Local Iowa City Notes and Advertisements May 1986
Moline Illinois items report new sidewalks at Burgston street and fresh paints by Cram's. George Woodward's children ill with fever. Samuelson Johnson offer upholstery services. John Joslyn to Kansas cattle ranch next week. New electric light on Deere Co. boom. Frank Bryant visiting East Moline family. telephones and water commission updates appear. Local business ads include Sanicula mineral water and Gem Fire Kindle promotion. lecture by Rev W L Sanders to benefit library.
Music to Light Ogden Evening on Charles Street
Residents expect a lively night as Ogden plans to provide music on Charles Street this evening. A pleasant social is anticipated with locals prepared for a good time.
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Charles Street
Ogden
Dazzling electric light sighted from riverfront barge
The Moline arrived with a raft for Dimock and the electric headlight impressed on Third avenue last evening, dazzling pedestrians as the boat passed. Suburban notices include sales at Gould & Co, hats at Emly Anderson, and city updates on libraries and local businesses.
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Third Avenue
Dimock
Quaid
Adonis and Hercules Spar in Mall Fight Turned Quick
A bragging Adonis challenged a younger Hercules to a sparring match in a crowd on Saturday evening. The green challenger stunned him with three sudden blows, turning the bout into a quick rout. No injuries occurred, but a physician might have concerns about the dangerous game.
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Adonis
Hercules
Sullivan
Allen
Frank
Dr. A
Ed H Anthony Door Hanging Service Ad
Have your paper hanging done before the rush and call on Ed H Anthony to do it. Leave orders at Cram's, or at shop on Market Square.
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Ed H. Anthony
Cram’s
Market Square
Cupids Court Sets Wedding Fates For City Youths
A city couple foreseen to wed within two weeks will alter social circles. The male, known for his pleasing appearance, faces a shift from deeds and mortgages to domestic life, while a corresponding betrothal will remove a bright feature from a local dry goods shop.
Great bargains in boots and shoes and rubbers at W C Thede
Bargains in boots shoes and rubbers highlighted at W C Thede store. Local shoppers priced for seasonal footwear sale with assorted styles and sizes available.
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W. C. Thede
Woodworth and Gunnell Dissolve Partnership
Dissolution notice states the firm Woodworth and Gunnell is dissolved by mutual consent effective May 1884. H Woodworth and Frank Gunnell announce they will continue business and invite all patrons to settle accounts before June 1 as books close.
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Wood & Quaonell
H. Woodworth
Frank Gunnell
Frm
Woodworth & Gunnell
Marriage Invitations For Miss Wildred E Gaylord and George C Bullen
Cards of invitation were issued for the marriage of Miss Wildred E Gaylord of Rock Island and Mr George C Bullen of Kansas City Missouri. The ceremony will take place at Trinity Church Rock Island at 7 o'clock next Wednesday evening conducted by Reverend R F Sweet.
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Wildred E. Gaylord
Rock Island
George C. Bullen
Kansas City
Trinity Church
Rock Tsland
New Summer Goods and Bargains at Local Stores
Gould & Co offers wool bicycle shirts and new shade hats at deep discounts. Elegant suits from $7 to $8, children’s suits at $2, straw hats cheap at 5 cents, with tops included. Boys’ hats at 50 to 75 cents and a baseball free with purchase. Summer coats 25 cents each at U. Davenport shoppers urged to visit Forward & Gleason’s 218 Bravy street for millinery.
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Gould & Co's
Davenport
Forward & Gleason's
Bravy Street
Young offenders cause nuisance near Fifth Avenue eatery
Complainants warn they will have the boys arrested if pranks do not stop. Clerks keep care of the youths as they play. The note calls the young scapegraces a nuisance and urges firm action.
Boy falls from wagon as it turns into alley in Moline
A boy was thrown from a wagon of the Moline Plow Company while turning into an alley on Seventeenth street. Wheels passed over his limbs above the ankles but no bones were broken. He was aided home by John Tiedeman and others. The incident sparks talk of restricting boys from catching on behind vehicles. The piece notes local aid figures for Rock Island and Moline poor relief, with counts and expenditures for the past quarter.
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Moline Plow Company
Railroad
Third Avenues
Seventeenth Street
Deere
John Tiedeman
East Moline Plans New Sewers to Drain Low Areas
East Moline residents push for a straight sewer along Charles Street to the river to drain the low parts. The canal will be deep from the railroad to the river with soundings to decide blasting needs. Estimated cost around $1,000 largely by subscription led by M Y Cady. Yesterday Fred F Knockemus John Gerken and Frederick Christ Knockemus of Hampton filed intentions to become citizens.
