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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1902
Page
3
The document lists the Official Paper of Moline with masthead details, printing offices and rooms, and evening issue times. It outlines subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery, including weekly and semiweekly editions, reflecting a historical city newspaper format.
W H Whiteside declares candidacy for representative in the General Assembly and seeks support from friends at county and district Republican conventions.
The Indiana courts settle a breach of promise issue in Christiansen versus Crom and heirs, awarding the plaintiff $6,000 after the death of a fiancée before marriage. The decision marks a novel stance on ante nuptial contracts and widens interpretation of damages for lost prospective nuptials.
London Today reports a reservist punished for entering a recruiting office with a cane. A court martial sentenced him to ten weeks for insolence, illustrating strict rules against showing up with a walking stick.
L. M. Magill announces candidacy for representative subject to Republican county and district conventions. F. H Caldwell declares for county treasurer subject to Republican county convention.
Several residents announce candidacies for local offices including state senator sheriff and city collector. They solicit Republican support at upcoming conventions and elections, with one note explaining long-term blindness and valuing the office’s remuneration.
Charles L. Vemdpre declares for tax collector citing years of invalid status and urging Republican support. Elwin Parmenter seeks county judge nomination with countywide backing. Henry B. Hubbard seeks renomination for county clerk ahead of Republican convention.
Fragmented OCR reads about tax dues and office hours with unclear timing and names. It mentions Wednesday and Bathday morning, with references to opening times and a schedule. The readable pieces suggest a local tax notice or public appointment details.
Springfield report states S. B. Tillden postmaster at Raymond pleaded guilty in the United States district court to embezzling post office funds. He was fined $1,000 the amount of the embezzlement and sentenced to six months in Chester penitentiary with the sentence suspended if the fine is paid within ten days. He was allowed to go home to raise the funds.
A blaze at Caborojo near Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, wiped out 17 homes and the city hall. Most city records were burned. damage totals are not yet estimated.
Madisonville Kentucky February 13 Frank Armstrong and his son Austin were drowned when they broke through the ice on Clear creek during a coon hunt Only the boy's body has been recovered Berlin February 13 A Berlin census shows about 75 000 unemployed and 40 000 partially employed nationwide so far indicating severe job shortages
Train No. 10 on the Erie road wrecked between Mahoning and Phalanx Ohio about 40 miles from Cleveland after rails spread. Twenty six people are reported injured with the worst injuries in the coach next to the private car of Joseph Ramsay Wabash president who aided the injured.
A vintage advertisement claims royal scrofula, or King's evil, plagued historic English kings and spreads today. It touts Scott's Emulsion as a positive cure, promising healed sores, added strength, and improved health, and offers a sample from Scott & Bowne of New York.
A lonely traveler ventures afar seeking happiness, returns to a maiden who becomes his prize. Love awakens within, and the hoped-for reward appears in a tale from the Philadelphia Bulletin.
A Brookyn Eagle quip on medical advice about cars contrasts with a mother’s roastology and domesticology retort. A clever college girl contemplates advanced study while the mother prescribes kitchen knowledge and chicken prep in a humorous domestic banter.
The passage explains grip disease as weakening and draining, impacting appetite energy and organs. It promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic and purifier, claiming many sufferers recovered and regained health and spirits after treatment, with a money-back guarantee through a druggist.
Railroad timetable lists trains from Rock Island to St Louis Denver and Chicago with connections at Barstow to Sterling daily except Sunday. It includes trains from Moline via Savanna Clinton Davenport to St Louis and from Rock Island to Peoria Beardstown Quincy Burlington Lincoln and Denver.
Train listings show Rock Island & Pacific routes to Des Moines Denver Kansas City St. Paul and Davenport with times in the evening and morning. Additional notes cover via Savanna Davenport Milwaukee LaCrosse Freeport and Dubuque divisions with connections at Savanna and Clinton.
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