Burial of Private Alfred Oberg In Porto Rico Described
In the Chicago Evening Post war edition a vivid account details the burial of Private Alfred Oberg of Company F, Moline, who died of typhoid on the hospital ship Lancaster near Yauco. A moonlit procession, a hastily prepared grave near a Spanish cemetery, taps, and a farewell volley mark the first Illinois Sixth soldier to die in Puerto Rico. The piece also recounts J. W. Ferris’s unexpected elevation to regiment chaplain at Camp Alger and his subsequent promotion.
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Remaina
Alfred Oberg
Porto Rico
Chicago Evening Post
Illinois
Ferrig
Yauco
Moline
Lancaster
Salesia Fostér
Oberg
Ferris
Chapin
J. W. Ferris
Camp Alger
Morgan
Foster
Perris
Walnut Grove
Cammy Alger
Ferns
Taois
Major Channon
Tieutenant Gaylord
C. E. Whiteside
Illinois Sixth Infantry in Porto Rico Campaign Endurance
The Post hails Captain Frank Clendenin and the Illinois Sixth Infantry for long marches through mountains, jungles, and brush in Porto Rico. Born near Chicago, these yeomen showed endurance and steadfastness under General Miles, highlighting their civilian roots and rugged fight spirit.
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Jack’ Foster
Sixth Infantry
Illinois Volunteers
Miles
Chicago
Illinois
Hiinvis
Santiago
Cuba
Porto Rico
Siatic
Philippines
Ponce
Rock Island man endorses Doan's Kidney Pills
Louis Range of Rock Island testifies after years of kidney trouble that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his backache and restored kidney function. He bought five boxes locally and recommends the product, noting relief and permanent improvement. Sold by Wm. Clendenin's and Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Range
Seventeenth Street
Rock Island
Dean
Wm. Clendenin
Doan
Foster-Milburn, Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Watch the Little Colds End in Worse Ills
It warns that minor colds can worsen into serious illnesses and death and endorses Dr Wood's Norway Pine Sap as a remedy.
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Dr. Wood
Beethovens Club Musicals at Congregational Church
The first musicale of the season drew a small audience at the Congregational church lecture room. Carlstedt was absent. Guanod’s Sanctus was performed as a violin solo by Prof. Vibert Peterson. Frank G. Allen and Mrs Gould received encores. Miss Jean M. Shapp and others entertained with solos and a chorus from Elijah. The Beethoven club plans further entertainments hoping for larger attendance.
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We Ineagdav
MO Carlstedt
Guanod
Vibert Peterson
Clara Sloan
Prof
Petersen
Frank G. Allen
Godard
Pan
Jean M. Shapp
Frank W. Gould
J. A. Johnson
Rock Island
Fiould
Albert Petersen
Beethoven Club
Red
The Modern Mother Recommends Syrup of Figs for Children
The Modern Mother notes that Syrup of Figs gives a gentler laxative effect for kids and is preferred over other remedies. The true medicine is produced only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Third Fellowship Club Dance Attracts Nearly 300
The third Fellowship club dance drew about 300 attendees with 140 couples present. Freed & Livingston’s string orchestra played under Alfred Freed’s prompt leadership. A souvenir calendar with a thermometer was handed to all at 11:20 after the grand march. Committees included F. W. Anderson, Ben Thomas, Will Bobke, Emil Ostlund, Charles Wahlgren, Louis Schneider, Dave Thomas, Douene Frederickson, and Phil Thomas. The next dance is scheduled for January 21.
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Fellowship Club
Freed & Livingston
Alfred Freed
F. W. Anderson
Ben Thomas
Will Bobke
Emil Ostlund
Charles Wahlgren
Louis Schneider
Dave Thomas
Douene Frederickson
Phil Thomas
Grain-O: a nourishing coffee substitute for children
A vintage ad promotes Grain-O as a child friendly drink that mimics coffee in taste and effect. It claims Grain-O is made from whole grains, improves health, and costs about one fourth of coffee, sold by grocers at 15c and 25c.
Stranger Henry Anderson Arrested In Davenport Livery Case
Henry Anderson hired a livery rig from Charles Haskins in Davenport and tried to sell it in Muscatine for 45 dollars. He was arrested and jailed in Davenport.
