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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1902
Page
2
Train timetable fragment shows east and west bound services at Burlington Crossing with unclear times and train numbers. The readable items include eastbound and westbound references and a partial schedule indicating evening departures.
A scanned ballot-style list shows candidates for multiple offices including Treasurer Fred A Busse, Chr Mamere for Supreme Court Clerk, Alfred Bayliss for Superintendent, Mrs Laura Evans and William K B McKinley Le Abraich as University Trustees, Jerk of Appellate Court Duff y, Port ongressmat GhO W Prince for Senator, and others such as State Senator, Representative Ames Noyes, County Judge JH Chesley, County Clerk Frank G Weeton, Sheriff Bruce H Stiers, and County Treasurer John S Smith. The text is garbled with OCR errors and mis-spellings.
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a universal tonic capable of toning the stomach regulating the kidneys and bowels stimulating the liver and nerves and aiding recovery from malaria. It claims relief from kidney and liver troubles nervousness insomnia rheumatism and neurabia with satisfaction guaranteed by J E Wright and lists a variety of local names and travel notes from the community.
Mr Wells of Deer Park Long Island praises Chamberlains Pain Balm as the best liniment for strains after a winter lameness case. Sold by J E Wright and K A Pelverson. A political notice details Peoria at the cut paico event with Senator Mark Hanova and other officials preparing speeches and a Republican convention agenda.
Roy Woodruff and Bert Woodward spent Sunday together in Prophetstown while others traveled to Chicago and remain near Thomp son for a few days. Miss Martha Linkhart visited her parents near Thomps on. Grandmother Goodell remains ill. Emma Wells of Aberdeen helps at Myron Howland's care for her mother. William and Mrs Martin of Round Grove visited at Myron Robinson's. George Shearer lost a pocketbook on the Fourth from Clinton. Lincoln. Frank Luther came to attend his daughter’s illness. Mrs Barnhart Sandrock dies at 57 with ten children. funeral in Fairfield cemetery Yorktown. The Fourth at Woodward's Bluff drew about a thousand. Floyd Black wins elocution prize. Wirsching baby wins baby show. Needham old soldier tale. Some residents visit Tampico, Lyons, Geneseo. others go to Clinton and Hoop Pole.
The report notes Kaaba as a chestnut horse with a pedigree tracing to Dam Mar Bello and Tom Edison. It lists multiple ancestors and offspring such as Maggie C Baywood Lulu McCurdy Belle Wheelock and Romulus with performance notes like 2.30 and 7 ata2-0e.
Reader sees a mix of health claims and innovations. A patented rural mail carriage by Brederik Hamilton aims to deliver mail directly into farms via an automatic carriage within the mailbox powered by electricity. The article also promotes Rocky Mountain camping and Rio Grande excursion rates with travel tips and a free booklet from S. K. Hooper, Denver.
A Chicago State Humane Officer warns shippers to cool stock before loading and keep cars clean and bedded with fresh bedding. Overloading and poor car conditions cause many deaths and cripples, especially in hot weather, with losses of up to twenty five hogs per car and about $400 per incident.
The Hennepin Canal from the Illinois River near Hennepin to the Rock River junction at Rock Falls has progressed after fourteen years of work. Forecasted costs approach ten million dollars with a steel and concrete dam across Rock River at Rock Falls, forming a 40 acre lake north of the river.
Advertises a druggist cautions readers against claiming a universal cure for all headaches. Warns about potential misinformation and urges consulting reliable remedies and medical advice rather than sensational claims.
The data shows farmers own seven tenths of Illinois farms while seventy four percent are run by cash tenants and operate on shares. The state has 1.4 percent red farms with 83 212 acres and 3 829 881 acres across 1M acre tracts. Farm sizes vary with 1 854 farms under three acres and 67 851 between fifty and ninety nine acres reflecting urban dairy and vegetable farms.
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