Driving Club races set for Rock Island track event
The Tri-cit Driving Club plans a Sunday program at Rock Island driving park on Oct 13 with three races and $25 purses. Entries include 220 PACE and 2:20 TROT with drivers from Rock Island Davenport and Moline, plus a FREE FOR ALL. Officers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-Cities
Rock Island Track
Tri-cit Driving Club
Rock Island Driving Park
Eddie —Crane
Rock Island
Lawrence W —Pinkney
Davenport
Irene—Ward
Moline
Bob Nibs—Shriver
Billy the Ghost
Monroe
Joe Muck
Keeler
Tesla—Henderson
Jack Munro
Bess— Mueller
Kankee—Berkel
Midnight—Mueller
Chantwood—Krotz
Beauty Wilkes—Stuck
Ralph —Haskins
Nora D.—Merriman
Moline Black
Sam—Kirk
Davenport Bay
Charlie Miller
Bessie G —Gorman
Josie—Armil
George F —Fish
Frank Krotz
Perry Merriman
Carl Mueller
Charles Keeler
New Hall Planned for St. Paul by Diamond Jo Line
The Diamond Jo line announces a new hall for St. Paul to be built this winter with completion expected in spring. The vessel will resemble the Quincy in size and layout, with Dubuque work advancing rapidly. Capt. Killeen cancels plans to convert the Dubuque into a side wheel boat.
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ST. Paul
Diamond Jo
Quincy
Agahe
Texas
Dubuque
Killeen
Dr C W Grafton Weds Miss Bessie Martin in Chicago
Dr C W Grafton of Rock Island married Miss Bessie Martin on Tuesday evening at her Chicago home, formalizing a union reported by local observers.
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C. W. Grafton
Rock Island
Bessie Martin
Chicago
Handshake and Fist Signals Stir Social Tension
A dialogue from the period pieces contrasts reading minds by handshake with judging by fist, as Belle and Friend discuss two disagreeable men. The Fiance questions past doubt before a witty line from the Fiancee about a proposal at the psychological moment.
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Belle
George
Puck
Birds and gunner whistle deception on marshes tale
A veteran sportsman relates how rival shooters used a grass bird whistle to lure birds and cause a mistaken shot. One man hid in tall grass and, hearing a whistle from nearby, joined in, until darkness ended the day with no birds halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya
Chicago Chronicle
Geneseo youth seeks Chicago job as female impersonator
Dor Ferry, son of Dr L A Ferry of Geneseo, has gone to Chicago to secure a female impersonator role in a song and dance specialty. A letter requests police vigilance as Ferry aims to find work, leaving Sept 21 with Harrp Tame and then lost contact in Chicago.
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L A Ferry
Chicago
Tor Ferry
Dor Ferry
Hoshie Stross
Naong
Chi
Kilpatrick and Merk Marry in Broadway Church Ceremony
James Ho Kilpatrick of Waterman and Miss Francis Merk of Rock Island wed at Broadway Presbyterian with Rev W S Marquis officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Merk, has taught at Waterman where Kilpatrick is a rising young bunkers man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ho Kilpatrick
Waterman
Francis Merk
Rock Island
Marquis
Broadway Presbyterian Church
John Merk
13Th Ave
Nue
Kilpatrick
Bunkers
Rush to weighing machines drives fall business surge
A New York Sun report quotes a collector noting September and October bring peak profits for penny weighing machines. The urge to track weight after autumn visits prompts locals to step on scales daily, with many keeping up the habit for weeks to see if they return home heavier or lighter.
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Sayl
New York Sun
Jess
To Cure a Cold in a Day with Laxative Bromo Quinin
Advertisement notes a cold cure product Laxative Bromo Quinin tablets sold by druggists with a refund if it fails to cure. Groves signature on each box priced at 25 cents.
Drowned Foraging Stream Claims Princeton Farmer
James No White, once a prominent Princeton township farmer, drowned fording a stream while travelling west to raise sheep. A telegram from his son Arthur reported the accident. the body had not been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James NO White
Princeton Township
Montana
White
Arthur
Doctor King's New Life Pills Promise Clear Skin
A short tip claims the pills cure liver trouble signs like sallow complexion moth patches and blotches. They are sold for 20 cents at Clendenin's drug store and marketed as a quick skin and health remedy.
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King
Clendenin
Bucklin’s Arnica Salve Cures 80 Year Leg Sores
W. H. Eads of Jonesville Va recalls a childhood burn that produced leg sores for eight decades until Bucklin’s Arnica Salve healed them. The product claims infallible for burns cuts sores bruises and piles. Sold by BF G Clendenin for 26c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Eads
Jonesville
Bucklin
G. Clendenin
Many More Like It In Moline Case Endorses Dean's Kidney Pills
Mrs. Frank Phillips of 1510 Fourth Avenue testifies that years of back and kidney pain, dizziness, and vision blurring improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills from Clendenin's drug store. Her husband Mr Phillips agrees. Sold by Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo NY. price 50 cents. sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's. take no substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Hunter
Allenton
St Louis Co
Doctor Pierce
Frank Phillips
Fourth Avenue
Clendenin
Dean
Phillips
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Madison Medicine Co
Madison, Wis
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Hicado Dental
Ake
2D Avenue
Speidel
Madam St. Marie
4Th Ave
Clothing House
Simon Hirsch
Third Avenue
Pierce
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Mt. Olive
Ark
Ely Bros
J M. Scholtz
Peal Medicine Co
Cleveland
Ohio
F. W. Uhrus
15Th Street
Peffer
Dru
Ifieldaa
Frea Pefter Medical Assn
Ohi
F J Clendenin
Grafton-Martin
Yonkerg Statesman
Boston
Finch
Chaslea F Ferry
Geneseo
Ually
E. Booker
C. E. Booker & CO
Fifteenth Street
Tilpathick Merk
Iain
Princeton
Pittsburg Sate & Deposit Co
Finkeburg, Pa
Ae Fs
Tizetynt
Eolasaig
Merflog Bowety Company
Chisags
Montreal
SIT
Pelea
Humphreys
William &John Sts
Indiana
Peoria Railway
Indianapolis
Ind
Muncie
Springfield
Cincinnati
Sandusky
Columbus
Louisville
E. L. Goff
M. A. Patterson
Gustus School of Business
N Jr
Gustus
Jay Morrison
Prin
Illinois
Helpenstell & Lowe
Second Avenue
Rock Island, Illinois
REID @ WITTER
Moline, Ill
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