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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1909
Page
2
Residents report a buffalo calf born days ago at Feteruary park bringing the pack to 12 animals. Nearly 200 people including Davenport grocers and their families enjoyed the annual retail grocers picnic at Schueizen park. A note mentions a teamster electrocuted in a separate incident.
Aiming at women with kidney ailments, the ad extols Doan’s Kidney Pills as a cure to backache bearing down pains headaches and nervousness. It cites Mrs A W Boughton of Sears IL praising the remedy after relief from kidney weakness and urges purchase from Harper House Pharmacy. Foster Milburn Co. is named as US agents.
A launch party on a fishing trip along the river balked before reaching home and endured the return voyage with laughter and improvised signals. One member tried to flag passing boats while another sang aboard, finally reaching shore around 2 am to open his shop.
Davenport and Manchester Interurban plans to finance a 600000 stock raise and build 91 miles of track using gasoline locomotives instead of electricity. The first 27 miles will link Manchester to Monticello, with an Oct. 5 organization date. Also promotes Perry Davis Painkiller and Detchon's Rheumatic remedies with local Davenport and Rock Island retailers listed.
An old testimonial touts Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam as the sure remedy for diarrhoea dysentery cholera infantum and cholera morbus with 63 years of safe action. The letter claims rapid relief without constipation and urges every home to keep a bottle on hand. It notes full size bottles priced at 50 cents and three for $1.00.
The Colfax hilltop inn near Colfax Iowa offers airy outside rooms with bath and suites for families. Luxurious, uniquely designed furnishings, elegant decorations, and a modern electronic kitchen system emphasize cleanliness and taste. Described as picturesque and high, it lies one mile east of Colfax and 23 miles from Des Moines.
Colfax offers Muric Spring water praised for medicinal value. The bath complex represents a $50 000 investment with Nauheim system baths Turkish spray and electric cabinet baths. Guests enjoy free water and advance reservations at The Colfax Colfax Iowa.
Motor boat enthusiasts in Moline organize a race to settle which craft is fastest. Five boats vie for the title with an afternoon event over a course of about 10 miles in the harbor. Spectators in Sylvan park will have a vantage point as entries include Margaret UL, Harlan Pearson, Margaret, William Driggs, Zelma, Weston and Hanson, El Diablo, Stein and Pressel, Juliet, Chester Burns.
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