
Nettle Monesmith
Cresco
Iowa
Alice Rohweder
Genes
S. C
A Moon
Middletown
Rubeck
Mississippi River
Old City Water Works
Old Electric Light Plant
Electric¢ Light and Gas Company
Atlan
Trimmond Hospital
T. Geneseo
Knights of Pythias Order
Rubek
A. T. Lorimer
Swedish Lutheran Church
Oak“~wood Cemetery
Carrie Rubeck
Oakland
Neb
Henry Rohweder
Henry Bierman
Moline
Albert Ericson
Princeton, II
Corks Beauty Center First Visit Cited By London Chronicle
The London Chronicle notes on a 1849 voyage to Iré land praising Cork women for beauty with dark eyes and hair and fine teeth. It contrasts Belfast women described as a mixed nation with diminished feminine beauty.
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Gork
Iréland
Victoria
Cork
Belfast
Londor Chronicle
Ten Commandments Referenced In Candid Exchange
A brief remark cites the Ten Commandments as a guide, while a responder named Bena counters with a short reply. The dialogue hints at the influence of the commandments on public conversation and questions the source of the amendments discussed.
Special Election to Incorporate Geneseo 1918
Notice sets date for a special election in Geneseo on January 80 1918 to decide incorporation under Illinois law and whether to adopt minority representation for the City Council. Polls open 7 AM close 5 PM at City Hall Weidenhoeft Building North Side Hose House and Wigwam. John H O'Bryan owner of the city.
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Geneseo
General
Linois
City Hall
Weidenhoeft
S'de Hose
John H O'Bryan
Genesno
Elverson Wallingford
Inez Wallingford
Henry County
Cambridge
Elverson Wallingford Ap
Elversoon Wall
Guardian
Correction in John Dedrick Co advertisement
Correction notice from The Republic reports reductions in the annual clearing sale. Ladies and misses coats discounted from 33 1/3 to 50 percent, ladies’ skirts reduced to 1.00, and select plush coats at 25 percent off.
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John Dedrick CO
Office of the Republic
Chester White Boar Pigs For Sale From Local Farm
The undersigned hag offers a pair of pure bred Chester White boar pigs for sale. Farm located eight and a half miles southeast of Geneva. Telephone 22 GN 42,5-fes. Contact Henry De Paauw for details.
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Gencaco
Geneseo
Henry DE
White Wyandottes for Sale in South of Green River Area
Classified notice offers white Wyandotte cockerels for sale. Contact Charles Adprey via phone for details and pricing. Includes location near Green River and sale terms.
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Sly
Green—River
Charles
Adprey
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Chicago
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Aly
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Cork the Beauty Center
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Bena
Plymouth Rock
Geneseo Markets
Chester
White Wyandottes
Shay
Charles Yager
Milgg
C. J. Glenn
Colona,llinois
J E. Wright
China
J. E Me Nortt
Wright
Geneseo, III
Wigwan
Havlin
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