Long-time Barnard Leas worker Hanson tops county list
Peter Hanson, born in Sweden, has 45 years at Barnard & Leas Manufacturing Co in Moline. The firm leads in long service among local employers with many staff decades in one place, including Lindstrom Moran Long Ellison Vincent and others, reflecting a period of faithful labor across multiple local companies.
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Peter Hanson
Rolling Stones
Moliner
Argus
Barnard & Leas Manufacturing Co
Hansen
Mr. Hanson
E Lindstrom
Ed. Moran
Ben Long
Charles Ellison
Kirk Vincent
John Dahms
Ejinfeldt
Iwan Berklund
Henry Brock
W.S Spaulding
Rock Island Road
R D. Kendall
Weyerhauser & Denkmann
Jacob Shillinger
Coal Valley Mining Co
L. L. McCoy
Moline
Williams, White & Co
Henry B Truxell
Moline Plow Co
Henry Brunswick
Cable
Lifelong worker keeps steady pace at old factory
Mr Hanson, now on lighter third floor duties since a Barcard recommendation, spent 30 years in the sawmill and wood departments. He rises at 5, works ten hours, credits 75 years of health to frugal living and routines, and has seldom been ill. A 40-year member of the Swedish Lutheran church, he served as deacon and treasurer. He married Carrie Youngren in 1860. their daughter Nettie survived, married to L. G Egle, Bee-Hive proprietor.
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Mr Hanson
Sweden
Christianstad
United States
Gottenburg
Great Britain
Boston
Rock Island
Rock Island Road
Moline
Old Town
Fourth Avenue
Pitts, Gilbert & Pitts
Hanson
Sears & Worden
Barnard & Leas Company
Messrs
Sears and Worden
McCullough & Co
Hemenway & Nason
Third Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Moline Plow Company
H. A. Barnard
Hemenway, Wickoff & Co
Hemenway
Twentieth Street
Wickoff & Barnard
Ret Ee Dve Bard Bind
Mrr. Hanson
H A. Barcard
Swedish Lutheran Church of
Molme
Carrie Youngren
Nettie
L. G Egle
Bee-Hive
McKinnie Block
Frugal 18th Century Clergyman Noted in Obituary
In 1768 a Universal Magazine obituary records Rev Mr Mattinson curate of Pattensale Westmorland for sixty years. His stipend declined from £12 to under £20 annually in later years and he died at eighty three with £1,000 savings, £800 saved from his stipend.
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Goldsmith
Wakefield
Universal Magazine
Mattinson
Pattensale
Westmorland
Badger Outwits Practical Jokers in Granite Lair
A sagacious badger in a granite crevice defends its home when a friend burns grass to prank it. The animal emerges through smoke and claws at the burning grass, extinguishing the fire and ensuring no danger to humans. The scene showcases the badger's quick wit and resourcefulness as described by Nature.
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Badger
Bhim
Kansas corn looks fine in July Dispatch report
Canton Kansas July 2 Editors Dispatch reports Eli Corbin and associates assure no cyclone hit the area though heavy rains damaged some crops. They describe good conditions for cultivating corn and alfalfa hay, ongoing wheat cutting, and intent to stay in Canton with church and fraternal ties as they work the land and await rain if needed.
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Canton
Kas
Dispatch
Gome
M. E
Graham Post
Cliff Camp
Old Mother Earth
Eli Corbin
New State Naturalization Law Takes Effect
A new state naturalization law took effect July 1 aimed at barring anarchists from citizenship. Applicants must sign an affidavit denying anarchist tendencies. violations carry fines up to 5000 dollars or imprisonment up to ten years. Judges must review applicant records. Aiding anarchists incurs the same penalties.
Train Stop promises safer railways with automatic brakes
Professor H G Sedgwick unveils an automatic appliance called the train stop in New York for railway managers. It brakes automatically and shows a telltale sign warning the engineer of dangers such as open switches, another train on the track, or a washed out bridge. Iron boxes along the track hold the mechanism enabling these functions.
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H. G. Sedgwick
New York
Joseph Ray Buchanan
Harper's Weekly
Sedgwick
Crocodiles in Kingston Harbor Reserve Areas
The piece notes numerous crocodiles in Kingston harbor reserves and river mouths. They are wary and require a cautious approach for a close shot. A small plover rides the crocodile’s back, warns with a shrill cry, and causes the crocodile to dive, thwarting attempts from a canoe with a rifle.
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Kingston Harbor
Jamaica
Chicago News
Board approves resignations and new principal move
The board of education accepted J. H. Heil’s resignation as Moline High principal, clearing the way for his $1800 Morgan Park appointment. Applications for the vacancy go to G. L. Smith, now in Chicago pursuing a doctorate. John Ericsson school bonds sold for 20 000 with a 720 premium, coal bids soon, funds approved, and 50 Hall’s Arithmetic Primer sets authorized for trial in the second grade.
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Board of Education
J. H. Heil
Moline
Morga Park
G. L. Smith
Chicago
University
John Ericsson
Well, Roth & Co
Cincinnati
Hall
Hillsdale Fourth of July Social Notes
Hillsdale residents report travel and family visits around the Fourth of July. John Butter and two sons travel to Lyons City. Justin Dalley and wife visit Clinton. Dr Nundle visits family east. Henry Fender from the west visits. Mrs Joy and son from Denver visit George Brant. Mamie Cale visits Moline. Charlie Conrad’s boy injured. Roy Mercer arrives to spend the Fourth. Mrs Justin Daly celebrated birthday. Mrs Rasmussen’s brother arrives from Copenhagen. Jesse Downing and wife visit Tom Quick. A C Baron visits E Kempster. Charlie Jesperson and family visit relatives.
