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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1903

Page

2

Burlington and Savanna Rail Schedule Fragments

Fragmentary timetable notices describe trains from Burlington via Savanna and Illinois routes, with connections to Frespors Milwaukee and Chicago area points. The text mentions Edwards and agency details, daily service excluding Sundays, and connections at Savanna for travelers heading north or to points beyond.

Merckre Au ‘& St Paul el& NW Steegur George W. Wood Sac Srains da Duque Rus Ilinois Frespors Milwaukee Davenport Gliston Savanga Sraina Sevanna Poists Tralea Tumave Serra

Davenport News Briefs Include Suspected Suicide Gate and Drake Advances

A Davenport report notes a woman named Addie Jehusen, a Busy Bee waitress, attempted self harm at an Atlantic home, left with gas alarms tripped, and later sent to Moline. The Drake Furniture & Carpet Co expands with a $50,000 to $100,000 capital increase, a new warehouse, and plans for a display-laden front while storing goods in Davenport. Also covered are embezzlement case updates, a local death from appendicitis, a deserter alert for Henry Chalberg, and upcoming marriages involving Charles Koons and Genevi Colling.

Atlantic Oficer Guetteh Poteol Reem Thal Ax Addie Jehusen Busy Bee Perry Street Jeara Moline Wee Drake Furniture & Carpet Company Itarf Ane Ipany Drake Company Hrady Street Drake

Pheasants for Colorado Plan Gains Support

Details a Denver Post report on W F Kendrick promoting pheasant stocking in Colorado. He plans to release over 100 fully grown birds and a sequence of egg consignments from Canada and Belgium, with hatching at Deer Creek preserves in the foothills west of Denver.

W. F. Kendrick Colorado Denver Post Kendrick Lina Whitted Kenrick

Pheasants May Bring Color to Colorado Sport

An article discusses introducing pheasants to Colorado, noting they were imported into Oregon years ago and could thrive with legal protection. It mentions breeding efforts by Mr Kendrick and references Edward Wolcott, linking pheasant popularity in England to potential local benefits and sport.

Alfuero Kendrick Colorado England Oregon China Edward Wolcott Wollinat Elward

Queen & Crescent fast line and varied excursions advertised

The item touts Queen & Crescent routes to Cincinnati Atlanta and Jacksonville with fast daily rains and through lines to Asheville and Denver. It lists summer excursion rates to Minneapolis Denver Pueblo and California, plus a Rock Island notice about a stockholders meeting to approve capital stock increase. Also features a testimonial praising Electric Bitters for indigestion and liver complaints.

Queen & Crescent Bingham New Orleans

Remarkable Kidney Cure Testimonial From Oakville Patient

R.A. Gray of Oakville Indiana writes after ten years bedridden with kidney disease that his condition improved only after using Myley’s Kidney Cure. He credits the remedy with relief and hope, stating it has been a Godsend and warms the heart like sunshine. The advertisement ends with the pharmacist T. H. Thomas.

Ted R.A. Gray Oakville Ind Moley Fen Maes T. H. Thomas Pharawey

Water rate revision to take effect in Moline

A city water rate overhaul will start October 1 as officials seek to curb waste and prepare for a new system. The plan raises charges for some patrons while cutting others, with a expected overall expense shift. Opposition formed among East Moline property owners, while bridge washouts near East Moline raise local concerns. Local meetings, including at the Angesien school, mobilize residents against annexation and outline funding debates. Traveling preacher plans remain for ten years, with bystanders from New Orleans and Rock Island observing regional notices and social updates.

Athan Prea Moline Chan “Dh Angesien Wiilinn Wout Emil Laindant Rotary Hu Mtr. Lanead Te Peterson Kintiteen Charles Raddet Wink Erenter Moline

Satisfied? Saint Residents Ask For Help and Kidney Pills Ad

A fragment filled with questions about Saint residents seeking help and neighbors, followed by testimonials for kidney pills from Foster-Milburn and others. It describes kidney pain and relief from a box of Dean's Kidney Pills at Marshall & F drug store, with buyers urged to remember the name and avoid other laxatives. There are multiple drug ads and letters praising DeWitt's Little Early Risers and Paley's Honey and Tar for constipation and coughs.

Second Ave Rock Island Speidel John Maper Architectral Iron and Brake Works Leah Chad Dean Marshall & Fi Drug Store Foster-Milburn Company Buffalo N.Y United States Doun W. S. Howell Hounton Tex Bob Moore Lafayette Ind DeWitt Harper House Pharmacy Riess Drug Store Seventh Avenue Twenty-seventh Street

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