Real Estate Deeds Filed in Circuit Clerk Office March 29
Real estate transfers listed from R S and D Montgomery to Wm Davis for a Reynolds lot to Elizabeth Taylor to Jacob Bleuer by commissioner with February 19 85 deed. Various other 1884-85 conveyances show lots and tracts in Davenport Davenport second Moore Barstow and Moline additions, with prices from 100 to 2400 and dates March February April and May.
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Circuit Clerk's Office
R. S
D. Montgomery
Davis
Reynolds
Elizabeth Taylor
Jacob Bleuer
Fritz Wehleng
Frederick Everts
Davenports
Rock Island
Joel
Louisa N Whitney
John Kennedy
Gust Swan
P J
C F Hemenway
C F Anderson
Atkinsons
Moline
J M Barnard
Phillip Heffenson
Howards
Henry Nichol
Wm Lindhorat
Davenport
Josiah Stephenson
Patrick J Lee
Geo A Richmond
John W Stark
Otis J Dimick
Jeanette D Chapman
Claus H Schneckloth
Smith
Beers & Co
Moline Water Power Company
Deed
Adottion
Probate docket items seed heavy with estates and filings
March 28 entries list various estates including Smith Hughes Hubbard Woodward and Wilson with inventories proved, accounts filed, sales of real property authorized, wills admitted, and guardianship actions. April 1 includes Smith Groh and Speck guardianship with relinquishments, selections, and final estate closings.
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Nancy L Smith
Thomas Hughes
Moses Ntubbard
Sarah J. McKeever
John II Steinhauser
Ew_F Cassell
Geo. M Woodward
Wray Johnston
Jobe L Wilson
Hawley & Hill
Fred Fagerstrom
Samuel Bender
John E Smith
Frederick Groh
Orissi L Maxwell
Guardian
Claus Speck
Nellie Wins Not Poor and a Beer Substitute Prize
Nellie Long, an upbeat child from a poor household, endears herself to Miss Norton who frets she is poor. Nellie insists she is not poor, citing a 25 cent savings and a devoted mother. An Englishman now offers a $5,000 prize for a beer substitute drink.
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Nellie
Nelle Long
Miss Norton
Faint Heart and a Tricycle in a Chellendean Summer
Richard Allerdyce, rich banker’s son, falls for Agath a Travers a hospital nurse after a playful tricycle ride ends in a dramatic accident. Capt Hardwicke helps Miss Travers escape danger while Richard confronts class boundaries and growing affection. The episode foreshadows a romance between the two and the social tensions of their world.
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Reas
Mamma
Richard Allerdyce
Chellendean
Lord Belmont
Hardwickes
Mise Travers
Hhis
Miss Travers
Rollo
Mr. Allertee
Misa Travers
Pickard
Hardwicke
Capt. Hardwicke
Belmont Castle
Alance
Gulf
Rochester
Mel” Ricnami
White Hart
Mr. Allerdyce
Loth
Avi
Agatha Travers
Agatha
Romia
Breiterss
Agathe Travers
Luckiest Man Alive Confesses Love and Rescue
Captain Hard wiene boasts of his misadventure and declares Miss Travers saved his life. he boasts of courting her despite a lack of title while Rich ard laments family ties and social barriers. The dialogue reveals jealousy and a view of nursing as noble.
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Capt. Hardwiene
Allerdyce
Miss Travers
Urep
Valmeet
Richard
Blue
The Kind They Are
The article recalls a 1821 episode where Ismail son of Mehemet Ali demanded tribute from Bedouin tribes near Shendy. Piles of forage were burned and attackers struck from ambush, prompting Mehemet to raze Shendy in vengeance while the Tiger fled into the interior.
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Gen
Gordon
Ismail
Mehemet Ali
Soudan
Shendy
Nile
Khartoum
Mehemet
Lotta in Childhood Home and Early Stage Turmoil
In San Francisco Chinatown a dilapidated cottage is pointed out as the former home of Lotta the actress. An old neighbor recalls Lotta's early days with her father’s music hall, the rough crowds, and a turning night when Lotta performed in a hurry to help the family endures abuse and poverty as she begins to forge her own path.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Lotts
Soden
Crabtrers
Crab
Lottis
Arinors
California
Seoon
Wailer
Avery
Gould
Lotta
Mangin the Charismatic Pencil Maker Dies in Paris
Mangin, famed black lead pencitronker of Pore, died. He rode daily in an open carriage with a servant, showcasing portraits and medals of his pencils. Wearing a burnished helmet and velvet plume, he declared himself the great charlatan of Franco, recalling a humble Rue Rivoli shop and selling millions of pencils.
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Jaris Figara Mangin
Pore
Place Vendome
I’lace de la Bourse
Née
Mangin
Franco
Rue Rivoli
Origin of the L roads retold on the elevated line
A city gentleman explains to bystanders why elevated trains are called the L roads, noting curves form an L and joking about a Sunday Metropolitan railroad. The reminiscence recalls a Park Place gate incident where the M K R letters mocked a churchless Sunday service. Arkansaw Craveler offers a rural dialect aside.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Park Place
Metropolitan Elevated Railroad
Methodist Episcopal Railroad
How to Settle It New York Letter
A mixed debate in New York on whether a man should yield his seat to a woman in a crowded car. The piece mocks small minded behavior by noting a young man lets an older woman stand and suggests shifting moral questions to personal accountability. It references Chicago Times and The New York World as contrasting voices.
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New York
Therof
Chicago Times
Bismarck
New York World
Railroad Time Table Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Time table listing schedule for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific line toward Chicago. Frequent departures and arrivals noted for trains serving connections and routing through major stations on the route.
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Chicawwo
Rock Island & Pacific
Chicago
Man recalls old army days and pankyn tonic cure
An elderly Dover veteran recalls sunstroke injuries from 1889 and health recovery after taking Pankyn’s Tonic. He warns against counterfeit ginger substitutes while noting the tonic’s lasting claims and the brand Hiscox & Co. signature on the bottle.
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Dover
Sphinx
Egypt
Elijah Sharp
Mr.bsharp
Pankyn
Pawker
Vase Kkk
Pankh
Hiscox & Co
U S Harness Company Offers Double Harness Traces
An advertisement for the U S Harness Company features double harness traces including 4 inch leather straps and hip straps. It promises shipment after inspection and invites samples to be sent to 122 Brady Street Davenport Iowa for evaluation.
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Brady Street
Davenport
Lowa
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