Licensed to Marry and New Davenport Secretary
Henry Repe and Maggie Oehler of Davenport plan marriage. Adolph Tendel and Lillian Beguhn of Davenport also listed. Woodworth Clum and family arrive from Rochester to serve as secretary for Greater Davenport committee, with Clum to return next week. Adolph Lepper, missing Davenport resident, has returned home after four days away in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Repe
Maggie Oehler
Davenport
Adolph T. Tendel
Lillian D. Beguhn
Woodworth , Clum
Rochester
N. Y
Lepper
Adolph Lepper
Old men retire. Industrial concerns seek youth in job market
An era of fierce competition sees employers favoring younger workers as dividends take precedence. A famed Paris dermatologist counsels young men to care for hair, while local notices report divorces, slander suits, and obituaries. Community updates include holiday plans and family travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Moline Chiefs to Attend Obsequies for Horan in Chicago
Fire chiefs in Illinois members of the International Fire Chiefs Association will be urged to attend the funeral of James Horan chief of the Chicago fire department. John Q. Hawk of Moline will send about 50 letters. Illinois volunteers are expected to attend. convention in Peru Jan 10-11. Also notes a Scouts camping trip on Campbell's Island planned by E L Baker and obituary for Samuel August Dahlgren, longtime city resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
International Fire Chiefs’ Association
James Horan
Chicago
Loller
Hawk
Illinois Volunteer Firemen's Association
Horan
Peru
Boy Scouts
E. L. Baker
Campbell's Island
Mississippi
Campbell’s Island
Anti
Watertown News Notes and People in Transit
Watertown social items report Mrs Elmer Johnson moving to Marion Miss Helen Waespe returns to Aledo from visit with Miss Grethel Ausbrook Mrs Martha Odell arrived from Janesville Wis to care for ill John A Peterson Typhoid pneumonia Campbells lodge Knights of Pythias held a party at Woodmen hall Dale and John Cham bin return from Minnesota Royal Neighbors bakery sale at Woodmen hall proceeds aid the order Phil Pearsall helps in grocery John H Ellingsworth ill with typhoid fever improving Mrs Flora Candler and John H Gromley wed at Port Byron family reunion to follow Thomas Thompson visits from Sioux City IA Catarrh cure ad and testimonial Hall's Catarrh Cure touting $100 reward for cure Medicine ads and a personal illness story conclude this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Johnson
Marion
Helen Waespe
Aledo
Grethel Ausbrook
Martha Odell
Janesville
Wis
John A. Peterson
Campbell Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Woodmen Hall
Dale
John Chambin
Minnesota
Royal Neighbors
Phil Pearsall
J. H. Ellingsworth
Otto Peterson
Robert Pearsall
Flora Candler
Obituary Note on Local Swedish Immigrant Leader
The obituary recalls a man born in Sweden who arrived in the city in 1867. He worked at the Keator saw mill during its operation and belonged to the Swedish Lutheran church for many years. He left two children, John and Mrs Herold Johnson of 2414 Fourth Avenue, and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Grindmeier
Emil Wagner
West Eighth Street
Germany
America
Davenport
Infantry
Antje
Amelia Wagner
Fairmount
Johannes Kroeger
Mary Beemer
Ft. Atkinson
Wis
W. R. Moore
Arlington Avenue
Atkinson
James K. McCosh
Harrison Street
Pittsburg
West
E J. Coyle
Perry
Okla
R. H. Hauck
Maquoketa
Iowa
S. E. McCosh
A. 8. Wilson
John A. MccCosh
Burlington
J. A. Burchit
Oakdale Cemetery
Keator
Swedish Lutheran Church
John
Herold Johnson
Fourth Avenue
Reynolds Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Miss Mamie Moore hosted the Priscilla club last Saturday afternoon. O H Kukuk visits brother Emil Kukuk. Miss Myrtle Vanatta spent Sunday with Miss Pearle Fassett in Rock Island. Ruth Parks visited relatives in Rock Island. Wendall Huston sold stock to Ira St Onge. Mrs R Y Williams ill with appendicitis. Harry Carpenter and Robert Venable of Peoria visited James Venable. John Carlson and Walter Foster of Rock Island in Reynolds. Joseph Gauley returned from Missouri. John Marvin returned from near Calgary Alberta. Majel Alcorn holidaying with parents in Brooklyn Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Moore
