Death of Mrs Dahlberg in East Moline
Announcement of the death of Mrs S Dahlberg widow of Dahlberg formerly Mary A Sykes who came to the country in 1869 and died Saturday morning at age 29. She leaves two children and six total born with one daughter and three sons deceased in infancy. Burial is set for Monday at 1 o clock from the East Moline residence with invitation to the family friends. Frank Gunnell, collector, urges prompt tax payments before books go to the county treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Dahlberg
Mary A. Sykes
Mr. Dahlberg
Frank Gunnell
Maline National Bank
Electric Bitters Prove A Cure For Diseases
Doctors give up patients to die but Electric Bitters often cure stomach liver kidneys and urinary disorders. They relieve constipation headaches and blood disorders. Sold by druggists at fifty cents a bottle.
Miss Minnie Stephens Shines At Smith School Recital
Miss Minnie Florence Stephens of Moline took a prominent part in the Smith School of Music annual recital in Northampton Massachusetts on March 3. Her performance was considered one of the most difficult and artistic on the program, marking her as one of the school's top performers. The piece was praised as a high compliment to Moline talent and she is expected to bring her training back to the city among friends and associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Florence Stephens
Moline
Smith School of Music
Northampton
Mass
Miss Stephens
Enterprising Druggists Offer Dr King s New Discovery
Richards and Lohrbeck advertise their town drug store stock of Dr King s New Discovery for consumption and coughs with a free trial bottle and a one dollar regular bottle. They urge customers to visit and test the remedy promising it cures throat and lung ailments as thousands testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Housanda
Pleasant Words From Miss Schoonmaker On Moline Day
Miss Schoonmaker, a beloved Lincoln resident known to Moline youth, praises the Review-Dispatch for bringing news from her old home and calls the arrival day Moline day. She will read an essay titled A Summer Vacation and its Level at the Nebraska State Teachers Association meeting in Omaha on the 29th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Schoontmaker
Lincoln
Ned
Moline
Miss Schoonmaker
Review-DispaTou
State Teachers’ Association of Nebraska
Omaha
Greenbackers attack banks and seek new leadership
The Greenbackers publish a harsh critique of national banks as frauds causing 500 percent interest and oppose railroad and telegraph poles. They report Mr. Murch of Maine may resign as party chairman and a New York meeting will choose a successor. Aesop-like ads for Dobbins Electric Soap appear amid political notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murch
Maine
New York
Rock River Bridge Acceptance Question Drifts After City Action
The County Board of Supervisors weigh whether to accept Rock River bridges at Milgarag and gilt from Rock Span city. The issue centers on whether the board is compelled to accept abandoned bridges after the city's charter expired and whether the county must maintain or remove them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock River
County Board of Supervisors
Milgarag & Gilt
City of
Rock Sprang
Bucklen Arnica Salve Ad Claims and Price
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted as best salve for cuts burns ulcers eruptions and skin ailments. Guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. Box price twenty five cents. Sold by Richards and Sonbeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caté
Richards & Somrbeck
Rock Island debated water works expansion and joint system
Residents weigh a $30 000 to $40 000 plan to move water works to Twentieth Street or join with Moline for a shared system. Critics fear higher costs and worse water while advocates urge a permanent, cheaper supply via riverbank works and paired reservoirs to serve both cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Moline
Privgte Corporation
Weber
Illinois State University
Twentieth Street
Dr Kings New Discovery Free Trial Bottles Offered
A newspaper notice promotes Dr. Kings New Discovery for consumption and colds. It claims the remedy cures severe coughs, throat and lung ailments and offers free trial bottles, noting many past patients were helped. Sold by Sicharda & Sohrheak.
Tax Payers Question City Expenditures And Taxation
A reader calls for clear itemized city expenditures and tax rates for the year. He argues municipal costs exceed school costs and asks how funds are spent on Rodman Avenue and other streets, urging economical administration and public accountability. He notes law requires annual appropriation but asks for specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maines
Review
Sarg Coo
Rodman Avenue
DrsPaLcn
How I Got Rich and the Secret to Wealth
Fragmented text claims wealth comes from economy and cites a quote attributed to Deacon Snyder. The passage is garbled with missing words and unclear context about wealth, life, and personal insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon Snyder
Good Pigs Raise Four Chester White Hoglets
John Rudy, urged by Brother Warren of Watertown, raises four eight month old Chester White hogs. They weighed an average 253 pounds per Anderson who backs his claim. The piece ends with a joking note about the butcher who buys and slaughters the pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rudy
Brother Warren
Watertown
Chester White
Rudy
Anderson
Frank
Dr Kings New Discovery touted for throat and lung relief
The ad claims immediate relief for coughs colds asthma bronchitis hay fever and lung ailments. It cites hundreds of cures and asserts no other remedy matches its success, urging contact at Richards & Sohrbeck's for proof and purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Richards & Sohrbeck's
Trains Clearing Sterling Line After Sunday Snow
Two engines with a flat car and a coach ran up the Sterling line Sunday morning to clear snow from the track. The Train Dispatcher and Master Mechanic accompanied the excursion, lending authority. A through train to St Louis passed soon after, indicating C B & Q tracks are cleared and traffic will run regularly. C R I & P trains are speeding, with all motive power pressed into service to handle accumulated traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Line
St Louis
C RI & P
Electric Bitters Promise Quick Cure for Weak Constitutions
An old promotional notice claims Electric Bitters restore exhausted constitutions and treat kidney and urinary complaints. It asserts a permanent cure where other remedies fail and urges readers to buy the remedy at a stated price from druggists.
