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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1912
Page
2
The community extends sympathy to a long‑suffering Rock Island resident who has shown remarkable courage through many months of illness. Mrs. Will Tennant was seen visiting in Rock Island on Wednesday.
Aledo hosts the Mercer county short course with corn judging demonstrations led by Prof. L Hegnauer. Mrs Kathryn McMurray delivers a witty lecture His Unprogressive Wife. Out-of-town ladies join demonstrations and an Urbana extension school of household science for girls is organized.
Edward Koch found guilty of grand larceny for stealing 65 dollars from Juergen Jahn. Koch to be sentenced within two days. John Disher, accused of assault with intent to kill, released on parole with five year sentence suspended. Marriage licenses list Davenport, Sunbury, and other nearby towns. Pulmotor donation announced for Davenport and Macatine. A. T. Vollmer of La Crosse crushed by train near Ripley street. victim at Mercy hospital. Coal shortage causing anxiety with steam coal at 2.16 per ton versus 1.80 last year. car shortages affecting industries.
Boston report lauds Eleanor Sears as America’s top woman athlete praising her swimming, polo, tennis, riding, skating and boxing feats. She hosts grand social events from Bar Harbor to California, counts royalty and celebrities among friends, and is noted for her unconventional, vivacious lifestyle.
Bettendorf car shops and foundry restarted this morning after a two to three week shutdown for generator repairs. The move brought all workers back to duty. In other chaos, a violent fight near the Atlantic hotel left Joe Williams with a knife wound and Gus Bounds in county jail facing assault with intent to kill. Williams is hospitalized with serious injuries but expected to recover. Banks in Davenport and surrounding towns face a forger using identical checks bearing different company names, pointing to a Des Moines printer partnership. The obituary notes Fritz Stender, a 35 year veteran, dying yesterday.
Noon at the Custer hotel on Scott street marks a death notice for Stender a Betten dorf Axle company employee who is survived by his mother Mrs H Stender of Moline. James H Bushnell of Davenport died suddenly at Mt Pleasant hospital aged 53 leaving a wife and four children. Lucile Iva Armstrong infant daughter of Mr and Mrs F L Armstrong died at home on Eastern avenue after a brief illness aged three weeks and four days.
In Coal Valley G. B. Buck won the presidency to succeed T. R. Lees at a farmers institute planning session. Charles A Johnson, recently ill, is able to be about again. Kingdom school plans a pay program and Christmas entertainment next Tuesday at 2 PM before holiday vacation. Nellie Kerr visited Reynolds relatives. Arthur Lawson and Reid McMeeker toured Rock Island by car. Arthur Wright underwent limb amputation after prior injury. he endured the operation well during recovery.
The article cites a persistent error in Bret Harte’s poem Heathen Chinee. It claims the character Ah Sin cheats at euchre with Truthful James and Bill Nye, with the boast that Harte missed a misprint about the number of card packs in Ah Sin’s sleeves. The piece notes the error remained through editions despite editors’ attempts to correct it.
Mrs. Mary Taylor of St. Clair Missouri reports a fifteen year eczema problem worsened by water exposure. After unsuccessful home remedies she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, followed medical advice, and says the treatment cured her completely. Ad emphasizes worldwide sales and free sample offers.
A compact directory item lists medical professionals and insurers including Dr. E P Ames and Dr. Hainline among others, with firms such as Columbia National Life, Continental Assurance, and New York Life. It notes loan services by Cut Rate Loan Co and Fidelity Loan Co and real estate lenders Ludolph and Schroeder.
The text contrasts a corrupted phrase from Bret Harte with the persistent misreading The Heathen Chanee. It notes publishers' changes and a poet's resignation to the butchered reading. It then turns to Portugal where small farmers ride mules, remaining traditional despite progress, the mule still bearing the rider and a toad anecdote threading through the tale.
Nervous canaries suffer shocks from sight or sound and may die from distress. An old bird dealer recalls two birds that drooped and died until mice stealing seeds below caused fear. Moving the cage away from mice led to rapid recovery. Also notes sprained ankles take weeks to heal. Chamberlain's Liniment may heal in days. Sold by all druggists.
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