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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1884
Page
6
A reader asks how to stay a sufferer from FEC and whether cases worse than theirs have been cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla. The item presents a testimonial style inquiry about cures and remedies.
Local notices report Hull Bros selling silk gloves new styles at Lull Bros fabrics at Hull. The Davenport Trotting Association fixes July event with a $4000 purse. River ferries resume trips, raft crew gatherings drawn from across the Union. Marriage licenses issued. citizenship declarations filed. city street cleaning under way.
The item lists schedule talks on freight rates between the Missouri River and western trunk line endpoints. It notes 500 sacks of Marysville Kansas flour for sale by E. E. Hood. Mrs. 8. H Velie and daughter travel to Chicago to begin a trip to New York and Washington, with a stay planned at Andover University. Richards and Lohrbeck promote Harrison's mixed paints. Island work resumes, promising new jobs after winter layoff. Local officials report final settlements: W. H. Davis collects 6237.18 with 1132.13 delinquent, Daniel Foster collects 5010.17 with 1104.74 delinquent. Frank Jipp of New York, visiting Davenport, was fined one dollar and costs after a streetcar incident and arrest.
Yesterday in County Clerk Donaldson's office licenses were granted to several couples. John Blenkinsopp and June Ann Walker of Cable, Gustaf O. Neilson and Christina Lindholm of Moline, Louis M. Fenwick and Jennie B. Osborn of Moline, Thomas T Baker of Butte Montana and Mary I Hobart of Port Byron.
The opening date for the county teachers institute was moved from Monday June 16 to Monday July 7. County Superintendent Southwell ordered the change because several county schools remain in session past the first date, preventing teachers from attending if held earlier.
The Diamond Joe line will continue last season's running arrangements with four passenger packets in through trade between St. Louis and St. Paul, leaving three times weekly on schedule. The Josephine will operate in Davenport and Dubuque trade as before. Ships are being overhauled and refitted for the season's trade.
Chicago reports note Milt Hartzell of Rock Island named to a committee of platform and resolutions at the labor convention in session. The list includes Neff Springfield Coffeen Danville Quinn Chicago Bishop Chicago Boyce Ottawa Smith Veren Hartzell Rock Island Penn Chicago Ryan Morris McLoughlin Crawford. Arrestees Oscar Prescott Milan and Eli Jones Andalusia pleaded guilty to obstructing a Milan streetcar and were bonded after pleading guilty.
An old advertisement claims Allen's Brain Food strengthens the brain and cures nervous debility and weakness. It offers a $1 per package or six for $5 and lists Allen's Pharmacy at 815 First Avenue in New York as the seller.
A playful verse celebrates the arrival of spring with cheerful images of robin songs, cleansing water, spring cleaning, and outdoor joys. It laments mud and injuries from ball season while welcoming warmer breezes and healthier days for all living beings.
Next Saturday the annual exhibit features pupil products with awards by committees for Class A models B useful articles G toys C ornamented articles D F drawing and painting E wood carving E2 bread and sewing. Committees meet tomorrow evening at the rink to inspect items. report published after the exhibit. Admission is ten cents to fund a permanent industrial fund.
The Revere House, recently acquired by Mrs. S D Allen, will be thoroughly refitted and furnished in first class style. Mrs. Allen brings five years of Chicago hotel experience and plans $1.50 per day rates for transients. A sample room for traveling men and a porter will serve trains, aiming for strong patronage from travelers and boarders.
Taxpayers must bring books to the county treasurer by Saturday March 20. Those wishing to avoid Rock Island settlement costs should pay now at the city clerk's office from 8 am to 4 pm including noon. R Verers, Collector.
Talk of a sashergift to pay a $300 mortgage on the late Benj Sperbeck home to aid his widow and children. Workmen contributed $28, with Rev. W Langdon Sanders to lead and Hon. Chas Atkinson starting with ten dollars.
