Trains at Moline for Chicago and Westward Routes
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway lists morning and evening departures from Moline toward Chicago and Lasalle with mail dining and palace cars, plus night express and sleeper options. Connections from Omaha Davenport Kansas City Atchison and other points noted with arrival times.
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
East Ward
Ourrley
Lasalle
Palace
Omaha
Kansas City
Davenport
Atchison
Kpokuk
Uttumwa
Oskialuusa
Omaba
Evening Passenger Trains From Davenport to West and Midwest
Listings describe Day Express and Night Express routes from Davenport to points including Keokuk Eldon Utumwa and Minneapolis with connections at Kansas City and Atchison. Notes cover Palace sleeper dining cars mail and through services to Denver and Minnesota via Hock Island and Atlantic routes, with schedules and through connections.
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Kansas City
Atchison
Palace
Davenport
Askaloosa
Noxville
Union
Kansas‘ily
Exvenworth
Anger
Riza M
Palace Aleoper
Davenport Atlantiq
Hock Iland
Atlantic
Denver
Maline
Local Del Monte style ads and town notices mix in Davenport
A jumble of drug ads, smallpox notices, school vaccination figures, and social items fills Davenport columns. Brown's Iron Bitters touted for health while local officials discuss vaccination and school enrollment numbers. A Davenport wedding at Mr and Mrs Winstrom’s on Fourth Avenue is recorded alongside purchases at Fisk’s bargain house and other local business blurbs.
Pension Granted to Mrs Stover and Her Children
Mrs Stover of Moline widow of John Stover who served in an Eastern regiment has been granted a pension for herself and three children with arrears totaling 1400 dollars. Also an ad for Dr R Sykes offering a “Sure Cure” for catarrh with full information.
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Trak
Catarrh Gufferers
Dr . R. Sykes
Madiam Street
Chicago
Mayor Carix Embarks to Secure Bond Redemption
The mayor left for New York Saturday night to ensure disposal of 25 000 five per cent refunding waterworks bonds to meet 25 000 bonds maturing February 1. D O Regu sells bird cages below cost to clear stock. The Rock Islander criticizes opera manager Schwarts and questions ticket distribution.
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Carix
New York
D O Regu
Clearing pests from boxes at druggists reported
Hat mice ants tiles vermin mosquitoes and insects cleared out by rough operation rated at druggists as a method.
Tuomas Hat Ship Faces Court Over Larceny Charges
Tuomas Hat Ship, famed for wealth from iron ventures, paused business to attend court where he faces trial soon on charges of petit larceny and grand larceny.
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Tuomas
Wells Health Renewer and marriage license notes in Moline
A fragment mentions Wells Health Renewer advertised as a remedy for impotence and debility. also notes a marriage license in Moline with Avel J Showstrom and Miss Mary Ann Nelson wed by Judge Adams. Additional items reference Dr Sykes Sure Cure for Catarrh, Florida oranges at Hood's Grocery, and Oscar Winey pleading guilty to simple assault with a $30 fine.
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Cheuk Downtpeos
Avel J Showstrom
Mary Ann Nelson
Moline
Adams
Oscar Winey
Women and Dr Pierce cures spark temperance talk
A fragment discusses voting rights for women and praises Dr Pierce remedies for lung consumption and blood diseases. It notes the influence of the Liquor Dealers Protective Association and mentions temperance lectures by Mr Cairns. Separate item reports ten state prisoners returned to county jail after Armory Hall confinement with guards.
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Armory Hall
A Word for Doubters Monnobkg Storm Report and Cure Claim
A testimonial from Joan Dove Lerrer via Henry Coffeen in Council Bluffs praises a kidney and liver cure by H Wanner & Co. The letter also notes a violent windstorm in Council Bluffs on Thursday, with debris and a hat blown from Richards' corner to mud in the street and mud holes noted.