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Henry Anderson
Charles Haskins
Davenport
Muscatine
Arp Suit Seeks Funds Alleged Borrowed From Rock Island Estate
Mrs. A. H. Arp is sued by her brothers Joseph and William Hardy of Chicago to recover five thousand dollars they claim she borrowed from the estate of her father Joseph Hardy Jr who died in Rock Island in 1894. The loan was invested in Read Ryder addition property to be a lucra tive venture. administrators allege the transaction was documented on a paper Arp gave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. A. H
Clint Parkhurst Writes New Romance A Military Belle
Davenport journalist Clint Parkhurst now living in Petersburg Virginia announces a forthcoming prose romance titled A Military Belle. The tale spans from the early days to the 1860s and features a New York heiress who marries a veteran general amid a duel over honor with appearances by Keokuk Black Hawk Fleet Wing Lincoln Scott and Jackson among others.
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Clint Parkhurst
Davenport
California
Petersburg
East
Clint
Np South
Divs Bran Hiase
Fo Pennyson
New York
Moline
Keokuk
Black Hawk
Fleetwing
Et al
Abraham Lincoln
General Scott
Andrew Jackson
Couch Fire Endangers Deere & Mansur Cols Home
A 16 year old son of Superintendent James Barclay accidentally ignited a couch with a lit match as he searched for lost money in a Deere and Mansur Cols residence on Seventeenth Street. The couch caught fire, spreading to curtains and window wash, damaging the ceiling walls and carpet. Firemen quickly contained the blaze.
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James Barclay
Deere & Mansur Cols Works
Ths
Sateenth Street
Grain-Q and Grain-O Offer Coffee Substitutes
Try Grain-Q Grain-O the new food drink that replaces coffee. The product is suitable for children and adults and is sold by all grocers at 15 or 25 cents per package. Grain-O mimics a rich seal brown like mocha but is made from grains and easy on the stomach.
Blair outlines Davenport railroad termini and possible branches
F P Blair informs the Davenport Times that the northern terminus of the Davenport Rock Island Northwestern Railway will be at Clinton with the eastern end on the Illinois river likely at Peoria. The line would cross the Mississippi at Davenport via the Crescent bridge and taps on eastern trunk lines with a possible southwestern branch in the near future.
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F. P. Blair
Davenport
Local Clergyman Joins Four Couples in Two Marriages
At the First Methodist parsonage Rev J F Robinson united Elmer F Loding and Hattie Hunter of South Moline at 4 30 PM. Later that evening at 7 30 PM he joined Frank Lorenz and May Martin, both of Moline.
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J. F. Robinson
Elmer F. Loding
Hattie Hunter
South Moline
Frank Lorenz
May ‘Martin
Moline
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Praised for Pleasant Taste
An advertisement extols Dr John W Bull’s Cough Syrup as pleasant to take with a good flavor, easy administration, and reliable care for children, urging buyers to purchase the genuine product.
Augustana College Holiday Vacation and Campus News
The Augustana College holiday recess continues with classes resuming January 4 for business and conservatory, January 11 for college, and January 18 for seminary. Reports highlight professor Grafstrom’s art room, Mid dels hulte concert, and progress on the University canal project. Rock Island’s Seventh Ward gains a new pharmacy at Seventh Avenue and Thirty-eighth Street, with J M Keim as pharmacist. Charles Wheeler pleads guilty to assault and is jailed until fines are paid. Accidents on farms are noted with a plug for Dr Thomas Electric Oil.
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Disygatch
Conservatory
Wilhelm Middelschulte
Grafstrom
Grafstromm
Mare
Pullers
Studends' Union
Rion
Rock Island
Railroad Building in Davenport and Rock Island Line
Clinton city council approved a right of way ordinance for the Davenport Rock Island & Northwestern. Tracks must be laid by December 1, 1899 and the road in operation by January 1, 1900. Work is expected to begin early next spring.
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Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern
Clinton
Grimes Leads Engineering Department While Chief Is Absent
George Grimes, a mechanical engineering professor at Ann Arbor, is at home with his assistant still away on the Yosemite sea voyage. Grimes and his collaborator have assumed full charge of the department, producing more practical results than their chief would while present at home.
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iGeorge Grimes
Ann Arbor
Grimes Si
Yosemite
Grrimes
Senate
Oont ointment relief for leg sore praised by customer
C W Lenhart of Bowling Green reports suffering a burning itching leg sore that caused tortures. He says Doarj's Oont ointment relieved the burning and itching instantly and provided a permanent cure.
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Doarj
C. W. Lenhart
Bowling Green
Clendenin Drug Store Sold to J Clendenin
The Clendenin drug store, once held by trustee E B Morgan for creditors, was sold Friday to J Clendenin. The price is reported near 2500 dollars.
