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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1902
Page
2
Call or write for cures claimed by Davenport’s Dr Walter. The ad touts hundreds cured by mail and eight years in Davenport. It warns about 60 self styled specialists and urges readers to consult the best first, claiming permanent results where others fail.
Naval Commodore Edward E. Potter U S N retired died Wednesday night at Belvidere after a long career from midshipman at Annapolis to commander and finally commodore. Born Medina New York May 9 1854 he served in the Civil War on the Niagara Wissabeken and Chippewa and commanded Port Fisher 1885. Survived by wife two sons and a daughter, the family will bring his remains to Rockford for interment Saturday afternoon in East Side cemetery.
A Davenport Turner hall gathering of the Iena Mlinwix Medical society included supper to begin the meeting. Dr Oo B Campbell from the Chicago Post Graduate School presented a paper on anterior calcate and its treatment, followed by Dr F First of Rock Island discussing diphtheria and its management.
An old pamphlet praises Vinci for aiding recovery from sickness, claiming better sleep and appetite and faster strength regain. It cites a testimonial from Isaac Champaigne Keene New Hampshire about his daughter Cora recovering from scarlet fever with Vinci, and promises a refund if not fully satisfied.
Six states have written in favor of a national convention to frame an amendment for direct people voting in U S Senate elections. Senator Burrows leads the push, arguing states may compel a convention if Congress resists. Opposition in Congress is strong, but two thirds of states appear ready to demand a convention under the Constitution.
The ad urges avoid exile to better climates for lung ailments and promotes Dr King s New Discovery for consumption as the infallible remedy for coughs colds and throat and lung diseases. First dose relief and astounding cures claimed. Trial bottles free at Hartz Ullemeyer s. Prices 50 cents and 1.00. Every bottle guaranteed.
Full Cream Milk Whipping Cream Choice Batter offered for public visits to our factory to showcase handling of delicate products. Motto quality cleanliness purity. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised as a teething remedy for children at 25 cents a bottle stating it soothes gums relieves pain and cures wind colic and diarrhoea.
The Rock Island City Council ordains issuing twenty thousand dollars in waterworks bonds to redeem maturing bonds due February 1, 1902. Bonds bear five percent interest, payable semiannually, with coupons printed on each bond for easy transfer.
A Hereford bull set a national high price at $9,000 in Chicago at Dexter Park amphitheater Union Stock Yards. The bull Per section 92.541 was sold as the peak bid, marking the highest price for a Hereford in America and among top sums for any breed. Judge Perfec ttien, who won champion at the International Livestock Exposition in December, helped anchor the sale. purchaser was Gilbert MH. Moxte, vice president of Mallory Live Stock Commission of Chien.
The snippet lists daily trains for Peoria to various hubs including Indianapolis and Bloomington with services via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul. It notes connections at Savanna and Davenport, plus routes to Freeport, Milwaukee, and Dubuque. Adjacent items mention foreclosure case, veterinarians, and office hours at Rock Island locations.
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