St Luke's hospital nurses to graduate in Davenport
Four nurses graduate at St Luke's hospital training school exercises held at the outing club. The class includes Estelle Ives Rock Island Clara Parmele Davenport Olive Whitlock Valparaiso Ind and Bessie Whitsitt Duff Aledo. Also news of a juvenile case and obituaries follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's Hospital
Estelle Ives
Rock Island
Clara B. Parmele
Davenport
Olive Whitlock
Valparat
Ind
Bessie Whitsitt Duff
Aledo
Home tonic and cosmetics for glow and youth
Mrs Mae Martyn offers home remedies for complexion, hair, and weight. A tonic of sugar and hardeve with alcohol purifies blood and clears skin. A spurmax lotion and glycerine mix brightens skin. Hair tonics using canthrox and marlax tea promise softness and shine. Delatone removes unwanted hairs. These tips claim low cost, visible results, and non surgical beauty care.
Alimony and divorce actions filed in early Iowa case
The court grants a $50 monthly alimony to the plaintiff from Arthur P. Smith after a marriage in 1886 and a separation two years prior, plus custody of minor Alberda. Jeanette Williams obtains a divorce from Glenn Williams who faces a 10 year forgery sentence in Anamosa, with marriage in Rock Island on August 7, 1909 and separation in November 1909. Lucy M. Curry receives a divorce from William E. Curry due to habitual intoxication, married January 25, 1903, with plaintiff leaving due to his conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birdie Smith
Arthur P. Smith
Alberda
Jeanette Williams
Glenn Williams
Anamosa
Rock Island
Lucy M. Curry
Wiliam E. Curry
Fire destroys frame building bake shop in Aledo
Frank Minor’s frame building in Aledo burned at 5 am Thursday with little salvageable content. The bake shop housed flour and supplies, no insurance, and the cause could not be determined. Local residents and several visitors are noted in a string of social updates and travel mentions from the area.
Deere Picnic on Campbells Island Set for June 29
The annual Deere picnic will be held on Campbells Island Thursday, June 29 with tentative plans for transportation, lemonade, coffee, and light refreshments. Foot races and athletic contests are planned with prizes for winners and live music for dancing. A parade of events and a band or orchestra will provide entertainment for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell’s Island
TIZ Foot Remedy Claim Initiative Comforts Feet
A Chicago reader endorses TIZ as a rapid cure for tired aching and swollen feet. The ad touts relief from corns callouses bunions and sweaty odors, claiming it draws out exudations and prevents pore clogging. It promises delivery by mail from Walter Luther Reese & Co and lists a price of 26 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiz
A. F. Drewther
Chicago
Walter Luther Reese & Co
Building
Tri City Visitor Amid Heat Wave and Local Gatherings
Orion Gilbert Swanson visited the tri city area on Tuesday while a shade temperature reached 101 degrees. Eastern Star entertained Cambridge visitors Tuesday night. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Lundquist of Lynn Center who died after a stroke and lived a week. A Lutheran church class of 26 was confirmed, 16 boys and 10 girls, with 500 attendees despite the heat. The group traveled to Moline for a class photo with Rev. Dr. P. Brodine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orion Gilbert Swanson
Dr. P. Brodine
Illinois postmasters receive salary increases. Moline ranks third
Salaries of 40 Illinois postmasters were raised with Moline moving to $1,900 from $1,600. East Moline postmaster F J Clendenin gains to $1,900, the largest increases include Peoria to 3,800, Springfield to 3,600 and Oak Park to 3,200. Resignations of Watertown village trustees Hilberg and Rah were not accepted by the board. A B Johnson was named village attorney in Fast Moline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Rock Island
A. T. Fosster
H. A. J. McDonald
Foster
Alonzo Bryson
Davenport
F. J. Clendenin
East Moline
Illinois
Peoria
Springfield
Oak Park
Henry Hilberg
Ben Rah
Watertown Village
Local Church Dedicatory Services and Community Notes
Delegations attend the new Methodist church dedication at Watertown. Visitors include Mrs. T. Goddard with Miss M. Garrison from Indiana and J. Daily, Bert Wainwright, and Joslin's children. Various local visits span from Washington to Long Grove, with Bell for Baptist church installed for Sunday worship. Foreman W. W. Wilson in Kansas City for railroad business. locomotion injuries reported as A. Staudert severed index finger. Rock Island 2600s beat Lagebal 9 to 5 at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Methodist Church
Watertown
T. Goddard
Miss M. Garrison
Indiana
John Daily
Bert Wainwright
Joslin
L. Hampton
Washington
Iowa
Sixteenth Street
First Avenue
G. Newton
J. Newton
Wagner
Okla
Dr. Miller
Moline
W. Hopson
Long Grove
Antoine Swenson
Coal Valley
George Nitz
Wyanet
Ill
The
Baptist Church
Mr. Vasconcellius
H. M. Smith
Little Daughter
League City
Texas
Thelma Johns
