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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1881
Page
8
In Illinois on Friday July 8 1881 Gould and Gos advertise neckwear and varieties in their store. The brief notice highlights available stock and invites customers to visit.
The note praises Dan Gould & Col for the large stock and wide variety of shirts as the two year business growth prompts an enlargement. It claims the publisher aims to provide Moline residents with the best caper in return for support and encouragement, noting ongoing improvements.
A newspaper reports that dispatch control has shifted to a major corporation, with member access limited to a wealthy circle. The editor notes risks and costs, mentions temporary arrangements, and promises a long term plan to secure the best dispatch service for the paper and its readers.
The article reviews altered real estate assessments and increased personal property values led by Moline official Huntonson. It notes a $930,093 addition for improvements and a $79,679 rise in personal property valuations tied to nine major manufacturers. The State Auditor’s stance on taxing $6,000 loaned funds from the Building and Loan Association is cited, with possible appeal to the State Board of Equalization. The piece also mentions a barn painting by Jacob Weaver and local business notices including Gould & Co. offerings and Hop Bitters advertising.
John Walden and George Green robbed James Francis in Sinnett's addition between 2 and 3 pm on Thursday while the Francis family attended a funeral. They fled with shoes pants rings earrings a revolver and other jewelry worth about 78 dollars. The thieves were tracked to a Monmouth train car and arrested with most of the loot recovered.
Quarterly postoffice business report for Moline ending June 30, 1881. Includes figures and receipts for the Segond Quarter. Promotional blurbs on remedies and health products are interspersed with the notices.
An elderly man reports relief after using Kidnes Worts for kidney and stomach complaints. he now advocates it as the true remedy. The article also notes city affairs, sidewalk petitions, bridge tenders, and June financials, with local school events and town harvest preparations.
The writer describes leaving Moline to attend the Supreme Lodge meeting in Detroit Michigan. He notes late trains docking at Chicago and Detroit, shipboard experiences on the Detroit River, a banquet with the mayor, then a late night of dancing and lodging. He comments on neglect of lake shipping and changes along the waterfront since his last visit.
The Osborn Fourth of July event attracted between twelve and fifteen hundred attendees from nearby towns. A procession led by Chief Marshal Fdrost, Col Danforth and Will McEnary opened at the grove with speeches by Col Danforth and music by the Gee Club, Glee Club and Zuma Band.
The passage extols Chicago as a western metropolis and places Electric Bitters at the forefront of remedies. It claims the product surpasses others and offers it for sale by all druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
An unknown correspondent notes ladies frequent the Dimach Gould & Co. boat landing for river baths. The smooth sandy retro point offers a healthy bath with gradual depth expansion and refreshing effect. The piece advocates a bathing house and swimming school in Moline to teach all ages to swim and reduce drowning risk.
The Porter coal mines supply roughly 6000 bushels monthly to the Carbon Cliff Argillo Works and deliver about 3000 bushels monthly by team to Hampton for boats. Summer activity marks their peak in years. A branch railroad through Retton would unlock wider development and public service for the rich local coal field.
Martin Kelly of Rock Island Lumber Co saw a skiff with two men pass under Svivan Water bridge into the slough and capsize. He rescued one survivor clinging to the boat. the other, Charles Schweitzer of First Ave and Twentieth St, is missing after hours of search. The rescued man, too intoxicated to speak, was taken to the Armory by Officer Metsch-Union.
Local druggists praise Malt Bitters as the best bitters for sleep and nervousness. They report benefits for liver and kidney health and claim the product helps with chills and general vitality. The ad endorses Malt Bitters for consumptives and nursing mothers alike.
Geo Heck completed ground grading for the Second Ward School site. Excavation may reach 600 wards, with foundation and basement to be dug by Mr McHnary by week’s end. Masonry will start, brick on hand, and an $18,000 additional appropriation is under consideration.
Port Byron marked the Fourth with a festive celebration led by the Fort Byron Cornet Band. Hon J I Murphy of Davenport gave an eloquent address as fireworks lit the river barge and a large crowd enjoyed a warm July day despite oppressive heat.
The piece records local school closings in Joslyn area with Miss Callie Searte and Miss Retta Moody among teachers, ongoing summer sessions, and roads delaying start of term. It notes harvest progress with corn and rye, a Fourth of July celebration marred by Garfield’s illness, and a Billy Wainwright shift to Chicago live stock work. Also mentions quarterly Methodist meeting at Bethesda and small town notes on farming and community events.
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