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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1881
Page
8
A loan of seven hundred dollars is sought for five years with ample real estate security. Interested parties are asked to call at the dispatch office for details.
A C B and Q passenger train fatally struck Mrs Mary McKinnie as she crossed near the divide of Moline and Rock Island. The coroner’s jury found death from being struck by Engine No 467. speed was below the limit but warnings were ignored. The verdict urged caution by the railroad.
A silver snuff box marked Knut, dated 1881, reportedly lost between Corns and Richards or Schrs. A liberal reward will be paid to the finder who leaves it at Norling and Lundahl’s paint store.
Mrs I C Smith once at Dimock God Co and Barnard Leas Mfg Co swatchman suffered sudden paralysis in the night. Doctor Morey advised removal to the Poor Farm where he died Thursday afternoon about 3 34. An uncle resides in Princeton Ill.
A traveler asks a daughter about American women and tooth care. She replies she uses So zodgnt and prefers it. The reader is urged to follow her example.
Sneere and Company tear down the con and old boiler shop to add space between their price and lacksmith shop buildings. The new structure will provide working and storage room for the company. Construction is underway with expected completion and rental.
An oblique list of patent medicines including Henrys Garbotic Salve claimed to heal cuts bruises rashes and skin ailments with a money back guarantee. Carbolic Salve priced at 26 cents and Green Oxygenated Remedies touted for various disorders. Catarrh Snuff and Pills billed as cures for mucous membrane issues and general ailments.
Rev E C Barnard delivered a practical farewell sermon from 1 John 2 17 to a full house including members of other churches. He spoke of submitting to God's will amid life changes and thanked the congregation for years of harmony, noting his departure and hope for continued fellowship.
Kidney diseases afflict many, but virtues of Kidney-Wort are said to check and speedily cure. The remedy is economical in dry form and convenient in liquid, encouraging those who rely on spirits of mitre and similar tonics to try it. Philadelphia Press mentions it.
Frank Anderson visited his Lyndon mother as the C B Q railroad bridge over Rock River suffered serious water damage on Saturday. Piers unsafe, engines cannot cross, cars moved by hand. Prophetstown water power washed out. dam likely to be repaired for 3000 to 4000 dollars. steam power may replace it at the mill run.
From the Hub the piece extols Hop Bitters as a tonic with intrinsic value for stomach and blood health. It argues an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and urges using Hop Bitters before disease weakens the body, noting the Boston Globe endorsement.
The Deere Hose Co of this city defeated the Wide Awakes of Rock Island in a 300 yard hose race. Time: Deere Hose 48 seconds, Wide Awake 60 seconds. Judges were Ald. W. CH. Lundy, Thomas Campbell, and N. R. Zeigler.
Rumors at the Moline Plow Co. indicate A L Carson and W H Edwards may be replaced by new appointees. Sim n cerns may also see changes with Lucius D Wells and Amos Altimus slated for positions, while Andrew Friberg returns to his iron department role.
A prose tribute to Reverend E C Barnard praising his steadfast work and spiritual planting. The poem speaks of planted roots, future fruit, and the harvest that will honor his life. The ad notes a summer suit and straw hat sale at Gould & Co inviting early calls.
The Moline public schools closed their annual term Thursday with student exercises well attended by parents and friends. Satisfaction rests on the performance of the Superintendent and teachers as they fulfilled their duties. Commencement is at Swede Lutheran Church Friday evening and Alumni meeting at Odd Fellow's Hall Saturday evening, with the De Beriot Club of Davenport providing music.
The piece argues Decoration Day should be simple and spontaneous. It stresses the act honors living as much as the dead, teaches children the value of unity and freedom, and endorses the cause for which soldiers sacrificed. The text emphasizes unselfish patriotism over grand gifts to graves.
Luella Goldsworthy wife of Wm Goldsworthy died Saturday at the home of Josiah Healy in East Moline. Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 pm from the residence conducted by Rev. R Morgan. She suffered a long illness from a complication of diseases ending in consumption and leaves two children. Her husband has worked for Barnard and Leas Manufacturing Co. for five years. Sympathies extended to the family. Also real estate ad appears for lands in western states and city properties with Jous Horcrann listing.
Javt Winter reorganizes the company into Menora Phil Mitchell A. M. Binkesley and Frank Mister. They have built new buildings and added machinery to double capacity. They market the Mitchell Range Model Cook Riverside Island City series and plan a depot in Moline. Sixty to seventy workers remain employed. They will issue a costly catalogue and maintain a full line of castings for repairs. Parker's Ginger Tonic advertised.
The Rodman store reports rising weekly trade as a brick shortage blocks expansion. A bricklaying feed room is planned once bricks are available. A streetcar line is urged to spur home building and business growth on the bluff, while local residents contend it would boost activity. Also notes illness of Mr. E M Cralle and Mrs. Edgar improving from rheumatism, and Mrs. Fowle’s surprise gifts.
The readable lines suggest a drudge note about salt and beet content and a Malt product claim. It mentions consumption and an evaluation stake, but key names, places, and dates are not clearly presented in the fragment.
A five year old, admiring Captain J. Wasson of the Moline Dimock Gould Co raft, drowned at LeClaire Thursday evening after slipping between raft logs while playing with other boys. The Silver Wave raft had landed there earlier that evening with many youths aboard. Captain Wasson and family are widely known among river men and mourn with the community.
This 19th century advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chillblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded and notes a price of twenty five cents per box offered by Richards and Sohrbeck.
The list shows multiple marriage licenses issued since May 26 including Clarence E Mart and Lillie Smith Alonzo Nage and Luella F Marshall John A Johanson and Ida M Carlson Anders Lindberg and Hannah Samuelson Samuel Terwilliger and Nancy A Lister William Black and Emma Jane Durant William S Perkins and Isabella C Stockwell George E Noonan and Fannie P Campbell Fred A Bergston and Addam L Jackson Patrick Walsh and Catharine Beacher Albert Timberlake and Katie M Clarke Charles J Crampton and Kate J Fitzgerald Geo Gillespie and Mrs Mila Davenport Harrin McKeever remains seriously ill after several attacks this week. friends await improvement. Brown B Damon of Evansville Indiana dies at Pueblo Colorado May 26 as a Keights of Pythias member. Dr Kurne’s Garat Nerve Restored touted as a cure all. free proofs mailed to Philadelphia address.
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