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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
11
The text discusses ongoing road issues with ruts and midheles, predicting many years before improvements reach light and heavy travel. It notes reliance on wagon attachments and gratitude toward the inventor amid current rough surfaces and frequent repairs.
The article discusses pruning fruit trees and plants for better growth, suggesting removing old growth and leaving a single whip or cutting back depending on tree age. It covers farming tasks like timber cutting devices, shearing methods, dairy pig nutrition with skim milk, and lessons on land use for forests and kerosene emulsion preparation.
The piece condemns hurry as America’s harmful habit, linking haste to nervous prostration and poor work. It cites quick lunch eateries and frenzied dining as catalysts, arguing rushed behavior harms digestion and overall well being, urging slower, focused effort.
The article discusses spring housecleaning as a burdensome but necessary farm task. It notes the uneven effort caused by family size and available help, the heavy work of lifting carpets, and the value of lighter, less labor intensive floor coverings to reduce yearly toil. It argues that carpets are costly and labor heavy yet important in cleaning decisions.
The piece notes early submarine experiments and a Confederate design by H. L. Senley, later compared to Civil War naval records. It recalls a perilous attempt to pass under ships, with seven crew lost, marked by bubbles as the craft sank in deep water. It also touches on debates about college course lengths.
Illinois residents report Bloomington’s old court house and much of the business district largely erased by a night fire. The new McLean County court house, Gothic with Bedford stone and Venetian marble corridors, is nearing completion at a cost of 600000. Dedicatory exercises are slated for June.
A severe storm moved northeast across McLean and nearby counties between 4 and 6 in the morning. It destroyed property, felled thousands of shade trees, damaged telephone and streetcar systems, and sparked fires. No deaths reported, but a boy was killed by lightning in Morrison.
Rev Edward Mawcett of St Bartholomew Englewood was elected bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Quincy after several ballots. Clergy favored Dr Lefingwell then Rev WH Moore and finally Rev Henny Chase. lay vote split and postponed actions.
At the Illinois Manual Training School farm in Glenwood, over 300 boys were cared for last year. Forty nine found homes, 104 returned to their families. Directors reelected Edward B Butler Edwin G Foreman and John S Field for three years. A committee was named to draft resolutions on the death of Mrs M T Clancy, longtime patron who funded Clancy Hall at Glenwood.
Adjutant General Smith issues order designating Illinois National Guard camp dates. First Infantry July 11 to 18, Second Infantry July 18 to 25, Seventh Infantry July 25 to Aug 1, Eighth Infantry Aug 1 to 8. Cavalry Artillery Engineers and Signal Sept 5 to 12. Naval militia cruise of instruction July 5 by divisions.
A Belleville jury in Justice Guentz's court returns a verdict against Rev. Charles H. Thompson, pastor of the African Methodist Church, who sued barber Baumgarten for damages under an equal rights statute. Thompson was refused a shoe shine in Baumgarten’s shop, which serves white patrons.
Col Isaac J. Elwood proposes a county seat settlement to end the feud between DeKalb and Sycamore by funding a non taxed institution for the needy on the railway line between the towns. Sycamore would contribute 50000 toward a 150000 fund, with a new courthouse to be built and the seat fixed in Sycamore.
The forty fifth annual Iuhnom State Sunday School Association meeting in Taylorville elected John Barson treasurer and chose officers including President EE Hart First Vice President O Berry Second Vice President O Maxfield General Secretary WOB Jago Assistant Secretary Mina Mary Bragg and several department heads with notable Chicago and Clinton members listed among the volunteers and committees.
Masked bandits held up a Central Street car near Sherman Avenue injuring no one and stealing S100 in cash from conductor Chris Matheson and motorman John Beown. The two victims were searched and the culprits fled into a nearby wooded prairie area heading toward the end of the line.
Belleville clubwomen push to abolish the girls high school on grounds that heavy education harms the poor and would reduce servant demand. School board members and many citizens support equal education for all, though some factions remain opposed to closing the high school.
The Joliet State Penitentiary opened a new dining hall where about 1200 prisoners from the shops filed in to eat on china plates. Superintendent Mallory and visitors watched as inmates, accustomed to cells for 22 years, enjoyed the $45,000 hall that seats 1,050 with waiters serving along aisles.
The Joliet mayor’s appointments were approved by the aldermen ending a deadlock. Theodore Bunren was named chief of police and Join Sexton fire marshal despite opposition from twelve aldermen. Firefighter veteran John D. Paige was removed as a result of Sexton’s appointment.
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