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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1908

Page

2

Wanted in Oklahoma Brandholz sought on unknown charge

A Davenport man Adolph Brandholz is badly wanted in Oklahoma City and will be escorted there by Sheriff Louie Eckhardt once papers are secured. Brandholz resists traveling without proper documents while Oklahoma officials say they will obtain them and proceed after him. The charge is undisclosed though the sheriff notes he is badly wanted.

Oklahoma Davenport Adolph Brandholz Oklahoma City Okla Louie Eckhardt Brandholz G. W. Garrison Oklahoma County Weber Carriage Works Third Street Studebaker Wagon Company Portland Bridget Sullivan E. J. Brannick W. J. Purcell Walsh Construction Com William Desmond Sadding THE Swift Specific CO Atlanta, GA

Watertown News Briefs Highlight Local Events

Local residents attend meetings visit relatives and handle family matters. Obituaries for Mrs. J Mycea, Peter J Carlson, and Mrs Eva Grell are noted along with Sylvania steel mill resuming operations and Keyes estate inquiries. A Sioux City bound notice mentions shaped bonds and administrator appointments with several midwestern names recurring.

Maxwells Host Holiday Party Of Moline Guests

A merry gathering at Mr and Mrs J E Maxwell home featured festive guests from Moline with plans for more social events in Hampton. William Payne of Rock Island visited relatives, and a sleigh ride to Barstow occurred with Hampton youths. A Hampton Ladies Aid meeting and a dance at Fulscher hall closed the note with local music from Baumbach’s orchestra.

H. A. Newton Missouri Valley Iowa Hawkins Milan Aid Society of the Harmony Circle Frank McKenrick C. Pinnick Kansas Oscar Anderson Royal Neighbors of America Frank Price Thirty Ninth Street Moline Oracle Price Thimble Bee Club William Driggs, Jr Trout Abingdon Ross Trout Martha Odell Hampton F. L. Peterson Beardstown Orlie William Hodgson Galesburg W. P. Hodgson J. E. Maxwell Mary Cook Hampton Ladies’ Aid Society James Maxwell Fulscher’s Hall Mystic Workers of the World Silver Leaf Lodge Baumbach Pleasant Valley

Caustic Reply Silences Barrister Says London Telegraph

A gentleman praised a barrister’s father sermon. The barrister implied the sermon was cribbed. The father quotes the Bible, The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib, silencing the barrister with a caustic retort.

London Telegraph

The Rapid Rise of Clive in Nine Years

Lord Curzon praised Clive as a genius whose rise from a poor unknown clerk to a renowned captain in nine years was incontestable and widely celebrated as a remarkable career ascent.

Clive Lord Curzon

Early Struggles and Healing Salve Endorsement

Quote contrasts a hard luck tale with a response about no early struggles. A Manila New York carpenter, BE Lopez, praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for healing cuts and saving pain and money. It relieves burns sores ulcers fever sores eczema and piles and costs 25 cents at druggists.

BE. S. Lopez Manilla N. Y Bucklen

James Watt and the Steam Engine's Lasting Impact

George Stephenson first sparked the idea of steam power but James Watt refined and expanded the engine. The Scotch instrument maker developed the independent condenser and governor, transforming a toy into a practical industrial force. Britain honored Watt by extending his patent terms for his lifetime of improvements.

George Stephenson James Watt Watt University of Glasgow Kingdom of Great Britain

The Reporter's Dictionary Preface on Party Vocabulary

The Atchison Globe notes a glossary of terms used to describe social events. It lists adjectives for lavish parties and home features, including values for mansions and entertainments, plus obsolete usage in society reporting.

Atchison Globe

Like a Prince Washington Star Quote

The Washington Star quotes a satirical exchange on living like a prince amid fear. A suburban dweller imagines princely ease while malaria and automobiles threaten safety, countered by an agent who urges empathy for rulers living in danger.

Washington Star

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