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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
2
From Sturdevant and Swanson Chicago, a new well drilling machine will be prepared for first class prompt work in the vicinity. They offer first class work and reasonable prices and promise no delays this summer. Phone 37 N.
Eastbound lines show multiple services including Omaha Express Daily Des Moines Local and Minneapolis St Paul Express with various stop patterns. Freight accommodations and limited Sunday service are noted for several trains.
Florence Mioch Stauhaaber writes home from the African mission field detailing postage rate changes, daily life with the Hurlburt and Harrison families, labor at the mission, garden and animal care, building plans for a new house, and hopes for future travels with John. She notes letters from Hooppole and Geneseo, references to loved ones, and describes wildlife encounters, cultural tasks, and the ongoing adjustments of mission life.
Friday January 10 at 10 a m heirs of Frederick Gelen will sell at public sale 8 miles west of Geneseo and 2 5 miles southeast of Green River station a large mix of horses cattle hogs poultry crops and farm equipment with a twelve month credit or five percent cash discount. Lunch on grounds.
Miss Sacha Emily Drain and Mr. Charles Kiebes wed Christmas day at the Eldredon home on Sixth Street Prophetstown. Rev. P Berry and Rev. G C Gasser officiate as candles light the parlor altar. A breakfast follows and the couple plan a short honeymoon in Iowa before starting their life on the Crooms farm east of Hooppole.
Geneseo readers urged to try Vinci a concentrated cod liver oil extract claimed to strengthen weak lungs and fight wasting diseases. The ad promises a money back offer from Clouse & Stam druggists in Genesis.
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