Review of the Week in Davenport and Nearby
Local item column notes sales at Fisk and Hull Brothers, carpets at Hull Bros, dismissed stock cleanouts at Fisk’s and Paisk’s, and discounts on dry goods. Mentions new arrivals, births and visits, a cousin in Rock Island, and community notices including sidewalk repairs, a picnic by ex-Alderman Range, and seven-day publication claim by Tex Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Shultz’ Son
Bloline Fisk& Co
LH Head
Clay
Kaw
Cleveland
Gould & Co
Rock Island Supervisors approve poor farm charges plan and tax hike
The Rock Island county board authorized township collectors to gather poor farm maintenance charges from solvent relatives, set at eight dollars monthly, and ordered lists to be provided by the steward. They also adopted a three mill additional tax for three years to cover a floating debt of sixty five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aster
Rock Island
Horton
Ryder
Micheal Koch
Rooh Trevor
Mr. McEnrry
P Bowker
Store Room For Rent In Deere Block
Store room in Deere’s block for ten cheap. Enquire of C G Thulin or M Y Cady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deere’s Block
C. G. Thulin
M. Y. Cady
Unclaimed Letters at Moline Post Office 1884 List
Remaining unclaimed in the post office at Moline Rock Island county Illinois for the week ending Thursday Sept 11 1884. The list includes Anderson Miss Mary Anderson A F Baumback P Caringter Miss Ella Chatle Miss Clara Dabistrand E W Dean G B Dickerman L M Hamer Augusta Holmberg LB Hutchinson Mrs Mad Jacobson Jacobina Jacobson CA (2) Jurgen Maus Johnson Lint Tandan Larson LA Linne Herman Mack Tom Moll Frank McHenry Mitchell Nelson Carolina Olin Charle Karos Miss Mary Peterson Alfred Peterson Chas Smith & Co T H Miss Anna Swanson. When calling for the above letters please say advertised and give date of list. L E Hemenway P M M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Rock
Sland County
Linois
Larson
LA Linne
Herman Mack
Tom Moll
Frank McHenry
Mitchell Nelson
Carolina Olin
Charle Karos
L. E. Hemenway
P. MM
Mississippi River Notes and Local Notices from 1884
The item lists water stages at 6 am noon and 6 pm, temperatures through the day, and prints several names associated with logs and lumber. It records a missing cow with a reward, announces Augustana College notices, baby carriage ads, a rink reopening, and a magistrate’s birthday celebration. It ends with an advertisement for Ayer’s Ague Cure.
End to Bone Scraping Thanks to Electric Bitters
Edward Shepherd of Warrisburyg testifies that after eight years with a running leg sore doctors suggested bone scraping or amputation. He credits three bottles of Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve with restoring his leg to sound health. Sold by Richards & Schrbeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Shepherd
Warrisburyg
Asido
Bucklen
Richards & Sohrbect
Wells Health Renewal Claims Cure For Ailments
An advertisement-like brief touts Wells Health Renewal as a remedy for palpitations dropsy real swelling indigestion headaches and sleeplessness. It presents a bold cure claim without offering clinical evidence or details.
Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption and Coughs
Mr Win Johnson of Huron reports his wife suffered acute bronchitis for years. After trying remedies with no lasting help, a bottle of Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds produced a permanent cure. Trial bottles free at Richards Sobhrbeck drug store large size 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win Johnson
Huron
Oak
Dr. King
Richards & Sobhrbeck
Rough on Corns and Warts Care Guide
A brief newspaper style note outlines quick relief approaches for corns warts and calluses. It mentions home care options and cautions about avoiding irritants while seeking relief for foot discomfort.
Phe Squire in The Hoosier Schoolmaster at Flat Creek
A fragment describes a theater scene where a performer in the Hoosier Schoolmaster interacts with a crowd from Flat Creek District. The player wears a wig that shifts and a single eye impression, creating a humorous, fading focus moment as the audience observes the stage action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phe
Theater of
oThe Hoosier
Flat Creek 9
Parker
Purge Out Blood Corruptions Claims Ayer Sarsaparilla
An old promotional note touts Ayer sarsaparilla as a cure all for drains and infections claiming it cleanses corruptions polluting the blood and saves those afflicted from malignant sores and related complaints.
Allen's Bilhong Physic Sold For Malaria Relief
A dated medical claim describes malaria caused by Torpid Livery Piles and indigestion with constipation and headaches. It promotes Allen's Bilhong Physic as a universal remedy available from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Hay Fever Sufferer Delighted by Crown Balm Cure
A hay fever patient narrates three years of symptoms and reports trying Ely's Crown Balm on friend recommendation. The balm produced wonderful relief with quick onset and remains a low cost option at 25 cents in Geertsvernene NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Geertsvernene
Sulpher Soap and Dye Promise Digestion Aid and Vitality
A garbled ad claims Gacnna's Sulpher Soap Hill's Hart and Whisker Dye and Colden's Liquid Beet Lomi cure digestion and prolong vigor with low prices. No other druggists mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gacnna
Hill
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for all skin ailments listed
Ad promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and related eruptions. Claims guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. Priced at twenty five cents per box and sold by Richards and Sobr heek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards& Sobrheek
Voltaic Belt Co Offers Trial of Electric Ball
The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan offers to send Dr Dye's Celebrated Voltaic Ball and Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days to men, old and young, afflicted with nervous debility, lost vitality and many other diseases. See advertisement in this paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall
Mich
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M.D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Tuer Centaur Company
Fulton St
Lisiment
Carters
Carter
Carter Medicine CO
New York
FE. A
St. Moline
True & Co
Augusta
Maine
New England
Beverly
Baptist Church
Coldbrook
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Hue’ Trates Pictures
Tuli Bros
Wheelock
Chicago
All Bros * Glycerine
Ed Anthony
Fisk's
AL. Carson
Omaha
Hull Bros
Leonard Zentyraf
Boston
J i Blakemore
Corneil Blutts
Fisk
Disvatch
Argaing
Sumelyon & Jonson’ S
Geo Anderson
Bride
Blake's
Davenport
Curtin Shades
Pall Bros
Earnest Malcomb
Paisk's
Goto GH Smith
C. SW Amith
Perry Merriman
Ed Leikman
Penny Slough
Samuelson & Johnson
Smith Wil Sel
Fifteenth Street
Fifth
Sixth Avenues
Lous Weckels
Henry County
Alpha
Port Byron
Alderman Range
Chas. Hambroom
Des Moines
Wm L. Thurston
Andrew Ericson
Lewis Ecklund
John Zingraph
Bluff Drug Store
Ida Anderson
B. Oakley
Bridge House
Rock River
Nicholas Pierson
St. Louis
Guns. P. Anderson
Warren
Ohio
Nels A. Johnson
Twelfth Street
Seventh
Eighth Avenues
John Johnson
Thirteenth Avenue
Eleventh Street
Tre Drapaton
John E. Johnson
J. Swanson, & Co
Tex Dispatch
A Amuliud
Ge Pearce
Mary Peterson
Alfred Peterson
Chas Smith & Co
T H
Anna
Swanson
Mississippi
Mollie Mohler
J S Keator
Pilot
West Rambo
A. J. Wheeler
Pauline
Josephine
Ida Fulton
Last Chance
David Bronson
LeClaire Belle
Penn Wright
Sam Atlee
Keator
Augustana College
Adolph Anderson
Samuelson & Johnson’s
E. A. Mapes
Hillsdale Fair
Ayer
Hs Slippery Ginsa Kyo
Rata
Illinois
Gilpin
Moline, Illinois
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