Davenport Harp Evangelist Opens Revival at Calvary
George H Thompson the harp evangelist will be in Davenport for about two weeks with revival meetings starting Sunday morning at Calvary Baptist church. Elks plan New Year feast to feed Davenport's poor from Camp Mc Clellan to Duck Creek area at Ned Lee mission 1 pm Friday, funded by Davenport lodge. C R Aerhart named manager of catering at Bettendorf steel car shops starting at year’s first.
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George H. Thompson
Calvary Baptist Church
Elks
Davenport
Camp McClellan
Rockingham
River Front
Duck Creek
Ned Lee
Davenport Lodge of Elks
C. R. Aerhart
Bettendorf Steel Car Shops
Hyomei advertised as cure for catarrh and ailments
An advertising sketch touts Hyomei as a cure for catarrh with claims of stopping foul breath watery eyes and nasal crusts in days. It includes testimonials like C N Lindsy and references to price and distribution through Booth's Hyomel company and Harper House pharmacy. Additional items note county tax figures and local incidents including a near fire, a New York Central office move in Davenport, a promotion in Chicago, and the obituary of William C. Bradley.
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H. C. Rolfs
C. N. Lindsy
East First Avenue
Mitchell
S. C
Harper House
Booth
Hyomel Company
Buffalo Ae
Tri-Cities
New York Central Lines
Davenport
M. J. Sweet
Chicago
Lane Building
Survivors recall Messina disaster after gas works blast
Eyewitnesses recount a massive explosion and a town shaken by fear. In the central square thousands gathered in terror as a large building collapsed and debris buried people beneath the ruins. The memory of the event lingers in the survivors’ testimonies.
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Messina
Ushess
Quake Ravages Cotenzi After Calm Seas and Warm Day
Dr Pietro Cavallo, village magistrate at Cotenzi, recalls a sudden Sicily earthquake that struck with three initial tremors, toppled houses, and a towering 200 foot tidal wave. He describes villagers and servants buried beneath debris, severe injuries, and a town wrecked though saved by its cliffside height.
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Pietro Cavallo
Cotenzi
Mediterranean
After the Grippe Vino Restored This Man’s Health
A Maplesville Alabama man credits Vinci tonic iron and cod liver oil syrup Vinol for curing a severe grippe aftermath including cough chest soreness and bronchitis after trials with many cough syrups and medicines. The druggist recommended Vinol and three bottles finished the ailment. Vinol touted as a strength builder and sold at Harper House Pharmacy Rock Island.
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Vinci
R. ER. Hicks
Maplesville
Ala
Rock Island
Harper House Pharmacy
Molire visitors and boxing crowd fill Two counties venues
Three hundred implement dealers from Moline Deere & Co and partners stay in city hotels and private houses. Boxing fans fight after Wagner show halted. Cortier is injured. Fire department officers named as captains. New Year hours set. Rudowitz protest planned. obituary notices for Fehlman and Peterson families amid disaster aftermath with looting and starvation reports.
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Deere & Co
Deere &Mansur Company
Moline Wagon Company
Velie Carriage Company
Manufacturers
Arlington Hotel
Moline
Village swept to sea after cliff collapse and tidal waves
A survivor recalls a village wrecked by a cliff fall and raging tides. The seawall collapsed, half the village vanished, about 400 residents were present with fewer than fifty surviving. The narrator aided the injured amid limited medical resources and missing limbs.
Captain reports phenomena seen aboard Italian ship at Messina Strait
The Italian steamer Washing ton, arriving in Palermo from Messina, described a tremor as the first shock hit the Strait of Messina. The captain recounted a sinking sensation, enveloping dust clouds, and floating wreckage while passing through the devastated city. He met a mayor near Gazzi ri who said 1,900 people were killed and 600 injured.