Ladies invited to choose embroidery materials at the Domestic office between Seventeenth and Eighteenth Streets on Third Avenue. Lessons offered in the latest studies and Kensington painting. Agents wanted.
Post office at Moline Illinois, in Rock Island county, lists unclaimed letters for the week ending March 27, 1884. Names include Emma C Anderson, Ida S Almstedt, J L Mannheiner, Edith Morey, Eva Backman, Reuter U, Irene Tallowan, Axel Barander, J A Gustafson, Cc Epherts, Jurgen Breck, Ida Lund, Letitia Thompson, among others. letters advertised with list dates.
Special bargains advertised include jeans pants for 65 cents blue denim overalls at 50 cents and well finished fur hats at 1.50. An extra spring merino underwear item is priced at 25 cents. Gould & Co offers these reads as part of a seasonal sale.
An ad announces a weekly Tuesday excursion starting April 1 for Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota buyers. Land offered at 4 to 8 dollars per acre with 5 to 80 year terms and an initial payment of 80 dollars or less. Free fare for buyers, maps and pamphlets available from Meese and Hotuano in Moline, Minnesota.
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Ill credits Electric Bitters for healing a leg wound eight years old after doctors warned of bone scraping or amputation. He used three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve, now the leg is sound. Sold 50 cents a bottle and 25 cents per box by Richards & Solbrbeck.
Colorado herds worth forty million dollars are reported as the cattle stock in the state. The figure reflects the value of livestock owned across farms and ranches within Colorado.
The text describes how mouth care products like Sozodont could cleanse and beautify badly furnished mouths. It outlines reform of conditions favoring dental decay such as acid corrosion, enamel destruction from tartar, and tobacco influence, recommending daily polishing after meals.
A New York newspaper presents sketches of notable bartenders highlighting their careers, influence, and distinctive styles in a period portrait of the city’s beverage culture.
Pure Cod Liver Oil made from selected livers on the sea shore by Caswell Hazard & Co New York. It is absolutely pure and sweet. Patients who have once taken it prefer it to all others. Physicians consider it superior to other market oils. Chapped hands face pimples and rough skin cured by Juniper Tar Soap from Caswell Hazard & Co New York.
In the Wyoming Territory, the administrative map shows eight counties organized under territorial governance. Local officials note the limited number reflects early settlement patterns and frontier administration.
Dr W D Wright of Cincinnati Ohio submits a professional endorsement praising Hall's Balsam for the lungs. He cites a consumption case deemed hopeless by other physicians that improved after using the balsam and calls it the most valuable expectorant he has used for breaking up distressing coughs and colds.
An advertisement proclaims Durno's Catarrh Snuff cures catarrh and all affections of the mucous membrane with a bold medical claim aimed at readers seeking relief from nasal and throat complaints.
Seventeen candidates run for Union County Oregon sheriff seat, highlighting crowded race and local law enforcement leadership contest.
Advertised salve claims to heal cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns eruptions and piles with payment refunded if not satisfied. Sold by Richards and Lohrbeck at 25 cents a box. In London a kleptomaniac’s room yielded over umbrellas.
An old health ad warns readers with lung or throat ailments to avoid the sea shore. It promotes Dr. Bigelow’s Positive Cure as a treatment for throat, lung and bronchial troubles with promise of speed and permanency. Trial bottles are offered free by Wm. Clendenin.
Mountain evangelist Barnes states he has converted 34 000 people over seven years, presenting his ministry as a rapid growth claim.
An Echo like health ad touts Dr Jones' Red Clover Tonic for stomach and liver troubles, blood and kidney issues, and general wellness. Claims rapid cures for dyspepsia, costiveness, bad breath, pimples, malaria, poor appetite, low spirits, and headaches. Price 50 cents from Wm. Clendenin.
Mr. Bancroft, noted historian, is a frequent companion of the President during his off hours, sharing time in relaxed, informal moments away from duties.
