Geneseo Apings and Local News Roundup
J D Ford left Tuesday for a short stay in Chicago. Mrs Rose Davis and Miss Nellie McFadyen visited relatives in Culona. Andrew Wedlein and Mr and Mrs J A Stafford of Orion were in town for the funeral of Mrs Louis Heier. The article notes births, visits, illnesses, and community happenings including a fire at a farm, and a legal notice about the Concrete Construction Co seeking a receiver in Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Davis
Nellie McFadyen
Culona
Adam Schnabere
Palace Ruw
Andrew Wedlein
Iowa
Jobo Moore
Chicago
Weenette -Idram
T G Mellyaie
Mary Cole
Nooor
Louise Ross
Helen Hardy
Evanston
James Birgle
Des Moines
Moline Dispatch
H Bourres
Burrells
Trinity Episcopal Church
Wid
J A Hofer
Hubbard
Jens
Bevia
Louis Heier
Hofer
Vistting
Mindje Gruittman
Genesco
Herman Janseo
Bee
Adolph Ott
Rock Island
Irene
Dorothy
Sharon church to be dedicated July seventh
Mrs Fred Rieley and family appear on the sick list. Community members visiters and relatives gather at Rieley and Withrow households. The Sharon church will be dedicated Sunday July 7 at 10 00 am with invitation to the public. Bridge at the pumping station is reported completed boosting local pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rieley
Alden McHenry
Sharon
Wa, Santee, Sr
Geneseo
Fred Riieley
Wm. Santees
Phenix
Salem and Sharon churches hold services and conference
Sunday services at Salem church were attended by Milton Santee and family with preaching planned for July 1 at 1 30 PM. A Fourth Quarterly Conference will be at Salem on Saturday July 2 at 4 PM. Members who have not contributed to Elder's claim are urged to come by and bring twine for crop securing. FE Mier, president of the Combination Part Association, announces scaled bids due July 5 at 6 PM for an unspecified item on association premises. the bar will be sold to the duchess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Sharon Church
Fourth Quarterly Conference
Geneseo
FE Mier
Combination Part Association
Syiie
Let Them Come West by J B Angell
The article urges Eastern readers to migrate westward amid pessimism. It praises Angell as an educational sage who promotes hope, contrasting Wall Street confines with vast prairies and crops. It argues Western ideals offer brighter prospects and mellow sunshine for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Angell
East
Galesburg
Republican Register
Hudson
Wall Street
West
Willi
Literary Flavor and a Dream of Publication
A writers discussion reveals publishers' intolerance for stories lacking literary flavor while a tale about romance avoids big social issues. A tale aims to entertain with literary flavor rather than fame or politics, provoking questions about what makes a publishable work.
Geneseo Lodge Mourns Death Of Brother George F P Godfrey
Geneseo Lodge No 1721 0 O F notes the death of Brother George F P Godfrey oldest member. Committee resolves heartfelt sympathy to his son and family and orders resolutions entered in lodge records printed in the paper and sent to the mourning son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneseo Lodge
George FP
Godfrey
Wuolle
George F. Godfrey
Resulven
W. S. Goren Ben
Porter Likex
Gani Lacer
Visitors and Local Returns Highlight Galva Weekend
Cambridge residents Lilian Holmquist and John Fairlie visited Galva and Keewanee relatives while P U L Nelson and Susa Lincoln traveled between Kewanee and Cambridge. Ed Miller hosted guests. O W Hoit offered twine for cash at 8 to 9 cents per pound for crop needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneseo
Lydia Berges
Ida Mellvain
Central Union Exchange
Wiganette
Lilian Holmquist
Galva
P UL. Nelson
Kewanee
Susa Lincoln
Ed Miller
John Fairlie
Moline
O. W. Hoit
Généseo
In Memoriam Henry Clark Died June 24
In loving memory of Henry Clark who died June 24 a verse tribute speaks of relentless death, bitter grief, and lasting remembrance. Acknowledges absence but presence in hearts through a small token from Cynthia Stanbro.
