Davenport Divorces and Local News Digest
Davenport residents face divorce actions as Alfred Nugebauer and Bertha Syring sue for divorce in Davenport, with alimony requested. A separate divorce petition sees Mrs Fredericke Brandt seeking decree from Michael Brandt. A Workman Injured details Charles Culler hurt in Nahant yards, hospitalized at St Luke's with about a month off work. Burglars hit Hincliff grocery at 630 East Thirteenth Street stealing $2.85. nearby Heppy Meat Market window break yields no reported losses. Judge Barker grants time for Charles T. Cooper to seek a new trial in Edward P. Cochrane murder case. Obituary notes Martin William Schroeder dies at 62 Division Street. survived by widow Anna and five children, with German affiliation and local guild ties.
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Hincliff
East Thirteenth Street
Heppy
A. P. Barker
Charles T. Cooper
Edward P. Cochrane
Clinton
Cooper
Division Street
Martin William Schroeder
Schroeder
Germany
Davenport
Claus Groth Guild
Germania
Anna Schroeder
John
Annie
Lawrence
Lulu
Melanie
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Claim Quick Indigestion Relief
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets aid digestion by supplying missing gastric elements and helping convert food into blood and tissue. Take after heavy meals and carry a package in your vest pocket or room. The ad promises guaranteed relief or money back with three sizes 25 cents 50 cents and 1.00 available at Thomas Drug Company Rexall store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
Thomas Drug Company
Premier of China Ex Reform Fader May Gain Throne
The premier and ex reformer may gain the throne of the Celestial Empire and will live with their mother on Sixth Street while attending school here Mrs Wagoner teaches the eighth grade at the McKinley school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Fader
Celestial Empire
Sixth Street
Death notices for Essler and Schroeder families in Iowa and Germany
Miss Shirley Essler dies in St Louis after a yearlong illness. The A S Essler family, former Davenport residents now in St Louis, mourns her death at 4010 Delmar Boulevard. Also noted are services for relatives of John and Lawrene Schroeder of Davenport and Germany, and survivors including Augusta Hinchet, Anna Peterson, Louisa Fink, and siblings Hattie Lena Raymond.
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Augusta Hinchet
Moline
Anna Peterson
Davenport
Louisa Fink
Rock Island
John Schroeder
Lawreme Schroeder
Germany
Fairmount Cemetery
A. S. Essler
St. Louis
Local Social Happenings and Visits Highlight Week
Silvis baseball team hosted an invitational dance at Kahne hall last Thursday to raise funds for the team. Mrs J M Osborne hosted Baptist Ladies Aid in Watertown, with Mrs A C Hanson bringing Miss Ida Griffin from Albany. Mrs William Ireland plans a Methodist Ladies Aid gathering next Thursday. Dollie Gengley returned to West Davenport after visiting here. Daughters of St Margaret met with a post meeting supper. Methodist Ladies’ Aid prepared for a bazaar on December 17 at the church. Alfred Hanson of Aurora visited Mrs L J Korb. Julia Balkenstine returned to West Liberty after a week with friends. Ella Allison visited in Carboneu from Griffin home. John Timson and father toured Kewanee. George Pike visited after university duties at Champaign. Ireland relatives toured De Witt last week. Robert Wagner and sister arrived from Chicago after schooling there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kahne’s Hall
J. M. Osborne
Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society
Watertown
A. C. Hanson
Ida Griffin
Albany
Bert Beerbower
Cedar Rapids
William Ireland
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Dollie Gengley
West Davenport
Guy de Bourcey
Society of the Daughters’ of St
L. J. Korb
Alfred Hanson
Aurora
Neb
Julia Balkenstine
West Liberty
Iowa
Ella Allison
Carboneu
Griffin
John Timson
Kewanee
J. W. Pike
George
State University
Champaign
de Witt
Robert Wagner
Chicago
Aledo Social Notes and Local Moves Recap
Aledo headlines detail visits and journeys across the region. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Scudder returning from New Boston while Misa Mary Bear visited Burlington, and plans for the Ballard family to move to New Boston. Attendees at Archer Sheats birthday, a Partridge Wyandotte show win, and numerous trips to Rock Island, Davenport, and Chicago punctuate a busy week in town. The Warren Shedd post election results, relief corps inspection, and local farewells complete the society page.
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Lyman Scudder
New Boston
Aledo
Misa Mary Bear
Burlington
Iowa
Amelia Bear
J. B. Ballard
Cora Ingmire
Anna Mapes
Rock Island
Ingmire
W. S. Headley
Lafayette
Moline Figures See Long Service and New Roles
William Gamgle resigns from Moline Plow after 22 years as assistant purchasing agent to join South Side Malleable Casting in Milwaukee as sales manager and director. A poultry show opens in Turner hall with entries collected and pens numbered. Obituary notes Jacob H Abraham of 813 Eighteenth avenue died after a long illness, survived by wife Hannah. services held at his home.
