Locals brief recounts accidents and notes from Rock Island area
Friday and Saturday dispatches detail multiple minor injuries including a rider tossed from hay wagon, a buggy wheel break incident, and a man crushed toe at an electric plant. Also reported are civic updates, a post office establishment at Coe, and local residents traveling to Colorado Springs and Chicago.
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Harry Bradley
South Moline
Depar
South Bend
Ind
Strombeck
Andover
Jll
Nels Jordanis
Coaltown
Beam
Trentent
Siateenth Street
Keater House
Ned Dunh
Reimers
Dunn
Jerome A. Weir
Coloa Springs
TL Stanley
Chicapo
Hirty
Wmilitia
Sechler
Howard Forwinkle
Moline Wagon Co
C. C. Loch
Welling
E Central Union Telephone Co
Twin Cities
Morrison
Whiteside County
Hampton
Port Byron
Ale
Pratt
London
KK. L. Kerns
John
Rignall
Tmaster Murphy
S. J. Stafford F
Coal Valley
Rock Island
Napibus
Vilage
Spain
J. A. Seaberg
Objich
Keokuk
Jows
Oakland
Neb
Promise to live with bride’s family sparks vow of love
Anxious father asks how the suitor proves true love for his daughter. The groom-to-be vows to join the family and live with them for her sake, insisting he would not marry for money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qld Billyuns
William
Noah’s Ark At Third Ave Offers Unbeatable $5 Grocery Deal
The listing claims Noah’s Ark on Third Avenue in Moline is the cheapest grocery source in three cities with $5 buys offering more goods than any competitor. Call to verify the offer and savings.
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Noah's Ark
Third Avenue
Moline
A Whiff From the Smoking Room
A tongue in cheek remark contrasts a young man’s celebrity with a young woman facing a notice to quit from her landlady, illustrating double standards in social gossip. The quote from Pick-Me-Up encapsulates the era’s witty commentary on reputations and housing norms.
Alaska Travel Now Cheaper Than Regular Fare
Advertises reduced fares via Rock Island route with ticket agent details. Also promotes Dr Thomins Kelectric Oil for instant relief and lasting cure for sore throat and croup, available at any drug store.
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Alaska
Pacific Coast
Rock Island
Thomins
Maud Etheli Chooses Quiet Life as Mannies Widow
The item notes Maud Etheli has consented to become Mannies wife and, in effect, his widow. Brooklyn Tire announces through tickets to North Pacific and Puget Sound points now on sale at the C. K. I. BP ticket office at the lowest rate ever offered.
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Maud
Etheli
Mabel
Brooklyn Tire
North Pacific
Puget Sound
K. I
List of unclaimed letters at Moline post office
A list of letters remaining unclaimed at the Moline Illinois post office for the week ending Wednesday April 20 includes names such as Geo H McKimluy B F Paters Hartogg Mitay Miss Faith Holm John Olert Miss Marie Kolp and Charles ig caling ane. Call or inquire at the post office to claim these letters.
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Moline
Kisland
Iil
Ge Yon Ji Lkwis
E Kary Yne
Geo Gazell
Hartogg
Mitay
Faith Holm
John Olert
Marie Kolp
BF Paters
Charles Ig
Geo. H. McKimLuy
Rock Island News Briefs and Local Tributes
Died Friday at Springfield D. Horne aged 48 leaves daughters Mrs. L A Reeves and Miss M A Horne. Mary J Day longtime Rock Island resident died Friday from a second stroke leaving two sons James Willis and Henry Day. City of Rock Island to expose to light storm drain in dispute with Matthias Schnell. Schnell previously paid a circuit court fine and the city shall not cover examination costs. Sheriff sale saw C C Taylor stock bid by Mrs E A Fisher at 916.60. Magdalene Peterson 26 dies of consumption leaving husband and two children. Frank W Hull sues Mamie Hull for divorce, married 1896 separated 189?. Mrs Mary J Gross 20 dies after hospital operation. Contest notices by Ja Kohffman and B Winter of G A Johnson and Frank Adrewst heard by city council. decision postponed to Friday. Rock Island lumber mills now operating at Rock Island Lumber Co A mill and Weyerhaeuser Denkmann mill. Trinity parish vestry elected H Hollman secretary and W L Eyster treasurer. Judges Lucian Adams Walter Johnson B EK Hall George Bennett and Obert Hudson elected delegates to diocesan convention for Porla May 10. End of season noted.
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D. Horne
Springfield
L. A. Reeves
M. A. Horne
Rock Island
Mr. Reeves
Mary J.j.day
James Willis
Henry Day
Mattthias Schnell
Schnell
Circuit Court
C. C. Taylor
E. A. Fisher
Magdalene Peterson
Frank W. Hull
Mamie Hull
Marry J.gross
George Gross
J. Anthony's Hospital
Ja. Kohffman
B. Winter
G. A. Johnson
Frank Adrewst
Ity Council
Rock Isand Lumber Co
En. Weyerhaeuser & Denkmanni
Trinity Parish
H. § Ollman
W. L. Eyster
Lucian Adams
Messrs
Walter Johnon
B. EK Hall
George Bennett
Obert Hudson
Poorla
Interruption and Debate on 1873 Crime in Chicago Tribune
An impatient auditor interrupts a discussion about the 1873 crime, challenging claims about the Havana battleship and the 16 to 1 silver ratio. The orator vows no proof exists and urges a return to the main question as he promises to address the alleged crime.