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Clendenin
E. Morgan
J. Clendenin
Dr Valuable Remedy for All Cures Bull's Cough Syrup
An old advertisement touts Bull's Cough Syrup as a cure for various affections and promises quick relief. It claims a single day’s dose, urging purchase at 25 cents per bottle.
Dictionary warning on cheap dictionaries from The Dispatch
The Dispatch questions cheap dictionaries sold in cities at eight cents and argues many are reprints from forty to fifty years ago. It notes omissions of modern terms like telephone and phonograph, compares editions, and advises buying a current unabridged dictionary or a modern school dictionary instead.
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Moline
Dispatch
Deafness Cure Promoted By Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated by constitutional remedies. It claims nine of ten cases arise from catarrh and promotes Hal's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for uncured catarrh deafness, offered by YF J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, price 75 cents, with Hall's Family Pills.
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Hal
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Three New Suits Filed in Court Tonight
The article lists three new damage suits begun before the day ended. J F Schultz and wife Anni sue Dr and Mrs Arp of Moline for 3000 dollars over a land title failure. George W Weaver sues Tri City Railway Co for 2000 dollars after an accident on Rock Island bridge left his sleigh damaged and his horse injured. W E Lyman on behalf of son Harry sues Rock Island Sash and Door Works for 5000 dollars due to finger loss from machinery.
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Evenine Dispatch
C. F.daebellsehn
Moline State Savin Bank
Fred Y. H. Oljenburg
Swan J. Carlson
J. F. W. Schultz
Anni Schultz
Harry Lyman
Rock Island Sash & Door Works
Harry
McEntry & Meentry
Tillie A. Dudley
Tracy Dudley
S. R. Kenworthy
Switchman Delos Holmes Killed in Rock Island Yard Accident
Delos F. Holmes, 28, a switchman for Rock Island & Peoria, was fatally injured when he fell into a frog and was run over by a string of cars at Christmas hour. He died three hours later at St. Anthony's hospital. Holmes, a Milan native, leaves a young wife and widow mother in Milan. Funeral held this afternoon from Milan Methodist church. Coroner found death from injuries sustained in discharge of duties.
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Delos F. Holmes
Rock Island
Peoria
St. Anthony's Hospital
Holmes
Milan
First Avenue
Andrew Baumer
Thomas Thomas
L. W. Eckhart
Knox
Mr. Holmes
Hymeneas. Pretty logh noon wedding at Purse residence
The wedding of Miss Abigail Purse to Mr Daniel Nieleher took place at the Purse home at Twenty first street and Seventh avenue. Rev R G Briant officiated with close relatives present. The bride wore cream satin and carried roses. The couple will reside in Owen after a furnished new house awaits them.
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Avery
Rt. Purse
Mro
Nocturnal Patent Medicine Claim Promises Cure
An advertisement touts Dr or Cough Syrup as a sure cure for incipient consumption. It asserts the remedy will halt wasting and rapidly restore health, claiming a swift cure for the patient.
The Mayors Christmas Gift
A town mayor in a single night crafts a Christmas gift to win favor. He decides the people's wish is beer, and the next day the masses acclaim his gift as a divine, sparkling offering that pleases the crowd.
Junior Odd Fellows to Form City Junior Order
Chicago promoters plan a junior Odd Fellows to start Jan 1 with lodges nationwide. Key figures include C Ripley Tuttle Lloyd Llewellyn Jones and C M Babcock Henry Brau moppler Swan Millek to incorporate under state law. The program includes two degrees purity and patriotism, life and death benefits, libraries, and three-tier organizational structure.
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O. F
Joseph
Odd Fellowship
Odd Fellows
Washington
Jefferson
Ckson
Lincoln
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Poster Warning
Teething mothers used by children for teething relief. Soothes gums relieves pain and cures wind ch Mommy diarrhoea. 25 cents a bottle sold by all druggists worldwide. Be sure to ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
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POST
Frank Clendenin
First Musicale
Brothers
Mra. A. H. Arp
Augustana College
Theniversity Association Hag
Charles Wheeler
Hampton
Fudgé Gost
Thomas
R. I. & P. Yards
Hymeneas
Miss Abigail Purse
Daniel Keleher
Orion
Hood
Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Junior
Everace Boys
Mary Bjurndahl
28Th Ave
Floline
F.C
Kalamazoo
Boston
H.T. Moss
Third Avenue
Moline, Ill
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