Davenport Couple Wed in Davenport Not Same Vohlstedt Clarification
Hugo Wiese and Clara Tagge of Davenport wed Miss Clara Tagge of Davenport and Andrew Kalendis of Davenport with Bertha Finley of Indianapolis. Dr William C Vohlstedt clarifies he and a William Vohlstedt were not the same person amid inquiries. Fire department makes three runs including to 2012 West Second street to a soot fire. Obituary notes Izrael Barr pioneer settler of Scott county dies at 80 after a stroke. Funeral Thursday at family home with Oakdale cemetery interment.
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Hugo Wiese
Clara Tagge
Davenport
Andrew Kalendis
Bertha Finley
Indianapolis
Chris Johnson
West Second Street
August Elpper
East Fifteenth Street
Wall Paper
Third
Gaines Street
Huntington County
Pennsylvania
Lincoln Township
Charles
William
John Féward
Scott County
John
Benjamin
Mary
Alitha
Kane
Oakdale Cemetery
Syndicate of Girls Captures Four Husbands
A Beaver Falls marriage syndicate of 60 young women formed to secure Sterling men. Four Sterling bachelors Amos Hollingswood Fred G Knimoor Elbert Rocky and Elmer Hoveburt traveled to Beaver Falls to claim their brides.
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Sterling, Ml
Beaver Falls
Sterling
Amos Hollingswood
Fred G. Knimoor
Elbert Rocky
Elmer Hoveburt
Beaver Falls Marriage Syndicate Targets Local Men
A Beaver Falls group formed a marriage syndicate inviting 59 women to seek husbands through sterling daily letters. They send circulars to men asking marital status and willingness to correspond. Four men have so far responded and begun courtship, with ten more reportedly to follow if reports are favorable.
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Beaver Falls
Sterling
Land of Cheese Legend from Switzerland Draws Attention
A New York Tribune piece extols Switzerland as the land of cheese, noting Zermatt’s famed hard cheese and Swiss customs where a family’s oldest cheese marks status. It describes cheeses tied to births, weddings, and funerals, with guest offerings aiming to ensure thrift and happiness for the departed family.
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Switzerland
United States
Zermatt
Confederation
New York Tribune
New Mexico the Land of Cibola in History
The piece recalls the original name Land of the Seven Golden Cities of Cibola used for New Mexico. It notes the term arose from reports by Vaca to Mexico and inspired by Spaniards imaginations and Indian stories of vast cities filled with gold and silver.
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New Mexico
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Cibola
Vaca
Mexico
D. H. MacAdam
Metropolitan Magazine
A Terrible Blunder To neglect liver trouble
Advertisement urges taking Dr. King's New Life Pills at first sign of constipation bile buildup or inactive bowels to prevent indigestion jaundice or gall stones. Claims pills regulate liver and stomach ease bowels and boost health. Priced 25 cents at all druggists.
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Dr. King
Velie farm plans biggest Rock Island hog sale
J A Wilson of Velie farm prepares January 22 sale featuring Duroc Jersey prize hogs. Colonel F J Reppert of Decatur Ind, famed hog auctioneer, to conduct the event after eight weeks of negotiations. Saturated by auction hype, the sale aims to be the county’s largest ever.
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J. A. Wilson
Velie Farm
Rock Island County
Velie
F. J. Reppert
Decatur
Ind
Colonel Reppert
Mr. Wilson
Local social notes from Silvis on Thursday events
The Methodist Ladies Aid hosted by Mrs Will Ireland. Rev E W Thompson officiated the wedding of Miss Dusta Belowski and Walter Mitten of Carbon Cliff at the local parsonage. Couples plan residence in Carbon Cliff. Visitors included Fred Masters of Sheffield and Mr Mrs A Walker. Baker goods sale by Baptist Ladies Aid at Pershing store. Store ownership change to Johnsons. Birthday club met with Mrs Frew. Mildred Morrison and her mother returned from Coaltown. Mrs William Emmett hosted Mrs E H Davis of Lan dora Iowa. Mrs F Hall of Colona visiting relatives. P Doering returned to Peoria after weeks here. Mrs E M Hopson entertained Mrs Lohrman and daughter from South Dakota. Ella Allison of Carbon Cliff visited here. Mrs R Mier returned home.
