Licensed to Marry and Will Contest Settled in Court
The notice lists couples from Moline Davenport Rock Island and Davenport. The will contest of Margaret Leonard ends with an amicable settlement in district court naming M F Gorman executor and awarding 800 to Catherine Sterling and Margaret Gilloley against the estate. The case is drawn from the jury list for the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Leonard
Wililam Chamberlin
Jand Sharon & Higgins
M. F. ‘Gorman
Catherine Sterling
Margaret ‘Gilloley
James Leonard
Pocket Stamp Case and Other Handy Gifts for Men
A series of small, practical gift ideas suitable for men. Includes a two piece pocket stamp case made from silk remnants, a bottle green lawyers bag, a gilded match scratcher card, a hanging spool holder with dolls as pincushions, and a plush hat pad to aid comfort for wearers of silk hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Jack
Tom
An Unsatisfactory Method
A distressed debtor confesses to a sympathetic friend that pacing the floor in worry has yielded little, revealing the imprudent man’s inability to make progress against his debts. The exchange highlights financial frustration and a sense of futility.
Christmas Fur Gifts Highlighted By Elegant Sets
Christmas presents include fur coats and mink sets, seal caps and fur hats, lynx fur pieces, seal gloves and auto gloves, men's seal caps, kid gloves and English gloves from Fownes and Spalding's sweaters, offering a variety of luxurious items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fownes
Spalding
Sechler Officers Reelect In D M Sechler Implement and Carriage Co
Annual stockholders meeting in Moline reelected directors T M Sechler J M Moon H C Edmonds and A T McElvaine all of Moline. Directors later chose officers including Thomas M Sechler president and W J Davis assistant secretary and general manager. City Hall Plan Approved for 100000 Building to be financed by bond issue and one mill tax with bids due by March 1 and construction expected to start April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sechler
D. M. Sechler Implement and Carriage Company
T. M. Sechler
Moline
J. M. Moon
St. Louis
H. C. Edmonds
Chicago
A. T. McElwaine
W. J. Davis
D. M. Stowe
J. 8. Gilmore
H. W. Whitsitt
Mr. Whitsitt
Whitsitt
Building Committee of Aldermen
Sixteenth Street
Fourth Avenue
East Moline
Fast Moline
Mc Sowell
Johnson
Juan Parr
Railroad Crossing
Seventh Street
Second Avenue
Ninth Street
Parisian Sage hair grower sold nationwide
Parisian Sage marketed by Giroux Manufacturing of Buffalo New York claims to be the only real hair grower and dandruff remover. A Harper House pharmacy notice promises money back if it does not remove dandruff stop hair loss or itching and adds the product makes hair grow with a lustrous appearance. Testimonial from Mrs William Hoglund of Sault Ste Marie Michigan dated June 2 1910 supports its effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Iibera
Giroux Manufacturing Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Argus
Harper House
The
Rock Island
William Hoglund
Sault Ste Marie, Mich
Eleventh Hour Housewife Seeks Tools and Home Upgrades
A kitchen and home improvement note lists items like sewing machine motors cabinet gas stoves gas heaters grates and electric lighted mirrors. The reader seeks suggestions and sources for these household upgrades and related machinery.
Obituary and a wartime lottery tale surface in clipped clipping
Obituary notes Mary De Clerk a nine year old girl from Silvis died after a brief diphtheria illness as her mother travels in Belgium. Burial was held in St Marys cemetery. A separate tale recounts a farmer's attempted deceit in a ball draw lottery where a white ball and a black ball determine service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Charles de Clerk
Fifth Street
Silvis
Belgium
St. Mary's Cemetery
Muzzling the Press in Early English Governance
A historical note recalls 17th century England when the state treated the press as a hostile power. Roger L Estrange, as overseer, issued Considerations and Proposals to regulate the press, advocating stringent limits on printers, letter founders, and smiths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Roger L'Estrange
Letter Founders
Smiths
Strange proposals on badges and censorship spark debate
The text recalls early 19th century debates by L istrange proposing visible badges for law violators and restricting newspapers. He argued control over reading fuels subordination and even suggested a hat or colored garment as ignominy. In 1085 Istrange was knighted, per the Chicago News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L’estrange
Tn 1085
Istrange
Chicrage News
Local News and Social Arrivals in Silvis Illinois
Silvis residents report visits from Iowa relatives and local recoveries. Mrs J Morrison returns home with Thomas William after winter visit. Ive Nicholson back to clerking at Pershing’s store. Several sick heads include John Frederick Brown and Earl Peck. Oysters and bazaar hosted by Methodist Ladies’ Aid moved to December 20. Mrs August Swanson hosts Baptist Ladies’ Aid at country home with sumptuous dinner. Lolla Jones of Colona and Bert Hamberstone of Moline wed at Methodist parsonage with Rev KE W Thompson officiating. Holy Name Society enjoyed visit by Miss Sophia Hollman at Stephens home. Miss M Mullen of Geneseo to teach primary at Pleasant Valley. 500 Club dance at Cooney’s hall. Many schoolchildren home with severe colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Silvis
Lolla Jones
Colona
Bert Hamberstone
Moline
KE. W. Thompson
Mississippi
Holy Name Society
Sophia Hollman
Stephens
Fifth Street
M. Mullen
Geneseo
Pleasant Valley School
Bonniefield
Mercer
Utah
500 Club
Cooney's Hall
Clever ruse to dodge conscription in French village
Two young men in a French village faced a conscription draw. One was the son of a rich farmer and the other the only child of a poor widow. The farmer befriended the official overseeing the draft to influence the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Officiel
Repis
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Davenport
William F. Talmage
Lulu May Jones
Fred S. Dewey
Helen H. Johnson
Howard Jenner
Elsie Peters
Charles Haley
Kinney, Bishop and Sanford
Ottumas
Ottumwa
Haley
Coronado
Cal
Emil Geisler
Geisler
Lunden
Dittmarschen
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
California
Fair Avenue
L. M. Coffman
Oakdale Cemetery
Henry J. Schroeder
Eckstein Lane
Harrison Street
Mecklenberg
Schwerein
Lillie Puchert
Emma Bracker
Amelia
Amanda Schroeder
Fred
Carl Schroeder
Altenoor
Pine Hill Cemetery
Annie Scharff
Hans Scharff
le Claire
Henry
William
John
Tillie
William Peitscher
Charles Hoefeldt
William Salpanu
Blue Grass
Honey Hoefeldt
Max Gripp
Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Hans Husmann
Reimer Husmann
Brown Street
Reimer
Hans Husmann, Jr
Mary Blunk
Lena Siemsen
Storment
Fairmount Cemetery
Washington Star
Father
Channon & Dufva West
17Th St
Bennett’s Fur Store
Harold Taze
W. I. Taze
New East Moline Bank
Young Taze
Ers
Grates
Peoples’ Power CO
Independent Express Co
Twenty-second St
G. Heileman Brewing Co
Third Avenue
M. Ziffrin
Gia Phone West
India Tea
the Growers OF India Tea
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