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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1912
Page
4
The Genessee Republic prints 189,800 complete copies for the year ending Dec 29 1911 with average daily circulation shown. Public notices include sworn statements by Beale Schnabele and others, detailing print totals and official attestations in February 1932. The document references road-building debates and farmer views on state aid.
An old advertisement argues Ayer's Sarsaparilla is a tonic not a stimulant or abceut. It claims benefits for the liver and overall well being, urging readers to ask their physician about using the pills and noting the Lowell Massachusetts firm, The J C Ayer Co, has produced them for many years.
WH and neighbors argue about chickens dogs and livestock disturbing sleep and property. One resident demands muzzle on a rooster and threats to confront a son who throws rocks. The piece ends with a line praising advertisements in the paper.
The Whiteside Sentinel reports a proposed Cambridge rail line from Sterling to Geneseo with potential extension to Galesburg. A charter is granted for Cambridge Railroad with $200000 capital, naming officers and outlining a northern Sterling terminal and possible entry routes via Morrison Nelson or Rock Falls. The plan seeks to connect with North Western and Burlington lines, with a future electric capability. Memorial Day lists Civil War and Spanish American War veterans connected to Geneseo, including numerous company affiliations and survivor notes.
Prepared for the Committee on Agriculture Illinois Bankers Ottawa Illinois argues parents should keep sons on the farm. It stresses farm life as vital and uplifting, urging precept and example to show the farm as the best place to raise healthy, useful lives and to sustain national strength.
Wisconsin agriculture graduates are in demand with salaries ranging from 606 to 23900 a year as farms shift to scientific methods. The era of rule of thumb farming ends and educated approaches rise, urging expansion of agricultural schooling for a brighter professional outlook.
In Sterling township two hundred young women angered by a drastic faculty order must wear school uniforms without corsets heels or hair rats. Teachers claim that tight attire in botany and nature classes causes illness and discomfort among students.
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