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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1903
Page
2
Eight room house on over one acre of rich land in Colona. Includes fruit trees, office building, bare land, and every convenience on the premises. Contact H Weed Colona.
A series of Republican caucus announcements lists candidates for township collector and highway commissioner in multiple townships. Names include John B Kenfeld, John A Lilja, George W Eaton, Louis Johnson, Joseph Gladman, L H Grant, T G McIlvaine, Jasper A Ackerman, Henry Neelig, and Freeman Asig. Also includes a timetable listing stations and trains from Geneseo, Illinois with various express and local services.
A series of farm and land offerings listed by Fletcher Fleet & Co of Geneseo Illinois. Properties include 120 acre Geneseo area farms with varying soils and prices, 109 acre Missouri estate land near Monroe County, 160 acres in Barron County Wisconsin, 400 acres in Louisa County Iowa, and multiple 140 acre to 984 acre parcels with rail and town access. Prices range from 50 to 67.60 per acre with terms described. Land agents invite listing interests from buyers and note regional listings across Central Illinois and East Dakota.
W W Cole reports the eighth annual Illinois Farmers Institute at Bloomington featured national figures like Henry Wallace and Prof P G Holden. Talks covered seed corn, soil fertility, livestock efficiency, and balanced rations, urging practical farming systems and increased local farmer attendance next year.
Readers are promised a $2100 reward for any catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The ad asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, claims constitutional treatment, and offers testimonials with a $100 reward to prove failure. Address F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills recommended.
Sunday edition praises Emery C. Graves of Geneseo as Henry County State’s Attorney and a top candidate for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit judgeship. It extols his vigor, intellect, moral character, and sympathy for the weak while condemning hardened offenders.
The article lauds a prominent Henry County lawyer for a long, active practice and deep legal grounding. It notes his popularity, integrity, and respect from peers, with smiles toward a potential judgeship and advancement within the circuit.
Chicago makers E. C. De Witt & Co claim a Witch Hazel salve is a specific for piles eczema cuts burns and skin diseases. They warn of counterfeit copies and urge customers to demand DeWitt’s genuine salve from J. E. Wright.
Secretary S T Wray reports the Rockford Farmers District Mutual Tornado Insurance Company had its best year with policy numbers and written amounts near records. The one mill assessment was collected with minimal default, and the plan touts low costs and high coverage as a safer alternative to traditional insurers.
Cambridge residents and visitors are listed with names and movements. Mrs Jobo Johnson, Miss Eva Johnson, Gertrude Johnson and others are noted visiting Galva Osce or Cambridge. People move between Cambridge Osco Galesburg Talye and nearby towns. businesses and a Turner Dramatic Company event are mentioned amid weather and road conditions.
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