Health restored after 14 years with Dr Walsh Davenport
Charles D Quick of Cordova Illinois reports long term health recovery after months of treatment by Dr Walsh at 124 West Third Street Davenport Iowa. He cites relief from catarrh nervous breakdown back ache kidney pain indigestion and sleep issues and notes reasonable charges and free thorough examination.
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Drs. Walsh
Davenport
West Third Street
Charles D. Quick
Cordova
Illinois
Walsh
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Iowa
Probate Court Admits Multiple Wills and Appoints Executors
Hearing on wills for Nels Christenson and John J Powelson proves instruments valid. Bonds set at 6000 and 2600 dollars. Executors named: Christ Anderson and James A Lewis. Guardianship andAdministrators report on final settlements and creditor notices approved. Credits allowed total 229.23 1447.28 477.02 and 79.68 with hearings scheduled Sept. 19.
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Nels Christenson
Jas. K. Blish
Christ Anderson
Andrew van Vooren
Elizabeth
Chas. Bone
Florence E. Blish
Sarah A. Blish
Milton Deartherage
Sarah A. Epperson
Francis Johnson
Frank W. Johnson
Julia E. Limle
Anne B. Seibel
John J. Powelson
W. F. Spencer
N. C. Vickrey
James A. Lewis
Henry C. Venke
George N. Taylor
William Sand
John P. Fox
Isaac M. Fleet
Petition Drives Hensel Pardon in County
The Bureau County Record reports petitions circulate countywide asking the state board of pardons to release Charles Hensel, serving a life term for alleged wife murder. Attorneys Morde and Demerath of Kewanee say trial evidence was mostly circumstantial and insufficient for conviction. They note prejudice may have influenced public sentiment, and Hensel has been a model prisoner awaiting the pardon decision.
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State Board of Pardons
Charles Hensel
Hensel
Morde and Demerath
Kewanee
Joliet
Bureau County Record
Psalm 37 10 13 23 34 37 39 41 43 55
A readable prosaic rendering of Psalm 37 with verses about not envying evildoers. It emphasizes the wicked will be cut down like grass, the righteous will inherit the earth, and the call to trust in the Lord, rest, and commit one's way to him. It includes exhortations to refrain from anger and evil.
Holland and Germany and the fate of the East Indies
The Moline Mail notes a German claim that Holland must join a German led federation to safeguard the Dutch East Indies. It argues these vast islands Java Sumatra the Celebes Borneo and western New Guinea are valuable and vulnerable to Asiatic powers. Britain once held them and could again.
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Germany
Holland
Netherlands
Great Britain
Java
Asia
Japan
China
Dutch East Indies
Moline Mail
Cows Rising in North Dakota to Pay Farm Bills
North Dakota dairy gains cited by the dairy commissioner as cows helping farmers cover expenses. Banks and businessmen back dairy growth with pure bred cattle purchases and expanded silo building. A bumper crop year aids the dairy industry, while North Dakota adds 200 new silos this summer and plans more next year.
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North Dakota
Moline Mail
Commonwealth
Thomas A Drain Died at Proph ETown Home
Obituary notes the death of Thomas A Drain a longtime White side County resident born 1831 in Thenucks. He married Anna Leavenworth in 1858 and had six children. Surviving relatives include siblings George W Drain and Mary Fones. Funeral held at Leon M E church Tuesday at 3 PM.
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Thomas—Atherton
McDonough
Whiteside County
Prophetstown
Anna Leavenworth
Ayere
Carrie Timmerman
Julia Eldred
Grace
Sadie Globus
Hooppole
Mattie Wolf
Luverne
Minn
George W
Geneseo
Ill
Mary Fones
Lyons
Kan
Drain
Leon M. E. Church
Boy Soldier's Plea Ends Brief Engagement
A fragment shows a mother pleading with Willie to stop fighting, and Willie promises to finish one more clash before ending his battles, revealing a wartime or frontier setting and a final vow to quit after one last confrontation.
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Willie
Local Revered Pioneer Passes In Prophetstown Echo
Obituary notes Rev J H Williamson presiding at a farewell for a respected Illinois pioneer. Neighbors gathered to honor a life of toil as the piece reflects on economic distrust and the urge for low prices amid trade panics. The writer critiques wage and profit motives and the selfish nature of buyers and sellers during prosperity and recession.
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J. H. Williamson
Iilinoig
Prophetstown
Harrison
Polite Demand Presses Delinquent to Pay Bill
A business firm revises a letter to a delinquent reader urging immediate remittance of the outstanding bill. The message uses formal tone and implies action if payment is not received. No further details on the firm or debtor are provided in the readable text.
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Illinois
Og Thompson
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