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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
2
A testimonial extols Electric Bitters as grand family medicine improving digestion and vitality for both sexes. The product is sold under guarantee at J Ed Wright’s wagon store for 50 cents, with a New York signer praising its benefits.
A long account details the Quaker Lane community in Illinois and its early schools. It traces shifts from log to brick buildings, noted teachers, and rival literary societies. Faced with consolidation, farmers and Grange members debated five districts then three, culminating in petitions to the county superintendent.
A detailed account from Macomb highlights John Swaney's rural school plan in Putnam County. The campus features a brick four room building, an auditorium carved from attic space, a dammed stream, an agriculture program, and a dedicated transportation system with custom wagons. the principal earns $900 yearly and staff include graduates from Northwestern, Chicago, and state normal schools. The article presents the campus as a practical model for rural education expanding toward state university standards and agricultural emphasis.
Tom Moore of Cochran Georgia reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed a severe bag sore and let him return to work. The article notes successful remedy sales under guarantee at Wright's store and mentions Dr J T Folson of the University of Illinois discussing clover pests and remedies for the Illinois Farmers Institute.
An issue lists hundreds of fine pianos from Lyon & Healy and allies after Thompson Music Co and Healy Music Co retirement. Prices are unusually low with plans for 30 day stock clearance. Buyers can request list and arrange monthly payments, address 77 Adams Street Chicago.
Attorney Henry Stelk reports sufficient signers and excess acreage pledged for Union Drainage District No 1. Arthur Burrall aims to let each resident sign before filing with Atkinson town clerk. After petition is verified, three commissioners will be chosen from area highway officials, completing organization and enabling work possibly this fall for next year’s drainage benefits.
Lester M. Nelson of Nantes Maine writes that Dr Kings New Discovery saved his life after years of using it for coughs and colds. The letter extols its throat and lung benefits and claims the remedy has stood at the head of its field for nearly forty years. A trial bottle is offered free with a purchase option.
A dispersed notice from residents near Geneseo states they will prosecute all Sunday hunters and ban hunting on Sundays on their farms or farms under their control. They warn trespassing will not be tolerated and list several local signatories and residents supporting the stance.
Nancy Mardula Doolittle born in Vermont in 1828 died in Atkinson May 28 1908 aged 84 years 9 months and 12 days after a life of travel and faith. She lived in Princeton Princeton Princeton Des Moines Lutherton Mt. Pleasant Ludington Boyne City and Atkinson with husband J O Doolittle and children. funeral at home May 28 interment at Princeton.
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