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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
6
Upper Sandusky Ohio reader recounts relief after three years of illness including back pains headaches and nervous strain. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills with restoring health and urges other women to try the remedy.
Public records list multiple transfers and liens including warranty deeds, releases, mortgages, and quit claims. Transactions involve Galva Kewanee Cambridge Osc ar Anawan Geneseo and other locales with parties such as P A Johnson John Stromquist Eliza Hyer F A Hedburg Fred Ponte and Lottie James during September listings.
Advertisement notes doctors approve Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for coughs colds and related illnesses with decades of use. It urges consult with physicians and mentions Ayer's Pills to aid liver bowels. Made by J Cayer Co Lowell Mass.
Fragmented OCR lists numerous real estate actions including quit claims and warranties. Entries mention S Swanson to Kewanee B and L mortgage and Baldwin Co chattel mortgage, E Larson to G W Johnson quit claim on Lynn area lot, Hinman to Nash warranty on Osc ar M property, Hurd to Shannon warranty in Wethersfield Quinn's Sub, and Nash to Hinman mortgage on Osco sec 27 with other deeds noted.
Items of interest note a shift in higher education mobility with American colleges hosting about 5 000 foreign students last year. Other items cover a German farmer will case, a dispute over a will, and debates on politics in state affairs including the state fair and Panama tolls.
A four year old, after visiting neighbor Mrs Crown who gave him cookies, is scolded by his father for begging. He later returns with cookie crumbs and insists he did not beg, only noting the house smelled of cookies. The tale highlights a child's excuse and parental admonition.
A report recounts a doctor who witnessed bodysnatchers maneuvering a body into a car near a cemetery. The body, placed upright and then moved, seemed alive prompting a frightening escape. The doctor later drove the car home, claiming the body remained with him.
The Illinois River is regularly tested for carp, bass, perch, clams and other aquatic life. A sanitary district and department collect surface and bottom samples aboard a small apothecary shop vessel, treating them with chemicals to reveal oxygen levels as a spectator watches the process.
A classroom moment shows a boy James giving fanciful geography lore about the north pole. The teacher probes on climate as James admits his mistaken beliefs and the Eskimos reportedly attempt to climb it.
A Bits column recalls Spurgeon’s remark on whether a man who learned to play a cornet on Sunday would go to heaven. He answered he could not see why the man should not, then added in jest that he doubted whether the man next door would.
A Boston Transcript quip on Mr Phan’s theater tastes reveals humor about favorites and a light jab at theft humor. A Saraton Indiana resident touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best, praising its long trusted use and urging purchase through druggists.
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