Northwest Snow Blockade Threatens Food and Fuel
A string of heavy snowstorms and high winds cripples rail travel in the Northwest, isolating communities in Wisconsin Minnesota Wakota Whaconsin and raising risks of freezing and famine. Roads are drifted and trains blocked for at least a week, with flood danger looming as seasonal weather returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Whaconsin
Minnesota
Wakota
Wisconsin
Dr Kings New Discovery Promises Free Trial Bottle
Local ad touts Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption as a safe remedy. Proprietors offer a free trial bottle, or a regular bottle for one dollar, claiming it cures asthma bronchitis cough cold phthisis quincy hoarseness croup and throat and lung ailments. Richards and Lohrbeck in Moline Illinois are named distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kings
Dr. King
Richards
Ballard's Blundering in local election recount
A critical local notice condemns Jim Ballard of Andalusia for failing to sign an election return on January 25. The misstep cost Ballard’s town votes, reducing Ankrum's margin, and drew scorn for the blunder and the officials Mosenfelder and Bilard for pursuing “economy.” The piece urges the public to rid the officials from office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Jim Ballard
Andalusia
Jim
Ankrum
Mosenfelder
Anyle
Pen. Buailord
Patience urged for rail delays in Chicago and West
Citizens of Moline are urged to adopt patience as railroads face widespread delays. The message notes the railroads are suffering and doing their best to recover from the widespread congestion, calling for calm and considerate conduct across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Chicago
California Kidney Tea Praised by Iowa Dealers
Dr Armstrong of Armstrong and Kittering in Lisbon Iowa says California Kidney Tea gives good satisfaction. Zero cents invested in a package will prove a joy to the afflicted. Relief cures and after relief that greatest of blessings a cure. Sent postpaid by S B Higley Co sole agents Fairfield Iowa. Buy at Wm Clendenin Post Office drug store or Morris and Co under Keator House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Armstrong
Armstrong & Kittering
Lisbon
Iowa
S. B. Higley & Co
Fairfield
Wm Clendenin
Morris & Co
Keator House
Electric Bitters Beating All Remedies in Chicago
Chicago’s leading metropolis status is matched by Electric Bitters which claim to cure where others fail. Sold by all druggists for fifty cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
America
Real Estate Entries From Rock Island Ledger
The entry book lists Andrew Peterson and John Clarke selling an 80 ft lot in Rock Island for $1,100. John D. Frels transfers north west quarters to Peter Wildermuth for $7,500. T A Babcock by Master sells Bailey & Boyle addition lots 3 4 5 for $1,226. Walter Hillhouse sells lots in Moline for $1, etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder's Office
Andrew Peterson
John Clarke
Rock Island
John D. Frels
Peter Wildermuth
T A Babcock
John E. Babcock
Bailey & Boyle
Walter Hillhouse
Wm Hillhouse
Bell
Moline
Electric Bitters Promise Bright Complexions And Health
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a cure for impure blood and diseases of the stomach liver kidneys and urinary organs. It claims quick cures for nervousness and related ailments and urges purchase from druggists at fifty cents a bottle.
