Lutheran and United Brethren Churches Schedule
Services on Sabbath morning and evening at Fostoffige Swepian Lutheran with Sunday School at 9 4 TM. Rev. 88 Hunting, pastor. United Brethren Church holds services every Sunday afternoon at two o'clock with a Law School at 8 o'clock.
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Banns
F. Bokcuens
Bervicen Sabbeth
A Contins
Bervices
Sieceectine
Hunday School
Rowan Catholic
Farutist
Farr ConunkgaaTttoxas
Hunting
United Brethren Church
Mecuantos Association
Druid's Hall
Dunn's Block
Wells Street
Moline Grove
Druid‘s Hall
Danc'e Block
Turner Hall
Wells Arrest
Salter
Rell Island Officials Named for Public Office Listing
States Attorney E E Panmenter of Rock Island Master in Chancery Henry Cueutis Jr of Rock Island Public Administrator Quincy McNezat of Rock Island circuit Clerk GronotD Gov.p of Moline County Clerk Jonn V W Coox of Rock Island County Treasurer 78amug R Poster of Moline County Sheriff Willram Payne of Rock Island County Coroner Ciantes B Knox of Rock Island County Superintendent of Schools M M STUNVEON of Rock Island
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Henry Cueutis, Jr
Rock Leland
Quincy McNezat
Rock Ialond
Ircuit
Gronot
Moline
Jonn
W Coox
Rock Island
R. Poster
Ciantes B
Knox
Schoula
M Stunveon
Situti oidtar District judge names released
A fragment notes Judge Ekonge W Preasaxta of Rock Island in Situti oidtar District covering Rock Island Henry and Mercer counties. The readable portion confirms the court official tied to the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Situti Oidtar
Rock Island, Henry and
Mercer Counties
Ekonge
Rock Is
Anil
Twesty
Einst Leoative
Rock Ieland and
Henry Counties
Sunth
Rock Island
Henry Borena Lee
Putnam Counties
Congress
Joan B. Haw
Rock Baland
Temperance Address From Sterling Women Sparks A Nation's Hope
Rev J Blanchard pens a call to Sterling readers praising the women of the temperance league for leading a reform against drink. Charles G Reed cites Bureau County statistics on boy drinking and saloon profits, urging prohibition and moral action backed by faith.
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Sterling
Ill
Rev
J. Blanchard
U Wheaten
Review
Dr. Blanchard
Woman's Total Abstinence League of
Moline
M. E. Stewarrt
The
Sterling Temperance Association
Ledyard
Bureau County
Matpen
Blanchard
Illinois
Charles G. Reed
Mr. Reed
Talae
Jesus
Jerusalem
Christ
United States
Asia
Pampas
Spain
South America
Palestine
Globe
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Maine
Whiteside County
Bureau
Bureau Republican
Princeton
Cook County
Chicago
Daniel Webster
Baltimore
New York Evening Post
Bryant
Earth
Mole Hills
Sterling Ladies’ Temperance Association
Eden
Heaven
Mary
John
Peter
Mt. Sinai
God
Satan
Dramseller
Liberated Slave Presides Over House in Civil War Era
The New York Herald notes a historic moment as Joseph V Rams, born enslaved in Georgetown, Georgetown District, serves as the first colored representative to preside over the House. Rams, a SC district delegate, rose after Civil War years of service and was hailed by peers including Jas Wyoninter, whose praise linked to ongoing reconciliation.
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New York Herald
House of Representatives
Iim
Lot
Agion
Hit
L. C. Lamar
Mississippi
Charles Suni
Puker
Missowr
Nim
Joseph IV Rams
South Carolina
Georgetown
Charleston
West Indies
Congress
Jas
Nan Rel Hha Sk
Juin
Break up housekeeping and language quirks in a puzzling tale
A humorous piece shows a Frenchman grappling with English verb usage and prepositions, discussing phrases like break down break up and break the news. It blends a language anecdote with a long New York Times style report on telegraph innovations by Prescott Edison and Orton, highlighting duplex and quadruplex transmission advances and their impact on the Western Union Telegraph Company.
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St. Louis
Mr. Arcourt
Atrand
Broadway
Western Union Telegraph Company
Morse
B. Stearns
Stearns
Western Man Telegraph Company
Messrs
George B. Prescott
Toma. A. Edison
William Orton
Sisomppat Ssr Edema
Western Union Company
Western Union Telegraph Comany
Orton
World’s Largest Corset Factory Shaped Massachusetts Growth
United States Corset Company in Massachusetts operates at 6000 corsets daily. Looms use less power during weaving and require bone pockets later, creating efficiency. A factory of 100 workers supports 500 more, boosting local income with 300 families spending about 76 thousand dollars annually and driving demand for houses and goods.
