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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1911
Page
2
Prof A Plowers, longtime Davenport high school teacher, leaves to teach botany at McKinley High School in St Louis effective end of current school year. Also notes include local notices on board bill arrest, pastor appointment, wills and estates, and the obituary of Thies Nagel.
Edith rejects dry shampooing and endorses canthrox as a home shampoo. W. M. promotes an eye tonic with crystal, while G. K. suggests a weight loss drink using parnous. Several readers share tonics and recipes for skin, hair, and complexion care including delatone for hair removal and canthrax and marlax tes for hair restoration.
The funeral was held today for J and Mrs Kate June of Big Springs Nebraska. Local services reflected on their lives and ties to the community.
Aledo residents travel to Rock Island and Wisconsin for a few weeks and visit Illinois river sites. Mrs Pittenger and daughter head to Springfield by illness. Residents visit relatives in Rock Island Rapids City and Burlington while others attend picnics and moonlight events. Local workers fundraise for William and Vashti College and the Millerburg township workers begin donations.
Orion residents report initiation event by O E S chapter with social after, John Munson moves to Orion, Alma Kettlekamp and Wable Linken visited, strawberry crop light, several visits from Rock Island and Chicago, Josie Chinberg starts at the post office. Public notice warns of a Streckfus Steamboat Line stockholders meeting June 17 1911 in Rock Island to discuss name change director count and election of two new directors.
The city refuses to accept Prospect Park from Tri City Railway until all encumbrances are cleared, noting a 1400 dollar judgment on Lot 2 and taxes on parts of the park. No title abstract accompanied the deed as required by the acceptance ordinance. Also updates on a New Cemetery Board, peace bond case, a city fine and departure, a church pastoral decision, and an obituary for John Sandberg in Los Angeles after illness.
Mothers across America respond to a doctor’s offer of a free bottle of Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin a gentle laxative suited to babies and children. The ad promises mild action with no griping and notes it can be tried at the doctor’s expense before buying at druggists.
Relief arrived on the western coast as Mr Sandberg passed away during a holiday trip to California. A longtime city resident aged 51, he lived at 1418 Ninth Street and leaves a widow, daughter Edna, and son Arnold. The body will be brought here for burial. Margaret Neneth, infant daughter of John Neneth of 1523 Second Avenue, died yesterday.
East Moline residents return from Vermont Illinois and Berlin Wisconsin visits. Swan Peterson and daughter Helen attend a Chicago funeral. Local youths host an ice cream social. Several families plan trips including Danville Decatur Ottawa and New York with visits to Niagara Falls and England. A Helping Hand picnic closes the week.
Silvis and surrounding towns report a string of visits and returns. Guests include John Ranson and Roy Raddock of Anna wan Montana with the Bells, Louis M. Hartline from Detroit, and Hugh Phelps returning from Cedar Rapids. Margaret Kyle accompanies her mother from Beatrice Nebraska for the summer. other locals welcome relatives and attend church group events.
Day evening at her home. Refreshments served after the business meeting. Waldo McKinley and mother visit Marengo and Victor. Mr. and Mrs. R. Walsh hosted Thursday Night club. prizes won by Mesdames Rock and Pennell and Messrs. Roach and Gillespie. Tom Morrison moved his family to Seventh Street. Mrs. Mamie Wolf hosts sister Miss Callie Crawford of Brooklyn. A. Fuller injured in railroad wreck at Peoria. in hospital. Willing Workers' club elected Helen Peterson president Johnson secretary Nuela Decker treasurer. Mrs. William Corbin improving after long illness.
Harper House Pharmacy markets Mi o na stomach tablets as a money back cure for indigestion. Adv claims relief within five minutes after meals and includes a testimonial from Mrs. William Krumpp describing dramatic recovery after four boxes. Product priced at 50 cents a large box with free trial offer from Booth's Mi o na, Buffalo.
Lawrence Kansas Mr J F Stone reports his wife suffered ten years from womanly troubles and was once deemed incurable. After taking Cardus she improved greatly. the tonic is described as strengthening to the womanly constitution with long standing success claimed.
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