Local social notes from Galesburg visits and travel
Miss Vera Peck of Galesburg Illinois is in the city to spend the holidays with her parents. Mrs W A Allman of 717 East Seventh street is on the sick list. Miss Pearl Grey rode the Firefly Monday to Davenport to spend Christmas with relatives and friends.
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Vera Peck
Galesburg, Il
City
W. A. Allman
East Seventh Street
Leo Letts
Columbus Junction
Mrs. Forrey
Commercial
Washington
Guarantee on Cough and Cold Syrup Refund Offer
A group of sellers led by G. A. Riemcke and Nesper & Co. offers refunds on a 59 cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure cough or cold. A 25 cent bottle is also guaranteed as proof of satisfaction or money refunded.
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Greene’s
G. A. Riemcke
N. B. Barkalow
Nesper & Co
Jno
J. Havercamp
J. Theo
Keuchman
Local Notes on Health and Guardianship Action
Mrs. Charles Washburn improves at home on East Second street after typhoid fever. Henry Lange returns from Iowa City to spend holidays with father Ludwig Lange on Iowa Avenue. Mrs. Frank Healey rode the Firefly to Chicago for Christmas. John W. Markman seeks guardian for his mother Anna Markman who owns 110 acres valued at 55 per acre. Judge Brannan appoints Henry Verink as guardian.
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Charles Washburn
East Second Street
Henry Lange
Iowa City
Ludwig Lange
Iowa Avenue
District Court
John W. Markman
Anna Markman
Brannan
Henry Verink
Christmas Visits and Local Notes From Muscatine Area
Local residents including Mrs. Frank Hinkle and Mrs. Henry Becker are cited for visits, illnesses, and holiday plans across Davenport and Muscatine. Notables include Attorney E M Warner in St. Louis court, Corrine Arnold returning from Keota for a Rock Island office position, and several marriage licenses issued with Christmas day weddings planned.
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E. M. Warner
St. Louis
Citizen’s Railway & Light Company
City of Muscatine
Caldwell
United States Circuit Court
Mahin's firm hits over a million in Chicago growth
John Lee Mahin of the Mahin Advertising Company expands from a five-person start to 116 workers and 2000 square feet on the 8th floor of the Williams Building at 290 Monroe Street Chicago. The agency serves 291 active advertisers and reports annual business exceeding one million dollars.
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Muscatine
John Lee Mahin
Mahin Advertising Agency
Chicago
Williams Building
Monroe Street
Mahin Advertising Company
Rock Island System Ry Holiday Excursion Rates 1902 1903
Rock Island System Ry offers Christmas and New Years holiday excursion tickets to points within 200 miles on the C R L & P Ry. Tickets on sale December 25 and 31 1902 and January 1 1903 with return limit January 2 1903. Agent Cc M Gould.
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Rock Island System
Florence Fox Honored by Illinois Independent Telephone
The Rock Island paper reports Florence Fox, formerly with Iowa Telephone in Muscatine and Rock Island, is named chief operator for the Illinois Independent Telephone company central office. The firm plans to mail directories Saturday and connect Rock Island subscribers Monday with four to five hundred phones on the list, employing former Bell company operators who struck last summer. Carrie Arnold of Keota IA is named chief operator for Moline.
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Florence Fox
Iowa Telephone Company
Rock Island
Miss Fox
Iowa Company
Illinois Independent Telephone Company
Middle West
Bell Company
Moline
Carrie Arnold
Keota
Holiday Perfumes In Dainty Attractive Packages
Window display at Graham's drug store corner Second and Cedar streets showcases the largest perfume assortment in the city.
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Graham's Drug Store
Second
Cedar Streets
Pickett of St. Louis Visits City at Niece’s Home
Thomas Pickett from St. Louis has been staying in the city for several days at the home of his niece Mrs. Charles Logan on Chestnut street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Lillibridge
West Fourth Street
Thomas Pickett
St. Louis
City
Charles Logan
Chestnut Street
Local Market Prices for Corn Wheat Hay and More
A dense list of current prices across grains fruits vegetables and livestock. Corn oats wheat rye barley hay hay for sale listed with per unit prices and regional notes alongside live stock poultry and dairy figures.
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Illinois
Nellis
Graham
Price Variation Note for Shipment Timelines
A quoted price varies with time and requires setting the price on the day of shipment to reflect current costs. The note emphasizes adjusting the price at dispatch to cover fluctuating market conditions and avoid underpricing.
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Aix
Fourth Y M C A program features poet Fred Brooks
Fred Emerson Brooks, a California poet, presented readings at the opera house as part of a YMCA program last evening. He introduced each poem, performed a mix of patriotic pieces including Remember the Maine and Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, plus humor and pathos, pleasing the audience.
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Opera House
Fred Emerson Brooks
California
Brooks
Pickett
Gettysburg
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