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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1912
Page
19
Activities on Campbells Island will commence late this summer due to high water. Repairs to the bridge and streetcar lines are delayed as water remains elevated. Erection of the fine two story building will be built on land this summer with many features planned.
In Harper's Weekly, a distressed Mrs Moriarty challenges a medium claiming the spirit of her deceased husband wishes to communicate. The woman dismisses the setup while describing table knocks as proof, arguing the phenomenon is not persuading her.
A public notice offers free consultation and examination at Genessee Hotel for deformities and chronic illnesses in men women and children. Doctors claim high success rates and promise no surgery or blood loss, requesting patients bring urine for analysis and to spread word of their results. The free offer lasts one day only with hours from 10 to 8.
A rambling dialogue in a train car features a boastful political agitator claiming to back Cleveland and promising a forest of trees for votes. The scene unfolds with a sharp observer exposing evasive diplomacy and a dramatic reveal identifying the man as Grover Cleveland.
Anton Piper, a former U S soldier, was twice enlisted and wounded three times but is denied a berth in the soldiers home. Taken to the Bureau county infirmary, Piper had a furlough to visit a brother in Arizona and never returned.
An elderly man identified as Mr. Piper faced pension issues after using an assumed name and being listed as a deserter on his wartime roll. He reappeared at war’s end and received an honorable discharge, drawing a pension for years until Arizona’s status invalidated his service. Now old age drives him to seek county aid.
Judge and Mrs Ramsay along with Mr. who will hire Amos Ott of Prophetstown Illinois for August. The party plans an eastward auto tour with no fixed route or schedule and will stop as desired. Ott’s driving experience is cited to justify the engagement for the summer trip.
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