Obituary of Alexander White Prominent Geneseo Merchant
Alexander White longtime Geneseo business leader died January 13 1911 at Waterloo Iowa age 82 years 10 months and 12 days. Born Argle New York March 1 1829 he worked as machinist inventor of White's steam governor and self feeding coal burner. Survived by daughter Eva R White four brothers and a sister. Funeral at Waterloo and interment in Oakwood cemetery Geneseo.
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Alexander White
Geneseo
Waterloo
Iowa
Argyle
N. Y
James and
Jane
Hall) White
Edith M. Munson
Hebron
Eva R. White
White
Hhnois
Sandwich
DeKalb County
Hammond, White & Co
H Hammond
I WD. Ruggles
Rock Island
Rock Fsland
Cambridge
Genese
J C Rockwell Hardware
Staege
William
Salem
Robert
Henry
Daniel G
Mary Entrikin
Cleveland Social Notes and Weather Delays
Arthur Snyder and other Cleveland residents visited Homer Barret while Mrs. John St. Clair and Mrs. Frank Deem hosted visitors. Protracted meetings were postponed due to icy roads. Ice Co. finished cutting ice in the river. Mrs. J L Deem, turning 81, walked a mile to the store and back despite icy paths. Twenty percent January sale at Will Austin's store excluding books and graphophones.
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Arthur Snyder
Lodg_ Grove
Iowa
Homer Barret’s
John St. ~Clair
Colonaia
Frank Deem
A. -Ghas-Hass
John Collis
Ednesay
F. E. Davis
G J Jacobson
Hoc «Ohaines
Will Collis, Jr
J Gottsche
Cleveland Ice Co
J L. Deem
Local notes from Colona and nearby includes visits and church news
Mrs Kate Reese and daughter were town callers Monday. Tony Spas of Rock Island visited his mother Nick Spas this week. Mr and Mrs have moved into the Jones house from Michigan. Ada Allen visited friends and relatives in Rev J B Seble's revival. Mass will be celebrated at the church by Father M F Foley. Sam J Mannning of Stanley Iowa visited W D Sherrill over the Sabbath. Alfred Kincaid, collector, has tax books open at his Colona store. Armor Plate hosiery and Ball Band overshoes are advertised as warm and durable. A group of village youths enjoyed an oyster supper after a bobsled ride to Chas Reigh's Wednesday night.
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Kate Reese
Tony Spas
Rock Island
Nick Spas
Eee
Jones
Michigan
Ada Allen
J. B. Seble
Carbon Cliffs
M. F. Foley
Sam. J. Mannaing
Stanley
Iowa
W. D. Sherrill
Alfred Kincaid
Colona
Sherrill
Chas Reigh
Sealing Wax Folly in Legal Papers
A critic laments the lingering use of seals on deeds and wills as archaic relics. A Philadelphia judge once ruled that an extra flourish at the end of a signature could count as a seal, illustrating the odd legal significance once attached to sealing marks.
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Philadelphia
The Pot and the Kettle
A woman on a day coach feels danger as a stranger sits beside her. In a tunnel she checks her coat pocket and discovers the thief has reached for her purse. She avoids shouting to prevent a scene, hoping the light will reveal the attempt. The stranger smiles as his hand remains in her pocket.
Blue Blood Blues at a Summer Resort
An attache of a European embassy courts a western heiress with talk of ancestry and pedigree. She dismisses his boasts of blue blood, noting that wealth and character matter more than lineage in her world. The tale appears in Popular Magazine.
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Greer
Popular
Alba News Briefs From Hooppole and Surroundings
Alba notes include a Transport and weather slice with sleighs in use after snow on Monday night and Tuesday. A Hooppole telephone meeting on January 14 voted to raise semiannual assessments to fund line repairs. Erhardt Wolfan was elected director for three years.
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Bishop
Annawan
Gronday
John Devenney
Chas
DeSplinter
Mondry Armani
John Eggerman
Hooppole
Erhardt Wolfan
Living as a Habit in the Quiet March of Life
Louise Collier Willcox in Harper's Bazaar contrasts childhood fear of death with adult habit forming. The piece argues living as a repeated act becomes a pattern shaping character, while cautioning against careless moral influence and the pull of routine in mature life.
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Heered Foerds
Iar
Louise Collier Willcox
Harper's Razar
Interest in Old Books at Local Exhibit
Ladies gather a quirky exhibit of children's books from grandmother’s day and earlier. The collection includes Peter Parley titles and McGuffey readers linked to original owners with playful verses warning against theft. An invalid collector recalls her own McGuffey memory.
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Peter Parley
Heiress Plans Investment In Six Month Income
A girl inheriting twelve thousand dollars seeks lavish living. Her uncle asks for expected annual income, and she replies she wants twenty four thousand dollars for six months, revealing a humorous, misguided financial plan.
