Davenport Dav Port and Surroundings Bit Under Local News
Local notes record visits and business callers across Davenport and nearby towns. Residents from Hooppole Kewanee Bloomington and Thomson area are mentioned with social calls, trade, and farm activity. A military veteran James D Lawrence is noted for his Thawville funeral and service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans von Ins
Trew Jonson
Rock Island
Quaife
Nels Hanson
Saskatchewan
Canada
Congregational Sundays
John Boyd
W. Browning
Fay Thursby
Kewanee
Principal Detects Revelry In Dormitory After Taps
A New England boarding school principal, a learned clergyman, hears raucous noise in a dorm after taps. He raps for quiet and is met with obscenity before leaving. The episode is recounted by the Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell's
Lee Wileach
Ladies Aid Society
Robert Pont
Ll. A Ferguson
New England
Sehnel
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
Digging a Man Out of Trouble Leaves a Grave Behind
Quote attributed to Parnell about saving others and suffering consequences. Reflects view that rescuing someone creates lasting hardship and personal loss. Philosophical, concise, and framed as a maxism or aphorism from a historical figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parnell
Dess
What Is Your Family Worth The Youths Companion Offer
An advertisement promotes The Youths Companion as a value for families offering nearly 300 stories in 1912 and long serials. It claims the paper provides varied, interesting tales at a low cost per story with emphasis on wholesome content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hellain
Ralph D. Paine
New England
Berkéley St
Boston
Mass
Peri
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Annawax
Willis-Ogden
Davavenort
SCS
R.T. White
Jy Kewanee
Davenport
Chicago
Henry Greenswood
Hooppole
William
Snedaker
Bloomington
Lager-&-Co.s
Neil
Alba
Will Smith
Hoop
John Rollo
McNeill
David Potter
Samuel Hodgetts
Mineral
H. Harris
Atkinson
Mr. Hill
Kuhn
PASSING-OF-JAMIES _D. LAWRENCE
Orville “Browning
Thawville
Iroquois
James D. Lawrence
Genesco
Joles
Lawrenceburg
Dearborn
County
Tnd
la Salle County
Co.E,104th Minors Volunteer Infantry
Kentucky
Hartsville
Tullahoma
Elk Triver
Davis Cross Roads
Chickamauga
Lookout Mountain
Mission Ridges
Atlantic
Buzzard,Roost
Resaca
New Hope Church
Kenesaw, Peath
Tree Creek
Utoy—creek
Jonesboro
Lucy A. Anderson
Allen Township
Orpha V
Nora A
Jesse W
Lilly B
Carl M
M. E. Church
Babcock Post
Onars Gallnois
Lawrence
A. St. John
St. John
Ambrose
Sears
Bryan
Moline
Wamina
Joslin
Alice
Florence Martin
East Moline
Gladys Wake
Homer Dailey
Bailey
Warren Mumma
Clara Schafer
Port Eyon
Dee Allen
Cordova
Percy Ingraham
Sylvester Dailey
Zuma
James Beal
Uma
Byron
Maria McLaughiin
Rose Hill
James McLaughlin
Pennsylvanias
Zuma M. E
Pagek
Pereherea
Stallien
Sampson No
Horken DeDecker
Annawan
Spirella
Martin Geneseo
Futue
Chillens
Dresden
Flair Goods
Bownes
Fownes
Tralak Ok
DUC
Bargain Basement
Stevens
Linézis
Co- Coe
Our
Ben
Seni
North
Goembel
Oesch & Raifsnider
Goembel & Rossch
Elmer Raifsnider
Aleeshe
Wea
Ade
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