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Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Will Ireland
E. W. Thompson
Dusta Belowski
Walter Mitten
Carbon Cliff
Methodist Church
A. Walker
Fred Masters
Sheffield
Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society
J. M. Pershing
Messrs. Johnson
Pershing & Son
Frew
Mildred Morrison
Coaltown
William Emmett
E. H. Davis
Landora
Iowa
F. Hall
Colona
P. Doering
Peoria
Geneseo
D. Mier
F. Stephenson
Emma Ball
Margaret Huber
Preston Ball
Taylor Ridge
Charles Young
Kansas City
Carbor Cliff
John Ransom
Willis Hobson
M. Anderson
Watertown
North Dakota
E. Scott
T. Scott
Blue Island
Glen Walker
A. Scott
Miss Wills
Sherrard
Matthew Murrin
Etta Murrin
San Francisco
P. Murrin
Rock’ Island
A. Otto
P. Downing
Albert
Carl Felders
Beatrice
Neb
John Kyle
Henry Geesenhagen
B. Winnall
Tucumcari
N. M
Local Church Bazaar and Family Visits Across Geneseo Notes
Geneseo residents attended a Methodist Ladies Aid bazar at the church and several families hosted or visited kin. Mesdames Stephenson Pershing Ball Scott Murrin Downs and Glover hosted or traveled. John Ransom injured by shotgun blast while hunting near Carbor Cliff. School to close for Christmas vacation. News reflects community social ties and minor health updates.
The End of Tuberculosis By Dr William Ely
A historical medical article explains tuberculosis of the lungs caused by tubercle bacilli. It outlines contagion routes through inhalation ingestion and skin inoculation, noting cough fever night sweats and weight loss as key symptoms and the lung destruction caused by the germs.
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William 8. Ely
Scipio and Wellington Parallel in Career and Fall
A comparative piece tracing Scipio Africanus and the Duke of Wellington as mirrored figures in military achievement and political decline. It notes Spain campaigns, final defeats at Zama and Waterloo, exile or refuge, then shifts to their later political controversies and ends with Scipio’s death outside his bedchamber.
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Scipio
Hannibal
Wellington
Napoleon
Scipio Canus
Duke of Wellington
Rome
Europe
Spain
Zama
Ephesus
St. Helena
London
Waterloo
Miners and Operators Convene in Joint Meeting
The article notes a joint meeting highlighting two notable figures, with H. M. Tay of the Coal Operators' Association elected president of a new organization. J. C. Kelsom of Indiana serves as vice president and C. S. Scroggs of Chicago as secretary treasurer as part of the developing coal industry leadership.
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Rome
Wellington
United States
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
H. M. Tay
Chicago
Noi Coal Operators’ Association
J. C. Kelsem
Indiana
C. 8. Scroggs
Operators organize preparing for strike
Chicago December 20. coal miners wage talks ahead of April have prompted southern and other field operators to form the American Federation of Coal Operators. The La Salle hotel meeting drew reps from Indiana Illinois and the south with all bituminous fields represented except western Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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Chicago
American Federation of Coal Operators
Hotel la Salle
Indiana
Illinois
South
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Colds Headache Remedy Ad Promotes Quick Cure
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as a world wide cold and grip remedy claiming it removes the cause and lists E. W. Grove for a full name. It also cites Chamberlain's Liniment as a fast cure for sprained ankles and recommends general druggist availability.
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E. W. Grove
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Syndicate OF Girls
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Harmon
Judson Harmon
Washington
William Jennings
Cupid
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Harper House
Chicago Medical Institute
West Third Street
Wain St
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Cheese
Frank Carlson
City Hospital
Lawrence Waller
Bond
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Waller
Galva
Third Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Carlson
Socialist
Fannie Pass
George Pass
Twentythird Avenue
Fannie Tilling
Herbert
Warren
Bruce
Lee
Eleie
Cora
Chippiannock Cemetery
Math’s
Second Avenue
Old Phone
Beecham
Boothemi'e Feth
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