A Season of Theatre Hopes in Moline
The 1901 02 theatre season promises strong draws at Wagner and Burtis houses. Wagner presents Lovers Lane by Clyde Fitch with a Chicago New York company and full scenery. advance sales show a crowded opening. The Burtis Opera House hosts Stuart Robson with The Henrietta. Chane Lister Company closes Wagner week with Wicked London. matinees please children with A True Irish Heart. The Flaming Arrow continues the season with The Casino Girl and Hoyt’s A Bunch of Keys in October several titles listed.
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Wagner
Coon Hollow
Ole Olson
Hoyt
Moline
Wagner Opera House
Taylor
Chicago
New York
Burtis Opera House
Stuart Robson
Henrietta
Chane-Lister Company
London
Clyde Fitch
William A. Brady
Lovers’ Lane
New England
Aingera
Purity Brigade
London Bridge
How to Gain Flesh With Scott Emulsion Claims
Advertises Scott’s Emulsion promising rapid weight gain from an ounce daily. Claims digestion improves, enabling absorption of ordinary food, and reachable health gain with no seasonal limitation. Offers free samples and states price 50c and 1.00 at druggists.
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Scott
White Eagle and The Casino Girl in Davenport program
A sensational tale features White Eagle a handsome Mohawk claiming power of the white man and rescuing a colonel Fremont’s daughter after a tribal war. The Casino Girl a musical comedy set in Cairo follows a prima donna hiding as a milliner and lovers entangled with Pasha and comic figures.
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Rae
White Eagle
Go Won
Col
Fremont
Wongo
Burtis Opera House
Davenport
Cairo
Egypt
New York
Pilsener Pasha
Loob
Gaggs
Nile
Pilgener
St. Louis
Comedienne
Dr King’s New Discovery touted for croup relief
Mia from Kentucky recounts how Dr King’s New Discovery saved her baby from croup and cured her bronchial ailment. The ad claims the remedy infallible for coughs and lung trouble and offers 60c and 1 dollar bottles with free trials at Clendenin’s drug store on 3d ave.
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Clendenin
3D Ave
Probate Court Finds And Approves Estate Actions
Court records list sale of William Kurth real estate to pay debts approved, guardianship inventory for Benoni Co Wood minors filed and approved, Porter Skinner estate with executorship declination and relinquishment by widow and heir, Charles P Skinner petition for administration filed and bond set at 150000, Rose Bruhn relinquishment and selection approved with property turned over to widow, rent estate transfers show George Bick selling lots 7 8 and 14 feet of lot 6 block 2 Guyer’s second addition Rock Island to Home Building and Loan Association for 1.
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William Kurth
Benoni Co
Wood Guardian
Porter Skinner
Charles
Hemenway
Charles P. Skinner
Rose Frederick Bruhn
Wii
George Bick
Home Building and Loan Association
Guyer
Rock Island
What’s Your Face Worth Patented Pills Ad
A public notice-style item touts Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a cheap remedy for a sallow complexion and rough skin. The ad promises clear skin and rosy cheeks for 25 cents at Clendenin’s drug store.
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Dr. King
Clendenin
A Difference of Meaning in Ice Cream Choice
A small group enters an uptown confectioner and asks for three plates of ice cream. The proprietor asks if they want French or American cream, noting the difference is only about five cents per plate. The exchange highlights linguistic misunderstandings in everyday commerce.
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N. Y
Fiendish Attack on C F Collier in Iowa
A violent assault on C F Collier of Cheokee Iowa nearly proved fatal, injuring his kidneys and back. He could not stoop or sit without severe pain until Electric Bitters cured his symptoms, restoring his health. Sold for 60 cents at Cléndenin's drug store, 4 avenue.
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C. F. Collier
Cheokee
Iowa
Cughé
Cléndenin
Diverse 19th Century Odds and Ends From Public Notices
A dispersed newspaper snippet covers a range of topics from church gifts in the Allegheny region, remarks on Carrie Nation’s actions, a Bristol divorce case over which husband is whom, a comedian mistaken for Carnegie, a Texas bid for Czolgosz, a Nebraska spelling bee, consuls abroad, Evanston treatment of Dochettes, sterilization aims in Chicago schools, a Talequah shooting, a Tuscola forgery arrest, a Brockton postman dismissal, New York political nominations, a swift Ottawa war craft test, and a Cleveland humor exchange about a throat ailment.
Farmer Jones and Sal Elopement Sparks Extravagant Outburst
Fragmentary courtship scene shows Farmer Jones threatening to shoot to stop an elopement with Sal. Josh Medders, eager to wed Sal, challenges the farmer. A bystander excuses mistiming serenade as the cause of the clash. The text references Jonesville and Clendenin with scattered notes.
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Farmer Jones
Josh Medders
Promi
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Apply
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Moline, Ill
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