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East Moline
Lake Front
Charles Street
Weh
Stat Avenue
M. Y. Cady
Board of Commissioners
Fred F. Knockemus
John Gerken
Frederick Christ Knockemus
Hampton
County Clerks Office
Doctor from Sigourney Endorses Cough Balsam Remedy
Dr James Beecher of Sigourney Iowa says he has used a cough balsam for years with entire success in his practice. He notes prescribing hundreds of bottles since his army days in 1868 when he served as surgeon at Hospital 7 Louisville Ky.
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James Beecher
Sigourney, Iowa
Hospital 7
Louieville
Henry's Carbolic Balve Best Salve for Skin Eruptions
Promotes Henry's Carbolic Balve as the premier salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions including freckles and pimples.
Emory's Little Cathartic Pills Ad Prophecy
An old advertisement promotes Emory's Little Cathartic pills for relief from headaches constipation sour stomach and bilious attacks. The pills cost 15 cents and are pitched as a remedy for discomfort.
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Emory
Sozedont and a Sidney mineral company incorporation
A Scotsman style ad extols SOZODONT as a teeth cleaner and breath freshener, claiming it removes impurities between teeth and strengthens gums. The text also notes a mineral company being incorporated at Sidney in Champaign County.
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Sidney
Champaign County
Rough on Corns advert claims quick cure from Wells
An 16th century notice promotes Wells Rough on Corns claiming a quick complete cure for hard and soft corns warts and bunions. It notes the four Bucket Shops of Peoria have closed due to inability to secure quotations.
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Peoria
Coloma Notes On Church, Weather And Local Happenings
Preacher Rev Harris spoke at the U P church last Sunday. The cheese factory resumed operation at week’s start seeking more milk. Mrs C C Gregory left on the Cannon Ball west Thursday evening and Gregory is batching it. Monday’s strong wind sent some towners airborne and they closed doors quickly. Mr Weed reports good strawberry prospects. Mr Brown is cleaning his store. Papillon Cough Cures advertised for sale by Richard & Soherbeck and Win Clendennen of Papillon, Nebraska.
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U.P
Mr. Harris
Weed
Mr. Brown
Papilion Snn Cen Eoe Co
Chicago
Richard & Soherbeck
Win, Clendennen
The Certainty of Punishment Outweighs Harshness
A concise maxim notes that the likelihood of punishment matters more than its harshness, arguing that steady, predictable penalties deter crime more effectively than extreme punishments. The phrase emphasizes consistent enforcement over punitive intensity.
A Fair Offer From Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan
The Voltaic Belt Co Marshall Mich offers to send Dr Dye s Voltaic Belt and Appliances on trial for thirty days to men old and young afflicted with nervous debility vitality loss and kindred troubles. Bee advertisement in this paper.
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Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall
Mich
Dr. Dye
Casswell Hazard & Co Pure Cod Liver Oil and Tar Soap Claims
A fragment notes Caswell Hazard & Co New York promote Pure Cod Liver Oil from selected livers and Tar Soap for chapped hands rough skin and pimples. It mentions a Chicago woman of 94 once sitting on George Washington's lap and asserts physicians find the oil superior to others.
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Chicago
George Washington
Casswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Kemp's Balsam Cure Advertised For Cough
Reprint advert urges cough relief with Kemp's Balsam sold by Wm. Clendenin under a positive guarantee. It promises noticeable improvement after the first dose and lists prices of 50 cents and 1 dollar.
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Clendenin
Centralia Plans Grand Fourth of July Celebration
Centralia announces a big Fourth of July celebration this year with community events, patriotic activities, and a scheduled parade and fireworks to mark Independence Day.
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Centralia
End to Bone Scraping: Suffering Man Regains Health
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Illinois reports a long running leg sore cured after using three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. He credits the remedies with restoring his leg to sound health. Richards and Sohrbeck sell Electric Bitters at fifty cents a bottle and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve at twenty five cents per box.
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Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Ill
Bucklien
Buckien
Richards & Sohrbeck
Strawberries Cover Over 1000 Acres Near Centralia
The area around Centralia features more than a thousand acres planted in strawberries. Farmers report strong yields and steady market demand as fields stretch across the region. Local growers expect continued fruiting through the season.
