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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1884
Page
4
The Moline Dispatch presents itself as the largest weekly news source in the area with telegraphic and local content. It invites readers to compare rates and promises affordable advertising, offering contact through Fred C. Dean at 1624 Third Avenue, Moline Illinois.
Local notices report Knox framing pictures, Blake's discount on railroad rates, and a large carpet stack at Bree. W. C. Thede Joe advertises boots and rubbers, Hull Bros. sells silk gloves, and Andrew Ulmark with Daniel Norberg head to Chicago. A twelve year old Rosenquist girl is seriously ill and the Old Folks party at Armory Hall promises a grand final with Odgen's band.
Davenport calls, repairing services advertised by Samuelson and Johnson, and rumors swirl over Thos Trumble’s possible resignation as assistant supervisor. Keator House drug store promotes no old goods. O P Sowers returns from six weeks away then travels to Kansas City. Meaford’s S W Hanley showcases two fine Clydesdales at Cralle’s stables for sale to buyers.
Good potatoes priced at 35 cents per bushel offered near Five Points. A three member committee was appointed at the Kenewe Hose Co No 3 special meeting to repair the house, including papered walls, ceilings, and a Brussels carpet. Ogden's band previously raised funds for a new uniform but still owed a substantial amount. The public is urged to patronize the group for quality music.
Juicy snippets cover social visits in Chicago and Davenport, new post office staff at Moline, a charity ball planned by the C R I P Social Club in Rock Island on May 1, and certificates issued to Lavada Underwood Mae Stevens and Powell. County meetings set by the board and assessors. Local real estate moves, a steamboat project, and lumber mill output projections. House fire rescues praised. veterans grounds committee reports needed work.
Wallet Ferris of the Bluff laments the loss of his finest fowls and vows to shoot any prowlers on his property after night. He calls for swift punishment of the despicable thieves, hoping for community relief if acted upon.
Moline assessor C. C. Waters will start property assessment in May. He has been granted permission by the city council to attend to house numbering as part of his duties. Citizens should have numbers posted beforehand to avoid extra city costs, as remuneration for the assessor’s extra duty is not expected to be waived.
Mr W Griffin and family express gratitude for sympathy and support after the death of their son George 8. The I O O F lodge members are praised for kindness and fidelity both at home and among arrangers. They thank all who helped lighten their load during the bereavement.
M. M. Coons of Monmouth, employed by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, was seriously injured at Barstow yesterday morning. He is in critical condition with internal injuries and unable to explain the cause. Dr. Truesdale of Rock Island treated him and planned further visits today.
A collection of short items notes Port Byron farmers visiting Moline, Cram's shop discounts in Geneseo, wood posts for sale by Frank Anderson, and a calico ball planned by local colored masons at Skinner's Hall. A marriage license was issued to Louis DePower and Misa Leona Master in Moline. Additional mentions cover hay for sale, family moves to Clinton Iowa, wallpaper and ceiling decor, and local notices on bumboats and Harper law. Baby carriages offered by Samuelson Johnson. Mrs. Arnold fined for drunkenness and later discharged. Kohler Sisters advertise new millinery on Fifth Avenue with Chicago-sourced styles.
Residents along Rodman avenue from Schleut to the hilltop have contracted to plant shade trees on both sides. The move is praised as sensible and timely to relieve the sultry sunlit walk and improve the atmosphere of the street.
Miss Kophe visits the Kohler sisters firm in Chicago unveiling a fresh stock of pattern hats for spring and summer with full materials trimmings and ornaments. The establishment promises complete supply and satisfaction. Ladies are invited to inspect the new goods.
Ed McEnary operates a busy freighting service linking Moline Rock Island and Davenport with two constant teams and two daily trips to Rock Island. Regular customers receive calling cards for driver attention and orders may be left at Wallaces restaurant for prompt service.
Tomorrow Burlington will host an excursion to New Orleans under the Knights of Pythias. More than four hundred are expected to join the trip. A silk banner for the Chicago Burlington & Quincy line with gold trim will lead the procession.
Martin Kelley, one of the roughs arrested for an attempted robbery of Conductor Charles T. Burns, appeared before Magistrate Cropper. He posted $700 bond with sureties Mrs Bridget Ginnain Mr Christ Sarvey and Thos F Carey and was released.
Local paper notes a civic league formation to sustain and enforce laws, with plans to enforce Sunday ordinances and close saloons at mandated hours. Leading Moline citizens have subscribed and will lend influence, with a one dollar membership fee.
A reader challenges a Dispatch statement about Col. Wm. Clendenin’s age, citing Ells who recalls him thirty-nine years ago as balding and suggesting Clendenin fears rejection by the Young Men’s Republican Club if his real age is known.
When you want to buy a lamp be sure and call at O H Boman. He has the best stock and lowest prices.
Sheriff Reticker and deputy T. 8. Silvis appear as officers of the court and as defendants in at least one case. Js T Kenworthy hired by Mr. McKay of South Rock Island to represent him in the action against David Cramer and officers for eviction of the plaintiff. A social event at Mrs. Beck’s near Augustana College featured prominent families from Moline and Rock Island with music and lively conversation.
Members at Turner Hall Rock Island re elected John Peetz as president with Gus Stengel John Zeigler and Henry Woltman as vice presidents Charles Hansgen as secretary and Ernest Woltman as treasurer. A festival is set for May 1 with a committee including Gus Stengel John M. Albrecht Geo L. Quist Frank Lil and John Peetz to arrange details.
Mrs. Peter Yager, confined by sickness for a year, has endured rheumatism and indescribable pain. Her condition has worsened to affect her mind, prompting friends to watch over her day and night. It is a sad case that should enlist sympathy for the family.
