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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1905

Page

2

Death halts wedding as groom dies in Seattle

J F Lattner received word that his sister Miss Etta Louise Lattner of Worthington Iowa planned to wed Christopher Schaffer of Seattle on June 21 at St Pauls church Worthington. The groom elect suddenly died of heart failure in Seattle forcing cancellation.

J. F. Lattner Demokrat Etta Louise Lattner Worthington Iowa Christopher Schaffer Seattle St. Paul's Church Arther

Knights Templar Elect Officers in Rock Island Commandery

Rock Island Commandery No. 18 Knights Templar held its annual meeting at the Masonic temple. Elected officers include Commander T A J McDonald H A Clevenstine J Pergusen Charles Schnvider Junior Warden A D Welch Prelate D J Sears Treasurer W T Magill Recorder R C Wilerson and board trustees Henry Carse Mody Cleve Belmneider. Appointive officers remain to be chosen.

Knights Templar Rock Island Commandery No. 18 Masonic Temple T. A. J. McDonald H. A. Clevenstine J. Pergusendon Charles Schnvider A_ D. Welch D. J. Sears W. T Magill Recorier R. C_ Wileri

Bath for the Elephants at Clinton River Swim

Clinton Herald reports Hagenbeck promises a swim for the Magenbeck troupe elephants in the river next Sunday afternoon. The herd will arrive Sunday morning and be brought to the river at 4 30 in the afternoon for a public bath witnessed by thousands in Clinton.

Hagenbeck Clinton Clinton Herald Sterm Magenbeck

Mill Closure Hits Certain Workers at Republic Sylvan Plant

A temporary shutdown of the Sylvan plant eight inch mill will remove about fifteen workers from duty in roughly a week while the finch mill runs until mid summer. Wage terms from Detroit do not apply here due to a separate local agreement at the plant. Triumphs of Modern Surgery notes highlight antiseptic healing and Chamberlain's Pain Balm offered by druggists.

Republic Steel Works Sylvan Republic Inn & Sh Company Detroit

Goes to Convention and Local Developments in Moline

E B Knox treasurer of the Illinois State Undertakers association heads to Springfield for the 25th annual convention aiming to promote Moline. Local bids for the opera house contract are outlined with Tri City Brick and Sandstone as a contender. Red Men of Moline plan summer baseball with a Kewanee team at Athletic Park. Eighteen children complete confirmation class at Mission Tabernacle. Streetcar trouble leads to fines for two yeggs. Cattle shipment congestion prompts a new plan by Rock Island railway to balance traffic. Swedish Methodist church elects officers for the ensuing year headed by Gustav Gullberg and C W Lindquist.

James McMahon Harry Malone Rock Island Railway Crol & P E. B. Knox Illinois State Undertakers’ Association Springfield Knox Capitol Moline Undertakers Chicago Gust Ed & Sons A. C. Stouffer Tri-City Red Men Kewanee Athletic Park Mission Tabernacle UN Uder Church Natick Yards Maline Raiway Company

British Complaints and Health Ads in Rock Island

The item notes British maritime policy with limited coastal stations and a ship deployment claim. It also promotes Has Earnest Stomach Bitters’s 41 years of usage by public figures for stomach liver and kidney relief, and advertises Singer sewing machines at 310 Twentieth Street Rock Island with manufacturer backing and local representatives.

Atlantic Pacific Ocean Singer Singer Company Twentieth Street Rock Island

Kidney Health Through Restored Kidney Vitality

Backache and all other symptoms of kidney disease recede when the kidneys are made healthy active and vigorous by this remedy. This message promotes a health product claim without specific ingredients or clinical evidence.

Newbro's Herpicide Promises to Cure Dandruff

An advertising notice argues dandruff and hair loss stem from a scalp germ. It claims only Newbro's Herpicide kills the germ, preventing dandruff and baldness. Sold by druggists with a sample offer and Detroit address.

Newbro Herpicide Company Detroit Mich T_i. Thom

Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar Promotes Cough Relief

Ten Times Easier. It is ten times easier to cure coughs and croup when the bowels are open. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar is the original laxative cough syrup. Moves the bowels and expels cold from the system. Best for coughs colds croup whooping cough. Remember the name Kennedy's with red clover blossom and honey bees on the bottle. Sold by all druggists.

Kennedy

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