Funeral of the Late Mrs. Laura Gordon
The funeral for Mrs. Laura Gordon will be held Sunday afternoon at 3:00 from her son's residence in East Rock Island with Rev. A. Harper officiating. Burial will be in Chippiannock Cemetery beside her husband’s family plot. She leaves two children and a sister in New York. Her long illness followed a stroke and a prior fractured limb. she came to Port Byron from New York and later lived in Moline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
East Rock Island
Rev
A. Harper
Port Byran
Rescued From Death by Hall's Balsam for the Lungs
A Somerville man, Wm J Coughlin, recounts a near fatal lung illness in 1977. He spent over a hundred dollars on doctors, faced rumors of death, then improved after using Hall's Balsam for the Lungs. He declares the remedy cured consumption and plans to work again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J Coughlin
Somerville Mass
City Hospital
Hall
Matrimonial Milestone in New York Union After Thirty One Years
Henry Horwood and his wife celebrate thirty one years of marriage in New York state. The article notes their steady life, mutual support, and the respect and comforts they enjoy, while reflecting on the couple's longstanding partnership and shared journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Horwood
New York
Harwood
Deute Harness
Electric Bitters Promised To Improve Complexion And Health
The advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for impure blood and all diseases of the stomach liver kidneys and urinary organs. It claims relief for nervousness and related ailments and promises a speedy cure where other tonics fail. Sold by all druggists at fifty cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Diales
H. H. Warner & CO
Rochester
Rock Island Feud Over Bridge Repairs Sparks Authority Clash
City fracas pits Street Commissioner against Budget Committee as Mayor Carse orders ironwork on the Milan wagon bridge to prevent washout. The Bridge Committee halts work, then backs down after the Mayor asserts executive authority and orders the project continued. The dispute leaves aldermanic power in doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Carse
Milan
Rock Island City
Electric bells claim disease cure devices offered for trial
Waenxer & Co of Mclugan avenue and Jackson Street Chicago advertise free trial of electric bells and bands said to cure nervous debility and other illnesses. Claimed to be invention of Dr D A Joy of the University of Mitiga, asserted as the only device built on scientific principles. See their advertisement in this paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waenxer & Co
Mclugan Avenue
Jackson Street
Chicago
D A Joy
University of Mitiga
Call for action against food and medicine adulteration
A blundering Chingo druggist caused a death by prescription error, sparking censure and punishment. The piece condemns widespread adulteration in foods and drinks, from glucose and starch to chromates and oils, urging measures to curb the poison practices and protect public health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chingo
Belc
Phillanthropists
Rock Island Woman Pleads Guilty to Calico Thefts
Emma Bliss was arrested and pled guilty to stealing calico from Weyerheuser Denkman’s store in two incidents. She received $15 fine and ten days jail for the first theft and $5 fine plus one hour in jail for the second, with costs totaling $18 and an outstanding balance of $23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Emma Bliss
Weyerhieuser & Denkman
Squire
Parmenter
Adams
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promised for All Skin Ailments
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve marketed as the best salve in the world for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter and all skin eruptions. The ad guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with a price of twenty five cents per box and lists Richards & Sohrbeck as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Arnica
Richards & Sohrbeck
Logs break loose after steamer hits raft at Clinton bridge
The Ti ber steamer struck a raft near Clinton bridge last Saturday sending rafts adrift. Davenport crews recovered about 1590 logs while C J Caffrey later found a raft for Weyerhouser Denkman of Rock Island on the government bridge. About 1800 logs floated away, many likely lost, marking the worst break of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiber
Clinton Bridge
Sco Lage
Benlershey
Davenport
C J Caffrey
Weyerhouser & Denkman
Rock Island
Government Bridge
Voltaic Belt Co Ad Promises Restoration
We advertise on trial for thirty days Electro-Voltaic Belts Bands and Suspenders to young men and others suffering weaknesses nervous debility loss of vitality and similar ailments. We guarantee speedy cures and complete restoration of manhood. Address Voltaic Belt Co Marshall Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niger
Voltaic Belt CO
Marshall
Mich
Tral
Witout Delay Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall, Mich
Tar kettle fire at Deere residence causes small blaze
Saturday morning a fire alarm at 9330 was triggered by tar kettle boiling over at C. H. Deere residence. A large smoke plume arose but damage was minimal. Deere Hose Company Hooksyd Ladder Company and the A. O. T's responded, yet workers smothered the fire with sand before full unit arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Deere
Deere Hose Co
Hooksyd Ladder Co
Fragmented Local Notice From Philadelphia Admits Errors
The readable fragments suggest a Philadelphia based notice or ad with unclear wording and garbled phrases. Key entities are damaged and no clear action, deadline, or official authority can be determined from the surviving text.
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M.D
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B. McCord
Atron
Pond
P. O
OTR
Pond’s Extract CO
Edwin B. Knox
Deale
Rodman Ave
Moline
Illinois
Byiesk
Avery Deere Block
Hunter & Lee
Carpenters
Gas
Aly
Lyrito Fees Eich
Auccesbora
Totomas Latra
CAS and Steam
DAT Deere
Main ST
Chamberlain
Tod G Heck
Heck
X. P. Bergstrom
City Undertaker
Nege Sweda Church
Ben
Addresa
Broadway
Suiertnne
Remmi
Boards of Education
Dieth Nary
Kate Man
Arteaes Nthe
Patrents
Toes Faures
Aod
Tilinom
Ephor
Laura Gordon
Dr. Dye
Ae Ee
Rae Od Seay
Ken
Tron Tom C
Gooda
Catarag
Connaughton
Forrest
Brady Btregt
Corner Fourth
Mira
Dixie
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Europe
Ameria
Philadelphia
Pe Talla
McHinter
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