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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
2
The Argus announces weekly publication at one cent per issue or four per line weekly. It invites communications of politics or content of peculiarity, requires real names attached for publication, and states no article will be printed without appropriate consent. Correspondent solicited from every township for local notices and ads.
A scrambled report from Philadelphia discusses party strategy with mentions of Sen Beveritze Tinwavinl and Nominal figures, noting debates over firing Clark and retaining Hanna. It covers calls for a county convention now to deliver delegates to the state meeting, aiming to align with Peoria and national party aims.
A fragment discusses treaty terms and payments to secure loyalty, citing McKinley era policy and Spanish resistance. It questions constitutional bounds and highlights concerns about executive authority, with a New York reference to Campbell.
The article cites Bose of Harper describing a brutal event on the island amid debates over ratification, slavery, and native rights. It recounts a murder by a blacksmith follower, a sketched scene of violence linked to McKinley era treaties and the treatment of islanders.
A fragment describes Morrow's Kid-No aids claimed to cure bed wetting in children, with testimonials from Mrs. Harriet Atkinson and others. It notes a booklet by John Morrow & Co Springfield Ohio, and mentions August Flower as a general remedy for indigestion and nervous conditions.
The Bell Medical Institute in this city offers three months of free services to all who call at No 1002 Second Avenue before February 15. Eminent physicians from the British Medical Institute provide consultations examinations minor surgical operations and complete care in this period. The program aims to rapidly acquaint doctors with patients while promising no charges for any service during the three months. Dr E Valentine Heaton leads the institute with daily hours from 9 am to 5 pm, closed Sundays.
Matreds of hopeless cases cured by them. If you are a chronic sufferer it will pay you to visit their Berlin system of curing deafness noises in the ear and throat diseases and lung ailments. Consultation and examination free. Office in Davenport at 205 West Third Street. Hours 9 to 12 and 2 to 7 p.m. Sundays 9 to 12. Tel. 6966.
A garbled classified item seeks a partner for a sport endeavor. The readable fragments show a lady preferred and an address box possibly on Rage Island. Limited details prevent full reconstruction but indicate a partnership ad in a local column.
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