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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1902
Page
4
Rates set by the Illinois District Telegraph Co for services in the tri-cities limit parcels to 15 pounds. The notice outlines weight restrictions and service scope for parcel deliveries.
Katherine Pope recalls the May 23 24 1865 grand review of the U S Army in Washington with 250000 soldiers marching from the Capitol to Pennsylvania Avenue. She notes the public sorrow praise for fallen soldiers and the rapid disbanding of 786000 officers and men by autumn as the nation moved toward peace and reconstruction.
A fragment urges the public to read Like Daisies Before the Scythe and warns of infant cholera infantum. It touts Perry Davis Painkiller as a quick aid for diarrhoea and vomiting and notes Journal office maps for sale at 10 cents each. The text is fragmented and echoes early 20th century product promotion.
A varied collection of stray English phrases appears in Japanese shop windows. Items include promises about hats and shoe wares, watch buying and selling, hair cutting, and a French horse care reference. Notes warn against imitations of Painkiller and include puns from comic panels.
A sensational note from Cisco Texas touts Dr King's New Discovery for consumption. Editor J J Eager claims his wife suffered severe lung trouble with an obstinate cough and hemorrhages but was cured. The remedy is guaranteed for coughs colds and lung troubles with trial bottles offered at Clendenin's Drug Store.
Court announces a master in chancery sale of Lot 1 in Healy's subdivision section 33 18N 1W to satisfy a 1902 decree. Sale at the east door of Moline post office May 24 1902 at 2 PM for cash to the highest bidder. W Jentri kin Master in Chancery Rock Island County Illinois. Wook & Peep Compint Solr’s. Also an ad for Bucklen's Arnica Salve priced at 26 cents.
An advertisement promotes Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a guaranteed internal cure for eczema itching humors carbuncles and skin ulcers. It claims to enrich purify and vitalize the blood with free samples and medical advice available by mail. Sold in Moline at Hawthorn Pharmacy 2290 Sth Ave.
Mall Carrier Burnett Mann of Levanna recalls three years of kidney trouble with dull back pains and fatigue. He credits Electric Bitters with a complete cure, saying he feels renewed and healthy again.
In Chancery before the Rock Island County Circuit Court notices a decree to sell for cash at public auction on June 14, 1902 at 2 PM. The sale concerns Lot No. 5 in section 5, township 17, range 1, in Moline, to satisfy a partition decree from 1901 with two thirds valuation required. Master in Chancery Walther J. Entrikin signs the notice.
Civil war veteran M. M. Austin of Winchester Indiana relates his wife’s long illness and recovery after using Dr King’s New Life Pills. He claims they worked wonders and cites a price of 25 cents at Clendenin’s Drug Store.
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