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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1911
Page
20
A Bloomington resident proposes a chilling method to exterminate dandelions by choking the plant, removing its eyes with a pin, and using chloroform and carbolic acid. The brutal technique involves placing bricks, fumigation, and cement to prevent spread, described as a city wide solution for lawn pests.
A doctor tells Mary she is anemic due to pallor. A few days later a child exclaims to her mother about an “anemie horse” that is described as "white as he could be" in a judge’s remark.
A historical editorial argues that the easiest path is not the best, citing a Chicago counterfeit case where a man earned a loss on each nickel. It asserts that crooked gains harm real value and that effort and honesty yield better results, noting that avoiding work yields the poorest returns.
Washington corre spondents note no real deficit in the post office department with a small six month gap of 40863 dollars. The department claims added postal facilities and routes while salaries rose and employment increased.
The chief chemist of the Department of Agriculture warns readers about headache powders. He notes a rise in use and frequent deaths from these preparations. Relief comes by depressing the heart, causing serious heart injury. Powders contain acetanelid or similar drugs and doses of four to six grains, risking repeated use and higher mortality.
A teacher asks who was the first man. A boy claims Washington was first in war and peace and in hearts. Another student says he cannot name the first man and challenges Washington's place, citing a history book about Washington marrying a widow.
The Moline Dispatch notes Cardinal Gibbons nearing 77, still walking Baltimore streets daily and meeting reporters at his desk. He leads a simple life with butter milk and roasts, maintains a brisk four to five mile routine, and draws broad respect across church affiliations.
The piece notes St Augustine founded in 1565 as the first permanent European settlement in the United States. It contrasts Acoma mentioned early by Fray Marcos de Niza with Coronado’s 1540 siege and capture. It describes Acoma as a high cliff city once populated by up to 6000 people and built to resist Navajo and Apache attacks.
The Rock Island Argus reports alfalfa can be grown in Rock Island County as shown by Sam Sears near Milan. His two acres yielded four cuts with a profitable harvest, and alfalfa is noted for soil health, grazing potential, and easy inoculation using dirt from sweet clover areas.
An old exchange outlines a salutation to the newspaper editor. The seeker is told to rap three times at the inner door, reveal name and address, and confess debt. Inside, they present a ten dollar bill with the line Were you looking for me before the editor presses the bill and replies You bet.
A compact collection of two aphorisms. Jean Ingelow notes the impossibility of taking rubbish beyond this world and calls mansions akin to lumber rooms, while Lincoln jokes that with an elephant ready to bolt it is wiser to let it run free.
The Galesburg Republican Register questions the cause of rapidly rising insanity in Illinois. It notes ten-year increases in state hospital inmates far exceed projections, urges scrutiny of poverty, intemperance, illness, and worry, and warns a new, costly asylum may be needed to curb the trend.
A school scene records a teacher guiding a boy named Johnny to sing and stand straight while a girl asks for a whistle to help him reach the note. The moment ends with the singing halted and the teacher seeking the reason for the request.
In Georgia Prof J P Campbell reports 90 counties host boys clubs with 4 000 members and 12 counties host girls clubs with 1 000 members. Boys focus on corn raising while girls handle poultry canning and domestic work. Georgia soil could yield 140 bushels per acre in some areas and 50 to 60 bushels statewide. South Carolina reports similar growth as the movement spreads across the South.
A planned merger unites three major midwest gas and electric firms the Illinois Valley Gas and Electric Co the Economy Light Power Co and the North Shore Electric Co into one large system. Insull family firms back the deal with Commonwealth Edison as a key influence as Charles A Monroe leads the Illinois Valley and Samuel Insull heads the overall group.
A Washington Star quotation contrasts sneering outsiders with those who help others. It praises the person who supports someone who has fallen behind and shows true nerve by lending a guiding hand rather than bragging at success.
The term vaudeville derives from Xaux de Vire a hamlet near Vire in Switzerland The town in the fifteenth century housed Oliver Basselin famed for witty drinking songs His famous song mocked the singer's red nose in a merry dissertation
In Toledo, Mr Cotter Tarter and Mrs C T quarrel over a supposed wedding tour. The pair debate whether the trip is a wedding journey or a lecture tour, with neighbors listening and teasing.
A newspaper notice seeks a gentle driving horse. Interested parties are instructed to inquire at the office for details and arrangements.
A fragment notes diverse hair fashions from puffs to chignons and Psyche-knots, listing styles like braids, crimps, nets, and curls. It also quotes a call for universal independence and a line on work and place from Abraham Lincoln.
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