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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1889
Page
1
Local notes report residents and visitors across Cordova and nearby towns, mentioning taxes paid, deaths, weddings, and community happenings. Names include Misses Smith of Cordova, D Heck of Creston, and residents at 428 Eleventh Street, with funeral attendances and church revival news.
Two sons of ex policeman William Rugh, 1 and 18, nearly drowned after the ice gave way while one hauled a sled. John Gibson and Mark Pierce dived into the current to rescue them, bringing the youths to the bridge guard house and restoring consciousness. Their brave actions saved lives.
The long running cacb about the Wapish farm title was dismissed in the Scott County District Court by Judge Hewit. The trial ended with a verdict in Coyne's favor after the evidence and no counsel argument. The Illinois Supreme Court later detailed the criminal charge associated with the dispute and affirmed the result.
The clipping reports a potential location in Illinois for an industrial project linked to the Geneaco papers. It notes a four thousand dollar fundraising effort by the O'Brien company and a Tuesday meeting in Tegtoa Eiaith where a committee of seven trustees was formed to study the land and report back.
The three Representatives assign targets to ata committees with Crawford on Penitentiaries Buildings Grounds Agriculture Horticulture Live Stock Dairy Stores Military Affairs. Fisher on Railroads State Municipal Indebtedness Building Associations. Hurst on Judiciary Corporations Insurance Public Lands Grounds.
The article extols the nervous system as the seat of all bodily functions and links nerve disorders to headaches dizziness heart flutter and weakness. It advertises a free trial bottle of Miles Nervine available at Wm Clesdenin’s drug store.
Free samples advertised for Nervo and Liver Pills claiming nerve relief and health support available at W denin s drug store.
A fragmented OCR passage hints at a medical cure claim tied to rheumatism and weakness in ankles or feet, mentioning breathlessness and smothering spells. It references a “new cure” and a Dr DeCeats figure, but the text is garbled and lacks verifiable details.
The Coyne case details a complex 1880s land swap between W L Coyne and Meory Fluegel involving the Wapsie farm and an Eighteenth Street property, court battles in Davenport and Rock Island, attachments, and a 1887 perjury charge that sent Coyne to the penitentiary before a supreme court reversal. The narrative notes Coyne’s continued pursuit of equity and praises W L Coyne’s eventual recognition by Illinois courts, with public remarks on Mat Hatch’s school appointment and the Moline school contract context.
Fragmentary report shows a rafter named Brother Jonathan and a defunct Coman lumber firm sold on a Saturday afternoon to Dodge & Palmer to satisfy a favor for J. Farwell & Co. Records mention United States Marshal actions and court proceedings in Pearls with missing names and damaged details.
The Augustana College campus reports rapid attendance gains with 38 students enrolled since the new academic year. The commercial department shows surprising prosperity after recent additions, while the conservatory of music educates twenty pupils and the commercial department about twenty more. Students return from vacation energized as classes resume.
A Hutchinson Kansas editor reflects on Camila Upson appearing in Moline and discusses aging, stage career, and plans for continued performances despite pressure to retire, asserting pride in talent and reputation. The letter defends not feeling old or ready to retire and hints at continued performances.
The account notes Ed Davenport died after a traumatic injury to the superficial femoral artery with aneurysm formation. Surgeons released clotted blood and tied the artery ends. the patient’s age is given as teenaged, with a normal earlier heart condition.
Mrs Roker aged 52 suffered a serious mishap while returning home and remains in needy circumstances. Dr Merryman attends her and holds hopes for recovery though injuries are painful and extensive.
Captains West Rambo and Walter Blan, returning from the Mississippi River Pilots association meeting at Linsing, urge consulting practical pilots in the Fifth district on bridges and river improvements. They seek lighthouse notices on changes of lights, stricter license enforcement, and immediate knowledge of an applicant’s qualifications. Information boxes will be placed along the river at Prae cott, Red Wing, Ree n Lending, Boel slough, Winona, LaCrosse, Lansing, Clayton, Dubuque, Clinton, LeClaire, Rock Island, Keithsburg, Burlington, Keokuk, Quincy, Hamburg and Alton.
Dispatch from Mason City Iowa dated January 1 1889 reports Poe National American Non-Magic Watch and Company proposing a large watch production plan. The article notes a capital infusion and guaranteed employment as the firm plans to erect watchmaking facilities in Iowa aiming to produce hundreds of watches and earn regional expansion.
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