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Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1902

Page

2

Certainty of Cure by Dr J Alvin Horne

A vintage advertisement by Dr J Alvin Horne promises cures for nervous disorders, blood poison, piles, ulcers, and female diseases through non surgical methods. It touts safe, guaranteed care with free examination and advice, and claims to have treated many patients successfully at Mitchell Lynde Building Rock Island.

David Davenport Tri-Cities Walsh Tad Te Tome McCullough Wet Third Street J. E. Walsh

Davenport News Briefs Include Breakin at Hermesey House

Davenport items report a Saturday morning burglary at Mrs. Hermesey’s home with intruders frightened away, plus local notes on council and church events, a new coal company formation, a Downey hotel worker hospital ride, and community social happenings in Davenport and Rock Island during a busy weekend.

Moline Notes Include Suicide Attempt and Local Affairs

Miss Kya Temjir of 1301 Twenty sixth avenue attempted suicide with half a grain of carbene last evening. Prompt treatment saved her life. She is about twenty and had threatened self harm before. A note claimed there was nothing for her to live for. The same column reports a busy Moline post office money order department and a flood of international orders to Sweden and Belgium. Poles unloaded for Union Electric work at Twenty fifth street and Rail Road avenue will start a reconstruction project employing about 100 men. Strikes, bowling alley games, theater plans, a Baptist church meeting, and local policing notes accompany this dense community page.

Union Electric Telephone & Telegraph Company

Moline Businesses Endorse Widespread Shutdown

An order targets a broad shutdown with nearly every business house in Moline agreeing to close. Even unions such as horseshoers and barbers, though not members of the association, will observe the shutdown.

Eaxt Moline Larry Wynn East Moline Tawa Choire Moline Naw Horseshoers Barbers

Vacation time outdoors and De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve ad

The note extols outdoor time for children and warns against accidents. It promotes De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve as a quick pain reliever and healing remedy for cuts, sores, and wounds with endorsements from Swift Texas. It cautions against counterfeit products and urges buying from druggists. The piece cites Madison Medicine Company's Rocky Mountain salve as a substitute offer and hints at pharmacist concerns.

de Witt de- Witt Jobnson Swift Texas Madison Medicine Company Rocky Mountain Fey

Connolly and Connolly Attorneys at Law Buoyed by Loans

A fragment from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper lists multiple law offices and professionals. Connolly and Connolly advertise legal services and real estate loans at 1705 Second Avenue Buford block, with offices in Bengston block, C. J. Searle. Searle and Marshall, Lynde block Rock Island Minnesota. Walker Notary Public Teal estate insurance 1714 Second Avenue. James Franklin Witter Attorney at Law focuses on women and children health plus ENT. Offices on Eighteenth Street with hours and phone 183 green.

Teal Estate Second Avenue James Franklin Witter

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DR. J. Alvin Horne Lem Atte Vollstedt - Besapo C. C. Rogers Vollstedt Mary Hermesey Henry Congreve Chicago Feehan Cosgrove A. A. Lambert Davensport Scott County Coal Mining Company Ar Hickey Recorder EU A. Dougherty Charles Maher J. Meyer Charles Vogt Charles Rien Thomas Dougherty Alfred Mueller Boon Seunret Com Pew Company Am Mallows Kil J Green Downy Hotel G1 1 & P Fang Mercy Hospital Kupper Iphiee Frits Vollstedt Seatt County Sunday School Association Sand St. Paul's Citheran Church Denver del Legenten W Town Tey Moucke Scott County Winifred Jess Bagh Narrington of de East Eleventh Street Miss Sheets Isert Sheets Tock Island Harrington Williamsburg Iowa Donald Stueben Alm Martha Sebivgel McNevin — Pline “Company Ouf W. M. Pattee Five Fifteenth and Brady Streets Wie Deewaxced Tows J. J. Frahm Hoxch- Ryan Grain Company Davenport Glucose [Works Teutonic Sick Relief Society Veteran Volunteer Caroline I Riehte Mary Jp Amelia Offermann Schl Theresa Rie T. W. McCtelland Company Third Street Ben Gartwide W. P Carlin Finger Sehuetven Park Parker Martin Hurns Charles Wittmer Cincinnati Wittmer Morton L. Hill Lebanon Ind Otto Grotjan Rock Island Guet Schlegel & Som West Second Street T. H. Thomas Harper House Pharmacy Maen Route San Francisco Los Angeles Sealeatve Colorado Salt Lake City Seth Frank A. Hart Pevensie Ranee Eyre Sweden Belgium Union Malleaisle Tron Worlk East Mer Hine Mokders Teffries-Pitesimmens Gacht Mirusswick Flying Dutetanen Framatio Club Swan Swanson First Baptist Churet John Janberg Jaubers Germany Hamburg Central Union Company Mieses Eizabeth Barnard Hiera Swenson Barnard Gustix Business Colege Marmat Annoviation Walgh Tower Brown's Business College William Hensenberg Magixtrate Olson Bemsenbers G. A. Stephens California Omaha Kansas City Uncle Sam S. F. Sweinhart Huntsville Ala Dr. Mites Medical Co Eikhart Insurance J. M. Buford General Insurance Agent Charles E. Hodgson Fire Insurance Agency American Ins. Co Newark N. J Continental New York Agricultural New York Traders Ins. Co Ill Union Ins. Co Philadelphia Rockford Ins. Co Becsford Security Ins. Co New Haven Conn Ins State of Lil Rockford, Ill Resord Block Frazer McAskrin & Mwcaskrin Attorneys At Law Milan Bengeton Block UW. C. Connelly B. D. Connelly Connelly & Connelly Attorneys At Law Thomas Seventeenth Street Jackson, Hurst & Stafford Rock Island National Bank W.L. Ludolph Robert 8. Reynolds Ludolph & Reynolds Buford Block ED. Sweeney CL. Walker Sweeney & Walker, Attorneys and Counsellors At Law Bengston Block C.J. Searle C. B. Marshall Searle & Marshall, Lawyers Mitchell & Lynde Block Minois Meniry & Menliy, Attorneys At Law Mitchell & Lynde Bankers Mitchell & Lynde Building James F. Muivhy Mitchell & Lynde Lynde Building William M. Walker Cora Emery Reed Ixteenth Street Work Island N. M. Moore, M. D. Star- Block Doctor Ostrom Ocewlist Aurist New Ilinois Theatre Sixteenth Street and Anders Chattstram Royal Institute Stockholm Brady St Daylenport J. T. Taylor Eighteenth Street Union Office Drack & Kerns Henry Gaetje Chippiannock Nursery John Volk &Co
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