Secretary Turner Resigns From Davenport Y M C A
Secretary C B Turner resigns from the Davenport Y M C A after serving since May 1907 building campaign start and later as secretary. Wife noted as wayward, an assailant case and peeping arrest also appear. Obituaries include Pater Hienrich Wilhelm Springhorn 65, Andreas Anderson 57, Miss Catherine Bard 98, Anna Nabstedt 66, and John Carver Block 39 with survivors listed. Community updates include movements of residents, a play at Williams and Vashti college, and local civic notes.
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Turner
C. B. Turner
Davenport Y. M. C. A
Davenport
Evangeliche Drei Emigkeits Church
Fifth
Alyrtlé
Horn
Fairmount Cemetery
Andreas Anderson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Catherine Poe Bard
Cook Pnoeae
J. Fred
Jacob M
Henry
Detleft
Anna Ristorff
Bertha Siever
Johanna Dunevin
Rocksland
Alvina Wannack
Bakersfield
Cal
Ella
Nabstedt
Katherine Wiese
Germany
John Carver Block
Louis Block
Grand Avenue
Mr. Block
Kate Block
R. B. Block
Louis Earl
Harold Etas
Iva Rebecca
John Reginald
Agnes Esther
Deaths and travels touch Aledo after fire and illness
Mrs Nancy Litchilter died early Wednesday after a brief illness at 69. Funeral held Saturday at 10 a.m. Rev A E Moody conducted. Others mention Mrs McFall of Wichita visiting St Louis, G B Morgan returning from Rock Island to see Dr Emma Morgan critically ill, T H Cobb going to Chicago to stock a new store after a fire, C Meyers and two children to Moline, A B Cole for La Plata, Winnie Croson of Wymore dying, E E Cabeen’s trip to Alexis for burial, and Mr Mrs A E K Nissen and baby returning home to Grand.
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Irvin
Joy
Moline
Nancy Litchilter
A. E. Moody
McFall
Wichita
Kansas
St. Louis
Given
C. Meyers
Radcliffe
Iowa
E. H. Osborn
A. B. Cole
la Plata
Winnie Croson
Wymore
Neb
E. E. Cabeen
Alexis
Local notes and social items from Rock Island area
Mrs Merpert Cook of Rock Island visited Mrs M L Cook Sunday. Charles Cox and Miss Ivy Lee wed at Port Byron on Wednesday in November. Miss Stella Guckert from Geneseo area visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs L E Hogue of Watertown spent Sunday with Mrs Anna Thompson. Ladies Aid to serve chicken pie supper and bazar at Fulseher's hall on Wednesday evening December 7. Rock Island male quartet to sing and readings by Miss Olive Berger and Mrs Rene Curtis. Marion Keller in Clinton IA recently. son Abner accompanied him home. R C Smedley of Rock Island to preach at M E church next Sunday December 11. Rev Mr Anderson of East Moline to preach at Congregational church. G F McNabney left Tuesday for northeastern Florida. William Whitehead returned from a trip to southern part of the state.
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Merpert Cook
Rock Island
M. L. Cook
Charles Cox
Ivy Lee
Port Byron
Stella Guckert
Geneseo
L. E. Hogue
Watertown
Anna Thompson
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
Fulseher’s Hall
Olive Berger
Rene Curtis
Rock T Island
Marion Keller
Clinton
Iowa
Abner Re
R. C. Smedley
Rock I Sland
M. E
Mr. Anderson
East Moline
Congregational Church
G. F. McNabney
Florida
William Whitehead
Haul of Carp Reported Near Mossville on Illinois River
Rivermen under Henry Gatlin netted an immense catch near Mossville on a Wednesday night, about 200000 pounds of carp valued at 8000 dollars at four cents a pound. The fish will be shipped to New York City hotels and restaurants. This is said to be one of the largest hauls in years as the river starts freezing. The Rogers brothers previously caught 40000 pounds, leading to Gatlin's nighttime haul.
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Peoria
Henry Gatlin
Mossville
Illinois River
New York City
Rogers Brothers
Gatlin
Destitute Woman Aided and Local Notices
A destitute widow, Mrs. Maud Murphy, arrived at Rock Island station with her three young children and no money except a quarter. Poormaster Golden arranged food and a return ticket to Brighton Iowa. Also reported: Coryn heads Belgian Club in Moline as Edward Coryn reelected president and officers named. a dog siege killed 29 chickens and a bulldog. 67 year old Matilda Bradshaw fell from a roof, hospitalized. obituary for John M. Cheney, 71, of Moline. home-improvement notes on lamp and a child’s clothes rack. testimonial for King’s New Discovery medicines.
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Rock Island
Maud Murphy
Brighton
Iowa
Poormaster Golden
Coryn
Moline
Edward Coryn
A. C. Vender Vennet
Edward Andries
Emil de Jaeger
Maurice Bockaert
Julius Vander Vennet
Charles Coryn
Henry Huyvaert
Cyriel Dierichx
Pieter de Vleeschhouwer
Antons Bruycoghe
Rock River Bridge
Ernest Six
August Welvaert
Mr. Welvaert
Black and White
Matilda Bradshaw
Blanche Barnes
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Barnes
Do It Yourself Cough Syrup Saves Two Dollars
Household economy tips describe making cough syrup at home using granulated sugar water and Pinex. A pint of syrup with two percent ounces of Pinex yields a remedy claimed to rival $2.50 store brands, with note of its soothing, laxative, and tonic effects. The article promotes Pinex as a pine extract key ingredient and offers a money-back guarantee.
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United States
Canada
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Homemade Hanging Lamp Craft from Iron Kettle
Arts and Crafts presents a step by step guide for a hanging lamp made from a black iron kettle. A blacksmith is needed to attach four looped iron pieces around the rim and to pass iron chain through them. A dishpan painted dull black outside and green inside forms part of the light assembly.
Dr Miles Nervine Cure for Child's Fits Reported
A Windfall Indiana family touts curing their child’s epilepsy with Dr Miles Restorative Nervine and Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills after four years of fits and three doctors saying no cure. The letter claims the boy is now hale and happy and invites readers to write with stamps.
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Miles
Dr Miles Nervine touted for nervous diseases in ad
An advertisement claims Dr Miles Nervine treats nervous diseases including spasms St Vitus dance tensions and epilepsy. It asserts relief from these conditions with a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails and identifies Miles Medical Co based in Elkhart Indiana as the seller.
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Miles
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
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Black Hawk
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Hanover
Wilhelm
August
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Maria Meyer
George Springhorn
Clyde Miller
Hot Springs
Ark
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Andrew Clifford
Cadiz
Ohio
John Dool
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Bert Acord
Obar
N. M
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Williams and Vashti College
Fred Hendrickson
Denver
Frank A. Gibson
Clyde Smalley
Peebles
J. W. Washburn
W. C. Galloway
Louisville
Kentucky
Illinois
Supreme Lodge A. 0
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W. W. Brown
Elsie Graham
George Werts Jr
Uniford
Reliable Loan Company
Second Ave
Rock Island, Il
Oldphone
T. J. Blackmore
Haller & Blackmore
Pittsburg
Dr. Detchon
John M. Cheney
Seaside
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Riverside
Doric Lodge of Masons
Cheney
Moline Wagon Company
Deere
William Goodnow F
Prospect Park
A. D. McDonald
Fayetteville
N.C. R
The
Argus
Chicago
Arts and Grafts
Miles’ Nervine
Nervine
Rock Island Savings Bank
Rock Island, MN
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