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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
5
Light snow this afternoon and tonight followed by colder conditions as a cold wave arrives. Saturday looks fair but remains cold. The river stays nearly stationary. Observer J M Sherier reports temperatures around 28 degrees above zero in the morning and 16 degrees above at 3 PM, with yesterday’s high at 29 above and low at 16 above.
Local ads urge shoppers to visit Josephsons for diamonds watches and holiday gifts while Martin Schlotfeldt Wirse offer winter hats. The Daily Journal notes sales on toys and a Christmas gift line at New York Store and promotions from Channel Ice Company and various insurers.
A valuable ring found at Lincoln School is waiting for the owner to identify it and claim it by paying the notice fee. The finder reports the item as a pupil’s lost possession and seeks rightful ownership.
A partial card style notice mentions a battle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Sak and a dispute over payment or money with reference to The Battles Pharmacy and named signer H. Sandstrom.
Holiday ads urge readers to buy at Mayer's Josephsons H T Moss and Schlotfeldt Wiese's as Christmas draws near. Obituary notes Mrs Wilhelmina Hanshaw 40 dies at Anthony hospital after peritonitis. Street traffic affected by slushy conditions as Frank Martins opens Davenport grocery on West 2d Street.
Carlson Bros. display their complete Christmas assortment at the new 15th Street shop. Ready to assist buyers with a list of suitable gifts including books, cards, diaries, games, ink stands, photo frames, medallions, and toy books.
Wagner reports December showings with "Way Down East" praised for acting and scenery though crowd size lagged. Whitney & Knowles own rights to "The Man from Mexico" slated for next Sunday at Burtis with strong cast. Frank McKee’s "Janice Meredith" stars Mary Mannering in a four-scene colonial drama at the Burtis Opera House.
The original Quo Vadis company returns to Chicago venues and will present the Wagner production tomorrow night with elaborate mechanical and lighting effects. Walter Perkins shines in My Friend from India style humor while Miss Mannering and Robert Drouet deliver strong supporting roles in a Civil War era drama praised for authenticity and visual impact.
Inquiry shows the Iowa Nebraska Beaumont Oil Company is backed by notable Des Moines figures including a Tagesmore cashier, Capt M T Russell, E H McVey, D B Lyons, E Rawson, P Kenyon, and W M Bartlett. Reports say a major stockholder was approached by a Beau mont oil syndicate offering 15 cents per share for control. remaining stock offered at 10 cents, but unlikely to stay long. Also, Quo Vadis screens at the Waqee tomorrow night.
H Robin son of Hillsborough NL says corns caused extreme pain but Sut Bucklen s Arnica Salve fully cured them. The ad touts arnica as a perfect healer for sprains bruises cuts sores burns ulcers and skin diseases with a guarantee from Clendenin s drug store priced at 2 cents.
Notice states King Machine Company Illinois has assigned all property and filed inventory and bond in Rock Island County Court. Creditors must present claims under oath within three months and debtors should promptly pay the undersigned. Dated December 13, 1908. Fred R. Pollard is the signee.
A sequence of property transfers across Rock Island, Moline, Coal Valley and South Rock Island. Wm A Spaulding to Guyer & Kimball. Home Building & Loan to John Drueh. Jacob Gloor to Andrew A Johnson. Andrew A Johnson to Jacob Gloor. Mary Curry et al to James McCarty. Augusta Sander et al to Daniel J Donovan. Edward Studer to Rock Island & Peoria Railway Co.. Louise H Sumner with multiple parcels. several other deeds totaling varying sums.
Edith McLaughlin of Moline through Ingerson Williams filed for divorce from John McLaughlin in Mt Carroll Illinois. They wed November 20 1892 and she left him September 1 1901 after accusing him of adultery. She seeks custody of their six year old child. Megers Whitney Knowles present Quo Vadis at the Wagner tomorrow night.
Pepper's December issue features The Heart of Maryland by R H Buck and C T Lewis a song praised as eminently singable plus 22 pages of musical literature and 21 piano pieces and songs sold for 25 cents Delineator highlights gardening for profit noting growing interest in outdoor life and a full January guide on flower and vegetable culture shipping packing and patronage development
The Bohman family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during Joseph Bohman's illness and death. Special gratitude to A J Anderson and family of Vega Kansas for their untiring efforts and kindness. Thanks to singers pallbearers societies sending resolutions and all who sent flowers.
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