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Monnobkg
Mich
H. Wanner & Co- Sirs
Joan Dov
Lerrer
Henry Coffeen
Council Bluffs
Moline
Richards
Do Not be Deceived With Quick Medicine Ads
An ad warns against deceptive remedies claiming to cure stomach liver kidney and urinary diseases. It touts a product sold by Richards & Sohrbeck at low prices and urges cautious choices in health advertisements.
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Mchards & Sohrbeck
Organ to be built for Iowa City church by Moline Pipe Organ Co
The Moline Pipe Organ Company will construct a large fine organ for a Roman Catholic church in Iowa City, after reaching expected terms in a contract discussed in the Disparou.
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Tat
Iowa City
Moline Pipe Organ Company
Tux Nebraska City Press Promotes St Jacobs Oil
The Nebraska City Press extols St Jacobs Oil praising its all around benefits for rheumatic pains and urges readers to try the remedy.
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Nebraska City
Neb
St. Jacobs Oil
Greenbacker heckled as worms in head mocked speech
In a locality where Greenbackers struggle a speaker faced a heckler crowd of about a dozen. A boy on the sidewalk shouted a crude insult about worms and cabbage head, reflecting hostile reception and derisive humor directed at the orator.
Sterling Gazette Promises Prosperity Under New Management
The editorials praise the Sterling daily and weekly Gazette under current leadership while noting criticism from competitors. The piece includes remarks about Richards and Sohnerbeck of Moline and comments on public perception of the editor as well as a pun on good nature and venom, concluding with a reflective note on character.
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Tue Sterling
Azotte
Rard
Sterling
Gazelle
Dr King's New Discovery Offered Free For Consumption
All persons with coughs asthma bronchitis loss of voice and throat or lung ailments are urged to call Richards and Lohr Becks Drug Store to obtain a trial bottle of Dr King's New Discovery free of charge to prove its value and compare with a regular dollar-size bottle. Call early.
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Richards & Lohrbeck
Dr King
Tix Col Sticks to His Title In Shakespearean Fashion
The speaker invokes Shakespeare and Falstaff to mock rivals, citing lines about rogues and bold courage. A fragmentary British-tinged rant compares aggression to a buckram-clad attack, urging a dramatic show of valor and warning against duplicity.
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Tix -Col
Ile
Faletaff
Kendall Greco
Trevetlick to Lecture on Labor Rights in Moline
R F Trevetlick president of the Eight Hour League will lecture at Peal’s Hall in Moline on February 13 on Labor and its Wrongs and February 14 on Man’s Right to the Boil. He chaired the Chicago Greenback Convention in 1870 when General Weaver was nominated.
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R F Trevetlick
Eight Hour League of the
United States
Moline
Peal’s Hall
Trevellick
Chicago
Marriage Licenses Issued By Inter Ocean Clerk
Inter Ocean County Clerk Donaldson issued marriage licenses on Thursday to Jethro Glenn of Briar Bluff Henry county and Miss Martha Mayers of Rock Island. Others named include Henry Bilgehausen and Lizzie Light of Hampton, Leverett A Knowles and Permilla Malcolm of Moline, Thomas Walliams of Rock Island and Frances Boyd of Keokuk.
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Donaldson
Jethro Glenn
Briar Bluff
Henry County
Martha Mayers
Rock Island
Henry Bilgehausen
Lizzie Light
Hampton
Leverett A Knowles
Permilla Malcolm
Moline
Thomas Walliams
Mise Frances Boyd
Keokuk
What Physicians Say Pleasant Purpose Pellets Endorsed
Dr R V Pierce of Buffalo New York reports using Pleasant Purpose Pellets for four years in his practice. He states he relies on them for chronic disorders of the stomach liver and bowels and believes nothing equals them.
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San Leandro
Cal
R V Pierce
Buffalo N Y
J. A Miuver
M.D
Oysters Poisoning Ties Rusty Brass in East Moline
A family led by W H Carpenter and two of H P Pierce’s children were seriously poisoned after eating Standard brand cove oysters. The contamination was traced to rust in brass verdigris used in a mysterious cooking vessel.
