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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
2
A testimonial from Asnom O. Mason of Biddeford Maine praises Vinol as a remedy for a long standing winter cough and notes it cured a boy after one bottle. The endorsement extends to tired run down and nervous individuals and business men as a tonic for weakness and vitality.
An advertisement from Harper House Pharmacy promotes Dr Walsh as the best specialist for chronic nervous and private diseases with free consultation and X ray. It claims cures for nervous debility perpetual weakness sleeplessness memory loss and more and offers mail consultations with hours listed. The copy touts many patients cured and warns against other tri city specialists while urging readers to seek the physician first.
The Gay address touts improved dental methods with a new extraction preparation claimed to be painless and safe for delicate patients. Free exams are offered and a ten year written guarantee is promised for all work. Located at the corner of Third Avenue and Seventeenth Street near Tremann's Meat Market.
Neighborhood notes from Comova detail residents visiting family in Jasper Missouri and Geneseo. Christmas entertainment at the Baptist church. Harold Hunt and J E Jackson returning from Chicago. Anna Hunt visiting Port Byron. Ruth Phillips and Miss Marin Henry visiting Ky ck Ish. Obituaries record Mrs Edith Brows dying of paralytic stroke in Chicago with funeral at home. Kutner Maxwell dies at 68 from stomach and lung complications with service in Port Byron.
Rail carriers offer Christmas and New Year round trip fares in Central Passenger association territory. Nickel Plate and Nickel Pirate routes sell tickets December 24 25 31 1901 and January 1 1903 with a fare plus one third for the round trip and return by January 2 1902. Dining service on all trains. addresses for agents in Chicago. Additional market data and stock quotes follow.
In Wayne Indiana on December 27 two people died from gas asphyxiation at the Broadway residence of George Schaffer a wealthy retired grocer. Miss Anna James and George Schaffer died. Henry Anderson a Civil War veteran lies dying as investigators note a shut house with a soot filled chimney and smoldering fire.
Jan 3 reports include freight trainmen work layover change 12 to 10 hours. A fire at Cudahy Packing plant in Onawa caused 25 or 40 thousand dollars damage before being controlled. Navy moves toward wireless signaling on warships. Archaeological Institute meets at Columbia University New York. Miles hurried duties at war department. Simon Owais, 102, burned at Guthrie cabin. Order of the Golden Fleece to Duke Michael Alexander of Russia. Andrew Carnegie offers $10,000 to Kalispell Montana. National Commercial Teachers Federation meets in St Louis. Eighty soldiers of the 18th Infantry poisoned at Cheyenne breakfast. all recover. Julius Mayer of Detroit registers in Chicago claiming north side home. Mrs Charter Bartel of Chicago drowns after preparing Christmas tea for children. Trenton marks 123rd anniversary of the Battle of Trenton.
A citizen reports relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co with sole agents in Buffalo New York. The copy claims complete permanent care and urges readers to buy at the Harper House drug store for 50 cents. Dean's is recommended with no substitutes.
A garbled list shows numerous property transfers in Rock Island and surrounding areas. Transactions reference lots, blocks, and additions in Highland Park, Edgewood Park, and nearby sections with names such as O Conner, Dein enroth, Drost, Melgren, Ward, Trever, and Maure.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle cure for constipation biliousness headaches fevers and liver and bowel troubles claiming the pills expel poisons from the bowels. The copy suggests Hartz and Ullemeyer sell the product.
Notice details probate changes and chancery actions in Rock Island County. It lists defendants including Edwin W. Roberts and James Tutile, and names courts, dates, and required appearances for the various proceedings and filings.
In Rock Island County Illinois a chancery sale is ordered by decree dated October 31 AD101 for Saturday January 11 AD102 at 2 PM at the east door of the Gust House in Rock Island. The sale will transfer several parcels described by block, lot, and addition boundaries to the highest bidder for cash.
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