Davenport Bids New Deputy and Diphtheria Update
Davenport reports a fresh diphtheria case bringing the city total to 15 with nine scarlet fever cases still active. Frank H. Mandt resigns as deputy sheriff. Louis C. Martens named to succeed him at the county jail. Three men face charges for a pool hall gold watch theft. two receive jail time and a fine. City dog owners face license-tax warrants. some fines paid, others to be enforced or dogs killed. Obituaries announce the deaths of Mrs. Mery B. Lopez in Indianapolis and N. C. Martin in Council Bluffs. Davenport ties note to former city clerk and local families.
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Board of Health
Davenport
Frank H. Mandt
Wan
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Mr.Mandt
Louis C. Martens
Julius Johannsen
J. J. Truesdale
George Cramer
Morris Hamann
Harry Smith
James Taylor
Morris Hamm
August Dietrich
M. Hitchcock
Sam Forge
Dietrich
Hitchcock
Forge
Death of City Clerk Emeritus Nan Martin’s Father
The obituary notes the death of Mr. Martin at age 75 from pleurisy. He served as Davenport city clerk from 1891 to 1896. Survived by his wife and three children Thomas Martin of Davenport Mrs Walter Stillman of Council Bluffs and Mrs Mary Patterson of Los Angeles Cal. Remains to be brought to Davenport for burial.
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Davenport
Mery B. Lopez
Indianapolis
Walter Stillman
Council Bluffs
N. C. Martin
Thomas Johnson
East Fourteenth Street
Martin
Council Bluffe
Nan Martin
Thomas Martin
Mary Patterson
Los Angeles
Cal
Silvis shop addition completed boosts Rock Island line work
The roundhouse at Silvis sh ops is expanded into a combined shop for machinists boilermakers and blacksmiths to repair engines in service. 15th payroll in preparation. Main shop workers to receive 60 000 to 65 000. 37 engines overhauled last month 38 being treated now 25 in the boneyard. Car department reports 6113 freight cars minor repairs with 225 cars in shop at 65 per day. Rail spreading in Silvis yards Friday caused 16 cars to depart track three required wrecker calls with 20 damage dollars.
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Rock Island Road
A Good Complexion Due Your Husband
A women's journal essay argues a wife should maintain an attractive complexion for her husband. It critiques promiscuous cold creams and promotes "coleated balsam" as a quick purifying remedy, advising readers to obtain an ounce and a half from their druggist for improvements.
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Women's Fortnightly Journal
Autoist fined for neglecting to light lamps in Moline
Henry T. Whee lock was arrested Monday for neglecting auto lamps and fined sums plus costs by Magis trate Gustafson. The report details a busy municipal week with a branch managers meeting, repairs planned for a plant, and an accident injury to Mrs. F Carlson in East Moline. A Rock Island taxi driver J Galloway faced a speed violation and a bond issue. The Moline Ministerial union approved semi monthly meetings, and Peoples Savings Bank outlined a $100000 building project on Fifth avenue. Gust Lundquist fell 35 feet from a roof resulting in serious injuries. Obituary records note the death of Clara Wilhelmina Munson with services scheduled.
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Henry T. Wheelock
Gustafson
Dimock, Gould & Co
C. H. Ainsworth
City Commission
F. ©. Carlson
Twenty-eighth Street
Drake Building
East Moline
City Hospital
Carlson
Moline Ministerial Union
First Congregational Church
Gust Lundquist
Fifth Avenue
van Hoorebeke
Lundquist
Clara Wilhelmina Munson
Railroad Avenue
Riverside Cemetery
A. F. Bergstrom
First Lutheran Church
Westergottland
Sweden
Clara Wilhelmina Peterson
America
Moline
Bengt P. Munson
George A. Melin
Morris F. Melin
Frank H. Miller
Chicago
C. A. Chinlund
Claus Peterson
Munson
Thorn Lodge
Order of the Vikings
Reynolds and Davenport Social Visits Highlight Week
Reynolds Mrs Fred Carpenter and daughters Mildred and Margaret visited Mrs Emily Marston last week. Miss Beatrice Minteer visited Mae Olson in Davenport. Marguerite Davis and Majel Alcorn spent Tuesday in Rock Island. Mr and Mrs Larson of Victoria were guests of Rev G H Thorpe. Lillian Stewart, a student in Normal, spent last week in Reynolds. A business meeting of the I C club was held at Miss Ora Johnston's home Saturday afternoon.
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Fred Carpenter
Mildred
Margaret
Emily Marston
Beatrice Minteer
Mae Olson
Davenport
Marguerite Davis
Majel Alcorn
Rock Island
Larson
Victoria
G. H. Thorpe
Lillian Stewart
Normal
Reynolds
I. C
Ora Johnston
Club Bazaar Earnings and Local Social Visits
The treasurer reported that $25 was cleared at the club booth at the bazar on November 26. Miss Majel Alcorn entertained several friends at supper Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Mallette visited the Eippers in Davenport. F. G. Wait attends the stock show in Chicago this week. Mrs. J. H. Parks and Mrs. Will Parks spent Monday in the tri cities. Ruth Wait visited Julia Crawford in Rock Island last week. Clarence Schriver went to Chicago Sunday. Mrs. G. F. Wait of LeRoy is visiting the Wait home. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Minteer and family visited relatives in Aledo Thursday. Veril Marston spent Thursday in Aledo. Edna Mallette spent Sunday in Davenport. Adria Titterington of Rock Island visited Reynolds relatives last week. Mary Geiser of Pennsylvania is visiting J. A. McAdam.
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Bazar
Majel Alcorn
R. L. Mallette
August Eipper
Davenport
F. G. Wait
Chicago
J. H. Parks
Will Parks
Ruth Wait
Julia Crawford
Rock Island
Clarence Schriver
G. F. Wait
LeRoy
Meigs Wait
J. H. Minteer
Aredo
Veril Marston
Aledo
Edna Mallette
Adria Titterington
Reynolds
Mary Geiser
Pennsylvania
J. A. McAdam
Avoid the Crowd Christmas Shopping Exhortation
An old plea urges shoppers to start Christmas buying early to avoid crowds. It touts advantages like first choice and full stock, along with courteous service and easing clerks' workload, noting that millions will buy gifts. The accompanying image is cited as proof that many others are shopping.
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United States
Saved His Wife's Life With Dr King’s New Discovery
O H Brown of Muscadine Alabama credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his wife from severe bronchial trouble and a deadly cough. The ad touts the remedy as infallible for coughs colds and serious lung conditions, with pricing fifty cents to one dollar and a free trial bottle. Guaranteed by all druggists.
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O. H. Brown
Muscadine
Ala
Dr. King
How to Cure Wrinkles at Home
An Etage Review piece discusses women seeking home remedies for wrinkles. It warns against buying overhyped, expensive products and urges understanding wrinkle causes and proper nourishment of facial tissues to avoid costly mistakes.
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Etage Review
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