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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1903
Page
8
Obituary notices recount the deaths of P E Schustrum a long time city resident and Hannah F E Neason with details on birth places marriages and surviving family members. Other notices list infant deaths measles and brain fever and a pneumonia death for Elwood Deane Swander with funeral details.
A wife describes four pregnancies and says the first three caused long painful labor with chloroform. She credits Mother's Friend for the last birth a strong healthy boy and claims the remedy allowed her to do housework until two hours before birth with few pains.
An advertising letter claims Mother's Friend strengthens the body and clears the mind for pregnancy, relaxes muscles for easier labor, reduces morning sickness and nervousness, and quickens recovery. The letter sells Mother's Friend for $1 a bottle by The Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta, Ga, and offers a free illustrated book.
Arthur Denton of Rock Island wed Miss Alice Strayer of South Rock Island at Milan Methodist Church with Rev. Smith officiating. The couple will live in South Rock Island. Easter greetings reached Moline friends from F G Allen and family in Jerusalem. Mrs O J Root recovering well from surgery. Ross Gould arrives from Peoria for a week visit. Harbork County Republican J Dehart active locally but not campaigning. Louisa Lundgren travels to Gowrie Iowa for John Lundgren’s funeral. A L Mills travels to Prosser Washington with family. J M Geisberger returns from Dallas for health. Effie Ewing visits her mother and sister in Rock Island. Mayor-elect C P Skinner expands office space for duties. T B Davis and Sue Denkmann travel to Chicago for grand opera.
Mrs. A Stephens will spend about two or three weeks in Carmi Illinois, arriving for a brief visit. She will be hosted by local friends and plans to tour nearby sites during her stay.
A high class musicale by Misses Fay Warren and others at Harper House supported Union Mission. Rock Island saw the marriage of Norman W Crans and Anna Katherine Elliott at Central Presbyterian Church with a reception at Mrs Elliott’s home. Other items include local moves, illnesses, and a hospital update on Judge Parmenter while families relocate and guests visit.
Judge T H Chesley of Kewanee sits in Rock Island county court. A jury returns a guilty verdict in the William Mc Dowell robbery case. Grant Carter of Booneville Indiana injured after being run over by a moving freight train near Orion. He faces amputation and serious internal injuries. The A J Whitney steamer and six barges collide, sinking risks but barges cut loose. Missouri wreck debris passes through Moline for repairs. Rodman arrested in Rock Island on attack suspicion and handed to Moline. J C Reuter in New York amid automobile venture stock. Young Mens club elects Silas Howlett as president with HF Peters VP. Siberia topic at Hillhouse gathering. Miles City dispatch reports land survey party exploring Yellowstone for Scandinavian colonists. School board friends launch reelection ticket with A M Beal president, Lindwall and Cooper for reelection, Swanson to fill term, Mrs Ainsworth to succeed Entrikin.
Frank Hush killed his wife then shot himself after planning to take their children to Fremont. The couple had argued over returning to Fremont and separation. Authorities note possible insanity with family history of asylum confinement. Funeral plans set for Fremont. children to live with grandmother.
April 9 hearing on petition by David A Clarke for probate of George Smith will and letters testamentary. Will proven admitted to probate and recorded. bond $5,000 posted. oath and orders issued granting letters testamentary to David A Clarke and appointing appraisers Martin Schoonmaker James B McConnell and Philip C Freytag.
April 15 Carbon Cliff reports several relocations and visits as families move from Illinois City Andalusia and Moline. Mrs Clark Corbin travels to Chicago to see her daughters. Local school entertainment postponed to April 24. Various residents and visitors including Katie Hennegan and Mr Richards are noted in the community roundup.
Several couples from Moline Rock Island Davenport Cordova Coal Valley and Mt Pleasant received marriage licenses. Names include Frank Sandburg and Freda Olson Alfred Johnson and Selma Peterson Arthur Denton and Alice Strayer Norman Crans and Anna Eliott Axel Anderson and Jennie Lindstrom Edward Robbins and Karen Bornholt George W Bland and Lydia Wicks Alden Frisk and Alma Helpenstell John McNeil and Emma Fasterl Frank Pirman and Ada Williams.
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