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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1882
Page
1
The notice explains that the date opposite a subscriber’s name shows the paid-up date and notes errors may occur due to agency dishonesty. It asks diligent readers to remit promptly and confirms the need for accurate accounts.
After the election, residents turn to social and civic topics. The piece notes Presiding Elder Pease leading an evening service, steam heating at the county poor farm, a new barn by Mr Crabtree, and praise for Mr Butman’s management. It mentions Rock Island trips, local clubs, a sewing society, and birthdays.
In Bowlesburg a local report notes quieter activity during a gathering on the right. Craig has made improvements at Universal Cemetery by erecting a family monument of a mottled French blue stone in a subtle, neat style.
Zack Finteldt shipped Monday as the season's first lead order from Watertown. John Babcock and Dan McNeal left for Chicago to attend the fat stock show and other entertainments. They plan to visit Milwaukee before returning. A blast at Molioe at 2:30 P M Tuesday shook ground six miles away, rattling a grocery store glass and unsettling depot workers. Mrs George McNeal and niece Millie McNeal spent the day at Port Byron. Nov 22, 1482.
The Joslyn quarterly meeting will be held in Zama ME church on November 25 and 26 with services Saturday afternoon and evening and Sunday morning and evening. Elder Morgan will preach four times and give a Monday evening lecture. Admission is twenty five cents, children fifteen cents. The neighborhood youth plan a surprise party for Clarke N Searle and wife tonight. Sadie McConnel could not continue teaching at Walker school. Charity Mumma will take her place. November 28, 1882. Pxency Fairfax.
Notice from Sam Kennedy requesting payment of hundreds of dollars owed for subscriptions advertising and job work. He asks settlement promptly to close the business here and signs respectfully.
Mr N R Zeigler Lynde street blacksmith offers Zeigler’s Magic Healing Powder for horses and farmers to treat galled shoulders sore necks scratches and similar injuries. The powder promises rapid healing without hindering work and is claimed to cure long neglected raw sores and prevent scar tissue.
A large Rock Island county wedding was held at Mr and Mrs J G Franklin Barstow. George T Frela and Miss Netther Golden wed with Rev A Harper officiating. Guests from Moline Rock Island Port Byron Hampton and Hillsdale attended. The couple received numerous gifts including silverware glassware and china as Grandma Franklin and other relatives celebrated. A boat excursion by Capt Van Sant was planned for the returning river trip.
An advertising claim touts improved health and rosy cheeks for women who use Brown's Tren Biturs. The brief promotes beauty benefits and general wellbeing without detailed evidence or ingredients.
An American News Exchange in Cincinnati seeks reporters for every town and offers enticing credentials for fees of two to ten dollars. The circular promises railroad passes and amusement access, with ten percent of news earnings to the reporter. Critics doubt any real benefits or railroad approvals.
Stockholders met at Dahms and Hulland to organize a permanent Electric Light Company. Six directors chosen by largest vote including Dunn and Porter after a tie. Officers elected: Grantz president Dunn vice president Porter secretary Lohrbeck treasurer. Edison and Mauaim candescent lights favored. central power site to be decided. capital initially 4000 with possible increase. local merchants form core of investors.
Saturday night a Davis Bros wagon driven by the Malleable Ironworks crew narrowly escaped disaster when a heavy blast kicked up a forty pound rock from a slough. Had timing shifted a few seconds, several workers would have perished. Locals urge halting traffic or lighter blasting on that street to prevent further near misses. The gasometer nearby remains protected by boards but remains vulnerable to a larger fall.
The amendment to the city pound ordinance becomes effective ten days after its publication, delaying penalties. Cows will receive reprieve until next Thursday as the city awaits the new enforcement date.
From the Lutheran Church tower at 128 feet observers see a panoramic three city view. The passage notes how river, island and slough bustle with trains, factories and crowds, while imperfect streets and a stray cow add pastoral touches amid visible improvements and unresolved issues.
Yesterday two officers searched suburbs for an armed man named Nelson who roamed with a large knife seeking victims. He chased a boy from a yard and has not returned home since yesterday. He recently changed from sanity and his wife urged that he be taken care of.
The young child of John Ells, a laborer at E. Reynolds & Co, died yesterday in a tragic accident. A concealed lye cup was placed on a shelf and the child, unaware of its danger, drank from it. Dr. Davin attended immediately but could not save the child.
A horse thief using the name William H Date rented farms near Joslyn and stole horses and wagons from Monroe Wisconsin. He escaped custody from Constable Gus Schindler while jailed at Joslin, slipping away in the early hours and likely fled north with plans to return with more horses and cattle. Authorities seek the medium-height man with a full beard and dark hair, weighing about 140 pounds.
Henry C Randall a longtime printer active in Rock Island Davenport and Moline attempted suicide in Davenport after a troubled period following a divorce and loss of property. He shot himself in a coal shed after confronting his ex wife and was jailed after being found wounded and held to keep the peace with $200 bond set and remanded to county jail.
Fragmentary OCR text references a person named August and a city scene with unclear charges and identifiers. Details are too garbled to confirm a coherent event or outcome suitable for a news card.
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