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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1903
Page
2
The fragment mentions sleeping car tickets and application to any Hock Island Ticket Agent. It lists eastbound and westbound times and references ticket agents and reservations. The text is garbled but indicates routine railway booking activity for passengers.
A series of farm sales is scheduled around Geneseo with items from cattle and hogs to teams, wagons, farming implements, and household goods. Each sale offers free lunch at noon and credit terms of 10 to 12 months or cash discounts, listing dozens of livestock lots and farm tools across multiple nearby farms.
Multiple notices list sales from Mrs Mary A. Stohl through Hermandrea Will and others, detailing horses cattle hogs and extensive farm gear. Dates span Feb 0 to Feb 14 with locations near Cleveland Atkinson Hoop Pole Hillsdale Geneseo Atkinsco and Cogesco. Free lunch, credits range 7 12 or 18 months. cash discounts apply on sums over small amounts.
A resident of Amherst Virginia, W C Williamson, says he suffered lumbago for over a year before trying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He reports complete relief after use, adding that other remedies failed to help. The testimonial is shared by J Wright and F A Peterson.
Auction at 10 am Friday January 30 1908 will sell a diverse farm stock and equipment including 64 cattle 34 heifers 24 calves 64 hogs and 600 bushels corn 400 bushels oats 20 bushels seed corn timothy hay and various farming tools plus household goods. Sealed bids accepted until 5 pm sale day with right to reject all bids. Auctioneers Geo DeViane and W H Fuller.
The undersigned will sell on the Clark farm miles south of Atkinson and mile north of Zion church in Cornwal township on Thursday Feb 5 at noon. Head of horses include a span of gray geldings aged 10 and 11, gray mare 6, bay mare 5, sorrel mare, black mare 6 in foal, suckling colt. Cattle include 9 cows 1 bull 3 two year old steers 10 calves. Shoats include sows and barrows. 500 bushels corn 7 loads tame hay wagon steel harrow sulky plow Peters corn planter nearly new 11 foot seeder Avery cultivator hay loader feed grinder rope for two horses repairing gear and windmill steel tower new double cinch saddle and three harnesses. Free lunch at noon. Credit of 12 months on amounts over 10 dollars. Auctioneers W D Lester Fraser Weisz C F.
Brooks Camp Wo 225 M W AIa waeneas adopts resolutions of sympathy for neighbor Daniel W. Heller praising his service as a Neighbor Woodman. The group notes his sudden death leaves a vacancy and expresses condolences, asking for publication and a family copy.
Local notes from Cambridge and vicinity list Jan 21 activities. Plumber James Pollock of Galva and L R Bothwell of Orion conducted business in Cambridge last week. Several residents visit relatives in Buda Prairie City Danville and other towns. Unclaimed letters announced for week ending Jan 2. The Willing Workers plan a pancake and corned beef hash supper at the M E church Monday evening. Funeral attendance mentions multiple family members. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy praised by James Prendergast of Amato Bay Jamaica for chest pains and cold prevention. Stiers returns from Canada and eastern states preferring Illinois for farming.
A brief ad states Bailey's Dyspepsia Tablets help indigestion pain belching and loss of appetite. Mayor Cova of Waukesha Wisconsin endorses their merit. Priced at 25 cents with a free sample from Lakeside Med Co Chicago and sold by J E Wright. They claim to cure dyspepsia.
Dan 21 Morristown Green Tracy is sick. Lod Francis is able to be around. There will be a dance at Morristown next Saturday evening. Mrs Henry Redman and baby are visiting relatives in Moline. Frank Samuelson of Chun was a caller in this vicinity Monday. WI Fireh shipped his cattle from Green River to Chicago Wednesday. August Phillippe purchased 2 driving horses from Wallace Asplin Monday. Miss Saundere of Osco spent Sunday at the home of Redman. Fra Mahn and Anil Redman shipped their cattle to Chicago the day after Saturday. Mr J F Brown and friend Clyde Pamber of Martella, Iowa, spent the day at the McClain home. The Monday Night Club met at Mrs McClain's home Monday evening and danced until the wee hours.
A Miss House essay from Strasburg Illinois argues country youth should stay with farming. She urges district schools to select forward minded boards and to reward capable teachers. She highlights agricultural education as central to state prosperity and national welfare.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional internal remedy that treats the disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The notice offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure, lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as address, and states price at 75 cents.
A memorial resolution from the North Star Benefit Association expresses deep sympathy for the death of Mrs Oli Norrell of Andover Observatory. It extols her late husband and family, pledges comfort through faith, and directs resolutions to be entered in minutes and sent to the bereaved.
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