Davenport Woman Seeks Divorce From Two Husbands
Mrs Belle Snedigar sues for divorce in Scott county district court, alleging she has two husbands living. She says she married George E Heenan at Marion Iowa on May 10 1897 under the name George McCarthy, left him after five years due to drunkenness and cruelty, and later married Clarence Snedigar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County District Court
Louis Roddewig
Belle Snedigar
Bollinger
Snedigar
Marion
Iowa
George E. Heenan
George McCarthy
McCarthy
Clarence Snedigar
Heenan
Judge Beer By Its True Worth
An article argues beer as a nutritious temperance beverage. It cites endorsements from Phoebe Cousins and Dr. Joseph Feisler of Northwestern, plus a military officer who improved canteens by serving beer. Pabst Beer is presented as eight day malt, quality hops, pure water, and three and a half percent alcohol as ideal nourishment.
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Phoebe Cousins
Joseph Feisler
Northwestern University
Evcuent Christian Temperance Union
PABST BLUE AD IN M. LEVY & SON NOTICE
Local Rock Island advertisement lists PABST BLUE branding in a classified style entry for M. Levy & Son at 1818 1820 First Ave. Old Phone West 101 featured in an old retail notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Levy & Son
Old Phone
First Ave
Rock Island
Pabst Blue
Legal marriage confusion and a late divorce action
A woman, wrongfully married in a name, consulted a Cedar Rapids lawyer who advised that divorce was unnecessary. She married Snedigar in Rock Island on December 14, 1905, then discovered her first marriage to Heenan was still valid, and left Snedigar. Judge Bollinger delayed, then case details followed amid other local notes including an exposure death, a stabbing incident, and court actions.
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Cedar Rapids
Snedigar
Rock Island
Heenan
Bollinger
G. W. Neal
Rock Island Road
District Court
Railroad Company
Joseph C. Frew
Supreme Court
Sketch of Mr Kuehl and Local Election Contest Withdrawals
The article notes the life of Mr Kuehl born in 1856 with marriage to Marie Johans and a career in groceries cabinet making and railroading. It also reports Charles Like filing to withdraw from the contest against County Recorder elect Frank Holm reducing contenders to Gruenwald Schick and Brownlie.
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Black Hawk
Charles Blazer
John Blazer
William Schuck
Carl Bellhouse
Fred Liebefeldt
Henry Hurley
George Ricketts
Jacob Tanner
Frank Stoeffel
Frank Rouse
Louis Vetter
Howard Dunn
John Kadel
Tri-City Pasteurized Milk Company
Sam Johnston
Walter McConnell
George Sears
W. H. Marshall
John Cox
Adolph Hoover
Edgington
William Miller
America
Davenport
Marie Johans
Charles Like
P. W. McManus
Frank Holm
William Gruenwald
Charles Schick
R. K. Brownlie
Recorder Like
Pure Food Law Backed by Protection Move
Dr Edwards Comp Dan delion tablets and pills conform to the Pure Food Law requirements. For sale by all druggists with a free trial package at T H Thomas, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
T. H. Thomas
Chronic Rheumatism Cured Says Dr Hettinger
Indianapolis doctor Dr H B Hettinger reports relief from chronic rheumatism after ankle sprain using Detchen's Mystic Cure. He claims four days to walk without a cane and two bottles to complete cure, recommending it widely. Sold by Otto Grotjan in Rock Island and Gust Schlegel & Son in Davenport.
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H. B. Hettinger
Indianapolis
Ind
Detchen
Otto Grotjan
Second Avenue
Rock Island
Gust Schlegel & Son
West Second Street
Davenport
Dozen New Scarlet Fever Cases in Moline
Health Commissioner reports twelve new scarlet fever cases last week with several deaths and many severe sufferers. Four diphtheria cases also noted as schools consider Christmas vacation to curb contagion. Obituary notes include Milton Shallene and Colonel W H Meckling with funeral plans pending.
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R. C. J. Meyer
F. W. Shallene
Milton
W. H. Meckling
W. C. Meckling
Fourteenth Street
Moline
Harry E. Meckling
New York
Colonel Meckling
Elegant Ebony Toilet Set Ad
An advertisement touts six dollar sets of genuine French ebony toilette items including comb, brush, and mirror in a case trimmed with sterling silver. It presents them as attractive and inexpensive for quick purchase.
Railway tips and holiday tickets for tri cities area
The notice outlines first class service to Chicago and Kansas City with sleeping car reservations. Holiday round trips described Dec 20 to Jan 1 to many states and regions, limited 30 days. Home seekers tickets offered monthly with routes to Iowa Minnesota the Dakotas and more. Contact city ticket office for details.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Tri-Cities
Rock Island
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Illinois
Colorado
Ken
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Ontario
Michigan
New Bro's Herpicide Promises Cure for Dandruff
In a period advertisement The Herpicide Co Detroit promotes Newbro for dandruff claiming it destroys the parasite at the hair root. Testimonial from Charles Klein of Laramie Wyoming says itching stops and a new crop of hair grows. Product advertised as grease free and safe with sample requests via stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbro
Charles Klein
Laramie
Wyo
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
T. H. Thomas
Gift Books Offer Nice Bindings at Cut Prices
A catalog lists new and standard volumes including illustrated sets. The Best Known Novels line includes expensive looking but affordable gifts. Recent fiction priced previously at 1.50 now offered at 49 cents. Titles such as The Rose of Old St. Louis The Call of the Wild Hearts and Masks and The Virginian are described as 1.50 books selling for 75 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old St. Louis
The
Virginian
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