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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1881
Page
8
Superintendent cites attendance meaning and aims to judge teaching quality beyond statistics. Night school expanded to 126 names over fourteen weeks, with drawing instruction improving craft and artistic foundation across trades.
In Rock Island locals express disappointment at Schroeder's release for the July 4 shooting of a boy named Padt. The prosecution is led by H T Martin of Davenport, with defense by Sweeney Jackson & Wila. A town Bar picnic and a drunkenness fine for Jamies Maguire are noted amid gossip about a possible Davenport rumor.
A reader says Malihe has a season to be proud of as the excellent school system shows many feats and enduring success across programs reflecting strong community support and student achievement.
This item highlights Providence R 1 majufac turing effort, noting limited capital yet energetic perseverance. It praises Prof Ford’s Phosphatic Baking Powder from his Acid Phosphate, packed in standard tin cans per Horsford’s directions, asserting the powder’s superiority and healthfulness.
C O Nason traveled to Le Claire to buy rock for Deere & Co.'s view hull foundation finding a promising quarry with 15 to 20 foot face of well stratified rock. He agreed to a price, formed a partnership with Dr. Gamble and others, and the quarry near Megara is now owned and operated by Megara Nason and alter with twelve men at work. A barge road stone delivery to Deere & Co.'s new building began the next morning.
A Baltimore or Washington Star item notes Pray Ronent Opium of Natatorium City claiming cure of rheumatism from Bt. Jacobson remedy. The report reflects a local health claim cited in a Washington dispatch.
Copy describes Kidney-Wort as a cure for kidney and liver ailments and digestive issues. Claims include relief from backaches piles and constipation. Advertises both liquid and dry forms sold by druggists per Pioneer Press.
Porter's pits worker John Little was injured on Tuesday morning when coal and slate fell. Porter carried him home and applied traditional remedies as doctors, who are said to be away, may aid recovery.
The Board of Health conducted a careful inspection of alleys sewers slaughter houses and meat markets finding decaying waste in parts of the city. Officers recommended immediate removal and amendments to slaughter house practices and urged use of garbage carts to prevent pestilence and disease.
The fragment urges using a fragrant preparation to gain a more youthful look and to chew without tooth ache. It also suggests giving the same to children so they will be grateful, and emphasizes not omitting it for a day.
Real estate transfers from Quincy McNeil's abstract in Rock Island list Eliza M Prince to Sarah F Nourse in Nourse's second addition to Moline and multiple transfers between Nourse Anderson Lindberg etc. including the Baldwin tract and Moline Water Power addition. Totals range from 200 to 950 dollars with parcels in Milan Davenport and Rock Island.
A celebrated alliance of eminent physicians and chemists announces a new medicine Hép Bitters produced by combining known remedies. Despite initial skepticism, proof of its effectiveness dispels doubt and earns the discoverers praise as benefactors.
Georgie Pierman son of Jacob Pierman, a team driver for Dimock Gould & Co, split wood with a small axe Thursday. A miss stroke severed his left thumb at the joint. PD Davidson treated at Morris & Co drug store and the doctor opted to try saving the thumb by easing the joint. The boy bore the operation with remarkable fortitude.
Physicians have given up on many patients, but Electric Bitters are claimed to cure stomach and liver troubles kidney and urinary issues and bilious headaches. Sold by druggists for fifty cents a bottle, with customers urged to try and be convinced.
County court resolved a dispute over a horse hired by John Evans to Frank Mixter. Over-driving in heat allegedly ruined the animal, Evans sued for its value. The jury returned a verdict for Evans totaling $95 after a trial with Kenworthy and Beardsley for the plaintiff and Osborn and Curtis for the defense. Mixter moved for a new trial as heat waves and storms forewarned further unsettled weather.
Reports describe three fires including a residence blaze near Beveuren Street and a near collapse on Main Street in Kewanee. All residents were saved with aid from the fire department, while property owner M Wiley presented a gold reward. The Chronicle notes other local items from Henry County including reunions, sales, and church projects.
The Disrparcn of Monday announces J M Christy let contracts for a new brick building at Main and Lyttle. It will be four stories high with ornamental masonry, two first floor store rooms, offices on the second floor, and a judge room for secret orders on the third. Old structures to be removed and work to begin promptly.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sohrbeck died around two this morning at age 3 years 1 month after a fever with brain inflammation. Henry Sohrbeck, a well known Moline resident, asks for sympathy for the family in this time of sorrow.
Local work crew Morais clears two remaining hitching posts from an urban street, restoring clearer passage for pedestrians and vehicles. The action follows recent city maintenance orders and aligns with ongoing downtown improvement efforts.
Forepaughs renowned production draws praise for novelty and skill. Ella Zulla performs on a tall wire with a velocipede under the canvas, thrilling a packed audience in a daring aerial act described by the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
A local ad suggests Gould & Co offers a large stock of shirts in colors and white. It claims no extra cost for a fine well fitting shirt compared to a hill fitting one and implies a guaranteed quality.
James Ross, of Coal Town, was bound over to await trial in 800 dollars after a hearing before Magistrate Grover. He failed to furnish bail and was jailed. Ross is charged with assault with intent to kill Daniel Hatter on a date in May. Provocation alleged as Ross sought vengeance over suspected pig theft with a revolver. No injuries occurred. magistrate committed him for trial.
Scott county neighbors prepare shipments of onions to St. Louis and other southern points. The crop is said to promise exceedingly well and may attract liberal purchases from southern markets. The produce is described as fresh, fragrant, and healthy.
Enjoy relief from the heat with Gould & Co. offering summer underwear suits for cooling comfort all season.
Henderson, our genial congressman, spent several days in Moline and Rock Island last week. Mr. J S Keator escorted him to the Island for a long talk with Col Flagler on the Island and Water Power Works. The general is somewhat debilitated after illness in Washington and recent bad weather.
In our Illinois city letter heat and malarial illness hit horses and residents as haying begins and field labor commands from 150 to 2 dollars per day. Locomotive tracks near the river promise a ferry link Davenport to Muscatine, while crop outlook improves after heavy rains. The Garfield health saga and varied wartime era ideas spark local debate as rail plans and potter’s clay orders fill daily life.
In a July letter from Rénenir Renénir, the writer debates medicine versus prayer in patient care. He describes doctors as essential yet notes old beliefs and a grandmotherly faith as comforting. The piece contrasts era old theology with modern medicine and ends with a reflection on summer warmth.
Local notes from Joslyn report farm activity and weather with oats and hay harvests, a new self binder owned by W Whiteside, and Mark Searle leaving for Iowa for harvest. The Joslyn Literary Society meets with recitations and an essay on farming. a debate favors books over newspapers as educators amid call for public participation.
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