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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1911
Page
2
A swarm of bees drifted through Davenport’s business district from Scott county into alleys near Second and Brady streets, disturbing peace and breaching ordinances as they perched on a building wall between First and Second streets east of Brady.
Mrs. Nathan B. Greaton of Natick Mass describes severe change of life symptoms including cold sensations and insomnia. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and urges others to seeking confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Silvis closes for summer Thursday. Local baseball team defeats Farmington 5 to 1 on Decoration Day. Several residents travel or host visitors, including T Kilpatrick moving to Cedar Rapids and Mrs J Morrison returning from Princeton. Community meetings and social events occur at Silvis and nearby areas.
Mrs. A. Reese and her son attended a church event where the Woman's club offered a musical and literary program Friday afternoon. W. Dumbeck shows health improvement after several weeks of illness. Mrs. H. Hough and her children have returned home from a visit in St. Louis.
East Moline residents announce the return of Mrs. G F Senilling from Muscatine greetings as Mrs Sherman Dorey and Elizabeth arrive from Galesburg. Local travels include Mr and Mrs Ben Wilde visiting their daughter Mrs T J Gorman and Earl Sarginson stopping by from Monmouth. Concert planned at Plymouth church with Ladies Harmonic sextet and guests Icey Teel Lara Saunders East Moline orchestra. others include Ed Wuimaber and Herman Lorenzen visiting Henry Siebke. Dan Holcomb party from Chicago. and Thimble club hosted by Mrs Dan Holcomb.
A collector of De Quincey writings prompts Rufus Choate to judge a disputed essay. De Quincey later admits the piece was his after finding the manuscript. Also, a grain of wheat bears a complete Hebrew prayer for Sir Moses Montefiore, dated 5645. Two men at Revere Beach amuse by swapping positions to probe hearing and sight.
Rock Island selected to host the Central Illinois District Turner societies meeting in 1912 after a Sunday Turner hall session ended with a steamboat excursion. Also reports a repaired intake at Moline water works by Captain Eugene Farriss reducing a six inch by eighteen inch gap and a Burlington rail station project plan evolving with bids dropped and new depot design considered.
A saloon at 1801 Tenth Street was robbed between 11 Saturday night and 6 yesterday morning. Thief escaped with two jugs of whisky, bottled goods and $1.50 in change after entering through a rear window.
A sequence of real estate transfers is detailed, listing buyers, sellers, lots or parts of blocks, additions, cities such as Rock Island Moline East Moline and LeClaire, and sale prices ranging from $1 to $4,300. Transactions show parcels in Brook's fourth addition Brigg's addition Wallace grove East Moline and other local subdivisions.
An advertisement touts a new scientific kidney and bladder cleanser said to treat kidney and rheumatism conditions. It claims safety and guaranteed results without any investment and urges readers to test the product themselves.
Oluf Olson transfers lot 4 in block 1 of Oluf Olson's addition in Moline to Nils Johansen for 325 dollars.
Mrs Elisha Green of Versailles Kentucky says Cardus relieved her pains after she could hardly walk. She now can run a sewing machine and work independently and neighbors attribute her improvement to the medicine. Cardus is marketed as a pain relieving tonic for women and is sold at the nearest drug store.
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