Local notices and obituaries from Rodman and Rock Island
Community notices include a subscription offer from the Review Dispatch and Century Magazine with prices and deadlines, a critique of school facility space in a district, a long obituary for Win A M Heck detailing his life from Maryland to Rock Island, funeral details and blessings for his family, and social events at Osborn and Joslin with temperance and cultural notes. The piece closes with local verse and reminiscence.
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Review-Disratcu
Rgv RW - DisPatch
M Heck
Rodman
Ill
West Maryland County
Penn
Harrison County
Oaie
Rock Tsland County
Rachel Hendricks
Andrew and
Mary Hendricks
Rock Island County
Moline
Rev McCord
Rock Island
Rock River View
Rodman Notes A Public Well Dilemma And Local Tales
County correspondence details a foul ditch near Rodman with a public well used by families as filth spreads. Dr. Carter attends a sick child. J F Heck ill with abeces. Mr Bachelor labors daily with timber. Rodman post office upgrade noted. local health, schooling, travel, and a funeral mood thread through community notices.
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Rodman
Martin
Carter Charles Belden
Iowa
J. F. Heck
Turkeys Drawn In Thanksgiving Style Shooting Match
A local shooting event yielded 40 turkeys through didofing or raffling. The parish held ceremonial ordination for elders E C Cavett and Fred Titterington at the Presbyterian church. John McGuffy travels for winter quarters, and a Christmas tree project advances as Sunday school scholars face a 25 cent admission.
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Ho W Flower
Presbyterian Church
E C Cavett
Fred Titterington
John McGuffy
Missouri
Kansas
Hampton Holiday Plans and Local Business Moves
Despite bad weather indications, Hampton anticipates a pleasant holiday time with good attendance at the school entertainment. Schools close Friday the 23d for a week. Messrs Hreagy and Stoddard have been in Mattoon over the past week on coal interests. Balkman and Toethaker visit Mattoon and nearby towns to locate a favorable point for a drug business, hoping to succeed as efficient druggists. Vincent offers holiday presents and invites purchases before leaving for Moline and Rock Island.
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Messrs Hreagy and
Stoddard
Mattoon
Messrs
Balkman
Toethaker
Port Byron Social Notes and Local Activities
Port Byron residents report visits and moves including Mrs Samuel Whiteside and Mr Earl Lowry in town. Walter Barrett returns from Kansas to serve as assistant postmaster. Miss Bessie Marshall visits Cordova. D A Curtis acquires a new showcase. Burglars steal 300 dollars in watches from W P Headley store. entrance via back window. The season’s first dance at the town hall drew about twenty couples. December 22.
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Earl Lowry
Walter Barrett
Kansas
Bessie Marshall
Cordova
D. A. Curtis
Ben J. W.simonson
Peoria
State Dairymen's Association
Samuel Brum
Port Byron
W. P. Headley
le Claire
Hillsdale notes include moves and illness across town
In Hillsdale the Rock River rises again as Pan and Grandpa Cain report Prophetstown trip and Moody shooting match with a dozen turkeys. Henry Fender joins cricket list while teachers prepare a school exhibition. A J Archer returns, opens carpentry shop, and Harry Shay moves the Mary Hill house by raft. Grandma Cain is seriously ill. Mr. Geshard enlarges his eer by fourteen feet.
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Rock River
Grandpa Cain
Prophetstown
Moody's
Henry Fender
Crick
A. J. Archer
Mary Hill
Harry Shay
Grandma Cain
Geshard
Dillin
Sen
Tell
Frizz
Incarnation of Christ Theme at U B Church Service
Sunday morning and afternoon services at the U B church announce a sermon on the Incarnation of Christ with a morning and afternoon schedule. The event highlights a Christian message centered on Jesus Christ's earthly birth and divine nature.
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U. B
Unclear fragmentary notices from Cleveland area
Fragmented item list mentions a silver wedding invitations for Mr and Mrs F E Crompton, a Mr Myers planning a large project near this location, and holiday visit notes. References to Cleveland Henry county, a rainbow event for Christmas Eve, and Miss Fann Snell visiting college acquaintances.
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Tseon
Missouri
F. E. Crompton
Weday
Myers
Cleveland
Henry County
Mise
Fann Snell
He Mus Snelis
Sunday saloons blamed for drunkenness and lawbreaking
The piece argues Sunday saloons fuel drunkenness and crime, urging city authorities to enforce laws and close all saloons on that day. It complains that officials deflect responsibility and notes a shop ad for doll assortment at N. Chester & Co. as an unrelated detail.