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East Moline
W H. Carpenter
H. P Pierce
Kidney-wort advertised as tonic for back pain
An elderly advertisement claims kidney-wort relieves aching backs by cleansing bad humors and strengthening kidneys. A Boston Post quote says it acts like a charm and never failed, with liquid or dry forms sold by druggists.
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Boston Post
Hammer seen as historic tool from Johnny Deere origin
A private letter from John Richardson of Neptune Iowa reports a Storm Lake area man possessing a hammer made by Johnny Deere in Vermont over fifty years ago. The tool has been in constant use and remains sturdy, prompting the writer to suggest it could serve as a paper weight in an office.
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John Deere
John Ruchardson
Neptune
Iowa
Storm Lake
Johnny Deere
Vermont
Aince
Belis of Uppertendom Dentifrice Praise
The text extols So7000NT dentifrice as enhancing loveliness and dental beauty. It advertises whitening and preservation for a pleasant mouth, claiming teeth appear brighter than with gritty powders and contrast with rosy lips.
Tux Rodman Rifles Dedicating Armory in Cambridge
The Tux Rodman Rifles travel by a 5 PM Peoria passenger train to Cambridge to assist comrades in dedicating their new Armory. They plan to return Friday morning at 2 o'clock.
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Tux Rodman Rifles
Cambridge
Peoria
Henry Mars Demands Correct Name Variant
Henry Mars protests a misnaming, insisting his given name matches the God of War and not the County Coroner. He demands recognition and rejects being called Morris.
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Henry Mars
God of War
Henry
Morris
Col Recalls Shakespeare Amid Reid Damages Case
Col notes he is familiar with Shakespeare and cites a line about stealing a good name. He mentions D O Reid suing Danforth for damages and says Reid expects payment, while Danforth admits worry but believes justice will prevail.
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Col
D O
Reid
Danforth
Illinois seeks veteran service sketches for Mexican and Black Hawk wars
The Adjutant General directs compiling records of Illinois soldiers advices in the Mexican and Black Hawk campaigns. Survivors or kin are asked to provide brief sketches of several regiments and companies to aid in the record. Springfield Illinois December 30, 1981.
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Ilinois
Springfield
P W Newson Passes After Long Illness
P W Newson died after eight years of consumption. once an ice dealer, he lived on West Park Street. He passed away on Wednesday following a prolonged period of weakness and pain.
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P. W. Newson
Vail
West Park Street
Club preps masquerade ball for February seventeenth
A local club, unsure of its initials, is rushing to stage a masquerade ball where the masquerade itself is central. Members say the event is being organized with enthusiasm and attention to detail for the February seventeenth date.
Smallpox Case Cluster in Swedonia Ends with One Death
Ten smallpox cases traced to Swedonia show most patients convalescent after treatment. one death, Ed Gordon, a Groce relative, amid strict quarantine. Mrs Groce recovering. medical student Groce connected. Augusta Engstrom, 21, died of cerebrospinal meningitis in Moline, per official notice.
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Swedonia
Ed Gordon
Groce
Tuk
Board of Health
Dunn
Augusta Charlotte Engstrom
Sweden
Charles Engstrom
2Nd Street
Moline
Smallpox Link Suggested By Moline Dress Rag Tale
The Henry County News in Genoa notes a proposed theory on how smallpox reached Moline. A discarded dress found in a ragbag supposedly traveled via workers cleaning machinery, and men who wore it allegedly contracted the disease. The piece also reports on American Express Company gains for 1874 to 1881 under Mr Hyde.
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Moline
Henry County
Gepeseo
H . Sleight
Mr Hyde
American Express Company
Decd
St Jacobs Oil Praised by Kansas City Man
Ma Morrisox of Kansas City testifies that St Jacobs Oil cured his rheumatism in the hips after four applications. He traveled while ill and found the remedy brought rapid relief from stiffness and pain, aiding neuralgia and rheumatism. He remains a firm believer and keeps the remedy at home.
