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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1912
Page
12
A promotion promises a free consultation and one free treatment to demonstrate a meth detox method. The offer targets individuals seeking alleged cures and relies on bold claims of effectiveness. The wording implies a sales pitch for a meth recovery method rather than a vetted medical treatment.
Sunday and midweek services at the Hosford building, Armory temperance mass meetings, and diverse church activities are listed. Pastors Lorimer Harper Giese leadings, with communion, Bible classes, and union services noted amid election and league reports.
Fragmentary quotes from a Cleveland Plain Dealer piece mix a hiring question about marriage with a captain who died by rope and a wry line about genius. The text juxtaposes social inquiry with dark humor and literary references to de Goncourt and Schiller.
Dr A T Peters, Illinois livestock authority, spoke to Henry county livestock men in Geneseo on hog cholera prevention. He urged organization and sanitation, noted free but limited serum, and said eradication could take four to five years with proper vaccination and disinfecting efforts. Livestock men W T Jeffrey and Clyde P Ford were credited for arranging the visit. Peters later vaccinated about 125 hogs in three herds Friday.
The Lowes family expresses deep thanks for the kindness shown during and after their mother’s death. William Lowes Mrs Beasie Shermar Forrest M Lowes extend sincere appreciation to friends for support. Farm and Home London records a humorous potato digging exchange.
Community items from Colona include visits by Bruce Colona residents W. O. Skinner and family, church services next Sunday at M E church, and a sale at Hincan store. Advertisements tout building materials from J W Goss Co and a large auction turnout. a Minnesota farm listing offers 3 000 down and 4 percent financing for a two mile from town property with crops listed.
A torn fragmentary page mentions a low turnout in an election with a third of the usual vote polled. It notes J W Goss & Co of Geneseo offering low prices on building, and Otto Johnson seeking assessor nomination with strong party support. A revival by Rev Rosander and an Anti-Saloon League meeting in the M E Church is reported. A Young People’s Literary Society bazaar is planned at the Lutheran church with lunch boxes requested.
Mrs. Jennie Breen of Galva is expected to inherit from an estate valued at about 32 million dollars with lands in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The estate has seven direct heirs including Mrs Breen's mother Mrs W B Todd, and some land granted decades earlier to Revolutionary War soldiers. The news was relayed by her uncle John Lafferty of Lafayette. The inheritance is described as a rare event prompting congratulations.
Town residents vote April second for town officers including Supervisor Clerk Assessor and Highway Commissioner. Voters decide if the town remains a Santaicon Territory while polling places open 7 am to 7 pm with sessions at Wiswani Hall and other district sites.
The notice asks how much more money a farmer could earn at year end if weather hazards were absent and land value would double in five years. It invites readers to attend an exhibition on March 19 to learn about advantages and easy terms for seeding.
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