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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
14
Miss Violet Slater ill with ti nchoid fever and many residents listed visiting, traveling, and attending events around Cambridge and Geneseo. The report notes a birth, several dances, improvements, implement shows, and school updates with multiple named individuals and communities in Rock Island Geneseo Cambridge areas.
Zipporah Firkins born February 22 1833 in Cayuga County New York later lived in Michigan Illinois and Nebraska. Hattie West Emmett Robert W Fleming and Rob ert W Fleming Jr are named among relatives and funeral details note Rost Dale cemetery and Cambridge service. Also a NY Edison note reports 160000 meters supplied lighting equivalent to ten million incandescent lamps nightly.
The page blends ads for poultry buyers and clothing at Hunt Johnson Taylor with furniture and kitchen ranges from J W Nelsons. Real estate deals are announced by A L Strodecker including Thatcher House sale and several acreage transfers. Church news invites attendance and reports a pastor’s homecoming and an upcoming Ladien aid society meeting with refreshments provided.
Advertisement lists 87 acres in Weller Township 163 acres in Cambridge Township 160 acres near Station 200 acres near Cambridge stock farm 119 acres suitable for a home 160 acres in Burns Township 18 acres highly improved one mile from Cambridge 5 acres fair improvements Cambridge area near Orion well improved. Contact A L Strodecker Cambridge ITl for details or to arrange information.
The Loraine Sunday school convention elected Lewis Urick as township president, Miss Anna Heller secretary, and George Heller treasurer. Sessions featured devotionals, talks by E F E Spencer of Streator and J J Guild of Geneseo, plus a China missionary report by Mrs A H Buzzbaugh. Over one hundred attended each session.
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