Murderer William Hellwallen Prefers Hanging Over Life Imprisonment
The convicted murderer William Hellwallen declares no hope for a new trial and says he would rather hang than serve life in prison. He adds that he would face execution with the belief that the killer is known to him. Brown's Iron Bitters praised for avoiding toothache and headaches. Local land title decree quiets disputed holdings near the bluff, opening up residence near the business district. Jons Dekres contemplates building tenements near the Lutheran church. Browning may erect commercial buildings on Rodman Avenue. A social gathering hosted by Mrs. J B Davison and S H Edwards drew a large, older crowd to the spacious parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittiam Hellwallen
Jons Dekres
Browning
Rodman Avenue
Bargain House Promos and Local Notices
A jumble of ads and notices includes Fisk’s bargain house selling ribbon and carpets, Chinese minister in Washington calls, new spring patterns, and health corsets. Local items report Labor trouble at Port Byron, road needs, and two dozen small business mentions. A teen mob and medical notices appear amid broader commercial blur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisk
Chicago Clergy Unite Against Sunday Theatricals
Chicago clergy mobilize to ban Sunday theatricals. A Brown's Iron Bitters reference marks a modern patent remedy. A Marquette packing plant explosion kills four men, while Illinois Fish Commissioners vow strict enforcement of seining and trapping laws.
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Chicago
Lake Superior
Marquette Mich
Linois Fish Commissioners
Fragmented 1881 item with varied content and notices
Mixed 1881 text includes a father's testimonial about a kidney cure, a Chicago & Northwestern fire in Council Bluffs, Iowa, election results in Ottumwa, demographic notes on Jews in Europe, a Mrs Lydia Pinkham health claim, a Barnard Manufacturing Co update, a London cable order, a street plan note, school construction, a ministerial appointment, Central American diplomacy, and Hennepin canal rally.
Local notices mix ads with civic concerns and misadventure
A jumble of notes describes city council topics, product pitches, and urban trouble. A serious accident on Rodman Avenue injures Louis Englehardt when a hay wagon overturns after a runaway team. Spring housing shifts prompt sales of Perkins and Perrin properties as residents face rental shortages and market pressure.
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Rodman Avenue
Louis Englehardt
Henry Street
Englehardt
Letters Remaining at Moline Post Office 1882
Weekly list of names with remaining mail in Moline Rock Island county for the week ending March 9 1882 includes Anderson F C Olson Hannah Brady John Purcell W Bienold Jacob Petersot vonret rown Oma Riley Mary Co Belle Roeland Julius letedt dds poiline Ella Dahlborg Christina Brieenon Oavin Auguat Fording venson Ad Hanes Spencer I T Josop A Kroeder Hanes Johnson GO Anton Izzie Johnson Kinms W Ratar John Stromer Chas.
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Moline
Rock Island
Anderson
F. C. Olson
Hannah
Brady
John Purcell
W Bienold
Jacob —Petersot Vonretrown
Oma Riley
Mary Co
Belle Roeland
Julius Letedt
Dds Poiline
Ella Dahlborg
Christina Brieenon
Oavin
Auguat Fording
Venson
Ad Hanes Spencer
I. T. Josop
Lawsuit Over Keokuk Opera House Date Cancellation
An Anna Dickinson Company manager is sued for 240 dollars by Keokuk Opera House manager over a canceled Keokuk date. Health Board settles with Dr Geo L Eyster for two months and two days. one extra day claimed is denied.
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Anna Dickinson Company
Keokuk
Iowa
Board of Health
Geo. L. Eyster
Eyster
Unclear OCR fragment prompts local notice and ads
Fragmentary text describes a Western bound road or street scene with references to a dealer, manufacturer, and payment terms. Mentions individuals Rob Mitchell and Mr Lone, probable sale or notice context, plus an address fragment and weekly price cues. The readable items suggest an advertisement or classified notice rather than a complete report.
City Exoter rk Gourp Maps Water Works Proposal
City Exoter rk Gourp shows a map with red lines marking existing water mains and dark blue lines for proposed piping. The Citizens are invited to view the plan at the City Clerk’s office as a special committee prepares to publish its revised report soon. A water supply debate prompts strong support for thorough city piping and Dimock Gould Co. offers are discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rk Gourp
Dimock, Gould & Co
Qolr
Former Bluff School principal attends Rush Medical College graduation
F eight point eight xrtit, formerly principal of the bluff school, is in the city and has just graduated from Rush Medical College after two years of study. A street car mishap from Rock Island caused a two hour delay, and about thirty five friends visited East Ann street home of CL Raymond Tuesday evening to recall his forty first birthday with dancing and supper prepared by Mrs Raymond.
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J. H. Frantz
Lancaster
Frantz
J. Ira
J. D. Frantz
Emma Haverstitk
Rock Island
Harry
Wisconsin Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home
Frantzi
Bright
F.8.8xrtit
The
Bluff School
Rush Medical College
Moline
CL. Raymond
East Ann Street
Lyceum Opera Company to Perform Next Tuesday Evening
The Lyceum Opera Company will present the year’s final Congregational Church entertainment next Tuesday evening. The company includes Miss Ete Butler Miss Emus Mabella Mr Chas Ho Clark and Mr Geo Ho Broder among others. The concert follows revival work and reports strong attendance at recent meetings with a list of members and professions noted.
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Lyceum Opera Company
Ete Butler
Sepa
Haverly’s Church Choir Co
Emus Mabella
Rive-King Opera Co
Chas Ho Clark
Reduth Opera Co
Geo Ho Broder
Mapelson Opera Co
Connecion
Spring Goods at Damld and Cox Promote Low Prices
An ad proclaims a vast new spring stock at Damld and Cox with cash prices aimed to beat all cheap goods. The note urges shoppers to compare with Gould & Co and emphasizes value, not mere cheapness, amid broader debate on compulsory vaccination with quoted opinions from Rock Island and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Roy Bowy
Rock Island
Damld & Cox
Gould & Co
Beauty of Hebron and Burbank Seedlings Potatoes Sold Here
Seed men praise Beauty of Hebron as early and blight resistant with floury white flesh and fine flavor. Burbank's Seedlings noted as hardy prolific and best for keeping, resembling Early Rose. Available in bulk at Hood's Cab Gragery Molling Illinois for salt purchasers.
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E E Hoop
Hebron
Hollister & Co
Alton
Burbank
Hood's Cab Gragery
Molling
Illnois
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