J. M. Young
Buchanan
Mich
Larson
Clinton
A. Tubbs
Port Byron
Foreman W. W. Wilson
Kansas City
W. Emmet
Brooklyn
A. Staudert
Sixth Street
Busy farming notes show bumper crops and events
Coe reports plenty of work plowing corn and a promising fruit season with strawberries ripe and cherries starting. Bert Cox returned to Rapids City last Tuesday. Children’s Way exercises set for Bethel church next Sunday June 11. Mr and Mrs Charles Ashdown visited Rock Island last Saturday. Mrs Richard Ashdown shopped in Rock Island Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Cox
Rapids City
Bethel Church
Charles Ashdown
Rock Island
Richard Ashdown
Local Social News From Andalusia and Nearby Towns
Andalusia residents host visitors from Rock Island Muscatine and Davenport while other locals travel Frist week visits. A Detroit native spends days with his mother and a plan for a June 9 shower honors Miss Blanche Rude ahead of her marriage to Bernard Heinze. An electrical storm hits the area and farmers report good prospects for corn, fruit, and crops as they stay busy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Wiggemeier
Rock Island
John Stropes
Clarence Smith
Detroit
Mich
Susan Smith
Irma Wenks
Des Moines
James G. Britton
Hays
Mr. Schaldaburg
Muscatine
Francis
Davenport
Mary Robertson
Sam
Spinney
St. Louis
Charles Burgoyne
Edward Kane
Allen
Kane
James D. Kane
Isaac Foster
Charles
Local Social Notes Include Family Visits and Gatherings
Daughters of Atalissa and Muscatine families visit relatives near Eldon and Buffalo. Miss Emma Heinze spent time with her sister in Buffalo. Mr. and Mrs. Ripley returned home near Eldon after a week visiting relatives. Mrs. Isaac Foster and daughter Ethel host Pine Bluff Ladies Aid at their home on Wednesday June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atalissa
Iowa
Joe Bowser
Muscatine
E. Feldman
Nellie
C. Foster
Emma Heinze
Buffalo
C. Ripley
Eldon
Isaac Foster
Ethel
Pine Bluff
Zuma Aid Society Meeting and Upcoming Events
Zuma Aid Society met at Mrs. Beal's Thursday with good attendance. Next meeting planned with Mrs. Goldie Walthers on June 15. Children day exercises set for Zuma M E church Sunday at 2 p m. Ice cream and strawberry sociable at Zuma M E church next Friday evening. Mr and Mrs John Donahoo visit from Kansas cousins Miss Musgrove. Mrs Seth Heald of Davenport visited. Mr and Mrs James Long returned to Moline after visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aid Society
Mra
Beal
Goldie Walthers
Zuma M. E
John Donahoo
Musgrove
Kansas
Seth Heald
Davenport
James Long
Moline
Wilber Donahoo
Are You a Woman Cardui Advert Baltimore Woman's Remedy
Mrs W H Ison of 1419 East Madison Street Baltimore writes of long lasting female troubles. She says she was weak and emaciated until Cardui helped her. Many women suffer similar ailments and may be helped by Cardui. Ask your druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goky
Appleton, Wis
Mina
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cecilia M. Bauer
Lawrence St. Appleton
Wis
Chicago
Lydia Ekham
Maggie Ishauer
Whipple Street
Illinois
Lorimer
Iowa
Miss I
Williams
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Baltimore
W. H. Ison
East
Madison Street
Cardut
Public notice of special meeting for Streckfus Steamboat Line
Notice states stockholders of Streckfus Steamboat Line will meet June 17, 1911 at 10:00 a.m. in Rock Island Illinois to decide on renaming the corporation to Streckfus Steamboat Line increasing directors from three to five and electing two directors if the increase passes. Board names Jonan Streckfus Joe Streckfus Roy Streckfius listed as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strevkfus Steamboat Lin Company
State Bank
Rock Island
Streckfus Steamboat Line
Cass
Jonan Streckfus
Joe Streckfus
Roy Streckfius
Drectoww
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rock Island ‘Argus
Eidwin C. Schebler
Clara Ebermann
Elmer B. Sharp
Imogene Peulen
Walter L. Sudbrook
Aline A Paul
William Goettsch
Donahue
Caroline Risch
Maysville
Sylvester Miller
John Miller
State Reformatory
Eidora
Theophilus
Ditzen
Wilhelmina Oelkers
Dan B. Horne
Main Street
Charles B. Oelkers
Ottawa
Bar
Theodore Oelkers
Laura J. Viele
Marengo
Fort Hilford
Oakdale
F. D. Letts
Minnie Hitchcock
Mae Martyn
Minnie
Emma
Lina
Emma S
Hattle J
Freda
Muriel
RED Cross Pharmacy
F. D. G. Walker
Fourth Avenue
Twentieth St
Frank Minor
J. A. Gilmore
Garnett
Kaw
Miriam Graham
William and Vashti College
Edinburg
A. C. Schaffer
Leon McWhorter
San Diego
Cal
McWhorter
Tri-Cities
C. A. Friese
Lloyd
Redwood Falls
Minn
John Osborn
E. H. Osborn
Bay
Richard Lemon
Bernice
la Plata
J. A. Powers
Baby
C. Griffin
Rich Hill
Jennie Brown
Louis Ehrhart
Francis McCreight
Monmouth
McCreight
Alexis
P. R. Ringdall
Burlington
Dean W. R. Woodmansee
Prof
Hannes Olsson
Roseville
Edward Larkin
Marseilles
Barnhoeft
Larkin
Board of Education
Ruth E. Porter
Edna B. Almlof
Edith Moody
Ethel B. Adams
Nellie Shreve
Mabel Fuhrman
Shabbona
Mildred Bowers
Kirksville
Coe
Andalusia
Zuma
Iaco
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