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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1909
Page
2
Davenport Retail Grocers association set the annual picnic for Aug 26 at Schuetzen park. stores close afternoon for music games baseball tug-of-war prize events and dancing. grocers famed as entertainers draw big crowds.
Children prefer Yello cornflakes for a real corn taste. The ad proclaims they are the only toasted flakes made exclusively from yellow corn with a rich yellow corn flavor. It urges trying the newest, best product and promises not to go back to the old kind.
Mrs Flowers of Chicago visited Taylor Ridge on Tuesday. Mrs McKege and two daughters from Harlan Iowa have spent two weeks visiting friends in Taylor Ridge. Miss Adaline Bowes called from Rock Island. Harold McEntire is recovering. Mr and Mrs P Eckhardt went to Rock Island Friday by auto. Allie Eckhardt and Texas relatives are visiting for a few weeks. Nannie Miller spent Sunday with Mrs S D Mudge in Rock Island. Several children surprised Everett Corsepius last Friday. Mrs C Johnson called in Rock Island Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Ellis Rouse spent time in Rock Island last week. Mrs C Buck visited Rock Island and Milan Tuesday. Mr and Mrs James Moffett left Monday to visit their son Minor in Oklahoma. Miss Emily McEntire remains at home.
Foster Sunday plans cancel Sabbath services due to a township Sunday School convention at Pine Bluff M E church. Local visits include Mr and Mrs William Sloan of Aledo with Mr and Mrs Frank Vanatta. Relatives and travels involve Alta and Adele Brogan, J H Foster, Thomas Watson and family, Dave Bendle, Dr J H Bendle, Aledo visitors Amelia Finton, F P Gillett, and J Morse. Miss Melyina Dusenberry, born in Fairport Iowa, died near Illinois City July 31 at 25 10 2. funeral August 1 at Illinois City M E church.
Edgington John Simpson visits sister while Barny and Weaks visit Rock Island. Lyndon George Vaughn visits parents in Aledo, Agnes and Sarah McCarty stay with Meehan in Aledo, and many plan to attend the Rock Island exposition. Silvis schools to be led by E S Kindley. Chamberlains Cough Remedy recommended for coughs and colds.
Mr and Mrs 5 R Kenworthy Mr and Mrs Charles Wenks and Mr and Mrs James Britton spent Wednesday at C J Searles summer home Mrs S E Cole Mrs Louis Strohmeier Miss Freda Martin and Miss Irma Wenks were in Rock Island shopping Monday Carl F Brusso Sr died here Friday for old age He was born in Prussia
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a universal cure for dyspepsia and related ailments. It asserts sufferers across occupations including laborers and women benefit from the remedy, offering a free trial bottle by mail and noting its availability in 50 cent or one dollar bottles. It also promotes the product as a gentle laxative and children's tonic with no charge for medical advice.
Sherrard and nearby families report travel and homecomings. Gurney Farrow leaves Wednesday to Peoria on miners business. Miss Mae Plummer visits sister Mrs. James Dodds in town. Mrs. Henry Rhode and Agnes return from Rock Island after a week with Gustafsons. Ilenry Irwin family finish 10 days in Viola. Maud Volk returns from Independence Iowa. Dr. W S Tomlinson and family visit brother William Tomlinson. Thomas Simcox back from England after three months. Mary Flaherty visits with Rock SSIABISG. Lila Tomlinson visits Cable family. Mildred Haddick returns from Rock Island. Preston Spaenhower and wife head to Stockton Cal after two months visiting Jacksonville and Cable. Mrs Gurney Farrow and son Johny visit Des Moines and St Louis.
Chicago quot. wheat and corn futures with options and parities for September through May. Hog, cattle, and sheep receipts and opening markets in Omaha and Kansas City. hog market opened strong, cattle and sheep mixed. New York stocks quotes list Union Pacific U S Steel preferred and common.
August 6 wholesale prices on the local market list Hens at 11 cents per pound and spring chickens 3.50 to 4.50 per dozen. Butter 20 to 21 cents a pound, lard 12 1/2 cents, potatoes 60 cents, onions 5 cents. Grain corn 78 to 80 cents, oats 55 cents. Timothy hay 10 dollars, straw 7 dollars. Coal lump 14 cents per bushel, slack 6.50.
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