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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1884
Page
4
Framed pictures at Knox's, crams sells baskets and wares. Glycerine shave by Altz Bros. New lodge at Riverside cemetery progresses. Fine new potatoes at Holt's. Commencement at Swedish Lutheran church. Various bargains on boots, shoes, furniture, and hats. A large crowd in town as delegates visit for the national convention. The Davenport manufacturers lodge reports officers elected. Ongoing sales and advertisements fill the day’s notices.
Reports list Al Lindstrom's five year old son with scarlet fever at 180 Fifth Avenue and John Buford aged ten with scarlet fever. N Vandenberg, formerly of the city, dies in Clinton Park New York, father of Mrs Ezra Smith of Moline. Deere block excavation nears completion improving the business district. Forward Gleason announce new millinery goods. Ed Kerns to present diplomas for the class of 31 Unis evening. Kerns a penmanship expert. Boston comfort corset fashions and accessories in stock. Public interest grows over Chicago conviction outcomes and presidential candidate votes. The convention remains the topic of frequent questions.
A collage of short items reports a bid to seize brigade uniforms, a sculptor Corullo planning to locate in Moine near Riverside cemetery gate, a dispute ending with a broken leg, butter trout lis Jersey dairy products, a Progressive Literary League meeting set for June 6, and various local arrivals and sales.
West of Chicago stock inspection notes a 1:01 lead past Folly Farm being graded and improved. The Light Guard band awaits new uniforms with no Drum Major. Odd Fellows reunion set for June 23 24 will use one skating rink as HQ. Rock Islands to play at Omaha and Kansas City after. education board retains teachers for another year. Capt Hagan adds a pitcher catcher and second baseman from St Louis reserves. Tenth anniversary of James Atkinson marriage celebrated with social party. Rock Island County Medical Society adjourns to July 1 for lack of quorum. Swedish Lutheran church to receive lumber for a platform at commencement. Ten of street opening boosts bluff access. public charities board met with no major action and plans July meeting.
The Moline Plow Company has shut down to process an omission in invoicing and will likely resume operations in about a week.
Public school teacher salaries last year were over 18000 dollars and the increase approved by the board will push the coming year's expense to nearly 20000 dollars. No tax reduction is planned. The No 4 schoolhouse may need another teacher due to overlarge enrollment.
T M Jones of this city received a letter from Wi Royston who plans to travel via Colorado to Mowe yesterday morning. Royston left Moline for Twin Lakes Colorado about thirty years ago, a former clerk at the Moline post office, well known to residents. He is expected to arrive there tomorrow morning.
Cabinet photos sell for two dollars a dozen and card photos for one dollar a dozen at Atkinson's gallery located in front of the post office. Bon ton photos go for sixty five cents per dozen, drawing attention to a busy storefront.
For Rent. Three rooms on ground floor. Enquire of Mrs Ho N Taylor on Nineteenth Street.
All parties indebted to the firm are urged to pay promptly and preparations to settle affairs are requested. Creditors are asked to present any claims at once for settlement.
The Nordenskjold society held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday evening. Elected for the ensuing year were Chairman J S Swansop Secretary P M Lincer Treasurer P B Anderson Librarian Aberles Lincer. Trustees named are N J Pearson Oscar Carlson and Charles Lineer.
The message states agency has been secured for patent adjustable stretchers and the ability to supply any size Canvas O14 on short notice amid wartime context.
A girl is sought to do house work in a small family with wages of 2.59 dollars per week. Inquiries should be made at Atkinson's railroad gallery.
A store in a favorable location invites inquiries directed to N. Willamuth at 1622 Third avenue for details and potential rental or purchase terms.
An advertisement touts garden products at J. M. Molt with a promise readers will be surprised by a cordial sales call and the store’s quality offerings.
Mrs. Abernethy woke to stealthy noises while alone in the dining room of her east Fifth Avenue home. She heard a window being forced and saw muddy footprints from the window to the back entrance, then spotted a man on the front steps before the would-be intruder fled.
Chas Anderson known as Spiggs, 35, a grinder at Moline Plow Co, died by suicide this afternoon. His illness and family hardship were blamed as factors. his wife left briefly, after which he hanged himself with a rope in a wooden ceiling room. Coroner Hawes will hold an inquest.
May Bliss details 60 plus marriage licenses issued in May listing couples such as John Anglese Ellen Sullivan Andrew Palmquist and Sophia Hagman William Smith and George Mittun among many others. The St Paul clipper sailed yesterday at noon with a large passenger list and substantial freight.
On Thursday evening May 29 the marriage of Annie Hiboer and Henry Stelk was held at the home of Walter Bothken. The couple, both twenty one, were held in high esteem by German friends and others who knew them.
After a festive reception the bride served refreshments and guests departed. The Turners performed a serenade, Stelk distributed cigars to the singers, and everyone wished the couple long life, prosperity and happiness.
