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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1912
Page
6
Community notices list sales and specials at Lyon & Weekley and Atkinson Lumber Yard. Social updates include visits by Emma Peck and Miss Hoogerwerf, a birthday surprise for P. B. Goldberg, and a Roman Catholic wedding at St Anthony's with a Minnesota trip planned for the newlywed couple.
An unnamed Western senator known for biting sarcasm once declined a friend's suggestion to appoint another friend to a minor government post. The anecdote notes the sharp rebuke and suggests reserving sarcasm for enemies rather than friends, whom the writer says remain in increasing numbers.
The Pleasant W C T U hosted a grandmothers party at Mrs H I Ly s home Friday from 3 to 6 with sixteen grandmothers representing 121 grandchildren. Prizes for most grandchildren went to Mrs Lloyd with 32. second prize to Mrs Williams Nowers with 23. a social hour and supper followed a program of recitations solos and songs by local members.
A community picnic is planned for Sunday July 28 at Ben Du Pre's grove five miles NW of Atkinson. Activities start 10 a m with races for various ages, a blue rock shoot at 2:30, baseball and bowling contests, and prizes for families with many children or sons on site.
John H. Eshelman died July 17 1912 near Hooppole Illinois after a long illness of nearly three years. He was born February 3 1855 in Fairfield Adams County Pennsylvania and lived near Gettysburg during the Civil War. He married Margaret E Weaver on March 13 1883 and they farmed near Sheffield before moving to the vicinity in 1896. He leaves his wife five sons Edward Charles Harry George James and daughter Mrs Ernest Shultz of Tampico a grandson George Shultz four brothers William George Emory and four sisters. He was 57 and remembered Civil War incidents.
A Missouri man in New York touts western strength while noting the region bears the goat role in currency policy. He laments iron dollars and hopes to carry enough paper money home to last until his next visit, expressing homesick resolve.
The article describes a New York florist who says he can grow lettuce in ten minutes using soaked beads, quicklime, loam, and alcohol. A box bed supposedly yields two tiny leaves per hour, allowing guests to pluck fresh salad at table. The writer humorously notes other culinary marvels and future wonders.
An excerpt from Benjamin Franklin's auto biography describes a poor sweeper who offered to clean streets for six pence per month per house. Franklin printed a paper outlining neighborhood benefits and obtained unanimous subscription to pay the six pence. The episode spurred broader street paving and willingness to fund a tax.
Wm Eckert a business caller in Moline last week. Mrs Minor Van Scopoe of Anna Wanzy visited Monday with her parents Mr and Mrs W S Andris Wm Wildermuth and Frank Wilson were in St Paul last week where The ERE had a couple carloads of cattle. Fancy Elberta peaches priced at 1 75 a bushel by Lager Co orders via telephone today. John Lauder and family and his brother in law and sister attended Ringling Brothers at Kewanee this week. Dallas Knowlton of Princeton visits farm to help John Deyenny with work. One car and 4 00 bushels on track at Anna Ivan this week. Telephone orders to Hager Co. Miss Hazel Jones has returned to Kewanee after visiting Mrs James McNeill. Mrs W O McNeill and her mother Mrs Browning of Annawan visited James and Fred Frankenrider. Threshing planned for south of Annwan Bendift Lawn near J C Hammond City Hospital grounds Tuesday eve 30 Ice cream and cake Music by the band.
In Cleveland a girl named Algie Graham Livingston declares she will write a spelling book someday. When asked how to spell "Yaining" she answers We double I with a playful shake of her head, amusing family and onlookers.
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