Turner Society Plans Special Meeting for Substitute Teacher
The Turner Society held its monthly meeting at the German school house. Members decided to defer deciding on sending a team to St Louis in early June and to schedule a special meeting next Tuesday to select a replacement for Prof Dardenwerper who dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Society
Dr Kina's New Discovery Promises Quick Cure for Consumption
A claimed speedy remedy for consumption and related throat and lung diseases is promoted as widely recommended by physicians and medical journals. The ad notes trial bottles free and full bottles priced at $1, with Richards & Sohrbeck in Molire as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kina
Richards & Sohrbeck
Molire
Ife
Train collision near Bell street crossing disrupts switch engines
The C B and Q switch engines Nos 171 and 377 from Rock Island to Moline jumped track just below Bell street crossing. Engine 171 pulled the lead engine onto a C R I P depot and both engines left the main line. Mechanics arrived from Rock Island and work to restore the locomotives is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Moline
Bell Street Crossing
Mech
How to Make Soap for a Cent a Pound
A historical notice describes making cheap soap from Dub bins' Electric Soap by dissolving pieces in water, straining, then mixing with more water to create 40 to 50 pounds of white soft soap in 24 hours at under one cent per pound, contrasting with adulterated soaps sold for higher. It references chem ical reaction and notes about grocers and a Chicago office address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. L
Dearborneek
Electric Bitters Offer Hope for Delicate Women
Delicate women and those with weak constitutions or stomach liver and kidney complaints are urged to try Electric Bitters. The remedy is described as speedy and certain with health and happiness expected after use. Available at all druggists for fifty cents.
Ferry Petition Seeks County Aid for Muscatine Ferry Road
The lower county including Drury Township proposes to pay 1100 dollars if the county matches the sum to build a road to the Muscatine ferry landing. Merchants and ferry company should finance road upkeep since they gain from Illinois side traffic. Supervisor Mrs Mur dock's question is noted as a mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drury Township
Muscatine Ferry
Muscatine
Illinois
Murdock
Muscatine Ferry Company
Henry's Carbolic Salve Promoted Over Imitations
An advertisement proclaims Henry's Carbolic Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin problems. It guarantees satisfaction and warns buyers to avoid counterfeit imitations, priced at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Oldest remedy claims and varied tonics advertised
A vintage advertisement lists Dr Green's Oxygenated Beas as the oldest cure for dyspepsia biliousness malaria indigestion and general blood and organ conditions. It also touts Durno's Catarrhe Snuff for catarrh and mucous membrane issues and Dr Mott's Liver Pills as top choleraic regulators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Arrest of a Silk Thief in Des Moines
A man presented for two silk boxes at the American Exchange and was later identified as W H Parker. Police with Marshal Fish arrested W H Barden in Des Moines, found silk remnants and cashmere tied to the case, and linked the goods to Morris and Hepburn and W K Bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Exchange
W.H Parker
Levi Cralle
WH. Parker
Phen
Marshal Fish
W. K Bird
Des Moines
Ms Moines
Cralle
Keator House
W H. Parker
W.H. Barden
Chicago
Barden
Parker
Oficers Kitterson
Henderson
Mr. Barden
Fish
Jarvis
Morris & Hepburn
W. K. Bird
A Supervisors Bills Raise Questions Over County Costs
A Cordova Board of Supervisors meeting saw Daniel Zimmerman present two personal bills totaling 681.00 for extra services and hotel accommodations at Rock Island House. Critics demand an outside review, noting Zimmerman's and Ballard's record and urging accountability beyond the board. Zimmerman's later revised bill totaled 371.35 with unclear remaining balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Zimmerman
Commonweath of
Cordova
Board of Supervisors
Rock Island House
Daniel
Rock Island
Ime
Moone
Zimmerman
Ballard
Jim Ballard
Letters Remaining in Moline Post Office 1881
The weekly list of letters unclaimed at the Moline Illinois post office for Rock Island county covers names such as Anderson Misaohnson Sohin ma John Brown Nilson Carlberg P. Carlson Anna Pulasel C i Conkling Leah Peterson Evald Christine Svenson J G Fieharty Jennie Smith James Halverson Henry Tag Johan Hammerbeck J P Todt Hans Hanson Parle Hampun Branden McGinney Jennie. Recipients must request letters by saying advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Rock Island County
Illinois
Watertown Public School March Report Figures
The Watertown Public School records student ages for March ending 1 with names in divisions A and B and a partial C division. The report praises teacher effort and parental support noting heartfelt thanks and encouragement from the district.
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Dahlberg
C. F. Grantz
Moning
IourNois
Peuavant
AD. J
Bal
Riley
Moline Music
the Greenbackers
Reay
Nova Scotia
Texas
Bucklen’s
Arnica
iRock Island Water Works
Police Business
Grover
The
Turners
Mue
Aires
Durno
Catarre
DR. Mott
St. Jacobs
Eyne Druggists Jat
Hattie McNeal
Louise Babcock
Enrietta Reiling
Jessie Kittridge
Frank Sible
Sherman Bronshields
Eddie Warren
Alrt Warren
Harry Skinner
John Paleo
George Babcock
Henry Oward
John Albrecht
Edmonpson
Maud Babcock
Brucy Babcock
James O’brien
Ola Livergood
Ja Livergood
Simo Howard
Jinnie Lancaster
Emma Upson
Oseph Lee
Charlie Nelson
Bertha Lee
Louise Reiling
Flora Reinier
John Vipont
Eddie Archer
Ignati
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