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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1907
Page
3
The piece traces past opposition to street lighting on religious moral medical and police grounds noting how views shifted from oil and gas to electric illumination. It cites the General Electric Company figures and ends by endorsing Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy.
Mrs James Stewart visited Clinton last Thursday while Mr and Mrs Ara Perault called on friends in Morrison. Mrs Clifford Reynolds and Clyde visited Sterling Friday. Miss Julia Drafa of Chicago came for a visit. Mrs Chas Emery and Mrs Stakes from Prophetstown attended Clifford Reynolds Monday. Mrs Will Green returned to Peoria after weeks with her sister. L A S met at Mrs Clinton Wildmans with about forty present and two new members added. Funeral services for W R Rogers at Yorktown drew Leon residents to attend. Remains buried at Sheffield cemetery after wife’s interment two weeks earlier. Local ads note models avoid corsets and Hollister’s tea. Eunice Haley of Wheaton Illinois State organizer of W C T U led a meeting in Leon, resulting in C T U organization with fourteen members. Officers elected: President Mrs Reese, Vice President Mrs Solars, Secretary Mrs Berry, Treasurer Mrs Welch Prophetstomp Echo.
A walnut pin driven into a four foot long peg inside a Greenfield Indiana log suggests a 75 year old method of resolving spousal discord by pinning locks of hair to a heart. Locals recall the pioneer custom and speculate on its origin and meaning.
Royal tale centers on Princess Clementine and a duke promising a complete costume after a South seas trip while a sister gifts glass beads. The other vignette describes the Pope’s Golden Rose given to Princess Ena, a gold plant in a jeweled pot with papal arms and a tiny palm leaf blessed by the Pope.
An old advertisement attacks digestive and organ weakness linking stomach nerves to broader health. It claims Dr Shoop's Restorative cures internal nerves and offers free samples and books on dyspepsia heart and kidneys. It urges readers to write for the free book and notes the product being sold by dealers.
Longstanding peace disruption prompts residents to prosecute offenders. They ban hunting on Sundays and forbid hunters from using farms under their control, naming several local signatories and calling for action against violators.
A quirky Q and A chain presents mis-spellings of common phrases as puns. Each line reinterprets a miss sound with humorous answers like mis-guide mis-call and mis-conduct. The teaser invites readers to match spelling to meaning and enjoy the wordplay.
An article extols wheat as containing all fourteen essential body elements and links Malta-Vita to this claim. It describes Malta-Vita as steamed wheat with barley malt and salt, cooked cleanly to produce maltose, marketed by grocers at ten cents per large package.
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