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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1901
Page
5
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad promotes travel through Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Florida. For descriptive matter time tables and maps address C. L. Stone G P A Louisville Ky.
The University Extension committee at the Moline center presents Charles Zueblin in a lecture series on Art and Life. Topics include The Gothic Revival on Oct 4, Ruskin and the Ethics of Wealth on Oct 18, Morris and the Ethics of Work on Nov 1, Morris Master Workman on Nov 18, Arts and Crafts Movement on Nov 29, and The Renaissance of Civic Beauty on Dec 18 with illustrated slides. The lectures aim to be practical and engaging for art‑minded audiences.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as stopping a cough and curing a cold in one day with a pay if not cured offer. Price listed as 25 cents.
Yesterday afternoon the Little Friends Sewing circle was entertained by Mrs Fred Grotegut with a fine program and refreshments. Visitors included Miss Minnie Garland from Warner station and Mrs Chris Whiteside of Hillsdale. The X I S S circle enjoyed a gathering with a first group portrait since formation. Martha Weed of Olona visited Mrs WHO Thackham. Mrs Henry Sephardt of the park is recovering after illness. Coal Valley youths joined Lewia Stafford for social time. Fannie Ethyl and Mary Weed Gere Allen and Warren Niel spent Sunday in Colona. Reinold Crane tours Bennetttown for Moline Scale Co. Herbert Morgan entertained Mrs Rhodle of Plattsmouth Nebr and Mr and Mrs Roredebusch of Alliance Neb. Mrs Margaret Taughhey’s Rural visited Mrs Twinam King. Mrs Wall Chapman and Marshall returned from Weaver Cole where they spent the summer. Anna Christopher fell from a ladder and injured her ankle.
A traveler named G Carson reports in India near Pufiola a wandering scene where tortoises raid muskmelon patches. The tame thieves burst hulls and capture two tortoises as melon thieves watch and feed, while traders await dawn.
Advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pill as a cure for weakness and fatigue, claiming to turn languor into energy and drain into mental power. Sold for 25 cents per box by F J Clendenin, a druggist in Moline, Illinois.
The Rock Island YMCA Hawthorn yards near completion will offer tubs and showers, a barber shop, a lunch room, a dining room, and a library provided by Mrs. Julia E. Rosenfield. Bruner reports Rosenfield will donate 600 for the library, making Hawthorn a key association point with 18 months of fundraising producing 55000 for extensions.
Mrs. Kate Neary of Superior street rejoiced as a $1,000 sunburst diamond ornament was returned by Detective Jackson of the Bast Chicago avenue station. The gem was found after Miss Anna E. Steitz of 908 4th avenue and friends Kerr Rutherford and Mrs. Fennell walked Chicago streets. Nor precautions were known, but Detective Jackson traced it via Mrs Annie Stanger of Rock Island and Mrs Rutherford observed the jewel on the walk.
The story notes Miss Steltz asked Mrs. Rutherford to refer the owner if the gem was advertised for and to share any reward offered. The exchange occurred after Miss Steltz returned home on Monday.
Mrs H. Lincoln recalls a widow of General Burnham near death from pneumonia in Machias Maine. She credits D King’s New Discovery with saving her life and later curing consumption. The medicine is advertised as guaranteed for throat chest and lung diseases. Trial bottles free at F J Clendenin’s in Moline Illinois.
The Chidlow Institute of Chicago expands from wheat flour chemistry to a bakery program. It will train 150 students at 320 Washington boulevard to bake 8 000 loaves daily and study bread wholesomeness under founder David G. Chidlow with Azel F. Hatch and George Thompson listed in the incorporation papers.
Port Byron township residents win a new free rural delivery route surveyed by George A. Bennett. The 25% mile route will serve about 620 people, with L. Allen as carrier, matching Moline’s route length. Also a sample ad offers 10,000 free trials of Botanic Blood Balm, a blood purifier. A Pennsylvania labor law on mine inspectors appears likely to become a dead letter due to errors.
During a Sunday service at a Presbyterian church in Washington the bread and wine were passed by two admirals a general two supreme court justices and a former secretary of state reflecting a high level of civic and military leaders participating in the ceremony.
Henrietta lawyer E. B. Munday cites his brother recovering from malaria and jaundice after using Electric Bitters. He asserts the remedy expels malaria, purifies blood, aids digestion, regulates organs, and cures various ailments. Available for 50c at F. J. Clendenin: druggist.
A miscellany note features a quip about Mrs Spouter the famous woman orator and a brief remark on wealth and microbes in currency. It then promotes Ely s Liquid Cream Balm as a nasal catarrh remedy priced 76 cents with a spray tube, sold by Ely Brothers of New York.
A terse Yonkers Statesman quip notes Mugg’s hair turning white overnight and Jil’s joking remark about his shirt as a playful aside in local gossip.
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Jane suspects the postmaster reads her letters and she marks each one with personal and private content to guard her correspondence. The item reflects a cautious public attitude toward mail secrecy.
Dr. A Kellett of Williford Ark reports a railroad lawyer suffered a severe foot crush. Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly treated the injury and is praised for burns and skin eruptions. The product is sold by F J Clendenin in Moline with a cure guarantee.
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