Illness Claims Son and Servant. Ekstrom Dies at 79
The notice recalls the illness of a son and servant after several weeks of disease. Blanche Hall is remembered for city friendships and kinships to John A Hall and Alfred and William Hall. Axel F Ekstrom dies at his Reynolds home aged 79, a Gothenburg Sweden native and longtime county citizen who served as captain in the 66th Volunteer Infantry. Colonel Henry Curtis remains gravely ill from smoked fish poisoning at his Rock Island home. Hugh Curtis and a servant recover, while Curtis’s age and semi invalid status hinder recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche
John A. Hall
Alfred
William Hall
Axel F. Ekstrom
Reynolds
Gothenburg
Sweden
Andalusia
66Th Volunteer Infantry
Henry Curtis
Rock Island
C C Carter
Mr Curtis
Hugh
Hugh Curtis
Colonel Curtis
Dr Carter
Carter
Curtis
Rocky Stand
Rock Island County
Aodrew J Widen
Eighth Avenue
Mr Widen
America
Swedena
Henry County
Moline
Andrew Peterson
Obituary notices from Rock Island area reflect multiple deaths
Obituary notices report the deaths of Jane Britton in Henry county and several local residents. Details include birthplaces in Bristol and Virginia, long residence in the area, survivor lists, and recent moves. Other notices mention O H P Sturgeon and R M Kimber, plus Andrew J Widen, Mrs W W Eggleston, Adele Guy Copp, and family connections, with funeral arrangements and lingering health notes.
Social notes from Rock Island society events and visits
The Emanon club hosts a Thanksgiving dancing party at Odd Fellow hall and a December 28 ball at Industrial hall. Miss Sadie Montgomery works at Mutual Wheel in Rock Island. Twentieth Century club event set for November 14 in Watertown. Mr and Mrs Charles Morrison welcome a baby boy in Fairmount. Grandma Starks reports safe arrival at Guide Rock Nebraska. Mrs John Deere Cady hosts a ladies luncheon. Prof W D Baker travels to Indianapolis. A musical at Miss Henrietta Hakinson East Moline features several performers. Mrs Louis Rosenstein to Chicago for two weeks. Fifth annual ball of the journeymen barbers union at Industrial hall with Freed’s Orchestra. B. B. Morrgan heads to Oklahoma to inspect lands for the Rock Island railway. Mrs A L Carson visits from Clinton. C R Stephens bound for Washington DC. A social gathering at E Wag nalls home with bookkeping class and a spelling contest. About forty young people attend. A donkey party and games entertain the group.
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Emanon Club
Rock Island
Odd Fellow Hall
Industrial Hall
Gift of shopmen at nuptial hour in Davenport
Miss Irene Rosenfield of Davenport wed Samuel Strauss of New York in a lavish ceremony at Spencer Place. Attendants included W A Rosenfield and Mary Wadsworth. the wedding featured green and white decor, chrysanthemum and smilax arrangements, and a Mendelssohn march. The bride wore white chiffon with lilies of the valley. guests numbered over a thousand at a formal reception and dinner. The gift from Daily Dispatch readers, a hand-wrought sterling vase, honored the bride’s kindness to the shop employees of the New Motine Wagon Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motine Wagon Co
Irene Rosenfield
Daily Dispatch
New Motine Wagon Co
Samuel Strauss
New York City
Spencer Place
Rosenfield
Petersen
William H. Fineshriber
Davenport
Oscar Strauss
Des Moines
W. A. Rosenfield
Ben West
Cedar Rapids
Messra R. H. McMullen
W. Haines
M. Frankel
Will Harbeck
Mary Wadsworth
Mary Comegys
Mary Dart
Alice Eater
Rock Island
Nell Leonard
Alice Kuhnen
Dorothy van Patten
Grip Convalescence
An old promotional note promotes Scott's Emulsion for grip convalescence. It asserts fever recovery leaves the body weak with exhausted nerves and low vitality and claims the product strengthens the whole body and nerves with rich blood nourishment and resistive force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Army death toll rises in year end report
Special to Marine Dispatch the adjutant general of the army released figures for the year ended June 30 1993 showing 3681 officers and 565500 men on active strength One hundred thirty eight officers died in action or of wounds or disease and 837 soldiers perished from the same causes The officer casualty rate was about 3 7 percent while the enlisted loss was about 1 5 percent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adjutant General
Marine Dispatch
Washington, D. C
Adjutant General of the Army
Notable Marriage of Publisher to Daughter of Rosenfield
The New York Commercial Advertiser publisher's wedding to a Rosenfield family daughter is described with details of her background born in Rock Island educated in Chicago and Washington. The couple received lavish wedding presents including a diamond brooch and enamel pins for attendants along with a silver chest and a fine tea set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Commercial Advertiser
Morris Rosenfield
Moline Wagon Works
Rock Island
Kenwood Institute
Chicago
Nellie Martin Bride in Blue Island Wedding
A piety wedding was held at the bride’s parents home in Blue Island on Wednesday November 14. Nellie Martin a former Moline schoolteacher married R E Seyfarth a Chicago architect with about fifty guests present. The Rev W W Willard officiated and Mendelssohn’s Wedding March accompanied the couple as Edna L Martin and Clarence Selfarth witnessed the knot. The couple planned a Wisconsin trip then housekeeping in Blue Island in a home the groom prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Island
Nellie Martin
Moline
R. E. Seyfarth
Chicago
Martin
First Congregational Church
W W Willard
Mendelssohn
Edna L. Martin
Clarence Selfarth
Mrs Seyfarth
Wisconsin
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine for One Day Cold Cure
Advertisement claims a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The box features a signature and a price of 26 cents. The copy emphasizes rapid relief and direct dosing guidance.