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Havana
Arbor
Chicago Tribune
Foot-Ease powder promises instant foot relief
Shake Into Your Shoes Alien's Foot-Ease relieves painful swollen smarting feet and rushes ting out of coins and bunions. Ken's Foot-Ease makes tight shoes feel easy. A cure for sweating callouses hot tired aching feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail for 25c stamps. Trial package free address Allen S Wimsted Le Roy NY.
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Ken
Allen S. Wimsted
le Roy
N. Y
Desperate Remedy In Life Admits Disguise Plot
The Life notes reveal a character planning to disguise as a man to speed through shopping. Ethel questions the odd wardrobe display while Angelika urges secrecy as necessity drives this masquerade. The exchange hints at urgency and comic misdirection.
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Angelika
Ethel
Bicycle bargains and ailment remedies advertised together
An old notice lists bicycle prices and sale terms from Sears Roebuck Chicago with options as low as five dollars and higher priced models. It also notes an Irish duel report and mentions Wixson's Soorning Syrup claimed to ease infant colic and diarrhoea, sold by druggists.
Route to Theater
A fragmented notice describes an evening program with lines about hat and vigil, implying a dramatic or social event unfolding at a theater. Readable phrases hint at a social gathering or performance route, with no clear dates or participants identified.
Protest Against Naval Ball As Unworthy Patriotism
A letter to The Evening Dispatch denounces plans for a Naval Ball as unworthy of true patriotism. The writer argues war risks and moral grounds, urging a mass meeting instead of fundraising via a ball and criticizing patron involvement.
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Dispatch
United States Navy
Emen
Spain
R. C. Bryant
Real estate transfers log for Moline Rock Island April notes
April transfers list numerous parcels in East Moline Milan Rock Island and Moline. Transactions include Pope to Kirkpatrick for 43 lot 17 block East Moline at 300 dollars and multiple conveyances in Rock Island and Moline involving blocks and lots with prices ranging from 25 to 14 462 dollars.
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C. Ih. Pope
Florence Kirkpatrick
East Moline
John H! Mosher
Helim Mosher
Anda
Jusin
Moline State Savings Bank
Jacob Hi Kroeger
Rock Island
Henry Kuehl
Oscar Brunstrom
S. W. Wheelock
Moline
S. W.wheelock
Joseph Nadler
John Gamble
C. T. Edwards
Andrew P. Peterson
John M. Hterson
Stevens’ Add
Suit Still Pending Over Plow Plant Move to East Moline
C H Pope said the Weir Plow Co failure does not end the East Moline suit to force relocation. Attorneys handle the case with possible appeal to Judge Grosscup’s vague ruling. Weir Plow employs about 60 people and inventories stock while Monmouth contemplates forming a stock company to buy the site and business. Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup ad pitches cough and cold cure.
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C. H. Pope
Weir Plow Co
Monmouth
Nowise
East Moline Co
Plow
East Moline
Pope
Grosscup
U.S. District Court
Weir Plan Co
Monmouth Gazette
Retrospective Yarns From Puck on Welsh Rarebit
A playful Patrician voice recalls a Welsh rarebit and a trusted cook. De Witte jokes about a girl who insists a night’s dish isn’t as good as it seems while Quebecing a culinary quip from Puck.
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de Witte
Puck
Miss Newly Encounters Flock of Chickens in Town
A passerby notes Miss Newly meeting a flock of chickens and comments on a hen’s milk supply for many chicks. The exchange includes a playful question to her grandfather about feeding the hen.
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Judge
Markets Report Chicago and Milwaukee Grain Prices
Markets show wheat futures with May at about 1.70 bid and 2.11 close while July and September move in a wide range. Oats, rye and barley prices listed. butter and dairy staples noted. Milwaukee prices reflect similar shifts with wheat higher and rye steady, while cattle and hog quotations prevail across the Chicago Board’s day’s receipts.
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Chicago
Boards of Trade
Sinast
Clenga
Chiepgs
Fatima Lee Ceigte
Lu Geep
Texas
Lamis
Milwaukee
Morrow's Kidneyids Claim Cure For Neuralgia and Rheumatism
A promotional account touts Morrow's Kidneyids as a breakthrough kidney remedy. It asserts kidneys cause most neuralgia and rheumatic afflictions, cites John Morrow as key discoverer, and claims widespread cures and sales of 50 cents per box with dealer and mail options.
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John Morrow
Morrow
Price Cane Co
Springfeld
Obj
Hull Bros Offerings Include Ginghams and Lace Goods
Carload from Hull Bros features 50 pieces of ginghams and stylish lace trims. New Irish Point nets, Velvets, large rugs, and China mattings at low prices populate the Halldquarters selection. Leather stockings and shirt waists headline value, with cut prices on 75c and $1 waists and fashion sheets for shoppers.
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ALL Bros
BROS
Hull Bros
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Griffin
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Federal Grand Jury
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Iowa University
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Rock Island Arsenal
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Insane Hospital
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Lower Add
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Reddig
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Wood
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Christ Sendgard
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Utual Bulding
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Loan & Savings
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Charles Bihlemeier
S. S. Woodin
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Chicago Grain and Produce
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J. C. Ayer
Dr. J. C
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