Davenport neighbors brief notes on storms and society
Lightning struck a house on Arlington avenue owned by William Krombach causing only a demolished brick chimney. Davenport sees a string of items: United Commercial Travelers meeting in 1909 with officers named. a Greek man testifies in a murder case. a new theater planned on West Third Street. Rabbi Freuder’s faith story. Davenport hosts a 1909 manufacturers’ meeting. obituaries for Miles A. Collins and Alfred Hartung. varied short articles on fashion, humor, charity, and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington Avenue
William Krombach
United Commercial Travelers
Grand Council
Mason City
Wv. Weidel
Sioux City
J Y
Cantwell
Davenport
GC. R. Rohde
Waterloo
L. I. Edson
Council Bluffs
W. A. Grey
Des Moines
D. P. Moore
LeMars
Grand Page
H. H. Dorran
Ottumwa
Grand Sentinel
D. ©. Thompson
Burlington
Grand
A. Ruchie
Dubuque
Jackson
Cedar Rapids
W. C. Hillhouse
Red Oak
E. J. Concannon
Kodol Digestive Aid Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement extols Kodol as a liquid digester that works instantly, claims it digests all foods including starch fats and phosphates, and contrasts it with pepsin. It promises complete relief and rest to the stomach, notes a money back guarantee, and cites a Chicago maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Delicious Banana Cream Recipe with JELL O
A reader offers a dessert recipe using five ripe bananas sugar and sweet cream whipped froth. Dissolve Lemon Jell O in boiling water, mold and chill. Garnish with candied cherries and whipped cream. Jell O sold by grocers at a penny per package.
Market Quotation Summary from Chicago and Plains Regions
Wheat and corn futures mixed with slight shifts in wheat contracts May July and September. Hog and cattle prices opened steady to lower or higher across regions with receipts noted at Chicago and Omaha. Export clearances and visible grain supplies reported, with Minnesota and Duluth regional receipts compared to last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Kansas City
Reeves
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
New York
Stock market quotes and wholesale price report from June record
The list shows numerous stock quotations including U P 145, U S Steel 101, Reading 1135, Southern Pacific 87, Missouri Pacific 109, Copper 14, Republic Steel 6744, and more. Wholesale prices in Rock Island include fresh poultry 9c per pound for hens and ducks, butter 18c, lard, vegetables like potatoes 45c to 59c, hogs $5.00, steers $8.00 to $6.00, grain oats 5c, Timothy hay $11-$13, coal lamp 14c per bushel, and a tetter remedy note about a lady customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.P
U.S. Steel
Steel Commor
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
Central
Missouri Pacific
C.F. Canadian Pacific
Penna
Local Druggist Praises Chamberlain’s Salve in Almond
In Almond Alabama the M S Rodney Company commends Chamberlain’s Salve with claims of rapid cures and high satisfaction. The ad asserts the medicine is for sale at all druggists and urges communitywide use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
M_ S. Rodney & Co
Almond
Alaher
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Thotis
Nicholas Baronis
Gregorias Baronis
West Third Street
Ripley
Harrison Streets
C. R. Spink
Samuel Freuder
Temple Emanuel
Protestant Episcopal Church
Bishop Whitaker
Philadelphia
Freuder
T. B. Carson
Iowa State Manufacturers’ Association
Miles A. Collins
South Avenue
Mr. Collins
Albany
N. Y
Scott County
Iowa
William S. Collins
Jersey Ridge Union
Glendale
Amy George Wilson
Wheatland
Miles Collins, Jr
Mina
St. Louis
Eleanor
Amy
Ruth
F. A. Garrison
Hot Springs
Ark
Frank Hartung
South Street
Alfred Hartung
London
Boston Transcript
Lidippincott
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Amelie
Portugal
Frank Conlan
Houston Street
Famous
Manufacturers’ Hotel Association
Cohn
Frank Anderson
West Point
Third Avenue
Twelfth Street
Wingdam
Campbell's Island
Fedler
Silvis
Wagner Opera House
Sherman
Texas
Southwest
Morrison
Knights of King Arthur
Lowa
Thessissippi
First Congregational Church
Turners
Concordia-Germania Verein
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Germany
Cincinnati
Irene Cobert
Peter F. Cobert
Eighteenth Avenue
Gladys Leona
George Hanson
Seventh Street
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Washburn
Crosby's
Tetter
Dr. Myers
Sieghartner
Boetje
Strictly Cash Grocers
David Don
People’s National Bank
Phone
Pierce
John Koch
Koch’s
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