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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1902
Page
2
A fragment discusses procurable bets and treatment of various artisanal firms. It references partnerships and satisfaction with services while noting constraints in negotiation and supply. The text is incomplete but points to a focus on trade, craft producers, and market conditions.
Car service notices list routes Omaha to Denver and Fort Worth with express and daily services. Mentions Kansas City Express and Minneapolis trains with times and accommodation options. Details are incomplete but indicate ticketing through Brown, agent, for sleeping car reservations and time tables.
An advertisement extols Nebraska as a top agricultural state and invites readers to request a free book about the state. It promotes half-rate round trip rail tickets to Nebraska and western points on October 21 with an additional $2.41 for information, directing readers to contact a rail agent or the passenger traffic manager in Chicago.
A 1902 Oklahoma dispatch reports election results with Bird McQuire leading and Cross contesting double marked votes in Comanche County. It notes statehood prospects, harvests, crops, weather, and farming activity across the territory, detailing wheat, corn, oats, alfalfa, and hog operations while praising mild winters and suggesting many settlers prefer local farming over returning north. Sam Vergy signs as EG Banek.
Spring Creek report lists residents at Spring Creek and Canton visitors. Mr and Mrs Sam Lewis vacationed away last Sunday. Mrs Will Watson and Harold visit Mrs Keag. James Hamilton family visited Sam Allens. Miss Bertha Shinn closed the Fall term at Spring Creek school and will vacation with relatives in Alpha. Expected return first of December.
Casper Whitney, a leading football expert, warns the sport faces downfall due to weight over skill. He cites heavy line players at Harvard and Princeton and says rule adherence and brute strength threaten the game's future from the season's early play.
A promotional passage extols The Prairie Farmer as the best Illinois farm paper. It describes low club pricing, free premiums with multi-year subscriptions, and a note on the Mississippi river improvement push led by Congressman Princes, highlighting a broader campaign for westward progress and canal access.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes caused by catarrh. It asserts local applications fail and offers $100 for a boy with deafness from catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars and products from F J Cheney & Co Toledo are promoted.
The Rock Island Sub-District No. 1 Epworth League motto convention met at Sheffield M E church last Thursday and Friday with Miss Hannah Marple presiding. About twenty delegates from Neponset Boda Tiskilwa Atkinson Sheffield attended, Rev Alfred of Atkinson spoke for the Chicago Book Concern and many books were sold. The local chapter hosted Friday dinner at Miss Marple’s home. Carnation pinks were given as souvenirs at a profitable, pleasing convention.
The Davenport Crematory, established 1891 by the Davenport Cremation Society, reports 192 bodies cremated with 136 males and 56 females. Cemeteries include Chicago Minneapolis Omaha Dewar Topeka Sioux Falls and Cheyenne. The facility notes rising use with 30 cremations in 1902 after only six in 1891.
The mean temperature for the week ending November 18 was 50 degrees, 13 above normal, with a high of 70 on November 13 and a low of 37 on the 17th and 18th. Rain fell at 0.44 inches. rainfall since January 1 totals 49.97 inches, about 1782 inches above normal. Past years averaged 40 degrees, and annual rainfall averages 34.77 inches, with 1902 rainfall causing crop issues but pasture conditions improving. A drug advertisement for DeWitt’s Little Early Risers accompanies the note.
The Sterling Gazette reports a farmers club room is to be organized in Sterling. Promoters secured an option on Second National Bank rooms for a meeting place with light ventilation and ample space. A 50 cent initiation fee and 25 cent monthly dues are planned to fund furnishings and upkeep.
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