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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1901
Page
8
September events include Hook Island county fair at Joslin September 10 to 18 Mercer county fair at Aledo September 17 to 20 Verdeck Mercer county fair September 17 to 20 Springfield hosts the 48th annual state fair from September 30 to October 5 Illinois state fair runs September 30 to October 5 in Springfield.
A cluttered local page previews diverse ads from Dolly Bros. and Sehrbeck Bros. offering goods from groceries and shoes to insurance and real estate. Mentions upcoming court actions, court proceedings, and a Rock Island rail trip to the G A R encampment. The Nebraska Indians play the Athletic team at Moline ball park Friday at 2:30 p.m.
A lawyer recalls a Brooklyn woman's last will found in a trunk as tiny scraps of paper. The envelope flap bore This will is all here, implying revocation by tearing. Reconstruction shows the pieces formed a complete will, preserving the testament’s validity amid legal doubt.
George Ticknor recalls Washington's death deeply affecting Boston on December 14 1790. Shops closed within two hours and all business halted as news spread. Ticknor notes his father grief stricken and residents including children wearing crepe as a sign of mourning.
The Treasury announces a program to consider proposals for selling United States three percent bonds and other funded loans up to 20 million dollars to the government. Internal revenue receipts will be deposited with national bank depositaries to free about 5 million, with 3 million diverted from treasury vaults to circulation. Secretary Gage aims to avoid overpaying and to prevent harming market prices while using newly released funds to support the sinking fund. A note on remedies and local ads follows.
Round trip fare to San Francisco offered by the C R I & P railway from Moline for Episcopal convention attendees. Tickets valid Oct 3 to Nov 15 with stopovers in Colorado Wyoming Texas Montana or British Columbia. Through first-class and tourist sleepers available. depot at 18th Street and 4th Avenue. Tel 2195.
The ordinance specifies totals and per purpose amounts for the current year's tax levy in Moline including Street and Alley, Waterworks, Police, Health, Library, Hospital, and Miscellaneous funds. It sets the overall levy at 57 429.42 dollars and confirms collection from all taxable property. A city clerk attests the document, dated September 1901.
Lt Munday a Henrietta Texas lawyer recalls persuading a grave digger to try Electric Bitters for malaria fever and jaundice. He claims his brother was saved and cured through the remedy which purports to cleanse the blood aid digestion and regulate organs. Available at F J Clendenin's drugstore for 50 cents.
Wood and Ward bring a big company to the Wagner Opera House on Saturday evening September 14 for the staged performance Two Merry Tramps.
The undersigned guarantee a refund on Greene's Warranted Symp of Tar if it fails to cure a cough or cold. A 26-cent bottle is offered to prove satisfaction or money refunded. The Bottled Pharmacy and Sandstrom.
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