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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
7
An Illinois report notes a 50 percent drop in suspected and advanced tuberculosis cases in Lincoln asylum and related institutions. It shows statewide TB cases decreasing 2.46 percent with October 1906 to May 1908 comparisons, while deaths from pneumonia surpassed consumption in 1907.
A promotional note claims a constitutional cause for bed wetting and offers a free home treatment to mothers. It promises success for children and adults with urinary difficulties and asks readers to send no money for instructions.
Secretary Taft comments on Grant's memory and human frailty, arguing that acknowledging weakness makes heroes more inspiring to youth. He cites Grant's 1854 resignation over a drink weakness, discussed in Garland and Richardson biographies, and defends truth over demigod myths.
Fragmented items describe demographics trade and consumer goods. Mentions include China Jamaica Denmark and Japan with varying statistics about population poultry insurance and exports. Also notes remedies and health tips with brand names and odd historical tidbits.
In a curious crime tale the United States Marshal pursues smugglers of Paris gowns valued at many dollars, while a Philadelphia wife’s comical telegram to her husband from Atlantic City ends with a ten word limit joke about dying to see him.
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