The ad warns about lingering coughs and promotes Kemp's Balsam with a positive guarantee to cure. It claims noticeable relief after the first dose and lists prices of 50 cents and $1.00. Manager Capel, tired of travel, will rest until July before returning home.
A vintage advertisement offers Rough on Coughs for coughs colds and sore throat. Troches priced at 15 cents and liquid at 15 cents. Also mentions barsenesa as a related product by the same maker.
The Papillon Skin Cure Catarrh Cure and Cong Cure from the Bsillon Manufacturing Co of Chicago are advertised for sale in this paper by Richard & Lohrbeck and Wim Clendenen. A'cow man is described as herd owner while a cow boy drives and attends the herd.
Road conditions keep buyers away as eleven loads moved on the week. Country hay yields eight loads at about ten dollars per ton for upland prairie and timothy with a recent timothy load at eleven dollars, uncertain if the seller achieved that price. Egg supplies rise while prices ease. butter remains scarce and strong. Prices for flour, corn meal, butter, cheese, honey, potatoes, and livestock appear in the current market slate with varied but limited demand.
Ad offers a strong road cart at the dispatch office location. Includes an illegible address fragment. Mentions mercury in pills and promotes Allen's Billious Physic as a vegetable remedy costing 25 cents. Notes Van Buren as the richest man ever elected to the Presidency.
An advertisement touts Emory's Little Cathartic as the best reliable liver remedy, claiming success with obstinate cases and a purely vegetable formula at 15 cents. A report notes a new claimant, alleged cousin of A T Stewart, asserting an estate interest.
Advertisement notes Grigg's Glycerine Salve as a cure for cuts bruises scalds burns wounds and skin sores. It claims to cure piles ringworm and eruptions with satisfaction guaranteed or money returned. Price listed as 26 cents. For sale by Wm Clendenin. Carl Schurtz to receive a $100000 contribution for personal and political friends.
A. M. Vaughan editor of the Greenwich Review recounts a severe January accident after a runaway horse. He tried many salves with no relief until Henry’s Cat holic Salve. After two months he recovered fully and praises the product to friends.
T Coyle of Clarksburg, W Va, endorses Scovill's Sarsaparilla and Stillingia as superior alterative medicines for stubborn brood diseases, claiming fifteen years of use and success beyond skilled medical treatment.
Colonel Frazier of Lexington, Missouri, discovered a nest of about forty rattlesnakes and killed most with a club, according to local reports.
Go Marshall Mich offer to send Dr Dye s Voltaic Belt and Appliances on trial for thirty days to men old and young afflicted with nervous debility lost vitality and many other diseases See advertisement in this paper.
The text notes an expectation that the Massachusetts Legislature will punish wife beating with flogging. It also advertises Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar Pike's Toothache Drops Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic with health claims for indigestion and vigor, typical patent medicine advertising from the era.
In a North Carolina district authorities report fifty illicit distilleries operating alongside three licensed facilities, highlighting a stark discrepancy between illegal and legal alcohol production in the region.
Mr J W Thornton of Claiborn Mississippi claims his son was cured of fits by Samaritan Nervine after spending 2500 with other doctors. He asserts the remedy provided speedy but thorough relief and notes many similar testimonies.
Frederick William Weber, aged twenty, is sentenced to two years in New York for bigamy. The case crowns a domestic dispute involving unrecorded marriage witnesses and legal complications in county court.
A vintage remedy card advertises Mother Swan's Worm Syrup as infallible tasteless harmless cathartic for feverishness restlessness worms and constipation priced at 25 cents.
Harrisburg papers accuse city saloonkeepers of selling liquor to young girls. An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a medicine that destroys scrofula germs and purges the blood. One hundred doses priced at $1, sold by all dealers CG. 1 Hoop & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Veritable Alpine roses from the Alps are exhibited in the vesti bule of the Madison Square Theatre New York. Episclopaliens plan a 500000 dollar cathedral project at Albany New York during the coming period.
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