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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1901
Page
5
A dramatic report tells of a tomb on a farm where a body had been entombed for about ten years. The head and feet are gone but the trunk remains a solid marble-like mass in human form, prompting inquiries into the mysterious burial and its origin.
Report details the exhumation of Mrs. George Weaver and her husband at a farm graveyard. Mrs Weaver’s trunk and limbs were marble like and the coffin decayed while the preserved silk dress remained. The graves showed moisture and unusual petrification with the bodies partly intact after ten years.
Commander Perry of the battleship Iowa cables the state department that he has re embarked with his entire force from the isthmus and that perfect transit security has been restored.
Readers are invited to save money during a clearing sale at the New York Store this week offering dry goods and related items at reduced prices.
The December issue of National magazine features a front-page half-tone engraving of the White House baby smiling in his mother’s lap. The image is praised as a precious, universally appealing portrait likely to win readers’ hearts.
Carl A Hemberg endorses the Tri-City Press Club event featuring Sir Robert Ball on Time and Tide at Burtis Opera House Davenport on December 12. The piece extols astronomy as culture and urges audience to seek knowledge beyond self and to attend the lecture.
WM J M Cox praises the upcoming talk on the stars by Sir Robert Ball, predicting an evening of rare interest. He expects grand themes from the heavens and notes Ball’s celebrated intellect will illuminate celestial mysteries for a wide audience.
Don't miss the great clearing sale this week at the New York Store Bargains across all departments. Shop discounts on a wide range of merchandise and save on essentials.
Christchurch Guild invites all Moline residents to a Saturday afternoon event at 3 p m. Mrs Geo Hull hosts a tea and sale featuring the latest fancy work for Christmas gifts. Both ladies and gentlemen are welcome.
L C Overstreet of High Tenn recalls his wife’s cough and near death from consumption. He credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving her life and promotes the medicine for coughs colds bronchitis asthma and lung diseases. Trial bottles free at Clendenin's drug store. bottles cost 60 cents and $1.00.
Owen Murphy, a bluff druggist, confessed judgment in a circuit court in Rock Island for 800 dollars to Hartz and Bahnsen Compan y wholesale druggists. His store was closed by Deputy Sheriff Heider and will reopen soon under J H Schmidt, building owner, with Murphy still operating the business. Locals express regret at Murphy's misfortune after years of friendship in Moline.
Frank L. Natt assures customers his yard offers only top coal grades hard and soft coal with a warmth guarantee. He advertises ton purchases at competitive city prices and invites shoppers to visit at Office 3d Avenue and 11th Street, open until 7 p.m. weekdays and 9 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Bank stockholders in Rock Island reelected the existing directors including J F Robinson H E Casteel L D Mudge E D Sweeney H D Mack H H Cleaveland Mr Meagy Peter Fries C J Larkin J J LaVelle John Schafer Jr and Henry Tremann to lead the Central Trust and Savings bank.
The Lightning Medicine Company, newly based in Rock Island, reports rapid fame with samples requested from Baranquilla California and similar inquiries from South Africa and the Friendly Islands off Australia. Secretary G. J. Gruber notes advertising reaches far beyond home.
Mrs. B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin doctor warned there was one chance to save her life through an operation after gall stones and jaundice left her weak. She then used Electric Bitters and wholly recovered, a remedy for stomach liver and kidney problems. Sold 60 cents by Clendenin's drug store.
In Rock Island on Tuesday evening Jack Peters stabbed Gilbert Murray in the Murray Peters home after confronting him with Mrs Peters. Murray was treated for three deep wounds and Peters surrendered to police at the scene before being taken to the station.
The event will run this Wednesday evening with all prizes awarded to prize ticket holders. Admission is free for all holders of prize tickets.
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