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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1901
Page
6
A poem by Norvin G. Perry catalogues a boy's pockets filled with marbles, tops, tools, frogs, lizards, and odds ends including shells and hooks. The scene shifts to a man in Benjamin Franklin's news office asking for a discount as the clerk repeats the price of one dollar.
A man seeks a discount on a book but Franklin declines, insisting on a dollar and a quarter. He explains he would have taken the lower price to keep his work moving, then holds firm at one dollar and no half, while noting he could have accepted the earlier offer for less.
A man pays silently at a counter and departs after receiving a lesson from a master who can transform time into wealth or wisdom. A friend asks about Miss Van Twiller, and the photographer explains she wanted a portrait that would do her justice and received one that did exactly that.
A Washington Star quote quotes Mrs Meekton dismissing a ransom plot as ridiculous. Mr Meekton agrees the idea rests on a woman being frightened by brigands, labeling it preposterous in tone.
J ot Swennesson M D physician and surgeon offices and hours are listed for Moline. Beal M D with office at 316 10th Street and residence on 1307 12th Avenue, Mock Rosenstein Building hours noted. The National Association of Stationary Engineers No 17 meets first and third Tuesdays at waterworks in Moline. Markets report Chicago October 25 with mixed grain prices and cattle and hog movements, including receipts and prices for corn, wheat, barley, timothy seed, clover, and cattle market activity.
Market recap from Moline showing corrected buy and sell figures for groceries meats coal and farm supplies. Includes butter potatoes apples turnips tomatoes onions beets carrots hickory nuts pumpkins and various livestock and feed prices with corrections by local dealers and firms. Corrected by brown hioistisan Newcor and others.
corrected price list shows Nut soft coal at 2.76 per ton in Springfield and egg coal at 3.00 per ton. Pea 2.00, Black 1.75. Kindling per load 3.00, small load 1.75. Hard coal 16 inch unsplit 5.60, 12 inch unsplit 5.75, 24 inch unsplit 5.00, 16 inch split 6.00, 24 inch split 5.50.
An advertisement touts a clairvoyant and palmist promising readings of notes age occupation and marriage timing. It presents the man as a remarkable 19th century figure with miraculous powers and long standing success.
An advertisement touts Prof. Mason as a renowned expert offering infallible second sight and extensive knowledge of Oriental sciences. It claims he can advise on business, law, wills, estate issues, love, marriages, and family harmony, promising true readings and the power to influence others without charging unless deemed superior to others.
An advertisement at 612 Brady St Davenport opposite Y MCA states readings cost one dollar with a partly developed clairvoyant professor. Palmistry scholars are invited after November 80 with a ladies’ maid in attendance. The professor does not give readings on Sundays and keeps everything private.
In Chancery Charlotte A. Simmons vs Gustaf Swensson et al in General No 4881 a decree of foreclosure issued September 26 1901. Master Elwin E Parmenter will sell October 26 1901 at 2 pm at the east door of Rock Island Court House for cash the parcels Lots 4 5 6 7 in block 2 Oak Hill Park addition Moline Rock Island County Illinois Dunols.
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