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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1898
Page
3
Mary E. Green of Charlotte, president of National Hoc Economica Association, reviews Pabst Malt Extract as a tonic for general debility in mothers and elderly patients. Dr. A. Bennen of Jersey City reports three female patients improved, weight gained, and appetite restored after using the tonic.
Peter Hoos, raised in the township, joins the Salvation Army in New York City to enter cadet training. After a visit with family, he heads to Des Moines to report for duty and lead an army corps. He recalls western prairie life and mentions travel observations from New York.
An 1898 Geneseo ordinance authorizes a group led by Frank Hadley and others to erect and maintain a telephone line outside city limits along streets and alleys. The grant requires safe pole placement, restores streets after work, and makes members personally liable to the city for damages. The ordinance goes into effect after publication.
Mrs Emma Anderson receives the $2000 life insurance for her late son Emil from the Modern Woodmen of America. The claim was paid within fourteen days of the insured's death, reflecting the organization's promptness and strength nationwide.
Salvation Army work begins in Orion while Woodhull markets apples and Galva raises funds for a monument. Obituaries record Mrs. Roxy Dickinson and Mrs. George Howe, with James Blish elected VP of the State Bankers Association. Local poems and a Wrights family story are noted alongside weather charts for Orion and a military reunion planned for Kewanee.
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