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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1898
Page
8
Thanksgiving greetings among locals in Port Byron and Davenport are reported alongside appointments, votes, and civic items. Key figures include substitute mail carrier C. F. Grantz Jr., Dr. Skinner of Port Byron, and Deere & Co. staff like George Howard and J. Norton.
Pr Theodore Morrison of the Church of the Epiphany in Chicago was elected Bishop of Town at a convention in Cedar Rapids. On the second ballot he received 26 clerical and 76 lay votes, defeating Dr Green of Cedar Rapids who had 18 clerical and 55 lay votes. Charges against Green were read and dismissed after letters from his past posts contradicted the accusations.
It claims catarrh from colds with impure blood causes head pain nasal discharge and ringing ears. The cure is Hood's Sarsaparilla to purify blood soothe tissues and relieve sensations. Hood's Pills advertised for liver ills. Mailed for 25c by C I Hood & Co Lowell Mass.
Marriage licenses were issued to numerous couples in Iowa and Illinois including Joseph P. Suttle of St Paul with Nellie Barthalow of Rock Island Carl F Erb and Mary Annie Fischer both of Rock Island August Shallberg and Bettie Carlson of Moline Guy H Elliott of Edgington and Emmao M Fuhr of Buffalo Prairie and McIntosh of Monmouth and Misa May Bank of Moline WIlliamy Baraks and Sadie Roberts of Coal Valley James Magines of Hampton and Wilhelmine Spaulding of Moline Ewald Hammerich and August Hen richken of Rock Island Anthony Jr of Rock Island and Dessie Schafer of Nameoki Ill Juken Gardner and Mary E Hicks of Preemption Mercer County George Baker and Lizzie Lukenbill.
An advertisement notes a new preparation Graix-0, a pure grain substitute for coffee, claiming it avoids stomach distress. It targets people hurt by coffee and notes its acceptance in grocery stores with many trying it.
Theresa White has filed for divorce from Irving White on desertion grounds in circuit court. The January term will hear the complaint. The rest of the page covers railroad deliberations, ferry ice-breaking, accidents, a sheriff sale, and a marriage in Davenport, with various local officials and business figures named.
Port Byron residents report port visits from M B Denlinger and families in Iowa. The Port Byron academy opens the winter term with 75 to 100 students. The river froze Friday forming an ice bridge for foot traffic. Local families hosted relatives over Thanksgiving including Hutchinsons and Rogers. Miss Molly McEniry of Moline visited John Schall who is improving after a long illness. Harry Wade left for Savanna, Georgia to rejoin his regiment.
Mrs John Allen returns home with her children except George who stays to help Grandpa Brown in Colona store. Briarluff and Colona cheese factories close for season. Local residents host Thanksgiving visitors from Rock Island Kirklin Monmouth and Phenix. Christmas tree planned for United Presbyterian Church on December 24.
An advertisement touts Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup as the best remedy for asthmatic coughs. Physicians recommend it and shoppers are urged to buy only the genuine product by Dr. John W. Bull.
Ss W Odell writes on a Twenty sixth century future where a federation of democracies based on English speech confronts a papal empire led by a czar pope. The work foresees wars with advanced weapons and machines and promotes Anglo Saxon democratic ideals against old religious regimes.
The Fraternal Tribunes official organ disputes reports about Dr. W C Sensibaugh Port Byron H T 37 initiation shock from live wires. It states the alleged incident arose from a Chicago World's exposition cold storage fire guard duty and that no damages suit was filed.
For over fifty years Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used by mothers for teething children. It soothes the child, softens the gums, relieves pain, cures wind colic, and helps diarrhoea. 25 cents a bottle, sold by all druggists worldwide. Be sure to ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
Crop Correspondent Thomas Campbell compares this year’s county yields with last year. Corn and oats fell 20 and 25 percent while potatoes stay the same. Prices on December 1 are 30 cents per bushel for corn, 25 cents for oats, 32 cents for potatoes, and bay at 6 dollars per ton.
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