Moose Hunter Fires At Moose. Pins Own Horse
A Hartland hunter, mistaking a moose for a distant animal, shoots and kills his own horse after placing a blanket on the animal. He walked home in disappointment after the error. In Hungary, villagers fear an earthquake, consult an old woman, and accuse the devil as fires and shocks follow the tremors.
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Hartland
Iicely
Kennebéc
Poe's Stories and their Global Influence
The piece praises Poe's built craft and ornate technique noting his influence across languages and cultures. It traces his impact on international readers and later writers such as Maupassant Kipling and Doyle, and mentions Sherlock Holmes as a notable fictional outcome of his era.
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Poe
Fenimore Cooper
Maupassant
Richepin
Fitzjames
O’brien
Robert Louis Stevenson
Rudyard Kipling
Dumas
Sardou
Gaboriau
Boisgobey
Wilkie Collins
Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Century Magazine
Dead Man Sang at Funeral with His Phonograph
Pietro Ficco a shoemaker and amateur musician used his phonograph to provide music at his own funeral as he lay dying He chose Angel's Serenade and Ave Maria sung by him and arranged for his instrument and 72 records to be sent to his mother in Haley City according to the Christian Herald
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Pietro Ficco
Gounod
Haly
Christian Herald
Dogs In Ecclesiastical Decorations in Historic Windows
A report notes the dog motif in church stained glass, citing Lam beth church removal of Pedler and His Dog glass due to incongruity, Chancellor Prescott’s 19th century denial over a dog in a Westmorland window, and rare examples in Lord Brownlow’s Ashbridge chapel. The Guréhoné window shows Tobias and Sara with a sleeping dog, while another depicts Job mocked by three men one with a chained dog.
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Pedler
County Hall
Lambeth
Prescott
Carlisle
Westmoreland
Lord Brownlow
Ashbridge
Tobias
Sara
Westminster Gazette
John Strong Embraces Night in Savage Adventure
The passage portrays John Strong driving through a hedged lane as night deepens. He revels in night’s uncertainty and primitive force, hearing mythic sounds and legends in the darkness, seeking adventure and confrontation with the oncoming night.
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John Strong
Lemon Peel Boil Brightens Clothes Says Hint From Page
A century old tip advises slicing lemon with rind and boiling it with laundry to whiten fabrics. Let the lemon slices stay in the boiler until clothes are ready to be removed, claiming stains and dullness vanish from handkerchiefs and children's dresses.
What She Missed at the Wellest Reception
A reader recalls a memorable reception with heavenly foods and expresses craving for specific items like rolled sandwiches with watercress and marrons glace, lamenting not receiving them and desiring more of those delicacies in later events.
Stewartville Notes Include Visits And Illness Grips Town
Stewartville notes show Mistex Mingey Roesner visiting tri city areas on Thursday. Grace Boehm spent Wednesday with sister Mrs J Smith. Most Stewartville residents report grip illness. Mrs John Redmann of Eford visits family here Friday. Ed Washburn was a Davenport visitor Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Fred Lubnow and children visited Chas Dobbrinski home in Colona.
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Delice Bros
Colona
Mistex
Mingey-Roesner
Tri-City
Grace Boehm
J. Smith
Stewartville
John Redmann
Edford
J. Roesner
Ed Washburn
Daveport
Fred Lubnow Accomi
Chas
Munson Co-operative Church Meeting Scheduled
A business meeting of Munson Co-operative church is set at the church on Sunday January 29 at 3 30 p m.
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The
Munson Co-operative Church
Occident Flour Promises Refund If Not Tastier
An ad noting Occident flour from Edrick Co promises a money refund if the product is not tastier than rival flours. The copy urges readers to purchase and compare, claiming superiority and satisfaction guarantees.
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America
Edrick Co
Stray 750 Pound Steer Recovered by Henry Ruxtoy
A 750 pound steer strayed from the undersigned and is reported missing. Henry Ruxtoy requests information on its whereabouts and offers thanks in advance for any help locating the animal.
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Henry Ruxtoy
Notice to Creditors for Estate of Charles Baum
Notice to creditors of the estate of Charles Baum deceased. The Henry County Court at Cambridge, Illinois, will convene on the first Monday in March 1911 to hear claims against the estate. All persons indebted must immediate pay, and all claimants must attend to prove their claims. Administratrix Ester M Turner attorney Amos A Baum signed January 9, 1977.
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Charles Baum
Ona
Ilinois
Henry County
Houge
Cambridge
Amos A, Baum
Ester M, Turner
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Geneseo Republic
Cleveland
Will Austin
Frain
ALBA
Ribal
Stewartvile
Munson
Peterson
ol’Sargent
Center Street
Geeseo, Illinois
Joe Peterson
Mrs
L. B. Rastede
C&ocer
Sale of
China
Eseo
Cail
North State
Eneseo
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