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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1881
Page
8
A mixed page lists merchant ads and public notices including Frank Phummfr selling gems, Chester avenues shop openings, district schoolhouse construction by Schallinger & Trumbull, and taxes set at 76000. Other items mention tomato sales at 100 per bushel, patent medicines, theater and restaurant updates, and new agri implements by Deere & Company.
Tur city lays double eighteen inch sewer along Rodman avenue in front of local shops. A hay load burned in Rodman gutter near the German schoolhouse. Paper Mill shaft reaches 50 feet and progresses 80 feet per week toward a hoped water strike. Davenport sanitary association met with health papers and discussion. next meeting in Rock Island on Sept. 26. Narrow Gauge Railroad upgrades to handle expected winter coal demand. Jos Hammerly, longtime wagon shop worker, died of paralysis at Sinnut’s addition and was buried in Chippiannock cemetery.
Col Clendenin's uncle, a major in the South LoS Cavalry, aligned with Oneida Knox County, has served two frontier years without relief. He now earns a total four months furlough, extended by four more, with duty at Fort Brown Texas.
The final installment of W G Morris notes off travel describes the Commodore stopping abruptly at the Canada border line. The writer assumes readers know the cities topography and characteristics of their own country.
Advert says Kidney-Wort cures constipation and disordered liver or kidneys. It claims prompt, thorough, lasting action and warns against mercurial oils, urging use to heal organs naturally without harmful toxins. No Covenant.
Me A. M. Beal has returned to his new home in Tama City Iowa with his three year old daughter. She will live with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Thompsobn in Tama City.
The Hon J. T. Williams, Windom’s business partner and former eight year clerk of the Senate, arrived yesterday for a business visit. He toured the island and notable city attractions as a guest of Dr. McKinnie.
The Hillsdale Fair begins September 14 for a three day run featuring balloon ascensions on days one and two, plus livestock displays and farm products. Stands will be auctioned to the highest bidder on Saturday the 27th on the grounds. Reverend I. L. Morgan of Green Bay Wisconsin is considered for the vacant Congregational pastorate after an impressed visit six weeks ago. Jas Parkins of Moline Temple UOQAT marked his 28th birthday on Saturday the 20th with friends presenting a large chair and other gifts as the evening ended with a bountiful supper and memorable festivities.
Ezra Smith holds the contract for C M Till's new house at Spring and Henry streets. The main portion measures 30 by 30 feet with a 20 by 22 foot rear addition. A channel excavation project has been let to Keokuk workers to be 150 feet wide and deep enough to prevent sediment deposits.
Reports that Dr Carter would leave South Moline due to health were mistaken. He intends only to sell the lease on a few acres of small fruits and continue practicing medicine.
The writer recalls a past afternoon at Atkinson's grove where groups of six families enjoyed a simple lunch, camp comforts, and children's games. They praise the wholesome recreation and the refreshed vigor and appetite it provides to all ages.
John De Vandel a Dane and teamster hauling brick for a new school building was jolted when a road jog loosened the wagon box and bricks slid out. A wheel passed over his torso, Doctors Sloan and Dunn found no bone breakage but fear serious internal injuries.
This notice claims immediate relief for coughs colds asthma bronchitis consumption and throat or lung ailments. It asserts hundreds of cures and that no other medicine matches its permanence and effectiveness. It invites readers to call Richards & Sohrbeck for proof and purchase.
Friends of Mr and Mrs Jno Gustus gathered with about a hundred guests and a band for their third wedding anniversary. Lanterns lit the yard as tables were set under the trees and guests enjoyed a fine spread. Eric Johnson gave a warm presentation speech accepting a dinner set on behalf of the couple. Most attendees were members of Scandia Lodge of Good Templars.
The Cambridge Chief reports a light broom-corn drop between here and Galva with many fields appearing sickly. Two Galva youths were fined $25 and costs for concealed weapons.
Herr Heresta voices to Reichsrat that militarism ruins European finances and that America prospers without it. Philadelphia North American reports two Lancaster men returned from Blue Mountain with sixteen quart bottles of red ants. They plan to use an alcohol decoction as a rheumatism remedy.
Cotonyx Rost. G. Incrgsot is described as voracious for fried onions and possessing the courage to eat them, according to an odd remark in the record.
The account from St Petersburg describes Rudolph and Professor Baranovsky aboard a balloon that strained wind and trees, then drifted to a lake. As villagers attacked the craft, the professor escaped, the others released, and the balloon later wrecked near Rootchi. A Colonel from Imperial Guards intervened to safeguard the traveler before transport to the railroad. Prairie chickens are abundant along the Burlington and Cedar Rapids line near Cedar Falls, Waterloo, and Albert Lea. Bute Oregon town is nearly leveled by fire on the 15th with losses estimated at 300000 to 400000 dollars.
The article extols Hagan a Magnolia Balm as a safe, reliable cosmetic that disguises blemishes and evens skin tone. It claims immediate, natural results, removing sallowness, tan, redness, eruptions, and other imperfections, and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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