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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
2
Davenport voters filed consent petitions for manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor, surpassing the required signatures with over 6,000 names. canvass by the board of supervisors to begin later this month after a short notice period. Refusals to sign were few, suggesting broad support for lawful liquor business.
A Louisville reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and avoiding surgery after irregularities and nervous troubles. An Adrian Georgia case claims it cured a woman of female ailments without operation. The notes highlight decades of testimonials praising its use for feminine illnesses.
Mrs W Brooks of Rock Island visits her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Reynolds who are recovering from prior injuries. Red Oak Iowa visitor Mrs M E McDeritt comes to see Mrs T Watson and relatives. A buggy accident near a high bridge injures no one seriously aside from a bruised arm. Miss Lillian Workman closes a successful year at Foster school and four eighth graders graduate this month. Sunday gatherings include Carrie Freyermuth hosting several girls. Mr and Mrs Isaac Foster visit nearby Sweetland and Mrs Foster stays on.
Zuma Sunday evening program scheduled for June 13 at 8 o'clock. Local residents attendances noted with Mrs Henry Frels at a funeral in Geneseo. Donahoo makes a Moline trip. Oharas visit in Moline. Dow family returns home after stay. Horses sick among farmers. Zuma box social attended by Jess Donahoo. Mamie Wake Pearl Mumma Edna Mumma visit Galesburg. Edna to Knox College commencement. Mrs Lyman Dailey incubator hatched a four egged duck.
Mrs Robert Candor and two children of Cogswell North Dakota arrived last Thursday. Wakeland & Sons of Millersburg build a hay barn at Hiram Coopers. Ruth Cook visited grandparents the Crabs. Hiram Cooper and daughter Lou others from Aledo visited Friday. Misses Lillie and Mary Marsh were in Aledo Friday. Candor party to Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition after west trip. Hamlet Presbyterian Church observes Children's Day next Sunday at 10 30. An Alabama testimonial notes Chamberlains Salve cured tetter after two to three years. sold by M H Rodney Co Almond Alabama.
A deceased woman born in Iowa 38 years ago recently passed away after moving to Illinois 18 years ago where she had lived since. She leaves two children Lyla and Fay, her husband, her Rock Island parents, a Milan brother, and a North Dakota brother. Funeral held this afternoon at 2 from the home with Rev. J P Miller officiating. interment at Hartzell cemetery.
Hillsdale and nearby towns see visitors and visits from Urbana Berea and Rock Island. Emil Bracker returns from Berea College as a teacher. Elevator lease by Homer Palmer begins June first. Ladies Aid and Bethes day chapel moves noted. Several residents travel to Geneseo Port Byron and Chicago for church and business. Continuous item continues on Page Ten.
An advertising passage promotes Egg-O-See Wheat Flakes as a light yet strengthening breakfast. It claims wheat provides essential body elements and asserts Egg-O-See processing yields easy digestion, satisfying appetite, and a productive day free from nervous headaches. The ad urges buyers to look for the E-C mark.
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