A woman was arrested on Seventeenth street Rock Island opposite the post office for intoxication and inability to care for herself or her horse. She was lodged in the Armory until sober. The horse and buggy were held in a livery stable. She refused to identify herself beyond living over the river, with a liquor bottle found in the carriage and clues suggesting Davenport as her residence.
At 5 40 p m an alarm sounded for a small blaze in the shavings carrier at Deere and Company boiler rooms. Ed McEnery, passing by, notified the engine house and the fire department arrived after the fire was already out. No damage is reported.
The funeral for the late Mrs Wikander took place at 10:30 this morning after Good Friday services. Rev H O Lindeblad preached from Revelations Blessed are they that die in the Lord. Flowers included a cross and crown. Deceased was 42, husband ill and absent. Pallbearers were Eklund John Gustus J Sjoberg Brett and Andrew Lind.
We continue to sell new prints tomorrow at ten yards for one thread priced at 58 cents. M Camemrn & Co offers fresh stock as noted in the Neh MS cue.
A Sunday gathering of neighbors and friends at Rev. Wood’s residence ended in a genuine surprise for the good man. Miss Dunn of Millersburg visits Mrs. Wood. Edger Wells and Hattie Walker plan a wedding this week and a Chicago trip before settling on Wells’ farm near Watertown. Mr. L. D. Edwards had a rough run away team episode last week with minor bruises.
Coloma residents eye future housing plans in Moline while Geneseo hosts a honey venture at Green River apiary site. School trustee election sparks a lively town canvass with Sharp narrowly winning. Weather and politics mix with a looming school director vote and absent professor amid Davenport ties. John Wining runs a ferry. locals fret over rising grocery bills and cross city shopping habits.
April 15 village voting produced a Temperance ticket victory with Jan Swanson T J Ziegler G A Metzgar for full terms and D T Barrett as vacancy fill. village clerk O O Trent. Reports note Wm Garnett’s slow recovery and local business activity while Dr Felming’s building nears completion and plastering starts on the new post office. Dominion Government vetoes bill banning Chinese immigration into British Columbia.
Brief ad notes Rough on Coughs remedies for coughs and colds with Troches priced 15 cents and Liquid 50 cents available at druggists A trout reportedly lived thirty years in a well at Harwich England showing a quirky local item.
Harriet Cummings of Cincinnati reports her daughter suffered a severe winter lung infection with heavy blood from the ladys. After failed medicines and a leading professor’s prognosis the family tried Dr Hall’s Balsam advised by a friend and three bottles cured the girl. Dr Mott's Liver Pills praised as the best cathartic regulators.
An article notes William H. Vanderbilt commissioned a life size wax figure to form the centerpiece of a group of millionaires. Advertisements tout Allen's Brain Food botanical extract claimed to strengthen the brain and cure nervous debility and weakness, with '$1 packs' and a contact at 815 First Avenue, New York.
Theron P. Keator of the Ft Wayne Gazette extols Dr King’s New Discovery for severe and mild coughs. He claims five years of cures and urges readers to try a free trial bottle at Richards & Rohrbeck’s drug store, large size priced at $1.
Six ten dollar Confederate notes were successfully passed on liquor dealers in Montreal Canada a few nights ago.
Mr. Goo VY Willing of Manchester Michigan reports his wife was helpless for five years until using Electric Bitters. She can now do her own work after two bottles. Hundreds of testimonials support the cure claim. Fifty cents per bottle at Richards and Sohrbeck.
An advertisement claims Buchupaiba provides a complete cure for annoying kid ney bladder and urinary diseases for $1 through druggists. It also lists Hood's Sarsaparilla as strongest and cheapest and promotes various patent ulcer remedies.
Report notes that about two thousand people have died in the Haytien revolution. The figure sums casualties across the conflict and underscores its severe toll on the population.
The advertisement touts Henry's Carbolic Salve as the best salve for cuts bruises piles sores ulcers salt rheum tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction and warns others are imitations with a 25 cent price.
Claims to cure dyspepsia biliousness malaria indigestion and every stomach disorder while purporting to cleanse blood kidneys and liver. Portrays remedy as comprehensive for impure conditions affecting multiple organs.
Balaam product from Denton is advertised as a remedy for colds coughs rheumatism and kidney troubles usable as an external plaster. The notice promotes its broad curative claims and application method.
A New York sculptor unveils a statue titled Slumber inspired by a policeman as the model. The piece captures a quiet, restful pose and reflects urban life in statuary form.
A 77 year old woman in Belfast Maine sues a 79 year old man alleging breach of promise. The case hinges on a failed marriage proposal and related expectations. Both parties are named in court filings and the suit proceeds in local civil court.
In Hampton Virginia locals tout St John’s as the nation’s oldest church, noting its 16384 construction date as a historic landmark and symbol of colonial heritage.
A modern advertisement extols Dr Bigelow's cure for coughs colds and consumption as a scientific compound from an eminent physician and two chemists with fifty years of combined lab experience. Trial bottles offered by Wm Clendenir.
The Quebec Legislature includes only twelve English-speaking members among its sixty five members, highlighting a small minority in the provincial assembly.
A brief note praises German women and physicians for Red Clover blossoms and promotes Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic as a cure for blood diseases stomach and liver troubles pimples indigestion loss of appetite headaches and kidney issues. Sold by Wm Clendenin for 50 cents.
Fragmentary text notes Griggs and a salve named Giycerme praised as the best on earth. The readable portion hints at a claim of superior quality but lacks clear context or concrete figures.
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