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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1898
Page
7
An elderly man of about seventy lossing to destitution died in his hospital bed after weeks of filth and cold. He had once run a coal Valley grocery and left two brothers long out of contact, with no shelter or care in his final days.
California excursions offered from Chicago every Wednesday via Burlington Route to Denver and onward through the Denver and Rio Grande lines. Travel in Pullman tourist sleeping cars with special agents in charge. For details contact T A Grady, Excursion Manager, B and Q K R, 21 Clark St, Chicago IL.
Dr Willisme Sensibaugh a 23 or 24 year old dentist in Byron parish suffered a severed right arm and serious pneumogastric nerve injury during an initiation. A live-wire shock and rough handling by lodge members left him unconscious for hours and unable to practice. He remains under care as doctors warn of possible fatal heart and lung failure if nerve paralysis advances.
Advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It asserts Eustachian tube inflammation causes deafness, promises $100 for any deafness case caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and promotes other products from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
At the Hotel Whiteside in Spring Hill on Wednesday November 16 1898 by Rev J R Hamilton Edward R Meyer of Spring Hill married Rosa L Thompson of Portland. The bride is the daughter of Richard and Thompson of Portland. The groom is John Moyer of Spring Hill, a carpenter, building a cottage for their home. They will visit La Moille with relatives before settling.
Edward Hickox of Hillsdale, a nine year Master Mason since 1823, has died after residing with son-in-law Richard Hill. He moved to the Masonic home and was the oldest Master Mason in Illinois if not the United States. Rock Island County shaped his life as he organized many local lodges. He was a Knight Templar and leaves a daughter in Moline, Mrs Seth P Brown.
Mr Langford acts as operator at Joslin during Hubbart’s absence. Mr Reypidlds teaches. An oyster supper at Mr Hart’s residence benefited Joslin Sunday school. Rev May of the United Brethren preached two sermons at Joslin. Miss Maude Crompton closed her Oak Tree school with a promising programme. Nov 28 marks the start of her winter term.
An old advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing grain drink for children, claiming it tastes like coffee and costs about the same. The piece suggests using Grain-O to improve health and notes its availability from grocers. It then shifts to a weather-ready anecdote about a harsh, muddy winter and difficult travel on Green River.
The village buzzes whether the elixir of youth exists as resident D S Sweat Bays shares his tale. He details long standing head and heart pains, nighttime urination, and fatigue before using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He reports relief, renewed strength, and a hopeful lifespan.
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