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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
2
The article argues now is the best time to buy real estate in Rock Island as building materials and lots rise daily and winter slows sales. It claims sellers must accept lower prices to attract buyers and promises to assist with any real estate deal, signed by Jess.
Multiple property trade offers and sales including two loom cottages on a 75 by 15 lot in Davenport valued at 2100, a 5 room and a 4 room cottages for cash or exchange, a new grocery stock valued 2000 to 2500, a modern 4 room cottage on 14th street, a 3 family row on 2yth street, a 7th avenue 6 room house valued 3300, and a 400 acre farm in Mason county Michigan, all listed for cash or trade with city properties or building lots.
City finance and street committees join the city attorney to enforce snow clearing on private and vacant properties amid rising slip and fall lawsuits. Davenport Locomotive Works buys 27 acres west of the plant for a two-engine-a-day foundry. Clergymen report liquor petition support varies by township, with Princeton under one-thirds. Dick Lane elected bank director replacing Whitaker who moved to Birmingham. Tri-City Railway remodelling to create a Davenport substation. spring readiness expected. High school faculty selects six in-house speakers. Otis Gilbrech titled valedictorian, John Kerrigan first speaker.
Community briefs from Taylor Ridge and nearby towns recount visits, illnesses, and funerals, including Ethel Ferris Workman’s diabetes death and other local happenings. A testimonial from Bowie Texas highlights Dr King’s New Discovery as a cure for coughs and consumption.
Mrs J B Lee and family visit relatives while others move and travel. A wedding occurs at the Watson home as Miss Kate Watson wed Raymond Rickett with Rev J R Spiller officiating. Arizona Watson attended as sister of the bride. Elmore Caple was ring bearer. about forty guests attend.
At a Mo line meeting the Business Men's association invited the State Bankers to meet in the city next year, promising crowd flow at no cost. The club cafe operated at a loss with plans to close unless revenues rise. Eagles elected officers. plans for a remodeled vaudeville theater and an ambitious Swedish singers summer festival were announced.
Probate and estate actions include approval of the settlement in the estate of Abertiod Tanean and appointment of executors. guardianship proceedings for Gobert L. and the estate of Joseph Navel Opler listed. reports filed and approved in the distribution and administration of estates. annual and final accounts submitted with pagination indicating full administration and estate closure.
The unreadable OCR passage lists scattered names places and sums with no clear event. It references multiple persons and locations in a garbled style that obscures meaning or date.
A historical notice reassures the public that Chamberlain's cough remedy contains no opium. The product is claimed safe for children and has a long-standing reputation of over twenty years as a popular remedy for colds croup and whooping cough. Sold by local druggists.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a bridge and town issues with a May date and a miner at a place. It references stealth, demand, and lowe comat vocab. specific names, places, or outcomes are unreadable.
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