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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
9
The Geneseo Ill post office advertises subscription rates for the Geneses Republic using six months for 1.50 dollars and three months for 0.40 dollars. The notice indicates second class mail status under the Secretary.
Farmers Institute dates set for December 9 10 with sessions featuring speakers from distant areas. Geneseo Agricultural Club forms committees to prepare exhibits and decorations and to judge corn, offering prizes of 3 2 1 dollars to top under eighteen exhibitors for best ten ears from plots.
The Home Study Club will meet on Wednesday December 2 at 2 p m in the Library. The program includes Christmas in the Home, a Claus Question by Mrs C F Luther, desserts and sweets samples by Mrs Roy Jeffrey, Training of the Senses, and discussion of Elizabeth Harrison’s Study of Child Nature. Members note the meeting aims at practical guidance for parents and housekeepers and invites women interested in the subjects.
E B Dawes manager of Geneseo Canning Company contacted 300 plus growers of peas and sweet corn urging prompt reply to a letter outlining higher prices and seed needs for next year. Dawes notes low response and emphasizes the importance of information to plan production and continue operation. Growers are urged to mail or meet him for details.
The Silver Star Mission band presents an evening program at 7 30 Sunday at Loraine Evangelical Church including instrumental music songs by the congregation and by the mission band, scripture readings and recitations by children and the choir, with selections such as What I Can Do What I Give and Grandma Arlene Heller noted.
The annual union Thanksgiving service will be held Thursday at 10 30 AM in the Baptist church with Rev J H Keagle delivering the sermon. Offering funds go to the Chicago Boys Club as part of benevolent work highlighted by a letter to Rev Shively and a call for generous local support.
Clifford Haines appears on the sick list while Hattie Stohl began music lessons this Saturday with Miss Maggie Grassan. Mrs J L Deem hosted guests Thursday. Mr and Mrs J J Gottsche visited Henry Gotsche’s Sunday. Clarence Payne Anna and Charlie Williams visited their home Sunday. The Block family from Colona visited their parents Sunday. Will and Charlie Siith visited sister Milem of Colona Sunday. Robt Collier of Moline visited Jacobsons Sunday. O Williams and daughter Jennie were in Moline Thursday and Friday last week. Occident flour is described as costlier and more valuable than other flours. Joho Vedrick Co.
German Lutheran Rev Chr Bergen leads Sunday services at 10:30 p m English service at 7 p m Thanksgiving service at 10 30 a m Thursday SS Teeed CT Lorimer pastor Sunday school next Sunday 10 a m Swedish service 11 a m Luther League 7 30 p m English 7 p m Presbyterian Rev F A Smiley preaches morning and evening Bible school at noon Y P S C E 6 p m temperance Sunday Methodist Rev J L Shively morning 10 45 a m evening 7 p m Master’s treatment of a woman in disgrace special music and temperance sermon described.
Rev. Leonard A Parr will begin duties at Conavecational with sermons at 10 45 a m and 7 p m. St Mancy s Carnotte led by Rev M Foley offers Mass at 10 30 a m with lectures by Mission Fathers. Colona Catholic church also hosts Mass at 10 30 a m Unitarian services by Rev D M Kirkpatrick follow usual schedule with morning sermon The Human side of the Lord s Prayer and Baptism and the Lord s Supper topics. Sunday school at noon.
Upper grades practice festive music as the third month ends. Next week reports are due. Many grades stage impromptu programs for Thanksgiving. A Grand Canon photos event at the high school charges fifteen cents. Second grade hosts a Thanksgiving party for first graders. North school hosts a joint program. Mothers Association session reports over a hundred women attending and benefiting from papers and talks. The high school football team plans to play Crescent of Rock Island at 3 pm in Combination Park, a key local event for businessmen. New arrivals include Carl Cocking, Stella Benefiel, and others returning to school after illness. Edna Truman notes helpful high school conference meetings at Urbana. Abe Bernstein seeks junk and wool purchases at Center Street residence. call for offers. Phone 154 Y.
The advertisement extols Ralston Shoes for style and comfort, claiming the Ralston Last mirrors the foot’s shape and provides perfect fit with no break in. It emphasizes sole and sapper fit as key to comfort and urges readers to try a pair.
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