Davenport Neighbors News Roundup for Holiday Week
Schools to close tomorrow for holiday. Long Grove man survives suicide attempt after rope incident. Scott county raises treasurer salary to 2600 while bond reduced to 150000. Davenport Harbor plans and a deer cull at Feberuary Park. Lucille McNair to inherit 290000 from aunt. Davenport Industrial Fair set for Jan 25 26 with voting contest planned. Local obituaries, weddings, and family notes fill the rest of the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County Board of Supervisors
Ben Luetje
Luetje
Luette
Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland
Davenport Workmen 5 Industrial Home Association
Turner Hall
Davenport
Mother Goose Children Dress for Wax Santa Trick
A playful scene shows Fred Ruth and siblings planning to pose as Mother Goose characters to surprise Santa Claus. They list roles like Boy Blue Jack Horner and Miss Muffet, gather costumes in the attic, and plan a late night tableau before creeping to bed to wait for Christmas Eve magic.
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Fred
Ruth
Santa Claus
Earl
Gladys
Dorothy
Harry
Papa
Hiarry
Will
Met
Jack Horner
Bean
Miss Muffet
Jack
Jill
Mamma
Blue
Horn
Mother Goose
Moline News Highlights Small Fire and Local Elections
Ashes in a box in a barn at 625 Twelfth street sparked a minor blaze at 7 15 PM. No serious damage. Also noted are plans to hire weights and measures inspectors, robberies in the area, a Captain election for Company F, 6th Infantry, and obituaries including Mrs. Johanna Coryn and Mr. Carl Carlson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Erickson
Twelfth Street
Scott
6Th Infantry
Armory Hall
W. T. Channon
Rock Island
W. H. Lyons
Infantry of
Moline
Johanna Cathrina Coryn
Charles Coryn
Coryn
Lootenhulle
Belgium
Charles
Edward
Moline Trust & Savings Bank
St. Charles
Carl Johan Carlson
Sixteenth Avenue
Carlson
Torpa
Ostergotland
Sweden
America
John A
Alpha
John Seastrom
Granville
Iowa
Matilda
Riewerts Return From Albany Trip
Mr and Mrs John Riewerts arrived home Monday morning after attending events in Albany. The couple旅游 details not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Riewerts
Albany
Nutcracker Tale Ends With Bittersweet Sleep Scene
Scripted tableau features Bopeep Miss Muffet Jack Horner and Jack and Jill enacting a nursery rhyme play as fatigue settles in Ruth Gladys Earl Harry and Dorothy express weariness. Jack Horner drops his grip and the group sags to the floor ending the staged moment with slumped figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Harry
Dorothy
Leonie Ruth
Gladys
Ruth
Miss Muffet
Jack Horner
Jack
Jill
Earl
Bopeep
Crook
Vinol Promises Cure For Chronic Coughs and Colds
An advertisement touts Vinol as a cure for chronic coughs colds and bronchitis after other remedies fail. It cites testimonials from A. H. Wilde Minneapolis and S. McDonald St Paul praising Vinol’s healing tonic of cod liver oil and iron. Sold in Rock Island at Harper House pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Wilde
8Th Avenue
Minneapolis
Minn
S. McDonald
W. Congress St. Paul
Vinci
Rock Island
Harper House Pharmacy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adolph Kruse
Long Grove
J. B. Crouch
Eldridge
Kruse
Oftea
McClellan Heights
Davenport Improvement Company
Feteruary Park
John Albrecht
Northwest Davenport
H. J. Arp
Schuetzen Society
Lucille McNair
St. Kathirine’s School
Ottumwa
Miss McNair
Chicago
Riewerts
George Liphardt
Milan
Launcelot Hudson
Dora Winterfell
Mr. Kerr
Joslin
Winterfelt
William Ripper
Myron Robinson
Annie Genung
George Genung
Fred Ashdown
John Durbin
American Press Association
Santa
Watertown
Milwaukee
Alec McBain
Forty-first Street
Third Avenue
McBain
COE
The
J. Silverman
17Th St
D. E. Scholl
Harper House
Hmidelity Loan CO
Mitchell & Lynde
Telephone West
C.B
Q.R.R
Hutaro
E. A. Riddell
Dr. Martin
Second Ave
London
Mutual Loan Company
People’s National Bank
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