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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1881
Page
1
The Moline Public Library invites all city residents to use the new reading room adjoining the reception area. It offers free stationery, a cabinet of curiosities, chess and checkers tables, and backgammon. Library hours are daily 1:30 to 5:00 and 6:30 to 9:30 except Sundays, with Sunday hours 2:00 to 5:50.
Train and street notices describe East and West Day Express schedules, mixed with shop ads and local happenings. Readers are informed of departures, arrivals, and connections, plus prices on butter and eggs, a moving carpentry scene, and nearby business updates.
Various local items include educational notices, hardware and groceries at Hirsch's and Hull's, new livery stable on Lynde street, carpentry and seed oats offers, spring overcoats, and a libel case note. Also mentions Mayor's annual address, debt collections, and real estate listings with scattered product promotions and weathered commentary on Robins and hair care.
Readable fragments show bakery ads, carpet sales, clothing, and hardware notices. Mentions include Hirsch’s department store stock, Bar sel Wampler bakery, Dan Gould stock, and a streetcar line meeting. Also notes weather, mail delays, and a parade of local business updates with several named firms and individuals.
Dr Kuing promotes RER as a miracle cure to stop all fits and nerve diseases. An address is given at 931 Arch Street Philadelphia. The fragment mentions lectures at a Congregational church and a playful aside about a bottle urged by a speaker. The item also notes a call to prepare nest boxes for wrens for summer.
The text describes SusPENDERS and braces at Hirsch's with Williams Wurrr & Co installing an iron stairway to the second story of John Deere's building at Main and Lynde streets. It praises the workmanship and mentions Bissell Carpet Sweeper cleaning near furniture bases. It also oddly references Mrs Shields and a suggestion to Mayor Wheelock about turning cow pastures into building lots for dwellings.
The busy sawmills are supplying ample cases for local doctors as injuries become common daily. The new iron stairway at John Deere’s building on Main and Lynde streets hints that Meese and Judd might access their office directly soon, avoiding the usual detours.
Dr Armstrong of Armstrong & Kittering estimates good satisfaction from California Kidney Tea. The dealer claims purchases prove a joy to the afflicted, touting the product as a great blessing and potential cure from Morris Hone and Foxedig & Co.
D Goutp & Co announce a new, finest line of neck wear and gloves the city has seen. They specialize in the latest styles and import items promptly for their trade.
Mr Weigele of Black Hawk township receives a government pension dating to August 28 1864 after a Civil War wound to his left leg. The notice highlights his service and earned recognition. Nearby, Wallace’s boarders enjoyed strawberry pudding new peas and cucumbers as he hosted two private parties with cake and refreshments, showcasing his hospitality and supplies.
The Grand Firemen's Tournament will be held June 7 to 10 in Council Bluffs Iowa. The Deere Manufacturing Hose Company of Moline Illinois is likely to compete for the National Hose Championship and strong practice is urged. A social gathering at the Lobdell mansion hosted Mr and Mrs C W Lospett with 60 to 70 guests ending in hearty merriment.
Frank Anderson notes city scale returns were small last month due to bad roads and high hay and coal prices. Baled hay sold well while overall scale receipts for April totaled 150 loads, mainly light loads of hay and coal.
A.L. Carlson and Lucius Wells will swap roles at the Pro Plow Co with Carlson leaving secretary duties for Deere & Co and Wells set to become Carlson’s successor and stockholder. Wells brings plow expertise while Carlson moves to Deere & Co. Weaver becomes assistant postmaster at Moline after Caswell’s departure. George Lyter sells his Keefer house saloon to Mott & Winter. Charley Eland will operate the business, and Lyter remains with the C R I & P railroad.
The first and only perfect carpet sweeper that sweeps cleaner than any other and is perfectly noiseless. For sale by Mrs J Shields. Guoves for dress and driving available at Hirschs.
Rock Island's new City Council held a lively Monday session lasting to midnight. Mayor Carse kept a mild tone while new members pressed items such as pay for council papers and budget bills totaling 3858.05, with notable costs for embankment, bridges, police, and water works.
An 19th century Toledo Blade advertisement extols Kidney-Wort as a remedy for habitual constipation and related kidney and liver disorders. It claims thousands are cured monthly and urges immediate trial.
Thieves entered Henry Park street dwelling through a front window and took valuables of Lyle Taylor’s ancestors while Mrs. Faird raised an alarm. A Congregational Church property break was spotted. intruders fled but a woman’s voice frightened them. No arrests yet as police pursue suspects. A third break at a smoke house on South Moline saw thirty hams and bacon stolen before dawn.
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