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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
2
A Western Union messenger boy, 12, on a bicycle near 915 West Fourth Street, Davenport, was struck by a passing auto. He sustained a slight concussion and cuts. The driver sped away.
The infant child of Mr and Mrs William Peppers died at their Muscatine home Friday morning and was buried Friday afternoon in Mind City cemetery. Miss Blanche Drugg returned to Muscatine Saturday after two weeks with relatives. Mrs William Danner and her little son stay with Mrs Peppers who remains in serious condition. Ed Feldman’s house nears completion after spring work. Mrs Frank Wright of Rock Island visits relatives in Muscatine. Miss Belle Reynolds returns home to Rock Island after visiting her parents. Pine Bluff Methodist ladies plan luncheon at Mrs August Anderson’s home on July 15. Mrs Robert Bryars and daughters Mildred Neelam and Roberta arrive from St Louis to visit at various homes. Adelle Brogan visiting grandfather J Foster with right arm in sling from a fall. Orren Rebbedeaux and three children from Muscatine visit at Mr and Mrs Shirkey’s home.
Local society notes report renovations at Adelphia school house with Dan Kipper handling flooring. Several residents visited relatives in Geneseo Watertown Newark and Rock Island. A Bethel church ice cream social netted 33.25 dollars and a Miss Matilda Liphardt recital featured multiple students and acts.
Construction progresses on the manual training sewing and domestic science departments in Moline public schools. Robert Ed’s crew expects completion by Sept 1 with finishing touches by Safe & Anderson. A gasoline stove explosion at Charles R. Dixon’s meat department caused a brief fire scare but was contained.
Eminent physicians declare drunkenness a progressive disease treatable at home with Orrine. The cure promises a guaranteed result or money back, with No. 1 and No. 2 forms costing $1.00 each, advertised by the Orrine Company and Harper House pharmacy. Resting Their Muscles notes yawns and stretches across animals, birds, and people as they relax.
The scene depicts Jamaica's coffee estates with red berry bushes, towering trees, and hummingbirds. Terraced plots called barbecues dry coffee on shaded squares while distant voices echo from the valley, as doves flutter across roads and butterflies hover among flowers.
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