Davenport news highlights bond for Otto Berg haus and local items
Otto Berg haus released on $50 bond after shooting charge in Le Claire. King recovering at Mercy hospital. Scott county personal property totals over 13.6 million with motor vehicles and cattle valued separately. St Ambrose Commencement honors 25 graduates with M J Wade delivering address. Unitarian pastor Rev Robert Ewart Romney resigns after five years. Davenport police detain F R Diehi for cutting a girl’s braid and linked incidents. hair switches found at residence. St Katharine’s Commencement notes diverse graduating list from multiple cities. Obituary records report the death of Mrs Clotilde Artould after lengthy illness.
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Trytians
Bond
Otto Berghaus
Harry King
le Claire
King
Mercy Hospital
Scott
Collings
Scott County
Robert Ewart Romney
Unitarian Church
Off
Ramsey
Polier
Camillia Schumacher
New Work For Boy Scouts at Home in Pennsylvania
A report of various local activities and visits includes Rev and Mrs F I Stearns attending a Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs James Moffitt in Bowling. George Strayer, who was shot in the foot by his elder brother, is improving rapidly. Milan sees electric street lights being installed by Peoples Power Co. Mrs Grant Johnson and son visit Cambridge. Mrs Jonas Bowman visits Bishop Hill. Bernice Campbell works at James Thompson's Restaurant. Mrs Caster and son Ben of Marston visit Mrs Henry von Ad Mises. Emma Kuehl improves her property on Fourth and Dickson by moving the house back. Charles Johnson and son Lester of Galesburg visit Olive Johnson. Milan Presbyterian boys organize a church club at Rev M G Hanna's home and plan use of church court. Barker returns from the Indies with H0 0000 gold.
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Pennsylvania
F. 1. Stearns
Ladies’ Foreign and Home Aid Society
James Moffitt
George Strayer
Peoples Power Company
Rock Island
Milan
Grant Johnson
Cambridge
Jonas Bowman
Bishop Hill
Bernice Campbell
James Thompson
Third
Dickson Streets
Caster
Ben
Marston
Henry von Ad Mises
Emma Kuehlis
Fourth
Charles Johnson
Lester
Galesburg
Olive Johnson
Milan Presbyterian Church
M. G. Hanna
Milan News Briefs and Local Notices
A Milan parish report notes Mrs H J High and daughter at 614 Main Street for outdoor diversion. R E Little is ill in Bruning Neb with O C Wells reported as brother in law. Charles Depew named village marshal after a council meeting last week. Christian Endeavor meeting held at Rev M G Hanna’s home. Miss Ethyl Goldenropf visited with aunt Mrs Harry Dock of South Rock Island. Mr and Mrs James W Grane plan to move to Detroit Mich for Packard Motor job. Fred von Ach of Davenport visited his brother Henry. Irene Mercer, winter guest with Mrs Harry Creasy, was summoned Welcome. I s pose I ’yok be a tramp, Catherine Ann, ’s I’m your cousin Cy.
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H. J. High
Crty
Main Street
Arnould
R. E. Little
Bruning
Britton Valaire
France
Nebr
O. C. Wells
Charles Depew
Christian Endeavor Society
Milan Presbyterian Church
M. G. Hanna
Ethyl Goldenropf
Harry Dock
South Rock Island
James W. Granes
Milan
Detroit
Mich
Granes
Packard Motor Company
Fred von Ach
Davenport
Henry von Ach
Irene Mercer
Harry Creasy
Backlog Saga From a Nova Scotia Winter
A tale from the Saturday Evening Post recalls nine years of a boy named Bill who fled a cold request to bring in a backlog. He returns as an adult, brings in a heavy log, and the unamused father quips to set it on the fire.
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Bill
Skipper Norwood
Nova Scotia
Young Bill
Norwood
Saturday Evening Post
Drug Clerk Recalls Gettysburg Address Quest
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote describes a man who asked a drug clerk for Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The clerk directed him to a directory of subscribers and noted the man grew angry, calling the clerk ignorant. The piece highlights a merchant's frustration with a hungry customer.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Move on Now says policeman and pills to crowd
A stark, period voice notes a policeman telling a street crowd to move on. The copy mocks harsh warnings and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as gentle bowel regulators that restore health, advising readers to buy at all druggists.
