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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1902
Page
2
Fragment remarks on Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound as a blessing for women. Claims it cures mothers and daughters and makes them well and strong. Although incomplete and garbled the text promotes health tonics as a public boon.
A practicing physician from Lansing Michigan praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. He claims it cures ovarian trouble and prevents surgeries, noting rapid improvement in ulceration and womb inflammation. He urges women to obtain a bottle and contact Mrs Pinkham in Massachusetts for free advice.
Promoter claims electricity as nature's remedy for many illnesses and offers free consultation. He asserts rapid relief and cures for conditions from female weakness to cancer or goiter, inviting readers to visit his clinic with hours listed.
Davenport notes report a smallpox case cluster in northwest Davenport involving Mikin Sierk and Henry Muck Maine with ages 5 and 24, plus a list of local addresses. The article mentions hypnotized youths, paving bids for Fifteenth Street, and a series of accidents and arrests including Ketelsen’s death, a horse accident near Howell Street, and a missing woman seeking Centerville aid. Chief Mortensen warns parents as Wanderers are expected back, and legal actions follow a preliminary exam with Lee Offer bound over.
An unclear OCR fragment references a notice or event with partial names and terms. Details are unreadable. no clear date, place, or action can be confirmed.
A father seeks help locating his son Frank Ely Rogers with Mrs Clara Fly and the boy’s grandmother involved in a public appeal. Detectives from Evanston police say they have no leads and will assist as possible, while the family continues to search and request cooperation from Kelendes and local authorities.
Fragmentary 19th century notice notes summer summers with cholera infantum harming children and describes Perry Davis Painkiller as a remedy for diarrhoea and vomiting. It mentions prices of 25 and 50 cents and maternal experiences with the treatment.
Persistent stomach distress and constipation linked to illness are claimed to be cured by DeWitt s Little Early Risers pills which stimulate the liver and promote bowel action without gripping. An endorsement from L W Spalding notes improved health for his mother after using Kodol for indigestion with lasting appetite and comfort.
Mrs. Minerva Smith of Danville Mh claims twenty years of chronic cough relief after using Frey’s Honey and Tar, a remedy she says provided a sure cure, with the endorsement appearing in local advertising from druggists.
Arvid Johnson, seven, of 1611 Thirteenth Street, was bitten Monday afternoon by a small brown dog near the bluff fire station after trying to pat its head. The wound bleeds and fears of hydrophobia prompted a doctor to treat the hand and monitor the boy.
Uplifts of an old patent medicine claim a bottle for 25 cents soothes teething pain calms gums and cures wind colic and diarrhoea in children. The text reads like a historic product advertisement promising relief with few specifics beyond the stated benefits.
A fragmented record shows multiple property transfers and payments: Browks First adil in Moline to RB Wittenbar with 0 East Moline price 200. Willhaw Atkinson to Cartir Witpr fet a price 1. Dresin to Carver part with price 15. Venmle's bank to Carters part lot 2 in SH price 1. Roesch et Midway Pury Mating price 2. Mohay Malenhte Trou gh APATT Gullah line price 4. Cori fy Motion Raet Witertown Railway Way Hampton transfer details.
Mother Gray a nurse at the Children’s Home in New York offers a remedy for feverishness constipation headache teething and stomach disorders in a powder form for children. Sold in drug stores for 25 cents with free samples sent by Allen S. Olmsted Le.
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