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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1901
Page
2
Fragmentary notice lists addresses and names including Henry Gaetje and J. Taylor with screening and late hours. Mentions Illinois locations Be a Sivay and Peoria Road with vague times and prices. Contains numerous garbled lines and unreadable details.
In the circuit court of said county a chancery action titled Ogberg versus Marin Gees proceeds with service and the court’s record notes the Sept term. The order indicates the case has been continued to September and a decree will be entered if no appearance or defense is made.
In the Circuit Court of Bog Island County a chancery complaint is filed by Alexander McConnell as complainant against unknown heirs and devisees of Stephen Sinn deceased. The document names property parcels and directions, seeks relief, and sets the cause for the next term with clerk signatures attached.
An advertisement offers cures for diseases of women and men, nervous, stomach, liver and kidney troubles using vegetable medicine. It invites readers to consult and learn what their disease is and to come see the providers.
Rock Island medical listing for Quaker Doctors at 295 Fighteenth Street states office hours 9 to 12 in the morning and 2 to 5 in the afternoon.
Chicago Dental Company advertises thin clastic plates and bridges with guaranteed work and low prices. It lists silver fillings gold pinlays alloy gold fillings crowns and tooth lots with inexpensive options. Permanent location unspecified.
Court decree in Rock Island County Illinois directs sale of parcel five in week sixty one at lower anamos, part of Rock Island city, by Jacob and Eber, solicitors. Sale to be held at the court door on a Saturday, date to be fixed, for hangers and costs.
A Chicago-Bovera tale follows William Dodge who plans to entertain a Seattle cousin, a ruse involving Annabel Olson and Wilhelmina Dodge, leading to Miss Latimer’s opera night. Miss Latimer arrives by phone, mounting a social scheme while Dodge remains unaware of the ploy and later marries Gerald King’s cousin.
The text presents a distorted, dreamlike monologue mentioning rivers, growth, and identity. It attributes a line to Sarah E. Winslow addressed to St. Nicholas, with unclear context and mixed pronouns. The fragment hints at self perception, masking gender, and a surreal sequence of images without a clear narrative.
A Strand Magazine excerpt discusses dental health emphasizing toothbrush use to prevent decay. It argues decay stems from lifestyle and digestion, not just sugar, and urges after meals and at night brushing with careful technique. It also notes the value of dental care and the social lesson in naming a baby Imogen Snooks.
Fragmentary narration from a Chicago Tribune piece shows a tense exchange among wealthy guests. A speaker scorns another as a “terrible failure,” while muttered derision reveals class tension and personal grievance amid an uneasy social gathering.
In February authorities select music for a yearly concert at Antwerp’s cathedral. The organ plays songs from old Christian masters to raise funds for the living, continuing a tradition that has lasted over two centuries on the Scheldt shores.
A fragment notes Cortes invaded Mexico with 60 musketeers and 80 crossbows, reflecting early modern warfare terms and gear in a historic encounter.
A former typhoid fever patient relates a dramatic recovery after two to three months under Dr J Alvin Horne of the Illlini Township and School of Natural Healer. He recounts prior failed remedies and an anticipated amputation before finding relief and urges others to seek Horne’s care.
The text asserts that curing the main illness also eliminates reflex complications and associate diseases. It claims restoration of injured organs in prostatic bladder or kidney conditions, total elimination of skin blood and bone changes from syphilis, and removal of distressing symptoms of impotence restoring youthful energy. It portrays permanent disappearance of all accompanying ailments.
Dr J Alvin Horne lists consulting hours in Mitchell Lynde Ridg Rock Island with availability 9 to 12 and 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 Sundays from 11. Readers are directed to take the elevator to the fourth floor for a lead stamp and a free book.
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