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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1881
Page
8
A fragmentary page lists Milwaukee and Saint Paul rail departures, local shops advertising wares from woolens to furniture, and notices of infant tragedy. It notes sales, brand names, and store categories with scattered prices and products.
Fragmented advert sections show Fisk's corsets and clothier Simon Hirsch with new hires at the Molene store, plus notes on Mrs Lyon Vinkhidy and Dr Marshall health remedies. Miscellany includes merchandise from Mapes & Co, carpeting, and a predicted rise in public school enrollment across Central West East wards with totals cited.
The notice highlights Gould & Co. as a source for the latest styles and a large stock of cloths and gloves in Groton Wacsin. It mentions Deere & Co. workers, the Corliss engine, and new shop framing, plus safety concerns about cracked sidewalks and rotten planks needing street attention.
A fragment advert from Long Branch News promotes Kidney-Wort as a remedy for biliousness and constipation. It includes a mock dialogue about ill health and a doctor recommending the product. The piece also mentions a Henry county family case where a four year old boy was seriously ill but recovered after medical care.
The Tux Swede Evangelical Lutheran district, including Henry Mercer and Rock Island counties with 13 congregations, held a three day meeting at their city church. Rev John P Nyquist preached, topics covered church work, and Joux Evans of Rock Island was named county coal mine inspector.
E S Helps, recently elected Grand Templar of the State Lodge U Q A T, in Mo line, had a serious accident while en route to fetch gravel. He fell from a wagon, was found unconscious, and remained so for several days. He has partially recovered and may be well in a few days.
A steady rain moved in Friday night with light electric activity and by morning left the earth well soaked, bringing a quiet but steady end to the weather event.
Pall bearers listed included George Herbst H J Mumm Wm Kalentzky Wm Schroeder John Bausch Henry Margraf and Mrs E of Geneseo failed to arrive. Funeral services were conducted by D Witter with a large turnout of friends and neighbors.
Saturday meeting in Paston, Miss Parker’s life surfaces in a concealed episode. Mrs Capt Devore’s new wife home a week, husband followed, Cpt Devore described as tall, splendid and a railroad civil engineer by profession.
A readable table explains standard weight per bushel for contracted sold or delivered articles under the Minos rule. It notes no special contract altering the standard and outlines how weights apply to common commodities readers may cut out and save.
The national daily Association plans a November meeting in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The report also notes widespread emigration to the United States and various international events, including protests by Russian nobles and epidemics in Russia.
Fires at Fon Du Lac and Battle Creek cause extensive damage. Union school furniture factory and Barber & Thomas store burn in Michigan. Bay City mill and Watrous Bros. lumber yard suffer heavy losses. Connecticut and several states hold services for the president. The Pennsylvania Railroad eyes Chicago to New York time cut. Gov. Cullom offers reward for Mollie Dalton’s killer. New York bribery cases in legislature postponed.
The Bohovis school district suspended classes in mourning for the President. Moline public schools also adjourned and decorated buildings to reflect the nation’s sorrow. Tenement fires and displacement emerged in Potter and Silvis areas as workers sought shelter and relocation.
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