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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1901
Page
2
The message urges men to ensure Ivory Soap is in every home, stressing its usefulness and cost efficiency. It notes that a wife particularly notices when it is missing and highlights Ivory Soap’s floating property as a practical benefit.
The Rock Island police volunteer a second annual ball to benefit the ambulance fund at Turner and Armory halls on Thursday evening January 2. Tickets are one dollar and expected attendance mirrors last year with receipts likely to surpass prior totals.
Putrefying food in the intestines produces effects like those of arsenic but Dr. King's on Life Pills expel the poisons from clogged bowels gently cast out surely curing constipation biliousness sick headache fevers all liver kidney and bowel troubles Only 25c at Harte Ullemeyer's.
G G Keefer of Sterling resigns as milk solicitor for the Tri City Bottled Milk company due to travel conflicts between Sterling and Rock Island. He recommends Mr Ewing of Lynden to replace him, likely starting work at once to secure dairy cattle around Dearock and Sterling to justify a milk train. Keefer previously acted as Sterling agent for Dixon Milk while Mr Page managed for seven years.
A testimonial from D Mitchell of Fulford Maryland credits DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve with curing bed sores during a long illness. The ad promotes the salve as a remedy for piles sores and burns and warns against counterfeit products sold by B. H. Bieber and Hartz U llemeyer.
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as both a nourishing food and a healing medicine. It claims to strengthen weak stomachs and thin blood while boosting the whole system, especially lungs, and offers a free sample from Scott & Bowne of New York.
A. F. Cutter bought E. B. Dawes’s corner property at Locust and Arlington for 5500. Farmer Burns opposed a Turk Rooney bout and pressed for a match with Terrible Turk. Golden Rod Social Club elected officers for the coming term. Davenport High School football banquet at Outing Club Park celebrated by Coach Littig. Eastern Iowa Poultry and Pet Stock show set for Claus Groth hall January 7 to 10. Travelers’ Protective Association Post D held a quiet meeting at Hotel Downs with talk of a membership drive. James Donnelly injured by a frightened horse near Green Tree. Dr. Henderson cared for him. City schools chief Prof. J. B. Young ill with possible pneumonia. Local trip to Chicago planned for scenery for operas. Moody arranging eastern scenery. See TB. Grabbe’s new march Follow the Flag to be published with a Santiago Bay image. Ald. Murray’s home fire caused minor damage. Nellie French missing. possible romance linked to planned marriage and funds. Timmermann vs Dorrance verdict for defendant. Timmermann’s testimony hurt his case. H. F. Coleman and Amanda C. Johnson wed by Justice Altman.
Andy Huber of Sterling discovers a note in a package of ileal tobacco from 1893. The note, signed by Miss Lever A. Lee of Deerfield Dane county Wisconsin, mentions a very dry season and invites correspondence. A possible romance or wedding could unfold though the writer would be long past voting age by now.
Traditional mistrust of patent remedies delays trial of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. The ad explains the product uses known ingredients like pepsin and Golden Seal to digest food after meals, avoids harsh cathartics, and claims cured indigestion by proper digestion rather than bowel stimulation.
Mrs I B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced gall stones and jaundice with a failing stomach. A physician warned there was only one chance to save her life through an operation before she found relief using Electric Bitters, which cured her stomach liver and kidney troubles. Sold by Hartz Utemeyer for 50 cents with guar antee.
Rev James Kirkman of Belle River touts One Minute Cough Cure as giving instant relief from bronchial trouble and persistent coughs. The advertisement claims safety and effectiveness for croup and throat lung issues, noting popularity with children and listing B H Bieber and Hartz Ullemeyer as distributors.
Invitations for the first dance of the season at Turner hall with Ogden's orchestra set the tempo for Moline's week. Noon meetings led by Rev. R C Bryant and C E Millard begin daily at Industrial hall. A Handel Oratorio concert, aided by Svea Male chorus, is planned at Industrial hall. Community updates note a new son for Dr D A Babcock and travel for Mrs A V Kneberg. Multiple posts and elected officers for Graham Post 312, Women's Relief Corps, Moline Observatory, and local church groups are listed, with Christian Scientist services starting locally and a Tri Luther league session recap. A forthcoming Moline Liquor Dealers invitation bell is planned, and a Christian Endeavor fair is announced for December 1 at Second Congregational church.
An ad style medical notice argues chronic sores and ulcers stem from impure blood. It promotes S S S as a blood purifier that cleanses the blood, relieves drainage, and heals sores, citing a Mississippi reader testimonial. Legal notices follow about non residents and chancery suits in Rock Island County Illinois with various defendants and dates.
Rock Island Roofing Company Incorporated promotes roof repairs painting and old style gravel roofing by its mechanics. Char Hansen serves as president. Phone 1373. Located at 221 Twentieth Street in the rear.
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