Memorial Service By Odd Fellows In Riverside
Riverside hosted a memorial service for dead Odd Fellows and Rebekahs with all three lodges and auxiliaries, including the Olive Male chorus and readings of proclamations. The event featured several selections by the band and a address by James Ewing Davis.
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Riverside
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Patriarchs Militant
Odd Fellowship
Olive
Sandstrom
Arnold
R. Richards
James Ewing Davis
Taps
East Moline Honors First Graduate Verna Parrott
East Moline High School held a reception at Lincoln School Tuesday evening for Verna Parrott the district's first graduate. A program entertained many as music from a Victrola supplied by E P Severin of Moline accompanied the event. A two course luncheon followed in the hall decorated in orange and black with teachers and the board of education as guests of honor.
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East Moline High School
Lincoln School
Verna Parrott
E. P. Severin
Moline
Board of Education
Gray hair remedy promises youthful color fast
A period advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy, claiming sage and sulphur restore hair color and improve growth. It urges readers to buy a fifty cent bottle from druggists, promising noticeable results after a few days of use and noting benefits for dandruff and itchy scalp.
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Wyeth
Dan Gruff
Guar
Local Notes On Visits and School Break
J H Stroube visited Washington Iowa. Mrs M S Martin and Mrs Henry Wiess drove to Rapids City Thursday. Helen Musgrove became relief operator at the local telephone office. School closed Thursday June 6 for a three months vacation. Mrs Henry Wiess returned from Burlington after two weeks with relatives. Methodist Sunday school board met at Ray Seymour home. Plymouth circle met at church with Mrs J K Dormandy as hostess. It would be a fool's paradise.
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J. H. Stroube
Washington, Iowa
M. $. Martin
Henry Wiess
Rapids City
Helen Musgrove
Burlington
Iowa
Methodist Sunday School Board
Ray Seymour
Plymouth Circle
J. K. Dormandy
Bullets in Battle and the Wounded Soldier’s View
General Nelson A. Miles recalls his four wounds and near fatal injuries while serving, detailing the instant impact of bullets, the deathly quiet on the field, and the moment his sword and belt fell as he was paralyzed below the waist at Chancellorsville before being carried from the line.
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The
Republic
Nelson A. Miles
Fair Oaks
Fredericksburg
Petersburg
Chancellorsville
Chancellorsville House
Coal Bin Measurements and Coal Weights
Facts on coal weight per cubic foot for anthracite and bituminous. Guidance explains formula for bin capacity in pounds and tons, using length height and breadth scaled by 54 or 50 pounds per cubic foot. Includes a short humorous exchange fragment about Griggs and a choice.
Fragmented dialogue from a satirical story
A snippet shows a child named Robbie refusing a second cake slice urged by his mother. The line hints at a larger mockery of labor and restraint, ending with a truncated phrase about a fool's paradise and a world with no labors or burdens.
Zubly Rebel Patriot Turned Loyalist in Revolution
A historical sketch recounts John Joachim Zubly’s swift shift from Georgia delegate and ardent patriot to anti independence ally. He fought the Declaration, aided the British, fled Philadelphia, and died in 1781 as the war raged. The piece contrasts his early zeal with his later treasonous acts and exile.
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John Zubly
America
Liberty
England
George Washington
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Congress
Benjamin Franklin
Rubicon
John Joachim Zubry
Georgia
Zubly
George III
Samuel Chase
Maryland
Chase
Philaphia
Preserve Beauty Secrets For Youthful Womanly Health
An article extols self knowledge of the womanly system as key to health and aging gracefully. It praises The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser by K. V. Pierce and recounts Mrs. G. H. Witusass of Lynnhaven Va praising Dr. Pierce remedies after years of illness.
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People's Common Sense Medical Adviser
K. V. Pierce
M. D
G. H. Witusass
Lynnhaven, Va
Piero
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Boy Scouts
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Chicago Tribune
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Sears
Western Union Telegraph Company
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CK Turnverein
Fred Peters
Lonlg
Prospect Park
Chautauqua
Birnie E. Millen
Grant School
Queen Esther Circle
King’s Daughters
R. S. Haney
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Fighteenth Street
Leona Gray
Twenty-third Street
Gerade
East Moline
the Keeley Institute
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Chicago
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Monroe Street
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New York World
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Detroit Free Press
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