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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1903
Page
2
The document fragment shows a mixed Geneseo schedule with numerous train names and times, including Eastbound and Westbound services, Express and Accommodation options, plus notes about Sundays and fares. It also includes a separate obituary note on James H Farrell, a long serving Illinois House member from Chicago, highlighting his political prominence and career.
The Chicago Chronicle records Bishop Hill in Illinois as a social reform focus where Swedes Jonas Olsen Eric Jansen and followers chased Christian socialism. Historians Hiram Bigelow and local letters trace their emigration plans from Fourierism to a 1814 U S colony formation in Knox County Illinois.
The Bishop Hill colony began when Swedish migrants settled near Victoria in Henry County. Leaders Jonas Olsen and Eric Jansen preached as land was bought and a common fund financed land and crafts. The project struggled after epidemics, debt, and war, ending with division of property and a failed socialist community.
Mrs George T Benson's child sustained burns when stepping near a wet stove after a Saturday bath. The mother attempted home treatment using Chamberlain Balm from a local bottle while the child remained distressed. The incident occurred in Kelfar Nao Par, with neighborhood residents noting the accident and seeking aid.
A historical letter praises Joseph G Cannon of Illinois as the most capable speaker yet, tracing his rise from the west to the speakership and noting Illinois influence in Congress and national leadership. It contrasts past speakers with Cannon and recalls Illinois leaders in war and diplomacy. The second letter discusses Railroad Companies need for paint and promotes Devos Ready Paint as durable and economical.
Mrs NB Gould visited Peoria with Dr G A Vawter in Chicago last week. R J B Mahaffey Grove visited Atkinson. Mr and Mrs R M Meloy spent last Thursday in Wyoming Illinois and may move there. W D Rishel toured Missouri. Miss Alvenus Anderson teaches in District 178 and vacationing at home. Mr and Mrs William Austin of Genoa visited Cambridge. Bates & Peterson dissolved. M J Peterson takes over the business. Henry P Hart of Chicago visited Cambridge. Mrs James Decker and Mrs Henry Allen returned from Columbus Kansas. Mr and Mrs Ward Shafer of Omaha stopped in Cambridge on the way to Dana Indiana. Mr Johnson of Kalispell Montana visited relatives in Cambridge area. Mr and Mrs J F York left for winter in California after long service in Cambridge. born 1821. plan spring return.
Mr C Haney of Geneva Ohio suffered piles for 40 years. Doctors and money failed to help until DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured him permanently. The ad touts the salve for skin conditions and warns to look for the DeWitt imprint on packages sold by J F Wright.
A Drovers Journal excerpt notes farm advocates back agricultural instruction in rural schools to steer farm boys toward farming careers. Secretary of Agriculture Jans Wilson argues education should prepare youths for farm life, starting in primary grades and continuing through secondary and into agricultural college, rather than drawing them away to other fields.
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