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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1898
Page
3
Congressman Prince delivers a forceful address at Wagner Opera House praising workingmen and urging focus on new issues. He cites McKinley era duties, tariff measures, and Senate actions led by Shelby McCullom and Allison, noting public sentiment shifts and support for Republican policy.
A reader from 2021 Hanna Street Logansport Indiana extols Morrows Kidnevds as a cure for long kidney and urinary trouble. The letter combines medical testimonial with advocacy for political support and local candidates in a later section.
At Augustana College a new chorus is to be organized with 33 voices meeting in the chapel to form a permanent group. A seven member committee was elected to draft a constitution and the chorus will remain an independent organization.
Halloween mischief lit up Tuesday night streets with many youths and a large share of girls under 16 taking part. Reports say electric lamps were broken and fences and outhouses toppled while a yard on Sixth Avenue saw paint damaged after midnight by would be jokers.
Mr and Mrs F W Rank have returned from their wedding trip.
Genesee officials discussed bond liability for Colonel W. E. Stevens and his sureties. Attorney Charles Qusham said the sureties could be held for the bonds' full face value under strict law, despite insurance complaints. Stevens had fallen behind since April with premiums unpaid, totaling about 260 dollars, prompting debates on the strength of the bonds and possible actions against the insurance company representatives.
An American eagle was shot Thursday evening last week by Perry Simmon on the Simmon farm in Rural township. The bird sat in a clover field as Perry approached within forty yards under cover of a horse. It measured 60 feet across wings and weighed 8 1/2 pounds. Perry took it to Rock Island and sold it to a butcher who will have it stuffed.
Officials of the St Louis Pearon and Northern rail announce plans to use the Crescent bridge to invade Iowa. They say extension from Peoria to Clinton and Chicago is assured and facilities in Chicago are nearly ready. Construction will begin once funds and labor are secured.
The article reports on Cable’s return from Europe and his remarks at the Cheapo club supporting the Democratic Party. He favors the Democratic platform over the Republicans though noting some objectionable features. He asserts the party is on the eve of reorganization for its own good. He has traveled through Italy Germany Paris and London with stops in Leghorn and Santia.
An ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as curing impure and impoverished blood and related ailments including scrofula, salt rheum, dyspepsia, catarrh, rheumatism, and nervousness. It urges immediate use for any blood related illness and touts Hood's Pills as prompt and easy to take. The piece also notes political commentary about Huesing and Cralle.
The Argus reports Democratic candidate Felix Andrews planned to speak at Libracy hall in Moline. A Dispatch writer found about seventy five to one hundred attendees, noting the gathering was not public and that Democrats were deliberating campaign strategy as Republicans prepared for an event with Congressman George W. Prince.
A county Republican committee meeting was held Monday at the Harper House in Rock Island. Byers township was represented and reports indicated the old-time GOP majority would be reached. Voters were urged to endorse the administration and support a straight party ticket to back policies on islands conquered in conflict and to honor those who served.
Elder A. 8. Shoemaker, a longtime Ashley resident and former Baptist minister who served three terms as mayor, attributes his recovery from rheumatism to Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He recalls years of pain and poor sleep before trying the pills, then rapid improvement and healed wounds, linking blood purification to renewed health.
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