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Ma MM
Morrisox
Kansas City
St Jacobs Oil
Morrison
City Health Board Orders Universal Vaccination Drive
The Board of Health appoints ward physicians to visit homes, vaccinate those in need, and certify immunity for others. Refusal leads to arrest and fines while physicians must collect fees for each vaccination round, with listed doctors in each ward.
Dr Harter Iron Toxic Ad Promotes Vitality Cure
Advertisement notes Dr Harter’s Iron Toxic a calcium phosphate preparation endorsed by medical professionals for dyspepsia debility female complaints and general weakness. Manufactured by Dr Harter Medicine Company 218 North Main St Louis MO. Valuable remedy families should keep in house.
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Oaso
Board of Health enforces vaccination order with ward physicians
The board met Saturday and ordered strict enforcement of Vaccination Order No 2. Ten days are allowed for compliance. Five vaccination physicians, one per ward, will go door to door to vaccinate unprotected residents. Refusal leads to reporting to the Board of Health and legal action with fines from five to twenty five dollars.
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Board of Health
Damaged Bus Demolished in Collision No Injuries Reported
Cuas Linpstrom drove the Kea tor House bus Saturday evening when a romotive struck and demolished it. No life injuries occurred. Only occupants were Mr Sigafoos of Deere & Co and the Keator House porter. The driver halted the horses by the head, displaying skill and calm. Harwood & Cralle owners seek damages from the railroad company alleging the locomotive bell was not ringing.
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Cuas Linpstrom
Keator House
Sigafoos
Deere & Co
Charley
Harwood & Cralle
Delirium Tremens Patient Shows Signs Of Recovery
Erastus Johnson, treated by Dr Eyster with chloral sedation, slept through the night after a period of delirium. By Wednesday his mind was rational, fever eased, though eruption remains and overall prognosis remains guarded due to prior systemic damage.
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Eyster
Lecture on Japan portrays rapid modernization and empire
Rev Morgan spoke at the Congregational church on Japan’s early isolation and swift adaptation. He cited Perry era breaks, open trade, and Japan’s ascent from semi barbarism to modern civilization, comparing it to British and European progress. In a separate note, Thomas Hatfield was acquitted on a first charge and given two months for chicken theft.
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Japan
Morgan
Ile
Europe
Thomas Hatfield
Guilly
Crry MareHan Figg Reports Minor Illness
Crry MareHan Figg has not yet made a real start and is occupied with small tasks. He saw Morgan and claimed there is almost no issue, only the nurses fever with a slight breakout on the forehead and nothing more.
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Crry MareHan Figg
Dolit
Morgan
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Dakota
Minnesota
Exsox Times Pictures
Hoods Cash Grocery
Clendenin
Cagaacy
Hood's Cash Grocery
Fidk & Mixes
Musci Mi Keever
Molipe
Enat
Brown
M McCullom
Daskul
Orion
Mbuty| Hotprook
Sheresca
Canada
Islinorg
Nebraska
Shox
Fisk
Bargain House
da. Colex
Davison
Dra
Carter
Weasel
Fisk's
Thomas Wiltraxe
Frances Boyd
Fis i
Orf Hercicnt
Paris
Jules Ferry
Leon Say
Mxamxn
PLC
Morris’ Mahog
Tox Rock Islander
Schwarts
Rock Islander
Richards & Sordbeck
Sykes
Madison St
Caswell Hazard
All Drug Vistas
Corvus Tiveatos
Moliners
Liquor Dealers Protective Association
Gro R Cairns
Watertown
Dispatch
Winfield
Pierce
Richards, & Soherbeck
Sloan
McKinnic
Wesaer
Scho:l
Turk City Council
Park Street
Chester's Store
Breeders Livestock Journal
England
Breeders’ Live Stock Association
Beecher, Ill
Erastus Johnson
Commodore Perry
United States Navy
Great Britain
Far East
Globe
America
France
Germany
Benson
Firet
Artiootead
Benson's Cape
Seabury & Johnson
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