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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1903
Page
2
It is quality that counts in coal it makes heat retains it and enables burning 90 percent of the combustible part leaving clean ash Quality reduces your fuel bills You are not paying for dirt or unburnables The coal we handle both hard and soft deserves the good words from us and our patrons A ton will talk as loudly as a carload
John Volk and Company, contractors and builders, also manufactur and dealers in sash, doors, blinds, mouldings, veneered and hard wood flooring. Offers single and double strength window glass, polished plate, beveled plate and art glass. Located at 311 and 229 Eighteenth Street, Rock Island.
A local Chicago ad promotes dental services with claims of best materials and a guaranteed first class result. It highlights a thin elastic plate denture and promises fixed fit even after others fail, with a free cleaning offer and a Rock Island address. It also markets NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE to destroy herpes and related scalp conditions, claiming hair regrowth after treatment and listing Detroit and local distributor contacts.
Colona Sand Stone Quarries offers saved building stone ashlar and trimmings as a specialty for cheapness durability and beauty. Quarries 12 miles from Rock Island on the C B Q railroad. Trains 5 and 10 stop for visitors. Samples and photos available at Mitchell Lynde building room 12. Arthur Burrall manager Rock Island or Colona Illinois.
Sophia Claussen sues Travelers Insurance of Hartford for five thousand dollars claiming due on her deceased husband Alfred Claussen's accident policy after his drowning at Stillwater Minnesota on July 26. Davenport notes report a popular city election at the fair, Miss Sarah Aberle winning as most popular, and Cabal of Macabees leading fraternal polls. Also reported are Davenport cigar company Haak incorporation with capital stock of 100 dollars, deaths, thefts at Boston and Conroy case progress, and several arrests including Fowler on seduction charges and Lindsey Titts held for Missouri authorities.
The C R I and P announces a December 8 sale of round trip homeseekers tickets to Oklahoma and Indian Territory, with many Texas and New Mexico points offered at 18 dollars round trip. The offer targets homeseekers seeking affordable travel options to western destinations.
Holiday rates announced by the C. R. I. & P. and Burlington systems for round trips within 200 miles. Tickets sold December 2 5 31 and January 1 return by January 4 at a fare and one third. Burlington also offers similar terms December 24 25 31 and January 1 with final limit January 4.
Mrs. Albert Swanson hosted Mrs. Russer of Sacramento at her Fourth Avenue home. Harold Taylor’s son’s birthday drew little guests. Updates on Henry Swim’s recovery from a severe fall in Arkansas were shared by Myrtle Lodge. Local students and alumni return for holidays from Illinois and Nebraska universities. Multiple lodge officers were elected across Moline orders. A Christmas entertainment was planned at Turner hall. A street confrontation near Third Avenue involved two youths attempting a robbery. George Gibbs thwarted them, gaining control of a revolver, with no suspects identified yet.
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion of pure cod liver oil as a powerful flesh builder. It claims fat content aids nutrition and that doctors prescribe it for wasting diseases, coughs, colds, and bronchitis for nearly thirty years. A free sample is offered upon request from Scott & Bowne, 469 Pearl Street, New York.
Mr. Gibbs escaped injury in a bold theft attempt as darkness hindered descriptions. Police freed two youths after failing to identify them, while two other young men seen nearby are suspected accomplices. Separately, Moline Observatory No 1 held its annual meeting electing officers and noting many new members amid oyster refreshments.
Baseball manager Nicol of Rockford has started the season aiming for another pennant. New recruit Jerry Kane, last season’s third baseman and captain of Butte in the Pa National League, is a fast fielder who hit over 300 and should fill Pattison’s vacancy. Nicol plans a 25-man roster including Stark, Graham, Miller, Schnei berg, Meek, O’Brien, Kane, Shour, Barber, Sump, Willett and others, with Kane and Sump delivering consistently.
Dr Horne advertises cures for piles fistula fissures and other rectal and intestinal diseases without pain or surgery. He claims relief for female disorders linked to rectal disease and promotes free consultation with X-ray examination at Mitchell Lynde Building Rock Island hours daily including evenings and Sunday.
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