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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
16
An old advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a safe aid for “change of life” symptoms. It describes anxiety hot flashes headaches backaches and dizziness and claims intelligent women heed these warnings and rely on the remedy to support the nervous system during midlife transitions.
Fragmentary historic text recounts patient testimonials, obituaries and notices from St Anne area. Includes medical ads, a death notice for Johnnie Edward Goers, and a Bucklen Arnica Salve testimonial plus local church event notes.
Alba reports include visits by Sophie Vandersnick and Henry Peck families, Peter Grippe installing a phone, Wm Wildermuth and Frank Wilson shipping cattle to Chicago, and John Sanders’s sister and Mr Sutch from Harrisburg arriving to consider a western move. Chamberlain’s Tablets praised by Darius Downey.
An advertisement touts Mi-O-NA as a cure for stomach misery with claims of relief from dizziness headaches and sleeplessness. Separate notice announces a mortgage foreclosure sale in Henry County Illinois with parcel details and bidding terms, plus an estate sale for Rachel Ann McHenry in Geneseo.
The letter from Drvanhild of Brievaje Ontario dated May 4 1910 describes chronic bronchitis and a run down condition. After taking Vinol from Stamm druggist Geneseo the writer reports weight and strength gain and relief from bronchial trouble enabling a return to work. The ad argues Vinol’s tonic iron and liver components offer a constitutional cure, not a cough syrup palliative, with a money back offer.
Hugh Tallman of San Antonio writes that Dr King’s New Life Pills give heatrht vigorous life and energy. He believes they are the best made for stomach, liver or kidney troubles and notes they cost 25 cents at J Wright’s.
Fragmentary items mention a sale of hogs for 4670 at a local farm club meeting scheduled with H E Ferguson, and a monthly sun club shoot on a Tuesday. An old respected resident from Orion, Ent Pershing, is noted with an evening gathering after a long illness, while a funeral is described as held from a local church.
Henry County Illinois court authorized sale of real property at 199 South State Street Geneseo through Milton E Pritts as administrator. The parcel described as 20 feet north of lot 14 block 4 Murgon Second Addition to Geneseo, with right of way to second story stair and access by building owner Robert J Stein. Sale to highest bidder with abstract provided. date May 4 1912 at 2 PM.
Public sale of a one thousand dollar value unreleased homestead estate in Geneseo Henry County Illinois. The property at 436 North College Avenue Geneseo is to be sold to the highest bidder with ten percent cash due day of sale and remaining balance approved by the court. Sale set for May 4 1912 with terms and title conveyed as court orders.
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