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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1902
Page
4
The advertisement claims Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery cures all forms of stomach illness and related digestion problems when other medicines fail. It features testimonials from North Carolina patients and offers Dr Pierce s Common Sense Medical Adviser for sale by mail from Buffalo New York.
Reports detail renewed interest in Idaho's Thunder Mountain mining district with legends of free milling gold, rich ore shoots, and a possible boom. Explorers, investors, and local officials discuss geology, district size, and the potential for major discoveries near Custer and Lemhi counties.
In the circuit court of Rock Island Illinois a decree in a foreclosure case against Frank Q Carlson was issued on March 2 1902. The sale of the property Lot 1 in block 2 in Healy s subdivision section 33 township 18 north range 1 west will occur May 24 1908 at 2 PM at the east door of the Moline post office for cash to satisfy the decree.
Elizabeth Smith executrix announces before the Rock Island County Court at the June term that all creditors must present claims for adjustment and all debtors must pay promptly. The notice is dated April 19, 1902, with W. J. Entrikin as attorney.
In Rock Island County Illinois the case Alvena Handel v Moritz Handel proceeds in chancery. Moritz Handel is summoned returnable May 1902 and must appear May 1 1902 to plead or demur or risk a decree by default.
Looney and Kelly announce a foreclosure sale in Rock Island County Illinois on May 10 1902 at noon at the east door of the Rock Island courthouse to satisfy a decree in the matter of McFarlane v Brown. Parcels include lots 7 and 8 in Dennison s subdivision of Spencer and Case s addition to Rock Island. The sale is conducted by Master in Chancery of Rock Island County Illinois.
The article notes Central Park hosting the crowning of many May Queens with crowds and attendants. It describes New York society retreating to watering places as April ends and September heralds a return to social life. The piece references annual church and community group May Day festivities and pageantry.
The Philippine population is estimated between eight and twelve million. A 1887 Spanish census was incomplete. A May Manila sanitary census by U.S. officers counted 244,732 residents with 181,961 Filipinos, 51,567 Chinese, 8,532 Americans, 2,382 Spaniards, and 960 others. American soldiers not included. The political note mentions Col Gabbleton and Buckover in a race context.
A brief item notes Merritt objects to paying $1.50 for a dime novel while Cora questions reading current historical romances. The exchange appears in a New York Sun excerpt highlighting a dispute over literary pricing.
Mr. Austin of Winchester Indiana, a civil war veteran, praises Dr King’s New Life Pills for curing his wife after long illness despite doctors’ treatment. He urges others to try them, sold at Clendenin’s Drug Store for 25 cents.
State of Illinois Rock Island County Circuit Court May term 1902 Lizzie Wiedler Haurburg sues Philip Haurburg in chancery Affidavit of non residence filed Complainant filed bill and summons returnable May first next 1903 Defendant required to appear and plead or demur or bill deemed confessed Official notice by Clerk George W Gamble and W A Meese Comp'ts Bk'r
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the stockholders of the People's Furniture & Carpet House, a Moline Illinois corporation, will be held at the store on May 7, 1902 at 10 o'clock a.m. to take action dissolving the corporation. Henry Alexander Sigmond Goldstein Migdmund J
Rail timetable excerpt lists trains to St Louis, Denver, Peoria, Quincy, Dubuque, Savanna, Clinton, Davenport, and Rock Island. Notes include connections at Barstow, stations via Savanna and East Moline, and daily vs Sunday service. Also lists Cable Branch departures from Sherrard and Cable to Rock Island and Peoria connections.
The document lists multiple rail lines and destinations including Des Moines Davenport Kansas City Fort Worth Denver Colorado Springs St. Paul Minneapolis Sioux Falls Omaha El Paso Los Angeles San Francisco with various train numbers and daily service notes. It notes connections at Kansas City and Omaha line layovers and specific arrival times, with trains running daily except No. 3 and special cross routes to western points.
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