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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1906
Page
2
A vintage ad style piece extols Pabst Malt and the eight day process to create a “perfect malt” beer claimed to aid digestion and vitality. It argues barley’s digestive parallels, the necessity of controlled malting, and promotes Pabst beer as superior for taste and health benefits with urging to try it.
A Davenport report details several injuries from a Sunday freight train incident near West Davenport and the ensuing ambulance transport to Morey hospital for a broken thigh. Other items include church revival expenses, new Davenport death benefit chapter meetings, roof fall injuries, a police crackdown on gamblers, and multiple obituaries with local family ties and lifespans.
William Ma Te Maney, a truckless spendthrift, was paid 760 dollars by the interurban for injuries and, after a Friday arrest for drunkenness, carried 110 dollars. He had spent 19 dollars on booze in a single day, likely setting a city record. Holt of this city sails for England to resume the circumnavigation, solo now as partner Creuts returns home from London.
Illinois theater listings show Dalgrymple Comedy Company and Moline bookings with a busy December schedule. Productions include The Real Widow Brown The Gingerbread Man Sergeant Kitty Miss New York Jr Innocent Maids Peck's Bad Boy and The Oriental Burlesque Company with matinees and evening shows.
An advertisement extols Malta-Vita as a perfect healthful food. It emphasizes whole wheat mixed with pure malt extract containing nutrition from barley, claiming it aids digestion by converting wheat starch to maltose and building bone, blood, brain, and muscle. The product is advertised as delicious, wholesome, and sold by grocers for 10 cents.
Chicago theater notices review current engagements. The Flower Girl at Studebaker Theater receives high praise for music by Andre Messager and star soprano Li sse Gunning with Louis Harrison delivering witty humor. Cast includes Gertrude Zimmer and Mae Pherpe among others. reception planned for December 7 at the Lincoln Theater.
A busy winter schedule kicks off with New York debut performances and the opening of the city’s second opera house. The season features notable composers and emerging artists, drawing crowds to celebrate cultural offerings amid ongoing public interest in the arts.
A patient endured three years of severe eczema spreading across the body limbs and arms with a dreadful scalp and untold misery. After seeking care the condition improved within two months as bandaging and treatment reduced symptoms.
Mrs. Ht Risley reports her son, aged twenty two, suffered severe eczema from four months old until three years old. After trying many doctors with no relief, country remedies, and then Cuticura lines, the boy improved within two months and was fully well after six months. She credits Cuticura with restoring his skin to fair condition and endorses publication of her experience.
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