Priscilla Club
O. H. Kukuk
Emil Kukuk
Myrtle Vanatta
Pearle Fassett
Rock Island
Ruth Parks
Wendall Huston
Ira St. Onge
Davenport
R. Y. Williams
Harry Carpenter
Robert Venable
Peoria
James Venable
John Carlson
Walter Foster
Reynolds
Joseph A. Gauley
Missouri
John Marvin
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Majel Alcorn
Brooklyn
Christmas Socials and Illness News in Oakville
Miss Ella Hiller returns home to Oakville for Christmas while Mrs. D C Kelleher shows improvement after illness. Mrs Charles Samuelson hosts the Florence Embroidery club with a fine Christmas program, gifts, and luncheon. Miss Ellen Keleher hosts the Stitch and Chatter club with a Christmas tree and chicken supper. E L Streed is home this week due to his wife’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Hiller
Oakville
Iowa
D. C. Kelleher
Charles Samuelson
Florence Embroidery Club
Ellen Keleher
Stitch and Chatter Club
E. L. Streed
Meteoric Dust and Hollow Steel Spheres
Chicago News reports that meteoric dust consists of minute hollow steel spheres formed from vaporized meteor matter. The spheres, finer than sand, are found in many dust samples and can be collected by magnet. Their origin lies in meteor entry heating and subsequent cooling into spherical particles that descend as an invisible shower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Chicago News
Cagliostro and the Elixir of Life Folklore
A brief note on Cagliostro the eighteenth century charlatan and his famed elixir legend. The text hints at a storied Indy figure connected to these tales, though details are fragmented and unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlatan
Cagliostro
Charlaman
Indy
Rejuvenation by Cagliostro’s Wine of Egypt Tale
A century old tale recounts a woman seeking youth with Cagliostro s vial of wine of Egypt. Her maid uses it for her own ailment delaying the moon phase, a mirror reveals the maid’s transformed face, rejuvenation claimed, and a servant s centuries of service joked about by the chronicle s observer. A Lamb Market overload note follows with rising frozen meat imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
Cagliostro
Egypt
Cagnostro
Aogue
Cann
German Emigration Trends From 1908 to 1909
The report notes continued German emigration with 1908 showing a drop of 11,813 emigrants from the prior year, while 1909 saw a revival with an increase of 5,088 more emigrants than in 1898. It also mentions lamb imports from Australia and New Zealand affecting London markets, where imported lamb can become hard to sell during glut periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
New Zealand
London
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Bernice
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Irma Kock
Elizabeth Lembeck
John Williams
Plymouth
James Mendenhal
Mineral
Root & Vandervoort
Plymouth Circle
Lundquist
Edith Rieve
Breckenridge
Iwho
Pearl Minter
Roy
Clay Center
Neb
A. B. Johnson
Barrow
Ill
L. A. Williams
Harry Mitchell
Fred Wilde
Walnut
Bessie Johnson
Geneseo
Charles Myers
James Westphal
Clinton
F. Finger
J. Freeland
Mobile
Tom McBain
Canton
R. C. Leloch
Barstow
Will Klebe
William Bailey
Keokuk
Samuel August Dahlgren
Sweden
East Moline
Frank Carpenter
Hillsdale
Japan
Standard Oil Company
Channon & Dufva West
17Th St
Watertown
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
A. D. McDonald
Fayetteville
Cao
New Harper Hotel
Totten Auto Co
Third Avenue
Rock Island, III
Orion
Frazer Coal Co
Raira Ave
Mock Estland
Offiee
Nico
Europe
Conaulte
Middle West
Bruce Kidners
Ecescours
Chicago Medical Institute
W. Third Street
Reliable Loan Company
Second Ave
Rock Island, Ill
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