Barnard & Sons expands with new wings and exports
Excelsior notes Barnard & Sons in Moline-Hemenway Wheelock & Barnard growing from under 5 000 capital in 1860 to a 120 000 nominal capital plant. The firm reports 60 000 square feet of working space, 25 percent capacity growth, 8 000 on new buildings and 4 500 on new machinery, plus a new 56 by 90 foot south wing four stories tall for wood work and storage with an elevator and new equipment. They showcase grain cleaning machines and dustless separators and plan cockle cleaners while shipping to England Australia and South Wales. The article also covers an organ concert at Swedish Lutheran church and a coroner's report detailing multiple inquests and expenses in the county.
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Excelsior
Moline
Hemenway
Wheelock & Barnard
Barnard & Sons
England
Victoria
Australia
Sydney
South Wales
Prof Ring
Ring
Wood
Prof Wood
Moline Lipe Organ Company
Twain's Prince and Pauper Aimed at Youthful Audiences
A review praises Mark Twain's The Prince and Pauper as a substantial novel not a travel or humor collection. The 400 page work features Edward Tudor and Tom Canty whose lives intertwine after meeting in youth. The reviewer notes its moral aim, historical setting, abundance of illustrations, and appeal for readers seeking thoughtful, instructive fiction. It mentions Major Clendenin's in Moline as a place to purchase.
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Mark Twain
Edward Tudor
Prince of Wales
Tom Canty
Old
England
Warmer & Co Safe Liver Cure Endorsed in Port Huron Notice
A Portlard Michigan notice from August 5 1861 features H H Warmer & Co endorsing their Safe Liver Cure for liver difficulties. The testimonial stresses personal benefit and gratitude to the remedy and the firm.
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Portlard
Mich
H. H. Warmer & Co
j.Ss
Suzopone Improves Teeth Health and Breath
The advertisement claims Suzopone lightens and cleans teeth better than ordinary dentifrices. It asserts stronger, purer teeth, whiter appearance, and improved chewing while banishing offensive breath. Regular use makes eating more enjoyable and less of a penalty.
County Correspondents Praised By DisPATCH Editor
The DisPATCH lauds country correspondents as superior reporters and notes their unpaid, trusted status. It asserts broad country circulation and plans for in-person visits, praising their accuracy and discretion. Also promotes Dr Marshall's Lung Syrup as a remedy for coughs or colds.
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Dispatch
Review-Dispatch
Disrarcht
Tax Collectors Complete Present Season in Most Townships
Tax collectors books largely finished for the current season except Moline township. Rock Island township totals 340,976.74 with state tax 10,112.6s and in tax 15,800.37, the town.
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Moline
Rock Island Township
Manager Schwartz Pays Damages After Keokuk Dispute
B F Schwarz, who runs opera troupes, faced a Garnisheed claim from Keokuk managers when the Boston Ideals appeared in Cedar Rapids. They sought 290 for not playing in Keokuk, alleging a 20 percent share or rental terms. Schwartz paid the damages, noting he earned 900 at Davenport.
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B. F. SchwWartz
Boston
Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
Schwartzs
Schwartz
Davenport
Multiple M D Letters Prompt Mockery At Editor
A historical column notes a run of insults from M D figures toward the editor of a dispatch, prompting sharp personal reflections. The writer considers self restraint while another M D sends a message and a promised reply arrives for next Monday, as tensions rise and the pace quickens.
Tug Babylon South Side Signal reports Quinlan knee pain relief
The Missouri paper notes William F. Quinlan of Crystal City suffered rheumatic knee pains and found relief with St Jacobs Oil.
Electric light tower shines in San Jose testing mass illumination
The San Jose electric light tower proves a complete success with full moonlight reach at a quarter mile and half moonlight at a half mile. At one mile distance travelers receive sufficient light, and the report predicts Moline will be lighted similarly within six weeks.
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San Jose
Cal
Moline
Postmaster Hrmenway Promotes 1882 Postal Guide Preview
Postmaster Hrmenway draws attention to the January 1882 Postal Guide, noting a condensed revision of Postoffice Department rulings and a full list of all sections of the 1879 division of laws and regulations that may have been revoked changed or modified.
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Hrmenway
Postoffice Department
Educated Women and Health Myths in Early Advice
A fragmentary passage discusses how educated women may suffer long term health issues such as dyspepsia, constipation, and hemorrhoids, portraying medical beliefs of the era about female bodies and propriety.
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Hillsdale
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