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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1902
Page
5
The First Missionary Baptist Church crowd overflowed the nave for Evangelists Smith and Colburn last night. The service featured expanded choir, a W. A. Jones solo, and sermons denouncing card playing, round dances, and theatre as moral decay.
The article lists the Easter service program at the Swedish Lutheran church with song and readings featuring Prof G N Benson Arthur Johnson H Nelson and Arthur Johnson Miss Florence Lindgren M J Eggan and more. It also notes an English Bible class bazaar tonight and tomorrow with piano duets vocal solos declamation and addresses by Rev Nordaren Heborg and others.
The Century Club will meet Tuesday at 1727 Sixth Avenue hosted by Mr and Mrs James Atkinson. The Ladies Benevolent Society closes its season Friday at 8 pm in the primary Sunday school room with Mrs Bennett Mrs Fisk Mrs Rufus Walker Sr and Mrs Samuels as hostesses. Supper at 6. The Sunday School Boys Club meets Friday evening. Mr McClure represents the Ilionas Children’s Aid and Home Finding Association.
The prudential committee will meet Tuesday evening at the parsonage. A prayer meeting is planned Wednesday evening. Red Riding Hood will be presented Friday evening by the Abide-In-Me circle of King’s Daughters. Next Sunday Kev Bryant opens a young men lecture series on The Young Man and His Education.
Readable fragment notes two gatherings. On Thursday at 2 PM the old society meets at Mrs John Tar vera, Twenty-fifth Avenue. On Saturday the mite missionary group meets at Mrs James Higgins residence.
First Methodist Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets Wednesday with Mrs A H Arp at Fifth Ave and Eighth St. The Lend a Hand circle of King's Daughters meets Tuesday with Mrs F A Burgston. Tonight at 6 45 revival services led by Messrs Smith and Colburn for young women at 7 80 o'clock closing service.
The Journal office will not publish Sunday papers and pastors must send church announcements by Friday afternoon for Saturday insertion. Notices must reach the office by 4 o clock Friday to ensure inclusion in the announcements column.
William Schneekloth a 24 year old Moline resident was tried for sanity by a county court commission of Drs Kerns and Bennett. The panel found him insane and Judge Adams committed him to Watertown hospital after his abrupt withdrawal from alcohol.
Rev W J Fooshun a Chinese native addressed a large St Pauls A M E E congregation last night. He spoke on the Lords Prayer praising universal fatherhood and noting China’s people admire the United States and England, citing McKinley’s stance. The preacher will lecture again Tuesday evening with pictures to be shown at the church. Tuesday afternoon at 2 o clock is a Medicine sit.
The undersigned promise refunds on a 50c bottle of Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure coughs or colds and a 26c bottle offered to prove satisfaction with a money refund option. Signed by H. Sandatrom of Battles Pharmoocy.
The Candee Grove proposal to join the territory to the city failed last Tuesday. Legal limits require a half mile square area with 1,000 inhabitants, and the adjoining Nourse estate and R A Smith oppose extending the plan, so the annexation will be dropped for now.
Mr and Mrs R H Taylor mourn a three month illness ending in death from whooping cough and bronchitis for their daughter Helen Heflin born July 8 1901. Funeral at 1707 Eighth Avenue then interment in Galesburg family burying ground. The notice expresses sorrow from relatives and friends.
Investment ad touts an Edenic home site with unbeatable location and a forthcoming streetcar line. Properties available for four hundred dollars with small down payments and low monthly terms. Stone quarry and foundation stone syndicate also offered. inquiries to FE Morgan at Skinner Building.
The art gallery hosts a large exhibition featuring the Cable collection praised for value and beauty. Other displays include Lambert Arizona Plains by Samgren, French Peasant Girle by Ferrin, a marine oil by M F H DeHabs, and Milas Clara M Dunn’s varied works. Numerous exhibitors from New York and local artists contribute a diverse show.
An ad for Rocky Mountain Tea promotes cures and health advantages. It asserts improved digestion, purification, energy restoration, and overall wellness under the brand F. W. Uirrus.
The senior class prepares for class day play and commencement at the Illinois Theatre on April 14. Names include Robert McMeen Adams Edna Louise Anderson Grace Beswick Alice Blakemore Lelehton Blaisdell Jennie Chamberlain William Channon Mableyronholm Augusta Dart Dodge Everson Evers Berdina Freeman Regina Ferry Hastings Hall Hansen Hartz Johns Keator Kirkman Kenworthy Koehler Ludolph Long McCrory Maucker McCarty Montgomery Mundorf Moore Mosenfelder Philbrook Rains Strayer Snyder Schroeder Stoddard Toenniges Whistler White Zimmer Graham plus cottage cheese ad.
SHIRT WAIST HATS offers a splendid assortment of exclusive patterns for the new season. The shop on Fifth Avenue between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, SCHLOTPELDT & WIESE, urges customers not to disappoint and to visit for nouveaux couvre-feu styles.
Embers of the First Unitarian church announce the hiring of Dr Hedley Hall as pastor. He will arrive this week and lead Sunday evening services while the church rents mornings to a Christian Science group. Hall aims to energize youth interest and keep the church open evenings as an orator and scholar.
Reward of 25 dollars for information leading to arrest and conviction of those who forced entry into the cottage on Eimet s farm on Eek river and maliciously destroyed. Names Stanley Be Samnner Chas G Johnson Ko Memans Oo Mo With Ksathom Woo Bor Ton listed.
Mity J f oeugherty transfers to John Barlang a metes and bounds tract. Fanny Louise Dalley sells lot 2 block 10 Woods third add Moline to Andrew A Wiltze for 3500 dollars. Janette McManter and Wo Kilng convey lot 8 in Masters third add Reck Isl.
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