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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1901
Page
8
Booked notes invite members to attend a key meeting Monday evening at Rosenfield. The item signals urgent business and calls for active member participation in upcoming decisions.
October 26 events include First Baptist Church program The Rooney Boys and Wagner Opera House showing The Minister's Son, inviting community attendance. Local venues host performances featuring regional groups and solo artists.
Local notices and ads show prices for hardwood, insurance, and office supplies, a call to see fall miltary items, theater and ballroom entertainments, and a Burlingtn Burling county court record. The piece references several businesses including Knox frames, U and Hardwood Channel Ice Co, Nason and Gleeson, and Turner hall events. It notes a Buffalo round trip sale via RI&P and upcoming senate reservations for a national church event.
Rental notices list a six room flat with era conveniences at 1031 9th Avenue and two houses in the east end of Moline via Chris Mueller & Sons at 2300 34th Avenue. A sale ad describes a house and lot suitable for two families with good water at 208 17th Street. Also ad space in the Adler column of the Journal offered by I D T or phone 2081.
A Moline man waited two weeks for a fiancée from near Galesburg whose letter revealed she would not come until he had sent word. He had mislaid mail in a waste box and, after a tense period, learned she would still marry him in a few days keeping calm rather than rushing.
State board of pardons received a request for Richard Lawrence to be released from the state penitentiary after about five years of a 11 year sentence. Citizens of Girton oppose parole, citing his dangerous, inventive criminal history including a dynamite safe-opening device and threats against helpers. Governor Yates faces pressure as public opinion weighs reform against ongoing danger.
An early report describes a deadly blast that shattered a building and injured several, with authorities and witnesses noting extensive damage. Religious and civic leaders took part in a petition to the World’s Fair management seeking a suitable venue for religious assemblies and exhibits at the fairgrounds.
The New York Medical Journal publishes Surgeon General Wyman's letter proposing a yellow fever institute within the United States Marine Hospital Service. The plan targets centralized observation, coordinated investigations, and study of transmission by mosquitoes with medical officers and qualified specialists assigned to four sections.
Mrs Nathaan Race and her brother, both residents near Tarkson valley, are awarded immediate possession of $200000 in improved real estate in Chiasro after a five year Illinois court dispute. The trust property was once owned by George Justice and held for his children, then passed through marriage ties and subsequent ventures.
A clipped dialogue shows Mr Mylde arguing that study never ends and one should not pretend education finishes. His wife challenges his claim while references to family, manners, and a humorous kitchen scene appear. The passage blends playful banter with everyday tasks and a nod to curiosity.
A reader questions whether editors review poetry or merely reject submissions. The piece suggests writers feel their work is routinely turned down with a standard thank you note. The brief reflects common frustrations of aspiring poets in New York weeklies.
A brief dialogue shows a boy in tatters speaking with a figure named Puck. The exchange hints at a missing father and past conflicts, with the boy asking about fighting and advice offered by the adult. The fragment reads like a street encounter captured in a 19th century sketch.
In a Detroit Free Press snippet, Edith compliments her mother on being lovely and clever and remarks she is glad she married into the family. The exchange reveals affectionate domestic humor and social grace within the household.
President Samuel Gompers and Secretary Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor issue the formal call for the national convention to be held in Scranton Pennsylvania on December 5. Separately actress Augusta De Forest dies at her New York home after a career with Salvin McCullough and Booth.
In Cleveland on October 21 Mrs Mary Lowe killed her brother-in-law Thomas B Lowe with a butcher knife after a Sunday night quarrel. Police report the stabbing followed a domestic dispute at the Lowe home.
Pretoria October 21 reports a force of Canadian scouts surprised a Boer laager near Balmoral. The Boers fled after a brief skirmish. Canadian casualties included two killed and an officer and two men wounded.
Humorous exchange on appearance and parenthoods with quips about besting vanity. A witty exchange references a baby’s resemblance and gentler newsroom banter.
W H Eads of Jonesville Va recalls a childhood foot burn that caused decades of leg sores until Bucklin’s Arnica Salve cured him after other remedies failed. The salve is advertised as infallible for burns scalds cuts sores bruises and piles and sold by F G Clendenin for 26c.
Statement to the Auditor of Public Accounts listing loans and discounts, Securities, cash items, gold and silver coin, Treasury notes, and capital accounts. Signed by Anderson, cashier, sworn before George W. Wood, notary, on the 21st of May.
The Presto Music Journal praises Roney's Boys as a remarkable chorus with a stunning ovation. The First Baptist church secures the act, promising the auditorium will be crowded for the Saturday appearance.
The sufferer shares tips to fight a cold without heavy penalty for folly. Soak feet in hot water with Perry Davis Pain Killer, then take a teaspoonful in hot sweetened water at bedtime for a simple speedy remedy.
E Schey of St Louis was struck and killed by a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Bucyrus on Sunday. The incident location is reported as near O Fallon Street.
The Battles Pharmacy and UW Sandstrom offer refunds on Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar. If the 60-cent bottle fails to cure your dough or cold, a refund is promised. A 25-cent bottle is also guaranteed satisfactory or money refunded.
The census bureau reports 1900 cotton ginned totaling 10,486,148 commercial bales, up 8.4 percent from 1899. Texas produced about 34 percent of the crop, with a 33 percent rise to 3,536,508 bales, while east of the Mississippi saw declines.
New York World reports Columbia University students resist spring signed hazing rules. Classes meet this week to impose stricter oversight on freshmen while upperclassmen lose privileges. President Seth Low sends notes urging continued cooperation to prevent repeats of last season.
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