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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1901
Page
7
An ad touts a new department in Yonkers offering treatment for eye ear nose and throat diseases. Dr J A Millican of Chicago now partners with Dr J Alvin Horne to cure eye ailments including cataracts and to straighten eyes without knives. Free consultation and examination plus free x ray exam.
The narrator recounts his struggle with Hyde’s return, detailing temptations, escape from pursuit, and steps to obtain drugs. He describes comical yet terrifying hotel and street encounters, the looming threat of discovery, and a resolve tested by fear and memory.
Master in Chancery Elwin B. Parmenther orders public sale of parcels Lots 4 5 6 7 Block 2 Oak Hill Park addition Moline Rock Island Illinois to satisfy a decree in Charistie A. Simmons vs Gustaf Swensson Adolph F Swensson John G Swensson and Thora A. Swensson. Sale set for October 26 1901 at 2 PM at the east door Rock Island courthouse.
A health column extols Dr Humphreys Specific 77 to treat colds and prevent winter complications. It cites 20 percent US deaths from colds and promotes nationwide sale prepaid through druggists. Includes humorous exchanges from Yonkers Statesman and Ally Sloper glimpse.
A child given whatever he asks for at meals and allowed sweets between meals will eventually pay the penalty. It is foolish to expect a child’s digestive system to work like an adult or for him to compete with a grown person in labor or thought.
A collage of medical testimonials and product pitches notes partial paralysis cured with Cham Berlin’s Pain Balm, plus claims for Herbine Rocky Mountain Tea Ballard’s Snow Liniment and Buckeye Pile Ointment. Advertisers emphasize liver kidney health, digestion, and tonics for women, with numerous drugstores in Moline carrying these remedies.
A vintage advertisement promotes a clairvoyant and palmist who offers readings for note age occupation and marriage details for a fee of 11 dollars if the reader brings the ad. The text touts his career as miraculous and praises him as a marvel of the 19th century.
A promotional notice hails Prof Mason as a renowned seer whose counsel guides business affairs. It claims infallible advice on law suits wills insurance divorces mortgages claims and financial ventures including gold mining stocks.
A palmistry style notice promises truthful revelations of love affairs and quick marriages. It claims to settle lovers quarrels, restore affection and peace, and teach control and charm over the loved one and others met, with no fee unless the reader is convinced superior to any local medium.
At 612 Brady St Davenport hours are 10am to 8pm with readings offered for one dollar if you bring the advertisement. The professor does not use trance or public displays and only partly developed clairvoyants attend. Palmistry scholars will be available after November 30. Ladies’ attendance match noted but readings are not given on Sundays.
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