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HiLlsdale
John Butter
Glenn
Alfred
Lyons City
Justin Dalley
Clinton
Dr. Nundle
Henry Fender
Wm. Sheppard
Joy
Denver
George Brant
Brant
Mamie Cale
Moline
Charlie Conrad
Roy Mercer
Our Village
Justin Daly
Rasmussen
Copenhagen
Denmark
Jesse Downing
Rock Island
Botanic Blood Balm Promoted For Severe Blood Diseases
An advertiser claims Botanic Blood Balm cures blood poison cancer ulcers eczema and carbuncles. The ad promises relief from pimples, swollen glands and bone pains and offers a free sample by mail from the Blood Balm Co. Atlanta with free medical advice. Sold locally at Battles Pharmacy Moline with address details.
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Atlanta
Moline
Battles Pharmacy
Fifteenth Street
Fifth Avenue
A Simple Experiment In Electricity Sparks Interest
A brief electricity experiment describes soaking half a sheet of stout tools in water and drying it near a fire. The warm varnished surface is rubbed with india rubber to render the paper highly electrified, causing it to stick to walls and attract tissue.
Girls Can Play Ball Says Boy Hero
A playful dialog shows a boy named Herford insisting on playing ball over babysitting his sister. He dismisses stereotypes that girls cry whether they miss or catch the ball, claiming girls often cry from the ball burping.
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Mamma
Herford
Three Acre Rock River Park Site Proposed for Moline
The Dispatch urges preserving a three acre Rock River site as a free public park near the interurban line. It notes the land’s high elevation, mature trees, and fishing appeal, proposing a nata torium start or concession via proper regulations if a city plan is not adopted.
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Moline
Rock River Bridge
Rock River
Paying Tellers Errors In Counting Money
A bank officer rebuts the notion that tellers rarely admit mistakes in counting money. He cites the common teller self importance and reluctance to acknowledge errors, arguing such vanity is unfounded and that tellers can and do err. The remark echoes a New York Post quotation.
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New York Post
The Pale Yellow Kind Beads Joke
A New York Mail and Express item recounts a little girl in a streetcar puzzled by an amber necklace. She asks if the beads are beans and compares them to beans her father would not eat, prompting a gentle parental correction.
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New York Mail and Express
Peddler Peddles Multitool at Back Door Exchange
At a back door, a peddler touts a small household instrument described as a combined screwdriver, buttonhook, can opener, latchkey, lamp cleaner, letter opener, paper cutter, pipe fixer and penknife. A house keeper umbles a request and questions the item.
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Ted
Keenan in distress after epilepsy episode at hospital
Barney Keenan, a Latin student and former Iowa high school teacher, was treated for epilepsy at St Anthony's hospital. He collapsed near Warner Crossing, was taken to the Moline police station, and later agreed to return to the hospital. He claimed his pockets were rifled of $9 and insisted he would stay to collect the $40,000 he says is owed him.
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Barney Keenan
Iowa
St. Anthony's Hospital
Warner Crossing
Moline
E. B. Knox
St. Anthony'’s
Moore attacked with horsewhip in Moline dispute
W R Moore former city attorney of Moline was horsewhipped by Jim Liggitt a Deere foundry worker after a confrontation tied to a divorce case. Liggitt chased down Fifth Avenue with a pursuit ending at Sixth Street and Fourth Avenue where he was arrested and fined $20 plus costs. The assault followed accusations Moore allegedly advised Liggitt’s wife to draw money from a bank and boasted of an affair.
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W. R. Moore
Moline
Fifteenth Street
Fifth Avenue
Jim Liggitt
Deere & Mansur Co
C. P. Skinner
Mr. Moore
W. A. Cox
Liggitt
Sixth Street
Fourth Avenue
Geneseo
Moore
Olson
Mr Moore
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Advertises Teething Help
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a remedy for teething pains wind colic and diarrhoea. It claims long use by mothers for children and sells a 25 cent bottle through druggists worldwide.
Rural mail routes face cuts for serving fewer families
The Dispatch notes orders from the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General aimed at eliminating rural routes in the west, with focus on routes serving fewer than 100 families or handling less than 3000 monthly pieces of mail. Coal Valley and Port Byron routes fall short on families but exceed mail volume, while three Ata routes remain safe. Mr and Mrs F W Schacht and son visit Tuscola relatives this summer.
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Hrnstow
Westj
Coal Valley
Port Byron
Ata
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children
The Nurse Mother Gray's Swiet powders used in children homes in New York claim to cure colds within 24 hours and relieve feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and destroy worms. Sold by druggists 25 cents sample mailed free Allen S Olmsted New York.
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Mother Gray
Childre Home
New York
Addreyn Allen S. Olmsted
A Certain Cure for Chilblains Advertised
An 19th century product promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for chilblains frostbites and damaged swollen feet. Available at all druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
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Allen
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Barnard & Leas
T R Johnson
Edgington Presbyterian Church
W J Pratt
Rock Island Arsenal
J W Welth
Henry Davis’ Sons
E. H Berry
Moline Wagon Company
A G Anderson
Augustana Book Concern
RC Willerton
Harper
Barnard & Leas Manufacturing Company
Big Butcher
Gus Lerch
Davenport
Gus Schroeder
Schroeder
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Ges Lerch
Lerch
Lbim
Dr Halt
St Luke's Hospital
Bowman
Thode and
Pearson
Corbin
Kansas
Mr. Corbin
Nevel
Hell
Ericsson
Agenica
Rock Island County
F W Schacht
Tuscola
AND
Moline Trusts Savings Bank
A. S. Wright
C. R. Alnaworth
V.pres
O. F. Anderson
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