Local Fire and City News From the Tri-Cities
A chimney blaze at A J Smith residence 1433 Twenty fourth avenue was quickly extinguished by fire departments. Frank Tronton Friday was fined 10 and costs for spitting on a Tri City Railway Co street car after refusing to stop. Dispatchers shift moved to Trenton consolidating the southwest division. Island payday sees about 90000 in circulation across three cities. East Moline laborer Jim Jolly arrested for stealing 100 with 1500 bail. Rose Hill school closes teacher Miss Crompton takes three week vacation. Several pupils honored for attendance and behavior. Two boys plead guilty to larceny and fined. admitted raiding a peanut stand. Geneseo high school player Orlin Jeffre dies from injuries after a game. Fraternal Reserve to occupy Industrial Home hall with monthly meetings beginning Nov 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Smith
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Frank Tronton
Tri-City Railway Co
Tronton
Johnson
Corps of
Southwest Division
Rock Island
Trenton
Reed
Jim Jolly
East Moline
Frank Larson
Annawan
Jake Harmsen
M Mie
Orlin Jeffre
Geneseo
Geneseo High Scho
Orion
Geeseo
Merc Hospital
Associatio
Buildin
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Curtis III
Jane Britton
Henry Washburn
Britton
Bristol
England
Samuel Britton
Fifteenth Street
O. H. P. Sturgeon
M. M. Sturgeon
Windom
Kas
Virginia
Rocksland
L. N. Blanche
L. N Blanche
R. M. Kimber
R. M Kimber
Galesburg
C. B. & Q. Railroad
CB & Q
Andrew Widen
W. W. Eggleston
Second Avenue
Eggleston
Minneapolis
Mrs Eggleston
Clara Irene Pease
Philadelphia
Albany
W W. Eggleston
Rock Island Arsenal
R H Eggleston
William Eggleston
W T Call
H. G. Copp
Adele Guy Copp
Herbert G Copp
City Hospital
Copp
Adele C. Guy
Mendota
Moline High School
Old Plowman Publishing Co
Deere & Co
Herbert Guy Copp
C. T. Guy
W. D. Stevens
George Watt
Georgia
Hallie
Margaret
Stevens
King’s Helpers
King's Daughters
Frank Grundall
Nels Grundall
Eighteenth Avenue
Marasmus
Cc. W. Wright
C. W. Wright
Wright Carriage Body ‘Co
Cincinnat
Wright
United States
Beaupre
State Department
Uth
Bogota
D&wn
Marroquin
Colombia
Legation
Social Notes
DC Wagnalls
Cuba
Sadie Montgomery
The
Mutual Wheel Company
Miss Montgomery
Woodman
Twentieth Century Club
Watertown
Charles Morrison
Fairmount
Grandma Starks
Guide Rock
Neb
John Deere Cady
W D Baker
Indianapolis
Henrietta Hakinson
Hulda Mueller
Beda Skogh
Lydia Shallberg
Millie Erickson
Bessie Noftsker
Mary Johnson
Louis Rosenstein
Journeymen Barbers’ Union
Freed
B. B. Morrgan
Oklahoma
Rock Island Railway Company
Mrs
A. L. Carson
Clinton
C. R. Stephens
BE. D. Wag ‘Nalls
Jocal ‘Brown's Business College
TRS
Florence Houghton
W. A. Cox
Portland
Qre
Dispatch
Edith Blanche
John Hall
Hall
T. M. Lecher
Cincinnati
Ind
Thorlodge
No. 9
I. O V
Turner Hall
Leo Allen
Swan Larson
O Becker
Axel Peterson
Sullivan M Hill
Texas
Cleburne
Daughters of the American Revolution
Miss Medill
Miss Evans
Jefferson
Harry Ainsworth
Longfellow
W R. Moore
Hudson
Miss Waterman
Cambridge
G. H. Huntvon
Mt Vernon
Washington
W H Taylor
Bernice Taylor
Silvis
Colonies
Swan Dahlberg
L W Skidmore
Rock River
Joslin
PD Welle
Kansas City
A T McElwain
D M_ Sechler Carriage Co
Manufacturers
F J P Seuel
Orange Berris
New York
F. W. Gould
Hale-Gould
Wil
Augustana Engineering Endowment Bazar Committee
F. A. Thomas
Go Cloge
Mr. Thomas
F. A
J. B. Rutter
Kansas, City
Rose Hill
Miss Crompto
Frank Searle Margart Knockemus
Mabel Naa
Edna Frels
Jennie Mickles
Turkey
C. I. Josephson
Third Avenue
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