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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1882
Page
7
Column promotes Fraser’s Root Bitters as a strictly medical remedy for numerous ailments. It claims benefits for the kidneys, bowels, nerves, and blood purity, and advertises use for dizzy spells, dropsy, dyspepsia, fever, and debility. The narrator cites personal use and praise from a patient’s perspective.
Reports from Cairo and Memphis describe historic floodwaters breaching levees and isolating towns. The Ohio and Mississippi rivers rise, prompting martial enforcement along crests and widespread relief efforts in Shawneetown and surrounding counties. Airing warnings, residents brace for further damage while rescuers scramble to fortify weak spots and shelter displaced citizens.
A damaged OCR fragment shows names and addresses of professionals in Rock Island Illinois including doctors lawyers and a dentist. The text mentions offices near Morris drug store and Main Lynde streets with attorneys Sturgeon Olsen and Hinds Russell Curtis among others and a patent service reference.
Mr Frank Arkwright a graduate of East side schools and of the Normal class Aurora taught there two years. He came to Moline in the Issa year and was principal in the West Ward school for Boans of Education. He also taught night school three weeks but health declined and he died last Tuesday of consumption.
Town officers election looms in five weeks as candidates rise for justice of the peace, city collector, and one alderman per ward. Expiring terms include Peterson 1st Ward, Peal 2nd, Knox 3rd, Bali 4th, and Kroger 5th. Voters urged to pick the most capable candidates.
Jeyce Henry D Barron of St. Croix Falls Wisconsin states he suffered severe piles until using Trask's Magnetic Ointment. He claims the remedy relieved him at once and permanently.
A new rear boiler house pump by Deere & Co. promises to lift more water with less power than any prior machine. Dubbed a pulsemeter, it resembles enlarged saddlebags and draws curiosity from onlookers for detailed examination.
An 19th century style advertisement touts Buchupaiba as a cure for urinary irritation and discharges. It lists a one dollar price and credits Depot Richards and Sohrbeck in Moline as sellers.
A promocard touts Allen's Brain Food as a cure for nervousness and weakness of genitive organs. Priced at $1 and $6 for 5, with distribution through Allen's Pharmacy at 818 First Avenue New York and sold in Moline by W. G. Morris & Co. Circulars available on request.
Two men discuss modern science, marveling at astronomy and spectroscopy revealing star distances and composition. The punchline notes the oddity of discovering the stars' actual names.
Wells Health Renewer is advertised as a raion remedy on earth for impotence and debility. The notice lists price as $1.00 and provides a depot location in Richia to contact Moline agents.
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