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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1881
Page
1
Moline public library invites all city residents to enjoy its privileges. Reading room and free stationery at writing desk available. Reception room with curiosities and tables for chess checkers and backgammon. Library open daily except Sundays from 1 30 to 5 50 pm and 6 30 to 9 50 pm.
Local notices report Rock Island and Pacific trains adjusting schedules with Chicago connections and Sunday changes. Advertisements note auctions, groceries, clothing, furniture, and housewares amid a roundup of civic notices, health reports, and weather quirks in Davenport.
An scattered ad list notes Wuute shirts at Hireach's and many local trades. Iowa City delegates are named to attend the Hennepin Canal convention in Davenport on the 2sth. Various groceries, ready meals, fabrics, and home goods appear from N Chester & Co to Hirsch's with prices and items including creamery butter, corn, oats, patterns, linens, and a new DiBold safe for an office. Local events include town notes, school, and garden items.
News items include a stairway door cut through at John Deere's building leading to Meese Judd's offices. a funeral for a DeWitt father. Swede emigrants arriving in Moline. local sales ads and a festival plan at Swede Lutheran church. a meningitis case attended by Dr Dunn. property purchases and real estate notices. and court actions in the Circuit Court with Piper and Rhodes cases.
The J. S. Keator with Captain Day in charge brought down a raft and headed for upper waters on Wednesday. Captain Day is praised as an excellent mariner. Dr. Pat Lairs moved his office to the 99 cent store on Main Street. Dr. Philips now has rooms at the Keater House accessible day and night when not at his clinic.
The passage highlights imported scarf pins at Hirsch's and praises exceptionally luscious asparagus from H Darling’s, describing a tender juicy dinner. It notes potatoes arriving in abundance for hungry mouths of Moline, with many tubers buried in cellars during winter. A garbled line mentions Dr Kilcvx’s Saeee Nery Runso dieessee with an address.
Local merchants Goutp & Co boast a vast new clothing stock and big sales with aims for the city’s largest trade through low prices and fair dealing. Updates note deaths, public works, and local business activity as city prepares for warmer weather and improved streets.
A sudden warm spell after a cold period ends a harsh winter. Trees bloom and birds are active as summer heat arrives earlier than expected. The shift promises thrift and a quick transition from spring conditions to the new season.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions California tea dealers and a claim about a product called Kidney Tea. The readable portion references Arm oak and an assertion that the tea provides effects, with unclear quotes and wording.
Observers note rising summer hints in street life and commerce. Rodman avenue sales invite women to view gold guard chains. Jons F Linpvad and A M Brat sell East Moline properties to C P Ryder for 2200 dollars, planning a new residence. A Rhodus case in Circuit Court links ownership dispute over a house and attached assets.
A fragment mentions Kidney Wort as a tonic for kidneys and urinary organs. It notes Jacob Riley tending the Peal House extension of Main street sewer with Ezra Smith handling connections. Churches discuss Rev E C Barnard’s resignation and pulpit duties. Other items report river levels, store ads, and local business moves including W B CanpreE leaving for Chicago.
The Rev E C Barnard offers a regretful resignation from the Congregational church pastorate to trustees. He cites a need for absolute rest and a more active pastor for the church. He sacrifices personal feelings for the church and hopes for improved health and a suitable successor.
11 J Lowery of Cordova lime manufacturer met with Frank Anderson last Friday to arrange contracts for the coming season. He can supply large quantities and will provide buildings for agents. A steamboat and barges may operate on the river to haul lime and sand to Cordova and nearby cities.
Beale Brothers of Hillsdale faced ruin as a flood damaged 1500 bushels of corn stored in a Carbon crib. The flood did not breach the structure but ruined the grain and it was removed by Mr. Colgrove. Loss estimated from 400 to 600 dollars. The river remains high, with river men predicting a further rise of at least three feet in days ahead.
A letter from P K Upson to the Wa tertown issue questions teacher George R Cairns. The Dispatch says it will provide a fair hearing and avoid taking sides, noting local communities best judge school controversy issues.
Mr. Henry Farret recalls meeting a veteran U S Engineer in Chicago who asserted that Moline and nearby areas lie lower than any point between St Louis and St Paul. He said the claim concerns general country elevation, not the river bed, describing the area as a basin in the Mississippi Valley.
A Providence Advertiser note denounces misleading ad tactics and urges readers to try Hop Bitters based on genuine merit. The piece emphasizes honesty and asserts once people know their value they will not use alternatives.
The old-time queenware dealer from Rock Island now at the county alms house after a failed trek to Kansas and back. He is begging in the city for books to aid inmates of the Poor Farm, with contributions left at Poormaster Jyde for forwarding.
The fragment appears unreadable with partial words and names. Critical details such as event, date, and involved parties cannot be confirmed from the text provided.
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