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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1898
Page
2
Waterloo Iowa resident W Palmer recounts severe nervous prostration from bronchial stricture and sleeplessness. A physician doubted consumption but after Dr Miles Restorative Nerve he reports renewed energy and hope. Sold by druggists with guarantee and a free Hook on Heart and Nerves offer.
C B R I and P R R publish a timetable noting a passenger train departure at Genessa station on the 27th. Eastbound service and station stop details are given in the timetable notice.
A chaotic Civil War era account describes a Black enslaved man named Sam who fled his master after a claim of debt. Soldiers pursue along the Doniphan road while a tense night patrol forms around Mount taps. The narrative follows capture attempts fear, a violent response, and punitive talk referencing a mortgage and sale into service.
An uneasy night unfolds as a slave helps reveal a conspiracy to ambush soldiers. Bob Stotts is killed, his father collapses and dies, and Reuben is reported wounded. The widow of Bob Stotts mourns yet bargains to free her slaves, while the regiment continues its march toward Van Buren and a pontoon train.
A Chilhow merchant credits Dr Kings New Discovery with curing his long treated consumption after two bottles. He praises the medicine for coughs colds and consumption and notes trial bottles are free at J I Wrights Drug Store Wellington Mertz reports a masked midnight break in and a pistol fired to deter the intruder near his old Maynard place.
An article promotes Dr Greene s Nervura as a fountain of youth for women claiming nerve weakness and poor blood cause aging looks. It cites Mrs Ormiston Frain of Passaic N J and a testimonial praising relief from womb troubles and back pain after using Nervura with free consultation offered by Dr Greene at 148 State St Chicago IL.
Miss Nettie Stowell and Ses Lee Swanson of Yorktown wed at the Stowell home attended by about 150 guests. Rev. Fager officiated as Allie Wildman played the organ and Smith's string band provided music. A large wedding supper followed with many gifts listed from family and friends.
On Wednesday Hon Marcus A Hanna was chosen by the Ohio legislature for the United States Senatorship for both short and long terms. He has already served in that body since John Sherman resigned to join McKinley's cabinet. Seven Republicans opposed him, leaving a narrow joint ballot margin, but the result reflects a popular state vote as he was the Republican nominee at the state convention and all Republicans elected bound to vote for him. Those who did not will suffer contempt from fair minded men.
A newspaper advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh. It claims the medicine works internally through the blood and mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward if it fails. The ad urges readers to send for testimonials and mentions druggists. The piece also notes a Illinois Steel Co executive praising December iron output and forecasting a strong 18 year for iron and steel demand.
An advertisement argues Cascarets cure constipation and offers a refund if not effective. It contrasts a failed free trade regime with a supposed protective administration, noting stock market shifts from 63 cents to par and implying political context.
Gentlemen prepare for the Congressional Warners Institute in Morrison Illinois on Feb 10 and 11 at the Court House. Each county gets three delegates. Officers and executive committee members are listed for Whiteside County with addresses. Prominent attendees include Wilson, Fursman, Coolidge and Hostetter.
Thirty five years of undisputed success is the record of Brant's Cough Balsam. The ad states the product cures coughs and promises large, guaranteed events and job writs.
Postmaster Mason Janis to advertise bids for a new mail route between Laie and Spring Hill. Route begins in Mirrebust, US S, ends at one w person, Erie to Spring Hill daily except Sunday. Bond of 40 funds required for faithful performance. Route established and order issued by Postmaster General Gary Line Independent.
An advertisement promotes grain based drink Griis O Grain as a safe coffee substitute for all ages. It claims a seal brown Mocha like flavor and lists wide grocer availability. It also contrasts November export figures with prior years to critique Democratic editors.
An unknown man was killed on Jones Hill two miles west of here this morning. One arm was cut off and his body was cut in two or nearly in the middle. A large hole was in the side of his head. The crew of an east bound freight found him and brought him to town. The remains lay in the water tank office awaiting the coroner's jury. No identification yet. He is a short heavyset man of about middle age with red hair.
Bizarre notes describe a ghost in Clinton with a headless figure rumored by residents. A burglary in a house near Myrtle Cook’s report details jewelry and silverware missing while the family returned home, frightening thieves away. Local papers also cite Ely Bros remedies and a Savanna melon tale, with Olive’s birthday and farm harvests noted.
A collage of old items including patent medicines like Cascarets and Hood’s Sarsaparilla, bar exam notes on Mt Vernon, local shooting match results in Bishop Hill and Galva, a Persian lecturer at Kewanee, and scattered observations on wages and Persia theory. reflects period newspaper miscellany with ads, notices, and brief reports.
A Nova Scotian mother known as Stanford Eveleth touts Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as relief from croup and whooping cough. testimonials describe rapid breathing relief and safer sleep for children, with endorsements from Mrs W J Dickson and J Wooldridge of Wortham Texas.
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