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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
2
The Argus announces weekly publication under western address limitations with daily and weekly pricing. It states political or religious communications must include real names and signed correspondence is solicited from every township in the county.
The column surveys diverse topics from Boer War era diplomacy and a jubilee postponement to U S shoppers planning Christmas buys. It jokes about Thatcher like figures, notes Rock Island merchants, references Ernest Weinberg’s charitable giving to the University of Chicago, and remarks on advertising value, railroads offering pensions, and Argentine smuggling probes using an X ray device.
An advertisement touts Scott's emulsion of cod liver oil as nourishing for nervous conditions and fatigue. It claims the product feeds the nerve that cries for food and helps the brain, with fall recovery by supplying fat from usual meals.
The report reviews a disputed treaty issue between America and England touching the Monroe doctrine, then shifts to election returns showing McKinley ahead of Bryan and third-party tallies. It includes a Illinois census bulletin noting population growth, county changes, and urban expansion from 1810 to 1900.
An old patent medicine ad touts Dr King’s New Life Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a universal cure for cold and stomach ills. It claims quick relief, emphasizes strength, ambition, and social success, and prices the remedy at 35 cents sold by druggists Z & Uller Meyer.
The Britge Doc surgeons stitute opens a permanent branch at 1700 Third avenue offering three months of free services to all invalids who call before Jan. 10. Includes consultations, examinations, minor surgeries, and home treatment options. Dr. R. J. Nate leads the staff. office hours 9 am to 8 pm, no Sundays.
A garbled page fragment shows financial figures and a notary section. It mentions a profile with expenses and deposits, a sworn statement, and notary Fr. Misner on December 21, with P. Gaexawant as cashier.
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