City officials and church notices in a midwest paper
Lists mayor, clerk, treasurer, attorney, and police officials with offices and duties. Notes church services, pastors, Sunday school, and chapel activities. Includes Masonic and Odd Fellows lodge meeting times and multiple fraternal societies with weekly or monthly gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D T. Wheelock
Stephen I. Walker
F Hemenway
Wm R Moore
A F Swander
Henry Schatcht
J. A0 Wells
Local Official List From Rock Island and Moline Areas
A fragmented roster of officials and residents including treasurer Samtsy Porter and coroner Charles Knox from Rock Island and Moline counties. Also named are surveyor Daniel Gordon, superintendent Mih Srinavos, and many other listed figures across Cordova, Buffalo Prairie, Andalusia, and surrounding communities.
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Guyer
Rock Island
Henry Curtis, Jr
Quincy McNean
Goto
Moline County
Samtsy KR. Porter
Moline
Ata Huesing
Conny
Charles B Knox
MI M Srinavos
Rock
P.O
Row Gren
Comeova
Cordova
Twevry-pmatT Stotsnativs District Rock Island and Henry counties
State Senator E. C. Moperwe of Henry and State Representatives Joan T. Browning R M Guensep of Rock Island and Joan P. Fox of Henry are listed as elected officials for the district spanning Rock Island and Henry counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twevry-Pmatt Stotsnativs
Rock Island
Henry Counties
E. C. Moperwe
Henry
Joan T. Browning
R M Guensep
Joan P. Fox
New Congressional District Drawn for Rock Island Area
A new congressional district includes Rock Island eng Bureau Lee and Putnam counties. The representative in Congress is Thomas J. Henperon of Princeton and member of the State Board of Equalization W L Wivey of Galva.
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Rock Islandeng
Bureau
Lee
Putnam Counties
Congress
Thomas J. Hen Pereon
Princeton
State Board of Equalization
W. L. Wivey
Galva
NB Beers and Cotron and Brass Founders
Minor notes mention bimali networks near rt and fodepot with near t locations. Ambiguity limits details but implies industry ties among founders and suppliers. No clear event or outcome recorded.
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NB Beers & Cotron and Brass
Bimali
Gilpin Sulky Iron Beams and Frames Show
Unclear OCR text suggests coverage of a show or auction involving iron beams and iron frames. Mentions names or brands like Firet Premoom and Triadg with possible locations Tiligets and Towa Daehacid. Details are fragmented.
Advance Walking Cultivator Promises Superior Market Lead
A claim markets the ADVANCE Walking Cultivator as the best and most substantial option in its class, highlighting durability and performance for buyers evaluating gardening equipment.
Peerless Cultivator Goods Featured in Catalog Listing
A historic snippet notes Peerless Combined Cultivator models for riding or walking use and discusses Gesda items with no details on actual units or prices. The fragment hints at a trade catalog entry emphasizing versatile agricultural implements.
Exposition Glimpses From Italy China Sweden And More
A long newspaper excerpt surveys the Centennial Exposition main nave with Italian wares including Florentine mosaics carved walnut pieces and a massive cheval glass frame. It also covers Argentine and Chile displays the Japanese Chinese and Norwegian goods, and notes Sweden’s porcelain and majolica excellence plus a towering Stockholm mantel piece.
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Italy
Florentine
Bartolozzi & Ferri
Ateliera
Florence
Rome
Sienna
Venice
Prof. Nullini
Buzzanti & Bon
Arno
Michael Angelo
Gammle
Filagree
Norway
Sweden
Rorstrand
Stockholm
Boston
Glen’s Falls
Philadelphia
Fashionable Woman and the Liberty of the Past
A fragmentary discussion cites George William Curtis on Women of the Past and Present, urging the new generation to defend political liberty against suspicion. It recalls Walpole era attitudes and warns that civil rights endure only when people resist oppressive habits and superstition. The passage contrasts old and modern views on governance and moral foundations.
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Pericles
Athens
Smollett
Humphrey Clinker
George William Curtis
Walpole
Arsenal Work Progress Under Col Flagler at Rock Island
A visit to the Rock Island Arsenal shows Shop A nearly framed and floors and ceilings underway. About 115 carpenters and helpers, led by Master Mechanics Channon and son, build, while machine and foundry work produce turbine wheels and haversack components for the war department.
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Arsenal
Channon and Son
Ray
Col. Flagler
War Department
W. H. Frizzell
Davenport
Rock Inland
Congress
Contained garbled text fragment noted
Fragmentary OCR text presents names and phrases without clear context or event. No coherent story or facts to summarize beyond indicating a damaged reading with scattered proper nouns.
Declaration of Independence read in Philadelphia in 1776
The passage describes Jefferson’s declaration read in Philadelphia at the state house yard on July 8, with John Nixon reading for the sheriff. It notes the scene, witnesses like Deborah Logan, and widespread rejoicing, including cheers, church bells, and a jail-delivery effect reported in New York.
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Jefferson
Mease
Market and
Seventh Streets
Philadelphia
Temple of Liberty
State House
State House Yard
John Nixon
Fifth
Sixth
Deborah Logan
Charles Thompson
Nixon
Truth
Christ Church
New York
Congress
Indiana Divorce Rates From Census Data
The Indianapolis Journal notes data suggesting Indiana averages about ten divorces per county per year, roughly a thousand statewide, equating to one divorce per eighteen hundred inhabitants. The piece links the divorce rate to the 1870 census proportions of families to population.
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Indianapolis Journal
Indiana
Todias Amakies
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