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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1905

Page

2

Hoity Toity and Cousin Kate at Illinios Theatre Tonight

Theatre listings and reviews note Joseph Ley in A Runaway Boy and Virginia Drew Trescott in Charming Woman at the Illinois Theatre. Three grand ballets announced for Everlasting Devil's Auction company with Georges Mercier staging. The Black Crook revival slated for Jan 2 promises lavish production with Weber & Fields.

Atllinos Hoity Toity Kate Devil's Auction Howe Moving Pictures Charles H. Yale George Mercier Europe Yale Prescott Illinois Theater Miller and Plohn Niblo Garden New York City Charles H. Devil Yelock

Italian scientist studies Kaltting bone fractures

Italian scientist Francesco Bigs experiments on how galvanic static and gradille currents influence kaltting of bones. Preliminary tests explore currents' effect on healing, aiming to improve fracture treatment methods.

Francesco Bigs

Miss Mabelle Gilman and the Crown Prince Affair

A lengthy chronicle links comic opera star Mabelle Gilman to William E. Corey amid rumors of marital strain. It recounts Gilman’s fame in America and Europe, a Siamese crown prince's letters to her, and a poetic note of longing. The piece notes potential alternate outcomes had their affair led to marriage.

William E. Corey The Steel Trust Mabelle Gilman Corey Miss Gilman America Europe London Crown Prince of Siam Maha Vajiravudh Teherno Okaya Miss Gliman

Good Practice. A Girl Waiting For Him

A witty note on marriage expectations and practice for wives, suggesting patience and readiness. The piece jokes about a woman who does not hunt for a husband, preferring to wait for him to appear, while implying such patience could be useful after marriage.

Davenport delegate named for River Congress 1906

Davenport announces W. D. Petersen as a delegate to the national rivers and harbors congress in Washington on January 15, 1906. The meeting aims to push rational waterway improvements and larger federal appropriations. last year’s funds fell about 3,000,000 short of prior levels.

P.T. Walsh Davenport Commercial Club W. D. Petersen National Rivers and Harbors Congress Washington, D. C Congressional Committee On Rivers and Harbors Congress

Moline man held over on phony check charge

Fred Marvin, arrested in Davenport on a charge tied to a past case by Louis Rosenstein, appeared before Justice Ingersoll and was bound over to the grand jury in 500 dollars. State's Attorney John K. Scott led the hearing. The charge stems from a $6.75 payment with a $1.75 purchase made August 26 and a fraudulent check signed "D. S. Martin" drawn on Moline Trust & Savings Bank. The name claimed as his own.

Fred Marvin Davenport Louis Rosenstein Ingerson John K. Scott Marvin U.S. Clothing Company Iit Moline Trust & Savings Bank L. Rosenstein D. S. Martin

Milan Residents Spend Holidays Across States and Towns

Milan fibered with holiday travel as residents visit kin in Bowling, Reynolds, Cambridge, and Turkey, while others journey to Chicago, Cedarville, Missouri, and Olin. Names include J. H. Gilmore, Clark Snith, Bertha Kelly, Lee Kelly, Dale Smith, A. E. Loder, Cullen, J. R. Criswell, D. McLaughlin, Morehead, May Criswell, Raymond Criswell, Amos Smith, William Heath, Arthur Tindall, Rollo Smith, Con Smith, Charles Thatcher, Katherine Thatcher, Jessie Thatcher, Henry Dibbern, Elizabeth Whitsitt, H. A. Smith, John Lambert, Martha Montgomery, and Jessie Warnecke.

Milan J. H. Gilmore Chicago Clark Snith Dale Louisa Tindall Bowling Bertha Kelly Olin Iowa Lee William Banks A. E.loder Mrs. Cullen Cedarville J. R. Criswell May Raymond Reynolds, Co D. McLaughlin Albany Joseph Morehead Amos Smith Cambridge William Heath Toulon Arthur Tindall Rollo Smith Con John Lambert Aledo

Electric Bitters Restores Chero kee Man's Kidney Health

C F Collier of Cherokee John claims Electric Bitters cured a severe kidney disease past the point of sitting without a cushion. He endured backache, headache, and low mood before using the tonic. Hartz Ullemeyer guarantees a 30 cent bottle for weak kidneys liver or stomach.

C. F. Collier John Hartz & Ullemeyer

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