Wife Is Accused in Davenport Divorce Petitions
E J Powers has filed for divorce from Maude E Powers alleging her moral conduct after she was arrested on April 20 1908 in a Brady Street rooming house. The item also notes moves in local musical groups, a residence fire at Attorney Walter H Petersen’s Oak Lane home, and other neighborhood incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady Street
Fifth
Sixth Streets
E. J. Powers
Maude E. Powers
Petersen
Walter H. Petersen
Oak Lane
Occident Laboratories
Mistletoe Kiss Ridiculed in Verses from 1909
A playful 1909 verse depicts a Blithesome maid under a high mistletoe catching a kiss with the man nearby. The scene unfolds amid snow, ambush, and a cheeky charm. The rhythm and whimsy celebrate the festive plant and the bold moment beneath it.
New Davenport events include director appointment and fire loss
Waldo Spohr of St. Paul named director of Davenport Flensburg, Germany, amid police reception. Fire origin traced to a defective chimney with bricks loosening and fuelled by water. loss insured. Fritz Glese search urged by son William for missing father since December 1908. Lillian Ickes, 217 East Sixth, injured in a coasting accident on Rock Island Street hill, with a dislocated knee and home confinement. Officials announce Rock Island line office will stay in Davenport to appease shippers. Auctioned saloon permit at Fourth and Le Claire streets goes to J B Ploetke for $20, first such county sale. Obituary notes Mrs. Anna Ehders, 83, dies at daughter’s home. remains shipped to Inwood, Lyons County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Ickes
East Sixth Street
Rock Island
Ickes
Mount St. Joseph College
Dubuque
J. K. Ickes
Cr. H. Caswell
Rock Island Road
Melcher
Davenport
Jones
Patrick Casey
Fourth
le Claire Streets
Miller
J. B. Ploetke
Anna Ehders
Peter A. Relmers
West Third Street
Germany
Runge
Inwood
Lyons County
Iowa
Free Remedy For Weak Bowels
An ad style piece promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pio as a simple laxative tonic to relieve constipation. It urges daily bowel movements and offers a free sample by mail with Dr Caldwell providing optional medical advice. It cites testimonial names and towns to bolster credibility and urges purchase at drugstores for ongoing use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Fleener
Unionville
Ind
J. F. Daniel
Baron
Tex
Caldwell
Beerincans
Wards of the Hospital Split. Spare Spaces Unneeded
The report states that wards at the hospital will remain in one location and unused spaces should not be allocated to other state hospitals as previously planned. The decision preserves existing arrangements and avoids distributing beds or facilities.
Shippers Win Iowa Ruling on Coal Reconsignments
Iowa railroad commission rules Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul must accept coal loaded in foreign equipment at Davenport and transport under Iowa distance tariff. Ruling finds reloading in Milwaukee cars not required for interstate shipments and treats the interchange as local, potentially affecting Illinois cases. Des Moines dispatch notes broader implications for state vs interstate commerce and pooled car system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Rock Island
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee
Iowa Railroad Commission
Illinois Commission
Des Moines Dispatch
Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners
Iowa
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Iowa Commission
Milwaukee Company
Fels-Naptha soap saves wear on clothes
Hard rubbing wears iron and fabrics alike. The ad stresses that washing with Fels-Naptha avoids boiling and hard rubbing, keeps clothes longer, and saves fuel, time, and health. It urges following wrapper directions in summer and winter.
May Try for South Pole Peary Hints at Antarctic Expedition
New York December 24 Commander Peary at a New England society banquet suggested the possibility of an Antarctic voyage to reach the south pole using the same solid organization and methods as his successful north pole expedition. He did not confirm personal plans but his remark sparked strong speculation about leading another polar journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peary
New York
New England Society
North Pole
South Pole
Tpeary
Antartic
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News OF the Neighbors
Maennercher
Theo Rua Reese
Omaha
Spohr
Davenport Maennerchor
Ernest Lind
E. H. Rehnberg
Fourth Avenue
Eleventh Street
Eleventh Avenue
Lind
William D. Aiken
Moline
Twenty-third Avenue
Mr. Aiken
New Hampshire
Wentworth
Chicago
Phoebe S. Turner
Freeport
Aiken
Moline Scale Company
Second Methodist Church
S. E. Jones
N. Christiansen
W. H. Rose
Watertown Hospital
Crooks
Board of Administration
Jacksonville Hospital
Watertown
Carrier
Jacksonville Asylum
Hengath 2
Sistletoe
American Press Association
Cambridge
Singing Society
Waldo Spohr
St. Paul
Flensburg
Wiliam Glese
Fritz Glese
Tri-City
Shippers
Grand Trunk Railway System
Canada
New England
Jersey
W. S. Cookson
Adams Street
Chamberlain
George W. Koons
Lawton
Mich
Detchon
Otto Grot
Second Avenue
Gust Scnieger & Son
West Second Street
Santa Claus
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