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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1889
Page
3
Review of community happenings in Moline area including inspections, weddings, meetings, elections, incidents, and local business notes. Mentions Hood's Pill sarsaparilla, marriage at Davenport, Port Byron events, and city council actions along with recent arrests, court cases, and civic organization reports.
A Japanese student Stata Takishima spoke at First Methodist Church in the basement to a crowded audience. He described Japanese life, language, and customs with engaging detail, noting shifts toward American school and office practices and ending with a church mission collection split between Takishima and missions.
Postmaster Gould pressed for earlier arrivals to finish distribution before closing. Capt White studied routes from Chicago via Sterling and Northwestern, enabling the 6 40 p m Sterling arrival from Chicago and farther east. Mail now arrives over an hour earlier, aiding city distribution.
Authorities warn modern life fuels nervous disorders from headache to hysteria. Dr Miles Restorative Nervine claimed to relieve worry and pains, build brain and nerves, with no opium or morphine. Trial bottles offered at Wm Clendenin's drug store.
An instructive note touts Miles' Pills as rapidly strengthening the liver and bowels with continued use. The more you take, the more you need, and the longer used, the less you require. Samples are free at Wm. Clen.
Mrs Charles Greenwood of Indianapolis suffered asthma with little relief until Crates New Cure. The remedy reportedly eased chest pain, wheezing, coughing and palpitations, and was sold at William Clendenin's drug store.
The fragment references Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup marketed for children and notes its use as a remedy. It suggests guidance to mothers on soothing infants, reflecting period norms and medical rhetoric of the era.
A Rock Island gathering of the Industrial Home Association reported $2,000 in the Moline Savings Bank and $1,606.45 in the People's National Bank of Rock Island. New officers elected for the coming year include President J. W. Cavanaugh, Vice President T. F Pender, Recorder and Corresponding Secretary T. F Wheelan, Treasurer F W Blocklinger, and directors Axel Erickson Charles Strupp Ed Blever and Joseph Walters.
William Doyle a 12 year old resident of Fourteenth street raided the money drawer at Simon Hirsch Star Clothing House. He took two five dollar bills spent part of it and buried the rest totaling 915 dollars in a hole behind Famous Clothing Store. He was arrested after being identified by Mr Lirech and confessed. The buried money was recovered and Doyle was locked up.
Dr Richard Edwards announces changes from the recent legislature. Key points require teaching physiology and hygiene in public schools and exams for teaching certificates after July 1 1890. A compulsory education law creates truancy officers to file complaints and arrest unexcused absences.
The Moline Turners arrived home last Friday after winning the first prize at the North American Bundesfest in Cincinnati. A large delegation met them at Heimbeck's drugstore and escorted the group to Turner Hall where speeches by Mayor Weasel, Mr C F Grantz, Attorney W A Meese, and Mr John H Mueller celebrated the achievement. The ten badges awarded to the class serve as gold and silver trophies engraved with the winner’s name and the Bundesfest initials.
The Friday Evening Dispatch notes a $5,000 crematory purchase by the city through a special committee and mayor. The brick chimney unit will be tested for satisfactory operation, with site debate among aldermen over Riverside Cemetery area versus western grounds.
The Swedish Methodist church in Molline opened under bright sun as Bishop Bowman led dedication and sermons. Members contributed funds and labor, reducing debt from $3,100 to about $725. Subscriptions and baskets added $1,870, with an overall push toward fully paying the $2,100 goal.
Prof Huxley predicts a future where sickness is shamed and honesty is questioned. He argues health morals will rise with rising concern about blood, passion and liver diseases, noting growing public scrutiny of illness.
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