County Coal Mines Report Shows Production and Ownership
County Inspector Ww Lee filed the annual coal mines report for Rock Island County. It lists 47 mines with 31514 acres worked, 859 miners, 281785 tons produced, and capital invested of 248393 dollars. Ownership includes Hampton Coal Mining Co and Black Diamond Coal Co among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Rock Island
Cook
Springfield
John
James Higginson
Joseph Beardsley
Wm. Angus
Wm. Greer
Ranson & Young
Jacob Devore
Wm. Parker
J. H. Canon
Geo. Wilson
Joseph Garland
William Adams
David Williams
David Edwards
Black Diamond Coal Company
Coal Valley Mining Co
Donald & Brown
Samuel Bowles
Archie Weatherspoon
John Hynd
Allison & Bro
Robert Key
Gilchrist & Co
John Phillips
Hampton Coal Aiming Co
Black Diamond
Taylor Williams
No Bitters Restores Elderly Woman's Health Says Providence Lady
A Providence woman recalls months of neuralgia and general debility with nervous prostration before taking nop Bitters. She reports remarkable improvement after three months, claiming she feels young again despite being over 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Grave robbing in Ohio prompts public outrage
Readers learn of a publicized grave desecration at the Ohio Medical College last May, the body of honor Scott Harrison found in a dissecting room. The piece contrasts two alleged robbers, condemns grave robbers, and endorses medical quack ads for Purgeable remedies and laxatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norep Gr Rossens
Scott Harrison
Ohio
Ohio Medical College
Plervca
T&s
Bargaining in Madrid and a village scarf trade
Read like a bustling market scene in Madrid where a sombrero wearing buyer and a sharp merchant haggle over a silk scarf. The banter turns to price then shifts to advertisements for Shilohs Plaster and Dr McAffee. Poverty and suffering lauded against Hop Bitters claims.
Bald-Headed Lovers and the Curse of Hair on Romance
In a playful essay the author argues bald headedness mocks piety and social success yet barely hurts business or politics. The piece notes lovers face ridicule when the top of the head glows like a pumpkin and flies wander over phrenological organs, provoking distraction from words and passion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weber
Advertisements for Pianos and Organs in Washington NJ
A newspaper advertisement lists prices for concert grand pianos 82600 and organs 435, grand square pianos 81100 and 6255, upright pianos 8800 and 155, new style uprights 112.50, organs 35 and 72.50, church organs 16 stops 890, 115, elegant 75 mirror top organs 6105. Buyer requested to contact Dan F. Tty in Washington NJ for delivery and terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
N.J
Ordinance for Construction of Sidewalks on Local Streets
An ordinance ordains building sidewalks on Spencer Bass and Ann streets in Moline. Sidewalks of two inch pine planks six feet long, supported by three by four scantling, six feet wide, are to be built under city supervision. Owners abutting the sidewalks must contribute within thirty days, with costs shared by fronting property and city funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Morton
Bailey Davenport
Spencer, Bass and
Ann Streets
Meline
Spencer Street
Illinois Streaty Henry Street
Bass Street
Illinois Street
Moline
Ann Street
Atkinson Street
Dean Street
Edgar D. Slokman
Edgar D. Siekman
Illinois
A. D
Walter J. Entrikin
John B. Kerns
Albert J. Smith
Kerns & Smith
Unders
Molee
Angus
Ter
Eigael
Kerne & Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
County Coal Mines
Treian
Young Aghin
Madrid
Madud
Santissima Maria
Caramba
Maria
Jose
Gothoa
Apollo Gardens
Shiloh
Frank Miller
Clendenin & Martin
Weow
Dr. McAffee
Davenport
Iowa
Filter
Richards & Soherbeck
Doric Lodge
A. FL
A. M
Masunto Hall
Wheelwok
Wilding
Rodman Avenue
N. R. Zeigler
W. M. Streran
T. Walker
Manufacturers’ Lodge
O. F
Masonic Hall
James McKinley
Sam Kerwger
F . Patterson
H. H. Grover
D. G
Moline Grove
Odd Fellows' All
Moline National Bank
Main Etr
Hodman Avenue
Henry Runge
N. A
Mississippi Valley Grove
Hill
Dnm. Mabir
Josxra Perry
Harmony Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Metropolitan Hoth
Lawson
M. W
Benton Davis
Sincanton
Schiller Lodge
Maine National Bank
Main Street
James Kelluhu
Robert K. Swan
Rook Island
Mall Court
Sury A. D
WM. Kerns
Stanley
Africa
la Salle St
Chicago
Eric Wennerlund
Eli Wennerlund
County of
State of Illinois
Couunty
P. Oakley
Charles Wickstrom
Bear of Morris Drug Store
Hull Bros
Moline, Ill
Rock Island County
Yale
Harvard
My. Rabin
Adreas Bliss & Babin
Cincinnatti
Hop
Sient
Riverside Institute
Lyoni
Runge
Clarence E. Nason
Main Street, Moline, Ill
Simon Hirsch
Clothing House
S. L. Moore
Wheelock
Boston
Berkshire
M. Y.cady
C.T. Warren
Rodman Avenus
Henry and
Illnois
L. H. Barker
Mary Street
Uulverwell
Teotare
CLL
Uu Music School
Booth of Post Office
Molifie
Dlinois
M. A. Gould
AMD
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