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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1906
Page
15
Mrs. Mary H. Walters of St. Clair Street Columbus Ohio suffered extreme starvation due to a failing stomach and useless medicines. She credits Electric Bitters with immediate improvement and a complete cure, calling it the best health tonic on earth and noting a $6.00 guarantee by J E Wright druggist.
A Sterling correspondent offers detailed guidance on tree planting and care. Emphasizes preserving roots, proper hole size, soil packing, pruning philosophy, and long term growth considerations for elm, maple, fruit trees, grapes, currants, and garden plantings.
An advertisement touts a guaranteed cure for piles claiming relief within 14 days using a product named Pazo Ointment priced at 50 cents. The copy asserts effectiveness for bleeding, protruding piles and promises defense by Derogeists.
Illinois shows a sustained rise in average corn yield per acre over recent years aided by seed testing, seed selection, proper planting, and cultivation. Data from nine years of experiments highlight optimal planting windows, shallow depth, light cultivation, and the value of phosphorus to boost yields, with rotation and organic matter essential to soil health.
A fragmentary sale notice lists a product with the instruction to avoid guessing details and notes price at 2i. Sold by F A Petersan.
Evangelist William Sunday plans to visit Prophetstown around May 20 for a series of meetings. Several sites for a large tabernacle are under consideration and one will imitate the tabernacles used elsewhere.
Kendall of Philipsburg Kansas swears Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures felons and a host of ailments including burns boils sores and wounds. The salve is sold at J E Wright drug store for 25 cents with guarantee of relief.
Special meeting reports Webster Bros of Shelbyville Ill as lowest bidder for Fourth ward sewerage. Council grants power to close contract. Contract: 400 ft of 12 inch tile at 23 cents per ft and 2900 ft of tile at 32 cents per ft plus various connections and rates. City Clerk Hanrenr records adjournment.
An advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a quick remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and related symptoms. It urges trying a test bottle for 25 cents or a full bottle for 75 cents and claims the product is harmless and non-alcoholic. It mentions J.E. Wright's as the seller and promotes Green's Prize Almanac.
Grand View notes move to late page. John Sears moved to his brother William Sears farm in Cornwall last Monday. H C Little Jr. helped his brother Frank in Pouraine last Monday. Mrs John Mowbray visited Fred Larson last Monday. School closes this Wednesday for three months, Miss Beam stays for spring term. Axel Johnson to work Sears place next year. Philip Larson home this week visiting parents. Hermut Lohman cutting wood north of Geneseo. Arthur Parson rented land from father for farming season.
Mrs Mary Dimmick of Washington writes that after doctors warned of possible surgery she used Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and recovered fully. She praises the remedy and urges other women to read the letter and seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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