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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1893
Page
2
A garbled timetable lists routes through Washington Kansas City Council Bluffs Denver St Paul and Rocky Mountain lines with daily and except Sunday terms. It mentions Brown as agent and various times such as 2 pm 3 pm 8 3 lp m and 10 35 p m along multiple connections and daily via routes.
European Letters No 2s recount a long journey through Pays with steep grades and a three-car narrow gauge train, including a 2500 foot ascent and a Lake Brienz voyage by steamer. Observations detail Reiserstall, scenic cascades, Swiss peasants in traditional dress, and a transit into Interlaken via canal, with a resort crowd and Kursaal fireworks before sunrise.
The writer details mountain views at Jung Fran Bernese Alps foot, two famed Lauter Bräu cascades, Staub Back drop of 1900 feet, and a 1000 foot climb. They plan more visits to Rome and Materhorn area, critique overambitious itineraries, note St Bernard dogs, and mention Rome fountain superstition. Also references to local ads, politics, and notable deaths.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood based internal remedy with testimonials. Also reported is the death of Mrs Sarah A Davidson aged 83, Lewistown, mother of W T Davidson and J M Davidson, who hosted figures like Peter Cartwright and Abraham Lincoln during Illinois pioneer days.
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as a rapid fix for sprains and many injuries claiming relief in days and urging customers to avoid rivals. It also notes the death of Mrs Elizabeth Bennethy, a Hancock County settler, aged over 92, reported Saturday.
J B Wilson of Sharpsburg Pa asserts Dr King's New Discovery cured his wife after pneumonia threat from grip and failing remedies. Robert Barber of Cooksport Pa says it did more good for long trouble than anything before. Free trial bottles at J E Wright's Drug store with large bottles priced 60 and 1.00.
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