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Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1909

Page

2

Looking for Mamie Layton and other Davenport notices

The item reports county attorney seeks Mamie Layton to compel her court appearance in a Cooper case with hearing reset to Oct 4. It also covers Davenport Automobile club meeting urging strict adherence to speed and lights, Goshen Mass minister Seecombe controversy, Davenport grocers picnic plans, Masons fall reunion, Standard Oil meeting, and various anecdotes including food commentary and a banker tale.

Mamie Layton Charles T. Cooper Fred Vollmer Layton Daum Davenport Automobile Club Commercial Club

Illinois soil study argues for balanced fertility over fallow

Frank L. Mann of Gilman outlines soil fertility concepts from the Edgar County Farmers Institute. He discusses fallow, legume systems, rotations, manures, and mixed fertilizers, arguing permanent soil maintenance requires returning minerals, using limestone, and including legumes in rotations, supported by Illinois field demonstrations.

Mr. Mann Frank L. Mann Gilman Edgar County Farmers’ Institute Illinois Arthur¢ Bill Ilinois Farmers’ Institute

Drowning Death at Launch Observed by Witnesses

A man fell into the water during the launch and drowned as Mrs. Voorhees and two children watched. He had recently moved from Moline to Peoria and was 35.

West Oklahoma Seccombe Chicago Fulton Street Seecombe Moliner Illinois Maverick Voorhees Rock Islandailroad Peoria Beardstown Grape Island

Real Estate Transfers Listed by Court House

Record shows transfers: Carl J. Mueller to Louis F. Hen ning for part lot 5 block 3 Silvis valued at 1 dollar. White Pope & Guyer to Swan V. Hokinson for lot 1 block 133 New Shops add East Moline 400 dollars. Arthur Hanson to Robert F. Ralston part lot 7 J D Taylors First add Rock Island 4800 dollars. A H Kohler to E M Hokinson part lot 5 48 acres part sec 31 188 1E 1 dollar. See Nelson to same tract in se sec S4166W 1 dollar. Swan V Hokinson to Axel H Kol-

Carl J. Mueller Louis F. Henning Silvis White Pope & Guyer Swan V. Hokinson East Moline Arthur Hanson Robert F. Ralston J. D. Taylor Rock Island A. H. Kohler E. M. Hokinson

Fragmentary Real Estate Transfers and Trademarked Remedy Ad

A garbled list shows numerous real estate transfers and lot descriptions across multiple subdivisions and towns, including names like Dibbern, Velte, Carlson, and Simonson, with monetary figures such as 1970.40 and 3500. An unrelated advertisement promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a widely endorsed feminine remedy.

Lydia & Pinkham

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