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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
7
Postal department officials countered claims that the new parcels post will raise taxes or enlarge the postal deficit. They argued the law was designed to be self supporting and even generate revenue to aid other department branches. Officials dispersed concerns raised in New York and Boston papers suggesting a long term tax shift.
The Galesburg Political Equality league invites the Illinois Equal Suffrage association to its city for the forty third annual meeting on October 1 and 2. Miss Jane Addams will give the welcome and Mrs Alving Downey will deliver the annual address. Sessions will cover suffrage topics at the state university and presidents of allied organizations will speak. Delegates from Illinois club auxiliaries should arrange through Mrs C A Webster by September 23.
William G. Eckhardt of DeKalb county urges farmers to harvest seed corn now. He notes selecting ears of proper height and maturity is crucial, recommends setting aside 500 to 1 000 ears daily, and suggests drying and storing in a ventilated furnace room to prevent freezing while stressing the value of good seed for higher yields. The piece also mentions distant Siberian stations in wireless contact with Viadovostok.
An Illinois health bulletin states milk itself does not originate typhoid but can spread it when contaminated by polluted water or infected handlers. It warns that watered milk and improper can washing raise bacterial growth, making milk dangerous.
Mrs R J Flint of Braintree Vermont urges use of Dr King s New Discovery after her husband faced a dreadful cough that left him near death. The remedy is claimed to cure coughs and colds and many throat and lung troubles including grip bronchitis croup whooping cough quinsy tonsillitis and hemorrhages. A trial is offered at 50 cents or 1 00 guaranteed by J E Wright.
The Kewanee Star-Courier questions Roosevelt's knowledge of campaign fund sources and calls for tracing who supplied the stream of money in 1904. The editorial suggests officials Bliss and Cortelyou controlled funds and urges transparency about donors and expenses, contrasting local understanding with Washington.
If you have young children you have perhaps noticed that disorders of the stomach are their most common ailment. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets are excellent to correct this. They are easy to take and mild in effect. For sale by all druggists.
The excerpt blends a Psalms passage with a long health guide advising readers to avoid dusty rooms, drink clean water, bathe regularly, wash hands, rinse produce, sleep with windows open, exercise, avoid tobacco and alcohol, and seek medical help when ill. It emphasizes cheerfulness and mental well being as part of health.
An exchange notes strong profits in potato growing as farmers in Grundy Marshall counties and across the state expand planting. A ten acre patch demonstrates growing returns and rising demand for spuds.
The article extols high potato yields per acre and argues that lower prices boost gross returns, citing 50 cents per bushel as a breakeven. It compares possible yields from 100 to 800 bushels, notes German bumper crops, and recalls a farmer's lesson that higher bushels mean more money even if price falls.
An old ad argues pimples and blemishes come from impure blood and promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills to improve health and beauty. It claims the pills clear skin and enhance appearance, priced at 25 cents at J. E. Wright's store.
The annual report shows an Illinois synod with 12 presbyteries 606 ministers 597 churches 99944 communicants and 8441 Sunday school members It notes Berlin Germany will soon be a wireless speaking distance to New York.
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