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Moline Plow Company
William Gamgle
Milwaukee
South Side Malleable Casting Company
Moline
Turner Hall
Jacob H. Abraham
Eighteenth Avenue
Mr. Abraham
Christiania
Norway
Chicago
Rock Island
Atkinson
Joy
Aledo
Keithsburg
Oscar
August Karstens
Hannah Anderson
A. H. Marselus
Aaron G
Emma Young
Oscar D
Charles Hill
Clarence J
Andrew Johnson
Roy B
Grace Abraham
New Home Made Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Mentho-Laxene as a superior home made cough syrup. The formula uses essence mentho-laxene, sugar, and boiling water to create a laxative cough remedy claimed to loosen a stubborn cough in an hour and prevent pneumonia and other cold complications. It appeals to both adults and children.
A Baking Powder Controversy and Calumet Recommendation
Households can save by avoiding cheap big can baking powders which spoil bakes and cost more in the long run. The article argues price is not the measure of quality and promotes Calumet Baking Powder as the best value at 25 cents per pound, endorsed by physicians and chemists and widely used, claiming the top award at a world exposition.
East Moline Notes and Local Visit Records
East Moline residents and visitors include A C Booker in Bloomington on business Mrs Wayman Potter entertaining relatives from Erie and Mrs Joe Maskell of Beardstown visiting. Emma Cohn of Durant visited Mrs Peiffer with others. Margaret Willey joins Martins grocery staff. A Silvis baseball team dance drew a large crowd. E P Grout departed for New York City for two weeks. The Methodist Ladies Aid hosted a bear and supper event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Booker
Bloomington
Silvis
E. P. Grout
New York City
Methodist Ladies
Masquerade Ball Planned by Woodmen Next Friday
Community notes record social visits and movements including Mrs G F Johnson hosting a Thursday afternoon event raising fifty five dollars, Mrs Frank Wake and kids visiting M S Martin, and Ellen Tompkins returning home from Annawan. A Woodmen hall masquerade ball is scheduled for next Friday.
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G. F. Johnson
Frank Wake
Rosehill
M. S. Martin
Woodmen
Woodmen Hall
Ellen Tompkins
Annawan
Charles Tompkins
C. J. Garrett
Robert Trimble
Urbana
Urbana By the Death of A Relative. Miss True Tulley
Booker's Grocery
P. C. Brown
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Rock Island Argus
Alfred Nugebauer
Bertha Syring
Fredericke Brandt
Michael Brandt
Charles Culler
Nahant
St. Luke's Hospital
Math’s
Math's
Sia
Kai W
Yuan Shi Kai
Yuan
Archer Sheats
John Dodson
W. P. Zentmire
O. E. Carlstrom
Tri-Cities
H. R. Morgan
Tri-City
George Graham
Pauline
May Horne
Jennie Bickett
Mt. Ayr
J. Sheckell
Webster
L. D. Kirkpatrick
E. M. Thompson
Little Son
Dorothy Forsythe
Ft. Madison
Anna Finley
C. T. Larson
Milan
PL Fassnacht
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Lydia Hebel
Ell
Mike” Lynch
William and Vashti College
J. D. Peters
Jessie Lemon
L.B. Turner
John Har
Iig
Sarah Cadman
Osceola
George Guthrie
Harry Kennicutt
Texas
M. J. Smith
Emma Decker
North Henderson
Alice McGaw
Macomb
Gertrude Krein
Viola
M. Sullivan
Galesburg
D. Sullivan
W. Morrison
L. W. Wright
Ruthy
Pearl Miller
O. M. Bartlett
Miss Haas
Sloan
Charles Nesbitt
Bessie Minor
Myrtle Lundblad
Emma Farm
Tillie Hubbard
Ona Miller
Relief
Anna E. Sale
Woman's Relief Corps
Warren Shedd
Alex Calhoun
C. C. Walter
Alvah Jay
M. C. Danford
D. Kennicutt
B. F. Tudor
W. A. Lorimer
H.S. Middaugh
E. L. Willits
F. C. Cunningham
R. W. Finley
Bradshaw
Maude Winn
Bernice Peters
East Moline
Harding Construction Company
Janesville
Wis
Anna Fletch
Dubuque
Henry Hield
Marseilles
Grant Kinsel
Art Dietrich
Dan
Ria CN
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