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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1912
Page
4
Read about balanced rations for dairy cows, corn silage and alfalfa hay as top feeds, and experiments at the University station. Prof. Hayden and Prof. Lumbrick discuss soils, phosphorus and nitrogen needs, oats yields, and alfalfa cultivation with practical on-farm methods.
Buyers flock to eastern Iowa for improved farms offered at a fraction of home prices. Illustrations available by sending for the Northern Iowa Land Co catalog from Independence Iowa.
Motorists push for long unbroken roads as Henry Johnson argues that auto owners drive demand for better highways. He notes statewide business groups backing improved routes and warns against misusing a dedicated automobile fund while urging state-led maintenance and three priority corridors starting Chicago to East St Louis.
The text notes states raising road funds via bond issues and urges early legislative action to place the proposition before voters. It mentions a two year timeline to authorize such funding and cites Mr. Johnson advocating state highway commission support for a mile of experimental road as plans progress.
A Friday midnight blaze originated in the basement beneath Louis De Ser’s saloon at Third Avenue and Main Street in Hasty Moline. The two story building valued at $4,000, with $12,000 in property losses, was a total loss except charred walls. George Carpentier owned the structure. De Blier and a Greek pair, Griporoculos and Rosnipos, suffered major losses in a combined three-structure setup housing a saloon and a general store. East Moline firefighters fought the fire until help from Moline arrived at 2:28 AM, remaining on scene until 6 AM as water supply held.
Local businessmen of El Paso have secured a canning factory to operate next season, marking a new industrial investment for the city and promising local employment.
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