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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1903
Page
2
A local loan office advertises bargains including a 0. k. diamond ring and unredeemed goods. The notice promises access to funds and mentions the shop at 320 Twentieth Street with phone number 633 brown.
Travel guide notes Nebraska and Illinois connections with Pacific Railway. Mentions ticket offices at Second Avenue and depot locations, with branch depots and schedules for Denver Minneapolis and Des Moines routes. Includes fares and crossing points between Peoria Rock Island and Chicago areas, indicating various city depots and transfer points.
Davenport residents reflect on recent deaths including Mrs. Kittenring, Mrs. Maguire and Mr. Hines while police pursue a missing man and an escaped patient from Mercy Hospital. The city plans exterior heating for City Hall, examines a drainage and construction project, and highlights thefts, a marriage invitation, and a public safety manhunt in Pleasant Valley.
An array of travel notices highlights Queen & Crescent routes from Cincinnati to Atlanta and Jacksonville, plus Birmingham and New Orleans with two daily trains to Asheville via the Southern railway. Also mentions DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve trusted brand and local pharmacy sellers, a Moulton Woodmen of America sale notice for property in a two story frame residence, sealed bids and removal deadlines, and a warning about suicide prevention through Electric Bitters with claims of nerve and organ strengthening, sold by local druggists.
Moline mentions Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hock and others planning October river trip in two 52 by 5 foot gasoline launches. Also, Nave and Stelin-Jey report to Michig nue wharf Aug 20 for football pretraining at Springbake Mich. Kinley undecided on fall team. Mary Marshall leaves Sept 1 for missionary hospital. Balke wedding at Bloomington with family reunion and plans to Chicago, then Bloomington residence. Supremacy ball call issued. Capt Detten in Fourteenth urging team signings.
An advertisement touts Hyomel as a remarkable hay fever remedy that kills germs and soothes mucous membranes. It requires a pocket inhaler and drops, claims two or three weeks of preattack use prevents symptoms, and promises home relief over travel. The copy notes a money-back faith pledge and favors a climate cure.
Notice from Rock Island County inviting sealed proposals for furnishing coal and fuel for the court house and jail buildings. Bids accepted at the county clerk's office with prices for mine tun and lump coal, delivery starting Oct 1, 1904, ending Sept 30, 1905. Committee reserves right to reject any or all bids. contact John Kollopp and L. C. Prob, Albert Ed.
An OCR fragment states Foley's Kidney Cure will cure all diseases arising from disordered kidneys or bladder with druggist availability. The text is garbled but centers on a patent remedy claim and widespread sale.
The article extols the power of X ray doctors and famed healers, arguing cures arise from training and talent rather than mystery. It credits physicians, singers, orators, and military minds with developed gifts shaped by training, noting that science and observant practice illuminate seemingly miraculous results. It promotes Dr. Horne’s free ray examination and his X-ray facility, offering scientific evaluation and consultation with no charge unless a patient is counseled to pursue care.
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