Davenport Quarrel Libel Suit Ends In Verdict One Dollar
A Davenport district court disposed of a libel suit quickly after a neighborhood quarrel between Martha Slater and Sophia Benson. The judge suggested a verdict of one dollar and costs, which the jury accepted amid Benson’s courtroom applause. Additional notes cover a neglected home, a fall into an elevator shaft, school debates, finances of the Davenport Turner society, obituaries, and local society notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha C. Slater
Sophia Benson
District Court
Benson
George W. Scott
Bollinger
Scott
Miss Slater
Turners
Davenport Turner Society
Davenport
Tales of a Timepiece and a Bank Sack Affair
A Burlington station misplacement tale follows a Chicago clock gifted to F A Hart. The clock vanishes after a Rock Island woman slips it into her handbag during a visit. Hart seeks its return as a cautionary note about trusting friends with money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Station
F. A. Hart
Chicago
Rock Island
Hart
Moline
Davenport
Power of the Drama and Local Anecdotes Satirize Life
A collection of brief vignettes from Illinois theater scenes, including a boy’s joke about a fake doctor and a window trimmer swindle, plus a child’s whim with mother’s blackened face and a dramatic performance where a scream broke the suspense. A theatergoer recalls a woman’s raucous laughter during The Honeymoon Trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miinois
the Wolf
McDonald
Jules
Batiste
The Letter That Killeth in Court Mistakes in Indictments
A Westminster Review excerpt recalls historic court losses from wording errors. Acquittals arose when indictments misdescribed firms, misdated terms, or used wrong phrases such as ewe instead of sheep. Notable cases include Lord Denman and Lord Cardigan in early 1800s legal missteps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Denman
Lord Cardigan
Tucket
Westminster Review
Santa in Blue Saintly Prayer Earns Cop’s Kindness
In a dusk New York street, a starving girl prays at a Santa shop window for a dolly and candy. A generous policeman intercedes, guiding her into the shop where she leaves with a yellow haired doll and sweets, the officer kissing her good night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Andries
Harrison Street
Sandford
George Ellman
Jaim Kokorus
Santa Claus
Santy
William J. Lampton
New York Herald
Markets Quoted Wide Range of Commodities and Stocks
Chicago market quotes show wheat corn oats and park futures with mixed spreads and prices. Hogs cattle and sheep receipts and opening prices described, with New York stocks and provisions prices listed and a Bucklen's Arnica Salve testimonial noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Park
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Christmas Pies in England and a Yorkshire tradition
In England Yorkshire remains a stronghold of large Christmas pies with roots before the Norman conquest. A 1833 note mentions wagons groaning under pies and a hostesses of the old school crafting pie widths rivaling her own. A Yorkshire epitaph remembers Mary Ann Shaven for cakes and pies and a last puff. Rural Reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Yorkshire
Mary Ann
Christmas Children Tradition Described Across Catholic Lands
A brief note explains a Christmas custom in Catholic countries where puppets called Christmas children are dressed, hidden on Christmas Eve, and a prize offered to the seeker who finds them, with rewards provided by the host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albin Swanson
Sixteenth Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Reinke
Brammer Manufacturing Company
Rockingham Road
Warren Street
Davenport High School
Town State High School
Athenaen Literary Society
Turner
Mary Cecelia Quinn
Mercy Hospital
Miss Quinn
Muscatine
William Frank
Brown Street
Frank
Emil Rohwedder
Fritz Schlutz
America
Winnicke Tailoring Company
Brady Street
Lodge
Knights of Pythias
The
Germania Sick Relief Society
Tailors’ Union
Mathilda
Mary
Bertha Rohwedder
East Moline
Ralph Cooley
Grinnell
Iown
A. P. Norton
P. G. Stange
Viola Shultz
Congregational Church
Bell Society
Fay Brunk
Mildred Woodruff
E. D. Kessler
Milner
Trenton
Minier
C. E. Williams
Pope
Robert Henry
Baby George
Fred Wells
Wells
Independence
Lowa
Union Sunds ® I
Fritchle
Margaret Willey
Terry
Morline
Deere & Company
Velie Motor Motor Vehicle Company
Oiders
Lesan
Bowery
Santai
Tom
Stone Ra
Perna
Japan
Eros Nctel Svedith
Saenay
Reme
Johnnie
Kate
Mamma
Santa IN Blue
Bleuer’s
Fred Bleuer
Liverpool
U.S
New York
U. P
U. S. Steel
Reading
Southern Pacific
Central
Missouri Pacific
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Smelters
C. F
Springs
Leo F. Zelinski
Gibson St
Buffalo, N. Y
Bucklen
New York Evening Post
Sary
Ab Corntessel
Bary
Powell
Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Huntley
Yellowstone Valley
Montana
Zae
ASI Ecan
D. Clem Deaver
Landseekers’ Information Bureau
Q Building
Omaha
Neb
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