The Board met Tuesday June 3 with members Bennett Colseth Fish Sloan Wells and Grover. Bills for 98.20 were approved. The janitors of ward houses were dismissed. A private industrial school for poor children was allowed with no damage to furniture. Commencement location set for June 6 at Swedish Lutheran church. Teachers reassigned and salaries adjusted with Morrill raised to 1100 yearly and a nine month school year established from September to May.
An 19th century style advertisement urging use of Kemp's Balsam for coughs and lung diseases. It promises relief and lists price 50 cents or one dollar, credited to Wm Crendenin.
At the General Grove of Druids annual session in Rock Island starting Wednesday June 4 grand officers were elected. Noble Grand Arch Peter Lulay of Peoria Deputy Grand Arch August Thompn of Chicago Grand Secretary J P Stroup of Chicago Grand Marshal Louis W Metto of Chicago Lower Guard John Haring of Chicago Outer Guard I Crandal of Peoria.
A town named Bad Case of St Vitus Dance in Anglaize county Ohio is home to J Brandewic who says Samaritan Nervine permanently cured his son. The ad mentions linseed meal as a remedy for sheep scours priced at $1.50.
An advertisement touts Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic as a remedy for biliousness liver torpidity and jaundice with claims of unequal purity and efficacy. It cites uses for dyspepsia costiveness ague malaria blood and kidney diseases and lists a 50 cent price from Wm Clendenin.
A brief note extols health as the greatest blessing and touts Dr. Biglow's Positive Cure from Wm. Clendinin. Trial bottles are offered free, promising quick relief from coughs colds and lung ailments.
A report states that Englishmen hold about one sixth of the cattle in Montana. The statistic highlights foreign ownership in the state’s livestock industry.
Affordable relief for toothache and facial neuralgia implied by an early 20th century ad. Vague claims mention instant effect and drug remedy without specific ingredients or proven efficacy.
Brown University gains a $50 000 gift from the Maine estate of the late Gardner Colby. The bequest strengthens the university’s endowment and honors Colby’s connection to the institution.
Ayer's Sarsapurilla is an extract of Sarsapurilla and other blood purifying roots with iodide of potassium. It is claimed to offer superior control over scrotulous diseases compared with any other medicine.
A poem praises dentures and the importance of white teeth. It extols Sozodont as superior to gritty powders, claiming it preserves a beautiful mouth and a cupid’s bow with a pleasing contrast to the lips.
Miss Kate Sanbern argues that no two women are alike but men can be arranged in bundles in a provocative remark reflecting gender stereotypes of the era.
An advertisement extols Ayer's Cathartic Pills as a quick remedy for backache, side stitches, bloating, and constipation, claiming thorough correction of digestive disorders and relief from associated symptoms. It also notes Moody and Sankey finishing a mission at Croydon and sailing to America on July 5.
The ad praises Glenn's Sulphur Dou and Wits Tlur Dye as standard disinfectants and lists Colden's Liquid Beet Tonic and Emery's Little Cathartic Puls as remedies for indigestion nerves and low appetite. Prices shown include 50 cents and one penny for items.
A vivid comparison portrays calumny moving between continents with ease, crossing oceans, mountains, and deserts, traveling alongside the Scythian Abarts and riding a poisoned arrow as its weapon.
An old medical advert extols Dr William Hall's Balsam as a safe remedy for lung and chest diseases and claims it can prevent consumption if taken in season. It also touts Dr Green's Oxygenated Bitters as a top stomach remedy and notes Edna Forrest's house on Broadland Muster streets, Philadelphia, is now used by a School of Design for Women.
An advertisement touts Griggs Glycerine Salve as a cure for cuts bruises scalds burns wounds and skin eruptions. It claims the product will positively cure plies and promises a 26 cent price, offered by Wm Clendenin.
Mattie L Megwe a young American studying in Paris receives a verdant invitation to sing soprano solos at a Birmingham England musical festival. The note highlights her status as a student and her opportunity to perform in a notable event abroad.
Backlen's Amica Salve advertised as cure all for cuts bruises ulcers sores fever sores chapped hands and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by Richards and Soherbeck. Shawlette wraps new from Boston shopkeepers billed as latest fashion accessory and warble wrap.
Theron P Keator, editor of Ft. Wayne Indiana, writes that Dr King’s New Discovery has cured him of severe and mild coughs for five years. He praises its reliability and urges readers to visit Richards & Schrbeck's drug store for a free trial bottle, large size priced at $1.25.
Mr Geo W Willing of Manchester Michigan cites his wife’s five year paralysis ending after two bottles of Electric River bitters. Neon Electric Bitters touted as curative with hundreds of testimonials. Bottles priced fifty cents at Richards Lohrbeck. Mrs John Jacob Astor awards a gold watch and $100 to each servant for health recovery.
Marshall Michigan advertisement from Voltaic Belt Co invites men of all ages to try Dr Dye's Voltaic Belt and appliances on a thirty day trial for nervous debility vitality and related troubles. Thin paper ad notes conditions and benefits with promotional claims.
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