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United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
New York City
United States Corset Company
Massachusetts
Cribbage Metaphor Frames Marriage Debate
A cryptic note suggests marriage compared to cribbage as a game of chance. The fragment hints at a line about “unmanned by the loss of her husband” marking a stylistic shift in indicating mourning. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks complete context.
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Aleb
Orchard grass noted as superior forage for eastern farms
The piece praises orchard grass for cattle feed citing a Philadelphia Press writer and a 30 year field showing consistent yield breast high at maturity. It contrasts with alfalfa and lucerne and notes soil as sandy loam with white clover and bluegrass mixes. It also mentions woodland coverage in England and Wales and timbered counties Sussex Hampshire Kent and Surrey.
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Philadelphia
Great Britain
England and Wales
Sussex
Hampshire
Kent
Surrey
Dogs killed by electric wires in alleged cruelty case
Fragments describe dogs killed by electric current, counted at twelve to forty animals, allegedly wired along a floor. The text implies a method of killing with wires and a collar device, noting instant, painless death and the dogs’ suffering.
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Ieee
Opto
Santer
Beecher and Tilton Examined in Sing Sing Republican
The article offers a favorable framing of Beecher and Tilton amid sensational tales about a letter. It recounts Beecher advising Mrs Tilton to leave Henry Ward Beecher, Tilton’s later return, and Beecher’s remorse for misjudging Tilton and supporting his wife’s separation.
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Sing Sing
Republican
Beecher
Tilton
Mr. Tilton
Independent
Tilt
Aise Jesepaet
Mpa Ae
No More Ducks No More Spjun
A Washoe City Indian allegedly went after ducks using a loaded musket loaned by hotel visitors. The gun reportedly misfired. the Indian returned bloodied but with ducks, while onlookers fled. The event ends with a quip about ending the ploy.
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Virginia City
Enterprise
Washoe City
Washoe Lake
Jim
Amber fossilized gum used for pipes and ornaments
A fragmentary notice describes amber as a yellowish substance once valued for pipes and cigar holders in Amboy. It notes legends of sea-nymph tears and petrified vegetable gum, its translucent yellow color with milky streaks, and its historic use in jewelry and pipe making with various claimed properties.
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Pheton
Amboy
Oppinia
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Fostoffige
Tate
Caro
Racine
Masonic Dorse Lodge
Masonic Mall
olMne National Bank
Main Street
Fettowal Manufacturera Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Moline National Bank
Frivows
Moline Lodge
Freja Bounty
Dunn's
Samuel S Gurza
E E Panmenter
County
Sherif Willram Payne
Rock Teland
Port Hyron
Warner
Urion
Ciances Distam
Geneseo
State Board of Equalization
Galva
W. J. Entrikin
Umer
Rodman Avenue
J.T. Browning
Eugene Lewis
Fice
Moline, Illinois
A. W. Jamieson
Lynde Street
Firet National Bank Building
J. W. Stark
Plummer's
Ilinois St. Rock
Sland, Ill
G. H. Hill, M. D
Meat Market
C. EF. Grantz
Bet
Bass
Lynde
Oly Market
J. G. Salisbury
Salter and
Atkinson Streets
J. Dorey
Insurance
Insurance Agency
Liverpool
London & Globe
Liverpool and
N. Y
Underwriters’ Agency, of
Phenix
Brooklyn, N. Y
National, of
Hartford
Missouri
Girard, Fire and Marine
Mutual Life Ins. Co., of
N.Y
Lanorer Life Co
Wellington
Moline, Ill
Clendenin & Martin's
Postoffice Building
Oyal Insurance Pany
England
Boston
CF Hemenway
Wt. Joseph Fire Insurejance Company
St. Joseph, Missouri
CF. Hemenway
Continental
C. F. Hemenway
Cmmercial Union Assurance Coo., of London
OC. F. Hemenway
Pringfield Fire and Marine Insurance Co
Springford, Mass
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company
A. D
Louth
Dunn’s Hall
Blum
A. M. Hubbard
Trnbbard's Corner
Steinway
Emersor and Mathashek Planos
Geo. Woods & Go's
Waltnes & Holmes
Reed
Hire & Turner
Jobit Tan
Val
Volcer
Fnrman Histo
Herson
Thio
Agricultural
State Dairymen’s Association
Aurora
Amber O
SS Oesigo
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