Davenport Neighbors Report Four Diphtheria Cases
Four diphtheria cases among Davenport children are reported to the city clerk, prompting health officials to intensify efforts to wipe out the disease. Victims listed include Lillie Wichelman, Channcey Ruhl, Hattie Curran, and May Richardson, with addresses across West Second and Ripley streets.
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Davenport
Health Department
Lillie Wichelman
West Second Street
Channcey Ruhl
West Sixth Street
Hattie Curran
Ripley Street
May Richardson
Long Trek for Utopians Hail on the Hoof
A dispatch from Battle Creek Michigan reports Upton Sinclair’s Helicon Hall project, a cooperative living venture linked to his work The Jungle. The piece notes Sinclair as its author and describes the venture as a phoenix from ashes, signaling ongoing experiments in utopian living.
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Battle Creek
Englewood
N. J
Helicon Hall
Upton Sinclair
California
Oregon
England
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Mr. Sinclair
New York
Hallbay
Jack London
Michael Williams
Wales
Wells
Bernard Shaw
Warwick Castle
Countess of Warwick
Sinclair
New York Times
Mich
Dannerons Deadlock Cure Promoted by Dr King
An old drug advert panel touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a quick remedy for a fatal liver and bowel stoppage called Dannerons Deadlock. It promises guaranteed satisfaction with a money back guarantee and sells for 25 cents at all drug stores.
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South Dakota
Mound City
E. D. Clapp
Cemetery Board
Riverside Cemetery
Crawford Tract
Dr.King
Teaching Elephants A Gentle Path To Tricks And Mastery
Appleton's Magazine cites elephant trainers who favor kindness and patience over force. They claim tall fat legged small eyed elephants are affectionate and intelligent, and that training is akin to teaching a boy circus riding, with success achieved through humane methods rather than punishment.
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Appleton
Calliope
Training to rear from harness and block and tackle
Describes a training sequence where a candidate struggles to rise, then learns to stand on his head. A trainer uses a block and tackle, thickly littered floor, and a bellyband to lift the hindquarters via chains passed under the belly, altering the traditional forequarter lift.
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Independent Light & Power Company
C. H. Hipwell
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Bettendorf
van Patten
Moline
C. S. Watkins
John Allen
Charles Schick
Second
Myrtle Streets
Roddewig
Commercial Club
Mallmann Audograph Manufacturing Company
Greater Davenport
Penn
Ind
Detroit
Dr. Ripley's
Henry Evington
Iowa
Independent Malting Company
Alfred Freed
Light Guard Band
W. E. Brown
Mr. Brown
Congress
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Cortelyon
East Moline
Harry Swartz
Central Union Telephone Office
Charles Knoor
Henry Karstens
Karstens
George Wilcox
John Hauberg
Gordon
Van
van Tine
Gordon, van Tine CO
S.S.S
S.S. S
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
the Argus
Lucy Stovall
Tilton
Kodol
Ness
O. A. Young
O A. Young
South Putnam Building
Bartlett Bros
Joshua R. H. Potts
Dearborn St
Ninth St
Chestnut St
Philadelphia
H.e.casteel
LD. Mudge
H. B. Simmon
Central Trust and Savings Bank
Rock Island, Ill
C. J. Larkin, H. E. Curtis, H. E. Casteel
L. D. Mudge
J. D. Mack
John Schafer
M. S. Heagy
H. H. Cleaveland
Mary E. Robinson
W. J. Sweeney
H. W. Tremann
Trust Department
Rock Island Savings Bank
Phil Mitchell
H. P. Hull
P. Greenawalt
E. Com
Mitchell & Lynde
R. R. Cable
William H. Dart
L. Simon
E. W. Hurst
Cable
John Volk
Solicitors—Jackson & Hurst
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