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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1898
Page
2
Nearly two thirds of the Mo Line Furniture Co stock represented at a Saturday meeting. 172 shares favored an assessment to resume operations while 328 opposed. A second canvass will seek broader support or consent to sheriff sale. a new organization may take control if needed.
Mrs Julia Garimes also known as Mrs Judis Schedler, a Davenport resident, drank carbolic acid after a troubled divorce from her former husband Mr Schedler. She was found despondent after drinking the poison and died about twenty minutes later.
The Associated Charities elected new directors including Mrs H A Ainsworth and HORAL Brecht and planned an officers meeting. Reports showed $42.71 spent on groceries, $1619 on dry goods, $3575 on fuel, and $5321 on sundries with headquarters kept open through donated space and wind plans.
A broad notice promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims easy digestion, similar taste to coffee, lower cost, and suitability for children. Packages sell for 15c and 25c.
Pelham New York, the smallest village in the country, held a tiny election with nine voters casting nine ballots on a $15000 road improvement appropriation. The tally was six in favor and three against, completed in ten minutes.
An anti tobacco advertisement touts No To Bac a remedy that promises quitting ease and rapid gains. It asserts 400000 cured and claims weight gain of ten pounds in ten days with a money back guarantee from Sterling Remedy Co. Druggists offer 50c or 1.00 with a free booklet and sample.
Paris secret police operate separately from the regular force with anonymous members. On major cases a second detective is often sent to assist the first, forming an unseen coterie within the investigative system.
Tuesday evening’s meeting in this city welcomed eleven labor organizations to the Industrial Home association. Credentials were presented by three Patternmakers’ association delegates, and officers were nominated for a February 14 election. An amendment to create a financial secretary position was read for action next meeting. A. G. Swangon submitted credentials from the Plowfitters’ union and was seated as a delegate.
Benton Davia was elected president with Henry Nagel Davenport as vice president and W H Schillinger Rock Island as secretary. P F Trenkon Rock Island named financial secretary and G C Barnes Rock Island treasurer. W P Cochran Rock Island serves as sergeant-at-arms with E P Chaney statistician. J B Welzenbach Hugo Struck Davenport and J B Schoessel Rock Island named trustees. Delegates of Mirline patternmakers union admitted and South ber congress Sunday tri city details noted.
Pale, fragmentary OCR yields limited readable items. No clear names, places, or dates emerge to form a coherent news item or public notice.
F A Marson was arrested in Cordova for swindling residents by selling bogus special agencies for an installment plan house. He allegedly ran a broad scheme across three cities, with Davenport as a base, hiring canvassing agents and paying salaries, then fleeing with debts. He is said to pose as a singing evangelist to further the racket.
The Light Guard band reorganized for the year at Laval electing Alfred Benson as Chairman Herman Miller as Secretary John Anderdon as Treasurer Rudolph Jahns as Manager with Chas Mangold EO Bomber and George Wiese as Trustees The band also votes to apply for membership in the Federal Union of Maserans and the application will be sent to Davepare district headquarters.
An article notes that the perfume of flowers fades when petal starch is exhausted. It suggests restoring scent by placing petals in a sugar solution, which may restart starch formation and fragrance emission.
Mrs M B Ford of Ruddell’s Illinois was plagued by eight years of dyspepsia and chronic constipation before using DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. The pills are praised for stomach and liver relief. A New York 1898 wheel exhibit features a 25 tooth sprocket with every fifth tooth larger, claimed to shift wear to four large teeth while others guide the chain.
Wm Clendenin of Lewiston Missouri refuses bicycle tax, calling his worn out machine useless and asking assessors if a dead horse could be taxed. He wonders why a punctured wheel should be taxed and cites Dr Thomas Eclectics Oil as a household remedy and De Witts Witch Hazel Salve for cures.
August Carlson, 48, a farmer near Coal Valley, died after a runaway team struck him while he walked beside his wagon on the road. He suffered severe chest injuries and head bruises. his wife and four grown children survive him. Another fatality, Chas Rademacher, died after a separate runaway collision near Clinton Town when his rig was struck by a second wagon.
An article discusses deafness caused by inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. It claims a specific remedy and offers $100 for any case of deafness from catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Also mentions a Detroit Journal note on John le Jacytes taking charge of a Diamond Match Co. unit on the Pacific coast and standard business moves.
Don’t give them tea or coffee. Try Grain- O a new food drink made of pure grains. It substitutes for coffee and is said to improve health in children. Grain- O costs 15¢ and 26¢ per package.
Report from Leipsic Germany by Consul Warner details a new German anti burglar device. It uses flexible hardened steel tires connected to tubes that resist entry because the center bit and tools cannot gain purchase.
An old advertisement describes Swayne's Ointment as stopping itching and bleeding from piles, healing ulcers, and purportedly removing tumors. The product costs 50 cents and is available by mail or at Sipyae, offered by Dr. Swayne & Son of Philadelphia.
The Friday evening voting at Armory hall, presided by Commander Porter, chose Lt. Coke over Arthur Bradley by 16 votes for second division lieutenant. Mr Martin won the ensign position. a vacancy followed H. H. Nyquist won the lieutenant commander ballot after two rounds among five candidates.
A device attaches one dynamo wire to the cutting bar and grounds the other through a wheel so that damp weeds receive an electric current at the roots when cut. The current burns the roots as the top of the weed is severed, using ordinary mowing machinery.
In the Journal of Medicine and Science Dr. H. L. Hastings discusses voice differences between genders. He argues women have sweeter voices because men choke and shave, while women keep necks bare. The piece questions why a man’s voice cannot be as pure as a woman’s.
The Nile has had no rises recently and floods are rare. In the past thousand years only one sudden rise occurred in 1829, causing about 380,000 deaths.
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows an Arctic explorer rebuffing a proposed testimonial gift, insisting his time is worth $500 an hour and directing the requester to his agent. The exchange ends with a firm goodbye as the explorer exits.
Inon Room scene shows a college student staggering at a question and a sarcastic reply. The dialog hints at miscommunication and a prompt interruption.
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