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Centralia
U S Surgeon Recommends Epilepsy Remedy
Dr J M G Pheeton, ex U S Surgeon now in Bloomington Ohio endorses Samaritan Nervine as a cure for epilepsy. Physicians generally favor it. Also notes Durno's Gatarrh snuff and Red Horse Powders for animals.
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J. M.G. Pheeton
U.S
Bloomington
Ome
Startling Discovery Promises Cure for Coughs and Cols
Mr Wm Johnson of Huron writes that his wife suffered acute bronchitis for years. Four remedies failed until Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds cured her, with a permanent result. It claims to cure throat lung and bronchial diseases. Trial bottles free at Richards Lohrbeck's drug store. Large bottle $1.00.
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Wm. Johnson
Huron
Oak
Dr. King
Richards & Lohrbeck
Rockport Woman Attempts Laudanum Suicide
Mrs. N J Hyde of Rockport made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide by laudanum yesterday. The action appears self inflicted with no immediate report of others involved or harmed.
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N.J. Hyde
Rockport
Bucklen Arnica Salve Promises Quick Skin Relief
Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers saltrheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions guaranteed to satisfy or money refunded price 25 cents per box sold by Richards and Lohrbeck. They that govern must make least noise.
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Bucklen
Richards & Lohrbeck
The True Test of Hunger and A New Village Petition
An ad promotes Dr Jones Red Clover Tonis claiming to cure dyspepsia and stomach liver kidney and bladder troubles and calls it a perfect tonic and appetite stimulant. It lists 60 cents from Wm Clendinin. A petition seeks organization of a new village south of Peoria.
Nearer to Nature Laws Rule Our Lives Says Nature
Fragmentary text discusses obeying nature's laws and penalties for disobedience, mentioning education and belief. The readable lines suggest a moral or philosophical stance on aligning human conduct with natural or universal rules. No specific people or places are identifiable.
Positive Cure Trial Bottles Offered By Wm Clendenin
An 19th century patent medicine blurb claims Mr Bigelow’s Positive Cure is proven incorrect and nature offers help. It advertises free trial bottles of a remedy attributed to William Clendenin and references oak tea and permanent effects.
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Mr. Bigelow
Nature
Wm Clendenin
Our Characters and Reputations Shaped by Public Perception
A reflective piece on how personal image and social standing are influenced by others. It discusses lasting impacts of words and actions on a person’s name, status, and trust within communities. It emphasizes mindful conduct and accountability.
Griggs Glycerine Salve Ad Promises Quick Healing
Advertises Griggs Glycerine Salve as a universal cure for cuts bruises and burns with claims to heal wounds sores and skin eruptions. Promises piles and skin eruptions cured, satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded, priced at 95 cents. Sold by William Clendenin.
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Griggs
Grigg
Clendenin
Belleville Western Nail 34ill Night Force Work
The Western Nail 34ill in Belleville reports a night shift operation underway with staff assigned to overnight duties. The brief notes continued service during late hours and routine maintenance tasks.
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Belleville
Allen’s Bilious Physic Claims Quick Relief
Advertisement describes Allen's Bilious Physic as a purely vegetous liquid remedy for headaches biliousness and constipation. It claims prompt relief and easy use priced at 2 cents sold at all druggists amid reports of incendiaries attempting to burn new cars in Litchfield.
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Allen
Litchfield
Local tonic promoted as universal remedy
An old advertisement touts Colden’s Liquid Beef Tonic as reliable for local ailments. It claims physicians prescribe the tonic for the weak and dyspeptic, presenting it as a universal remedy with no competing products mentioned.
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Glenn
Local Elections Set for Even Senate Districts This Year
The article notes that the even numbered Senate districts of Llingis will elect Senators this year. It outlines the upcoming electoral cycle and implies focus on political races within those districts. The piece names no candidates or dates.
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Llingis
Opening the Fountains Hair Balsam Claim
An advertisement claims Parker's Hair Balsam restores hair color gloss and vitality by renewing natural secretion in follicles under the skin. It emphasizes the product is not an oil or dye but a clean elegant toilet article.
John Splan's Experience Relates a Racing Story
Chicago Tribune profiles John Splan as an engaging talker and fearless reinsman who never drank or smoked. He recounts rising from rubber to driver with help from an influential supporter, detailing a training mishap where Twang broke loose and died while Sting finished the lap.
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Chicago Tribune
Splan
Yard
Dan Mace
Johnny
Twang
Sting
T'wang
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