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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1912
Page
6
An old advertisement claims Ayer’s Hair Vigor cleanses the scalp, prevents dandruff, and promotes hair growth. It asserts the product keeps hair soft, helps prevent shedding, does not color or injure the scalp, and advises consulting a doctor about hair problems.
A compilation of property transfers and liens listed by date in Kewanee and adjacent towns. Includes quit claims, warranties, releases and chattel mortgages for numerous lots and blocks across Wiley’s Galva Gould’s Cambridge Ferguson’s Annawan and other areas, dated December 15 to 19.
F A Peterson markets Hyomei with money back guarantee promising relief from nasal and throat catarrh. A 60 cent Hyomet bottle is offered for inhaler owners, or complete Hyomei outfit for about $1.00. Inhaler included, relief claimed in minutes with a week or two of use. Sold by F A Peterson and druggists.
Wednesday December 20 filings show quit claims by Norlin to Eric Ann on part of lot 2 block 22 Bishop Hin and other quit claims. Warranty and quit claim transfers involve Arnquist, Stoneberg, Findley, Griggs, Harp, Blackman, Johnson, Gabriel, DeFriese and Shumaker with various chattel mortgages and deed actions.
A young girl rides a horse at midnight to warn villagers of a looming forest fire in the Catskills and saves many lives. The tale is set alongside ads for Dr King’s New Discovery claiming cures for lung trouble and coughs.
Congressman Prince, visiting during holidays with family, predicts tariff shifts on raw and manufactured wool and aims to end the sugar duty. He argues the sugar trust dominates the beet sugar industry and Cuban sugar, calling the sugar duty unnecessary and harmful to the poor. He also voices the view that the Russia treaty should be abrogated as an outrage against humanity.
Benjamin Whitsitt and two sons run 00 acres 16 miles east, farming grain and pure bred Shorthorn cattle begun by his father in 1844. He has held 27 annual cattle sales, feeds thousands of meals, and reinvests manure back into the land. He resists selling as land value climbs to 300 per acre, preferring the lifelong farm home. The family includes four married children with varied professions, all grown on the farm they helped build.
The piece defines the exceptional young man as one who treats his employer’s interests as a chance to prove himself and rise. He volunteers beyond pay, finishes tasks, studies the business, and adopts improvements while constantly improving in spare time for bigger roles.
One hundred eighty five men from thirty five states and distant places shared a Christmas at the Modern Woodmen Tuberculosis Sanatorium near Colorado Springs Colorado. Woodmen officers and Royal Neighbors funded presents for every patient, with aid from doctors and their wives. The day featured Christmas trees a noon feast and an afternoon entertainment in the dining hall.
Notice forbids all hunting for fox, coon or other game after this date on the undersigned's premises. Trespassers will be prosecuted. Henry Johnson Walesrank Collins, John G Neumann Leopold De Crane A J Jackson.
A biblical passage calls all nations and places to praise the Lord. It depicts the Lord as a mighty warrior preparing to act against enemies and promising guidance, transformation, and deliverance for the blind and for those in darkness.
Terrific north winds roughen skin and cause chapping on hands and lips. Bucklen's Arnica Salve claims quick healing for rough skin, cold sores, burns, boils, sores, ulcers, cuts, bruises and piles. Only 25 cents at J EB Wright's.
A Scottish boy asks his grandmother if her spectacles magnify. She smiles and says a little, he replies he would like them off when packing his lunch, hoping to avoid distortion. The exchange blends humor with a child’s blunt demand and a grandmother’s warm reply.
Civil War captain S Donahue of So Hasen Michigan served as lighthouse keeper and averted wrecks. He credits Electric Bitters with curing kidney trouble and improving his sight after years of other remedies. At seventy he says he feels fine. The ad touts Bitters for dyspepsia indigestion stomach and kidney troubles at 50 cents.
A Galveston News reflection notes men face troubles yet avoid nightly routines of complexion ointment and face care, contrasting domestic beauty norms with masculine endurance. The comment highlights gendered expectations and personal grooming habits in a light, satirical tone.
The Rexall Store offers Rexall Orderlies praised for mild action with no gripe or nausea. They taste like candy and come in three sizes priced 10¢ 28¢ and 50c. The J.E. Wright Drug Store guarantees customer satisfaction with a full refund if not pleased.
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