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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1903
Page
2
A loan office advertises money loans on all items with a special bargain in a 914 k diamond ring and unredeemed goods. The notice claims they have funds to loan on everything and promotes their address at 20 Twentieth Street with contact by phone 633 brown.
A fragmented railway timetable lists trains from Rock Island to Denver Omaha Minneapolis and Des Moines with varied departure and arrival times. It references connections to Peoria, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and St Louis along routes via Rock Island and Fort Worth.
Chicago Dental Company advertises affordable dental work promising first class quality with materials of the best kind. They tout free cleaning, a thin elastic plate, and guaranteed fit with prices for cement fillings gold fillings and gold crowns. Permanent office at 1607 Second Ave Rock Island near Speidel's Drug Store.
Davenport items report a judge over bond in an assault case and a medical view of a close shave saving a life. Local residents Tom Parker and Alice Mutter are mentioned among social notes. Obituary notices cover William Meinert and Ada Hees with funeral details and a Davenport Rifle Club honor for William Keyennitter. Des Moines court actions and Carnegie letters appear in the stream of town news.
The obituary notes Mrs. Dora Krone aged something, with services at St Josephs Church and interment at Holy Fays cemetery. She resided at 901 yesterday morning and lived in Davenport over forty years. Survived by husband Christian Krone, daughters Alye Bertha Dorma and Ida Steuben. Funeral details given as tomorrow at 2 pm. A separate item recalls police removing 34 suspects from a specks train near Decatur after a fare dispute on the way to a horse event.
The council met with Mayor presiding. Minutes of regular and adjourned meetings read and approved. Invitation from Moline Industrial Home Association to Labor Day event Sept 7 discussed. Alderman Bloomsinger to attend in a body. Petitions from Koenich Bros and Bake Murphy for sewer work referred to the sewer committee. Alderman Kennedy moved mayor to act on municipal toilet policy. carried. Fire and light committee proposed moving old Town bell to new hose house. Removal of Bart's powder house recommended. clerk to notify Henry Davits Lone to remove within days. Bridge committee report adopted. plat of Poone's addition recommended and accepted. Public water service proposal to provide meters within 43 days debated. plan to furnish meters if desired. Adjourned.
Justin McCarthy author of A History of Our Own Times and The Reign of Queen Anne has been placed on the English civil list to receive a yearly pension of £250. He is nearly blind, persevered by his daughter, and remains active in literature. The notice also mentions William Kirmie’s illness and endorsements for Chamberlain's remedies and Foleys Kidney Cure as advertised in the Elkader Argus.
Rennie De Doblevaere born in Belgium, aged 26, died yesterday morning after an eight day illness. He came to the country with his wife last December and worked for Mutual Wheel company. He leaves a wife, a seven month old daughter, and a sister. Funeral arranged at St Marys Catholic Cemetery. Other notices report a memorial gathering, outings by company employees, and civic events including Dr. Wy Morgan’s election and Gen. Dyce Freth’s encampment remarks. Also mentions a local accident involving Helen Vo Geib. Obscure health and product ads conclude the column.
Public notice states stockholders of Illinois Central Railroad will meet in Chicago on October 1, 1408. Free travel tickets are provided for one or more shares to attend and return from the meeting, valid four days before and on meeting day and four days after. Tickets require written application with exact stockholder name and certificate details, and only one person free per ticket holding. Secretary AG Hackstaff signs.
A Paris dispatch notes a human skeleton found near Mentone in the Roanmee area under Monner direction. The find includes a 6 foot 4 inch skull reconstruction and two bodies in burial, with claims of a new Magi race type and notable facial development. Parallel reports describe a Waikiki aquarium project funded as part of a park enterprise by the San Francisco Chronicle.
A brief medicine advertisement touts King’s New Life Pills as a gentle remedy for stomach, back, liver, and constipation complaints. The promo claims quick relief after a single 25 cent dose and is guaranteed by Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Features claim that healing powers stem from rare talent fused with advanced X ray training. Praises Dr Horne and asserts cures of chronic diseases. Describes public excitement, seasonal timing for treatments, and calls for scientific examination using X ray methods to validate success.
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