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Capta
Washington
Palermo
Messina
Strait of Messina
Gazzirri
Messina Destruction Described by Surviving Refugees
Rome dispatch recounts a Reggio refugee’s tale of Messina’s fall. He fled toward Sicily by boat, saw agitated seas and ablaze skies, and returned to Calabri as survivors fled in panic. He described tumbling ruins, crushed victims, and crowds driven from shattered seaport streets by terror.
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Sicily
Messina
Calabri
Hazel Dell Christmas Entertainment at Church
Hazel Dell Sunday school hosted a Christmas program Saturday evening with a child led performance and beautiful decorations. Chester and John Hays are recovering from measles. Miss Amy Hampton, attending the University of Illinois, is spending vacation at home with her family.
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Hazel Dell
Chester
John Hays
Amy Hampton
University of Ilinois
Christmas Visit Notes From Local Families
Local residents share holiday visits with relatives in nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Hamp ton Eliza host parents and friends while Mrs Vanatta and children spend time with Mrs Lambert’s family in Muscatine. John Powell and family join his brother Sherman Vowell in Illinois City for Christmas dinner. Edward Mewes visits Moline with Charles Mewes family. Henry Kroes travels with Howwh. Everett Bartlett visits Lone Tree and Minela City relatives. Young people attend an Ipsleyway event hosted by Ladies Aid last Thursday evening. All the news all the time.
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Millard Hampton
Eliza
Felix Vanatta
Lepont
Vanatta
Lee Lamberts
Muscatine
John Powell
Mr. Powell
Sherman Vowell
Illinois City
Edward Mewes
Moline
Charles Mewes
Henry Kroes Jis
Aia
Everett Bartlett
Towa
Jends
Minela City
Lone Tree
Thia
Wiisa
Ladies’ Aid Society
Sheriff Opposed To Law At Springfield Convention
State board member A Snively spoke against a proposed Judiciary Act at the Hallipsis Sheriff’s association meeting in Springfield Illinois. He argued the measure would curtail circuit court authority and overrule sheriff duties. A committee including Cashel of St Clair Berry Montgomery Morris Douglas and Davis Alexander will report on the proposal with Frank Hatch R A Snively and Richard Steele from the Secretary of State’s office.
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Springfield
E. A. Snively
State Board of Versions
Halingis Sheriff' Association
Lela
Lee
Cashel
St. Clair Berry
Montgomery County
Ity
Mee County
Morris
Ton County
Adler
Douglas
Davis
Alexander County
Frank Hatch
R. A. Snively
Richard Steele
Secretary of State's Office
Courly
Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad Claims Cold Remedy Benefits
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as a universal cold and grip remedy. It mentions headaches and neuralgia from colds and urges readers to call for the full name and signature E. W. Grove. Price listed as 25e.
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E. W. Grove
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Hawking Machines
Ed Collins
Scott County
John Schmidt
Middle Road
Belmont School House
Crow Creek
Mr. Schmidt
Ian
George Valentine
United States Department
Prussian National
Valentine
Iowa
Minnesota
the Sun of London
William C. Bradley
Maas
East Fourthtreet
Elizabeth
N. J
Maquoketa
F. H. Maas Livery Company
Order of the M. B. A
Laura
Fidelity Loan CO
New Telephone
Mitchell & Lynde
Aio
Clinton Soda
Rumford
J. Silverman
17Th St
Vino
Molire
Wagner Opera House
East Moline
Kid Smith
Young Shaw
Steve McGinley
Young Cortier
Cortier
Kid Ammerman
Smith
Shaw
Fire Department of
Sixth Street
Second Avenue
Rene Spreybrook
Adolph Vender Beke
Whitey
Rudowitz
Christian Rudowitz
Mary Fehlman
Adam Lieber- Knecht
Geneseo
Fred Fehlman
Bertha Peterson
John Peterson
Twelfth Street
Peterson
Sweden
Anna Andrene
Bertha C. Peterson
Niles
Rome
Reggio
Cali
Allene Myers & Compan
ARGCS
Rock Island, Hll
C. B
Q.A.R
F. A. Riddell
Dr. Martin
Second Ave
London
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