The Sailor Prince and Royal Maritime Legacy
The article surveys royal ties to the sea from Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice to current royal education plans. It notes the Prince of Wales will educate his eldest at the Royal Naval College Osborn and the second son Albert, age 12, will pursue a sea career. It recounts historic naval roles of royal figures and a wartime incident with an improvised explosive device. It ends with a veteran’s dying moment and a wife’s comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Royal Naval College of
Osbhorne
Albert
England
Portugal
Spain
Prince Rupert
Prince Maurice
Charlies I
James I
Oliver Crémyell
Blake
Tagus
Rupert
Commonwealth
Queen Ann
George III
Edward, Duke of York
Centurion
World Fact Snippets From An Early 20th Century Page
Flour will put out burning oil. Acrobats and jugglers never smoke. The Emperor of Japan has thirty residences. The autograph of Columbus is worth 4500 dollars. Belgian gas potato eaters misprint the Irish. Railway fares in Hungary average a third of a cent per mile. One man in five and one woman in thirty are color blind. In cities 14000 microbes are revealed hourly. in the country 1600. The choir of the Mormon Temple at Salt Lake City has 850 voices, the largest in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Hungary
Salt Lake City
Proverbs and Phrases Sayings and Translations
A compilation of aphorisms and maxims with multilingual origins. Notable lines include Pleasures are the baits of evil, Speak little with others, much with thyself, and He that spares something today will have something tomorrow. Variations appear in Latin French German and Chinese phrasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana
TégHan
Peddlers to Millionaires from Humble Beginnings
Four future fortunes arose from modest starts in the late 19th century. Russell Sage began at 12 selling groceries. Jay Gould sold mousetraps in New York. Curtis Huntington learned bargaining selling clocks. John Jacob Astor started as a German immigrant peddler before entering the fur trade and partnerships that built vast wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Ollis
Huntington
Jay Gould
Russell Sage
Lfe
Jhurhamville
N. 5
New York City
Gould
Helen Gould
Count Boni de Castellane
George Gould
New York
Curtis P. Huntington
Connecticut
John Jacob Astor
Waldorf
Germany
London
Astor
John Jacob
New World
América
Escaping the Fire and a Writer's Arkansas Wanderings
A famed author famed for roaming in search of local color visits Arkansas. He questions a third floor hotel layout and asks how to escape a fire, only to be told the night watchman with a shotgun would tie up the bulldog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandford
Bond
Arkansas
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J .D. Ford
Joseph Sale
Blue Isinad
Lotta Sale
J. Limle
E. E. Ball
Wm Farrer
J A Stafford
Orion
E. E Rovinson
First National Bank
Ripper Jown
Crosier
Robinson
W I. Miligan
Ottawa
Wuistiam Eichelberger
Dorothy Mills- Erd
Arthur Cook
Milligan
Kate
Miss Miligan
Ganeseu
Adam Sconabelé
Pfeter de Hines
Marshal Town
Istb
Propupar Caves
la Vt
Switzerland
Aso
Otarway R.aces
Robert D Boice
WSF
Boice
Ste
Central Trust and Savings Bank
Oakwoodemetery Assocation
Willam S Corey
Jane E Wheeler
Buffalo
Corey Wi
Mr. Corey
Lucy Young
Henry
George G. Mowry
Siss Sut
Canton
Amy Watson
Hugh Harrison
Davenport
Harrison
E. B. Dawes
Ida B. Dawes
Godfrey & Leibee
Frank Parquer
Eilis & McHenry
Swanson Brothers
Jacob Leiibee
Sanrday
Roy Leibee Dod Child
Roy Leibee
Gust. Miller
Harper
Dre
Maller
Moline Mail and Journal
I Kenworthy & Kenworthy
Peoria
Concrete Construction Co
Adair Pleasants
Comany
PINE
Brown’'S
Phenin
Albert Erdman
Edd Rasers
Mr Hunt
Ray Kelley
Armington
Virgil McHenry
Sonaay
Francis McHenry
Nannie McHenry
Mra
Will Withrow
Amariah Withrow
Milton Santee
Wm Santee
Salem Church
Alfred Js Love
Philadelphia
Mary Simpson
United States
Tuttsburg
Cambridge
the Sailor Prince
Columbus
Geneseo, Illinois
Fairbanks, Morse & CO
New Holland
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