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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1900

Page

2

Trains Delayed At OCH Island and Peoria Routes

Rail notice reports passenger trains delayed on the CROL SP line due to a ze ze and depot timing issue. Agent EL Gott lists the Bre depot and A Patterson as general passenger agent, with events shown around 12 98 pm.

Island Peoria A. Patteress Paweser Crol SP Sveuuey EL. Gott

Lewis Single Binder Cigars Contest Offers Prizes

The 1900 year drawing of Lewis Single Binder Cigars offers 1000 prizes to those submitting guesses on total cigars sold by the factory in 1900. Prizes include cash equivalents and additional cigars for top guesses, with multiple awards for first, second, and best estimate increases.

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Special returns exceed rent as Conn’s bids collide

David Higgins and Georgia Waldron are noted in a local notice about a special return event. The report outlines disputes over exaggerated prices and subsequent bids, with focus on involved parties and outcomes expected from the settlement.

Courting at Green's and stage notes from Toronto

The Toronto stage world reports that La Shelle's opera comique The Princess Chic returns tomorrow evening with a rehearsal chaos caused by a tempo struggle from the first cornet of the Queen's Own Guard Band. In Harper's theatre, Courting at Green's with David Higgins and Georgia Waldron is praised as an epoch in their careers, a rural comedy marked by humor, pathos, and wholesome sentiment.

la Shelle Opera Comique Chic Toronto Harper's Theatre Green's David Higgins Georgia Waldron Vance Piney Ridge

Sherlock Holmes Jr and the left handed furnace clue

A Chicago Times-Herald fragment presents Sherlock Holmes Jr noting a man’s left handed habits and a black cuff mark to deduce his marriage and living situation. The playful exchange leads to more deduction about a man’s home life and character.

Sherlock Holmes, Jr Mr. Holmes Javier Wu House Sherlock Lyles Chicago Times-Herald

The Order War and a Vexed Exchange

A fragmentary dialogue features Bertha and Hoatan in a tense absurd exchange. A barber scene and a customer with a bald pate appear in the surreal transcript.

Travel agency news and rail fare notices

Travel pamphlet style notices offer round trip tickets at one fare across southern, western, northern routes with return within 21 days. Special holiday sales include one and one third fare to stations within 200 miles, with specific travel dates around Christmas and New Year. Also home seekers’ excursions detailed for northwest states with monthly sale days. Local community notes report marriages, church events, and health ads citing El y s Cream Balm and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel.

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