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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1901
Page
3
Public notice directs readers to report irregular Duty Journal delivery to City Circulator A W Rundquiet as the official contact for publication service issues.
Notice announces the purchase of all outstanding accounts due the Moline Daily Journal and Moline Semi-Weekly Journal by Farnham, Stanley, and Eastman. Patrons are urged to settle debts promptly with the new office, which will stay open each evening until 9:39.
A Chicago dry goods manager states merchants must advertise to secure fair market share. He notes women often scan ads before shopping and compile purchase lists. Clear announcements of offerings with attractive prices attract buyers. misleading ads are rejected. The Daily and Semi-Weekly Journal serves tri city merchants with a broad circulation.
The Moline Chautauqua Assembly wraps its inaugural season with strong attendance and patronage. The movement’s future hinges on ongoing local interest and vitality as Rev. J F Rob provides leadership amid widespread discussion of its permanent place in the community.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes peculiar gravestones including Mary Ann Tagten’s cedar bedstead lasting 131 years and epitaphs for Charlotte Elford in 1817 and John Singleton from 1789. It reflects on enduring memory and the stern public interest in burial markers.
An old Journal ad touts Bucklin's Arnica Salve as a cure for fever sores boils ulcers and felons plus skin blemishes. It claims infallible results for cuts burns and piles with a 25 cent price at Clendenin's. Also promotes a stomach and bowel regulator priced 60 cents from F J Clendenin and Battles Pharmacy.
The C R I and P railway offers homeseekers excursion tickets to Oklahoma and Indian Territory at one fare plus 32.00 on July 23 with return limit of 80 days. Various summer travel routes and schedules to Chicago Milwaukee and other points are advertised with dates and contact details for agents.
An old New York merchant argues that England’s strikes have reduced machinery exports, while a Chicago American piece questions reliance on cheap labor. The main assertion is that national greatness rests on citizens’ quality, education, women’s rights, and equal laws, not export volume.
The text questions industrial progress in China amid mass cheap labor and absence of unions, contrasts with a longshoreman's study aided by Huxley, and argues for trade unions to curb employer greed and enable workers to develop scientifically rather than be exploited for extra profits.
The clipping recalls noncredible testimonials about a drugstore remedy for kidney pain and back issues. A speaker describes personal and family use, noting some temporary relief but offering no solid medical confirmation or source details.
A new arbitration amendment, approved by the last Illinois legislature, becomes operative after July and empowers a state board to compel witnesses in independent strike investigations. The move aims to speed settlements, reduce party stalling, and extend board powers to wage disputes, fuel and utilities disruptions, with the Federation of Labor supporting broader, faster resolutions.
Humphreys' Medicine Co advertises Witch Hazel Oil as a cure all for piles external or internal burns and scalds breasts nipples rheum tetters skin eruptions hands feet insects bites and sunburns. Available in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 prepaid by mail from New York.
An advertisement argues against buying scented boxed soaps and urges choosing pure Ivory Soap. It claims many soaps include perfume and suggests purchasing fragrance separately for a purer bathing experience.
A garbled OCR passage references a junior partner and sales talk, police involvement, and a rough dialogue about a man shaving and threats. It also includes a quoted line about a mother asking if a daughter was kissed, with a pivot on wording that hints at adult themes. The fragment mixes names and phrases without a clear single event or outcome.
The Parson confronts Rastus Johnson about Sunday gardening while Johnson defends his act as fishing bait. The exchange reveals tension between duty and leisure, with the Parson shocked by the behavior and Johnson insisting he only digs bait for fishing. A side remark notes a drummer and a long road life leading to flirtatious tension at home.
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