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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1901
Page
7
An unnamed physician announces a exclusive treatment aiming to cure chronic nervous and angling diseases and to restore vitality. The text promises youth, energy, and renewed vigor, claiming rapid cures for many ailments and urging readers to call for relief and permanent cure.
Dr J Alvin Horne a celebrated physician and natural healer in Rock Island advertises office rooms 49 to 55 in the Mitchell and Lynde building. Hours are 9 to 12, 2 to 5, and 7 to 8 with Sunday hours 9 to 10 a.m. Remember One Whee's Treatment Absolutely Free.
The season dates cover wild duck turkey grouse dove fox snipe plover and waterfowl with open periods from August to April. Non-residents must obtain a $10 license from the state and carry a photo bearing license. Secretary of state issues licenses valid statewide with limits on bag and travel.
A light local item notes a Moline school mistress at Prospect Park asking if ducks are guineas. A police anecdote recalls a wagon ride with a one armed man, then a dazed escape back to the station. Also warns of cholera infantum danger and promotes Perry Davis Pain Killer.
James McGarry an old-time Chicago saloon keeper and the original Mr Dooley of Archie Rood, famed in Finley Peter Dunne s Dooley stories, is gravely ill and nearing death. His Chicago resort hosted politicians actors judges lawyers and newspapermen. A witful figure who inspired Dunne s famous Dooley, McGarry spoke with Judge Goggin in quick back room exchanges. Born in Gateway Ireland, he carried a genuine brogue and sharp humor.
The fifteenth annual report of the commissioner of labor surveys wages in commercial countries and lists many occupations with odd names. The piece notes readers may guess the duties of roles from Backers-up to jolliers and ends with a product plug for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets at 25 cents.
Clarence Biddison an engineer on the Rock Island line lies in serious condition at his Goodland Kansas home after a wreck last Saturday. The brakeman on the train was killed when a heavy rain displaced track. Biddison and the fireman suffered head injuries a broken jaw and burns with a ditch landing as they escaped the derailment. A Denver surgeon and two nurses attend him. His mother and sister from Rock Island are at his bedside.
Promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as pleasant to take with 25 cent price and free samples at F. J. Clendenin and HE Heimbeck's. Recommends Herbine for torpid liver and indigestion with price. Ballard's Snow Ointment for sprains and cuts priced 25 and 60 cents. Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment advised for piles with 80 cent and 75 cent tube prices. Sold at F. J. Clendenin's and Battles' pharmacy in Moline Illinois.
An unsigned testimonial extols Cham Berlin's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from F L Taylor of New Albany Pa. It recounts successful use on a bicycle trip and a later dysentery attack. The ad also promotes Burdock Blood Bitters and Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil and mocks an imitator selling Rocky Mountain Tea.
A man relays his three year struggle with bronchitis and insomnia until his wife discovered a bottle of Chamberlin's Cough Remedy. He credits the medicine with relief after trying doctors and other patent medicines.
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