City Officers Reappointed By Davenport Council
The Davenport city council affirmed all existing municipal officers for another term and officially seated the incumbents including Thomas Murray as city engineer Al Goldschmidt as city electrician Bernard McMahon as street commissioner William Claussen as clerk board of public works Frank Sammons as assistant city electrician John Miclot as health inspector John Mullen as plumbing inspector Otto Meinert as food inspector and Albert Wright as another official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Thomas Murray
City
al Goldschmidt
Bernard McMahon
Deere estate sale of Moline riverfront tract stated
Deere & Co has closed a deal to buy the 8 acre river road tract now serving as an athletic field from Moline Ice Co though transfer not yet completed. Ground held at $20,000 two years ago, no immediate need, future growth planned. Lease questions may keep civic commission of Moline Club on lease, with rights to cancel on notice if sold. East of park also 11 acre riverfront owned by Deere Estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deeres Bay
Twenty-sixth Street
Deere & Co
Moline Ice Company
Civic Commission
Moline Club
Moline Business Men's Association
Deere Estate
Sommers and Durants Gun in Naval Steel Tale
A serialized naval romance follows Lieutenant Sommers ordered to Durant steel works where a new cannon he invented is cast. Rival Edward Pinckney schemes against Sommers while Frances Durant and Sommers grow closer amid a web of intrigue, explosions, and a court test to determine the gun's fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sommers
United States Navy
Durant Steel Works
Durant
Edward
RES Ber
Frances
Pinckney
Bradley
Ame Bn
Ares | Durant
A& S
Irvessa
Durant Works
Durant Gun Works
Sommergun
Smith
Preventing Ills With Indirect Remedy
Physicians advocate boosting the body's natural defenses to fight germs. Colds and coughs are common targets and should be treated at first sign with a glycerine pine remedy made from Virgin Du Pine compound and pure whisky. The Leach Chemical Co claims it shortens colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach Chemical Company
Cincinnati
Detective probes Marsh as motive in Rhine strom gun link
Frances Durant presses Lieutenant Sommers and detective Bradley for progress. Bradley hints Marsh may be inventor of the Rhine strom gun, while Sommers fears dishonor if evidence fails and a Washington inquiry convicts him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances
Lieutenant Sommers
Miss Durant
Mr. Sommers
Bradley
Washington
Marsh
Sommers
Not be Denied: Part of a Personal Letter Teases Reunion
Excerpt shows a Washington linked accusation and reply about returning to a partner. Includes social notes: Foster Mrs. John Bowser and Miss Mae Bowser visit. farewell for Miss Gertrude McKillup. visits from Frank Kane and Mrs Flora Morse. Mrs H M White's birthday gathering. illness of Charles Mewes Sr., 77, noted with hopeful recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bowser
Mae Bowser
Gertrude McKillup
Gil Stewart
Miss McKillup
West Liberty
Town
Frank Kane
A. McKillup
Muscatine
Flora Morse
Bellevue Hospital
H. M. White
James Hartman
Frank Wilford
J. C. Morse
Henry Kranz
Charles Mewes
Thanksgiving visits and gatherings in East Moline area
Sherrard residents Mr. and Mrs. John Dormady of East Moline spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Dormady’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yade. Miss Gladys Brehmer of Reynolds visited with her mother, Mrs. Eustis Brehmer, over Tuesday night, returning home Wednesday. Mrs. James Haddick visited in Moline last week with relatives. Young people from nearby towns attended the Thanksgiving dance. T. N. Blenkinsopp returned home Tuesday after a week in Wisconsin. Henry Ellis and wife of St. Louis visited with Mrs. Mike Grady last week. Mrs. John Lawson and son Frederick of South Rock Island came Wednesday and spent Thanksgiving at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John O’Mealia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dormady
East Moline
Wisconsin
Henry Ellis
St. Louis
Mike Grady
John Lawson
Frederick
South Rock Island
John O'Mealia
L. F. Giles
Rock Island
E L. Hanson
Titterington
Thomas Fitzgibbon
Little Son
Chicago
Ed Tobin
John Schell
E. L. Williams
Erie
Mamie Dailey
C. C. Whiteside
Hillsdale
John Hauberg
Moline
William Sheppard
Zama
Wesley Hudson
C. L. Markee
Roy
Orcelia Lamphere
Broken Bow
Neb
William Donohoe
Bert Golden
South Dakota
Poplar Grove
Ed Sands
Rosa Kuehl
Buffalo Township
Dr Caldwell's Syrup for Constipation Promoted
An advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup as a practical remedy for constipation after failed home methods. It claims thousands testify to its effectiveness and offers a free sample by sending name and address, then suggests buying a bottle if satisfied. Noting testimonials from G. Y. Dodson of Banville Va and Mrs. A Hampton of 60.
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Caldwell
Local Families Report Holiday Visits Across Sherrard Cable and Area
Mrs Robert Davidson and her son Ivan returned home after a two week visit with her other sons Joe in Danville and Robert in Harvey Thomas Miller and his wife and baby from Horton Kansas have been visiting in Sherrard and Cable for two weeks Drew Donaldson living west of Sherrard was taken to hospital seriously ill Mrs Carrie Garland and her son Harry and her new husband from Des Moines are visiting relatives in Cable and Sherrard Charles Beers will quit as depot agent and take a position at the First National Bank in Aledo after the new year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Davidson
Ivan
Joe
Danville
Robert
Harvey
Thomas Miller
Horton
Kan
Sherrard
Cable
Drew Donaldson- Lving
Carrie Garland
Harry
Bride
Des Moines
Charles Beers
First National Bank
Aledo
Hillsdale News Roundup and Local Visits
Hillsdale residents and visitors are noted including Ben Rah and sister Dena with brother John Rah. Various locals reported poultry show awards in Davenport. Several Rock Island and Moline visitors are named along with birthdays and visits. A Sunday poplar Grove sociable raised 43 dollars. Rosa Kuehl teaches nearby.
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Michael Duggleby
Alfred Duggleby
Wapsie Bottoms
A. W. Benson
Valparaiso
Ind
Joseph Schneider
Frank Huppertz
Schneider
Johanna Connell
Thomas A. Clarke
Davie Street
Ireland
Margaret Lenox
Johanna Devlin
W. A. Watson
Rome
William Connell
Dubuque
Frank
George Connell
St. Mary's Church
St. Marguerite’s
Marie Hass
Freeport
Ill
H. Hiller
L. Hiller
J. Hiller
North Dakota
F. Schult
J. Genslinger
Philadelphia
O. Wright
West Branch
East Fifteenth Street
Oakdale Cemetery
George W. Koons
Lawton
Mich
Detchon
Otto Grotjan
Second Avenue
Gust Schlegel & Son
West Second Street
Chamberlain’s
Secret Service
Proving Ground
Debonair
Mazie O’brien
Rhinestrom
Mr. Rhinestrom
Mazie
Mr. Piockney
O'Leary
Mazile O'Brien
Blake
Frank Z. Blake
American Society Ot Agricultural Engineers
Iowa State College
Ames
Sarah Haner
Louis T. Haner
William Haner
Coaltown Road
Wendell School House
Mercer County
Haner
William
William Miller
Hampton Township
J. E. Morrison
Silvis
Anna Frary
Denver
Hartzell Cemetery
VIA
Wireless
orPsiIs
New York
Pittsburg
Mr. Durant
Foster
Ben Rah
Dena
Watertown
John Rah
William Conrad
Willegene Hudson
A. B. Huston
W. H. Hutson
John Benjamin
Kellogg’s
Kellogg's
Kellogs Toasted Rice Flake & Biscuit Co
Battle Creek
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