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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1912

Page

2

Davenport Student Sails North for Six Month Eskimo Study

Ernest Oberholtzer of Davenport departs with his mother for a six month expedition to the Hudson bay region. He will study Eskimo and Indian life, photograph wild animals, and travel by canoe with an Indian guide from Rainy Lake to Chesterfield Inlet. He plans to be without civilization for the duration. The voyage includes Winnipeg, Lake Winnipeg, Nelson River, Fort Nelson, Port Churchill, and Chesterfield Inlet.

Ernnest Oberholtzer Davenport Hudson Hay District Oberholtzer St Paul Rose Oberholtzer Billy Mazee Rainy Lake Ontario Winnipeg Lake Winnipeg Nelson River Fort Nelson Hudson Bay Stong Port Churchhill Chesterfield Inlet

Aledo area pastors and locals gather for weekend events

Aledo residents share news of travels visits and social events. Delegates to general conference in Minneapolis address the Methodist church in Aledo. Several families visit relatives in Keithsburg Monmouth and Viola while attending commencements and church activities.

Clayton Kringford Millersburg Minneapolis Aledo Nellie Pomeroy Keithsburg Mary Marsh Berren Springs W. Garner Ida Pinkerton Milwaukee Mystic Workers of the World T. H. Cobb Marjorie Martha Cooke Springfield Stella Small United Presbyterian Church Margaret Johnston Lillie Beaugess New Lost Charlie Walters Normal Fred Martin Flora Peck Chester Heston M. E. Pareonage Pittenger Charles Peck Edith Briggs Viola John Swearinger Galesburg Hospital M. F. Mathews Martha Gregory Geneva Childs New Boston Portia Kirkpatrick W. Basher Baby Kansas City Joy Fred Willits R. H W. Roberts D. Prentiss Devlin North Henderson

Oil siphoned from Deere Co tanks shocks Moline

A Moline report states about 25,000 gallons of fuel oil, worth roughly $875 at 34 cents a gallon, spilled from Deere & Co tanks via an overflow tied to a sewer after a heavy rain. Suspected siphoning occurred as water receded, with oil seen flowing on the Mississippi.

Sylvan Deere & Co Mississippi

Local Briefs Mention Residents and Travel

Mrs. Ida Hudson hosted a visit as son O J Ingmiire returned to Galeshore. Mrs. Alice Kramm departed for Cedar Rapids to visit her son Grant Kramm. Mrs. J W Langhead of Alexis was noted in town with unspecified plans.

Gre Ida Hudson O. J. Ingmiire Galeshore Alice Kramm Cedar Rapids Grant Kramm J. W. Langhead Alexis Re

Aledo News Roundup of Visits and Local Light Work

Monday visits and Monday travels mark a busy local week with Mrs. Baker, Miss Dora Hoffman, and many others touring from Can nelton to Davenport, Mathersville, Galesburg, and Rock Island. Numerous church events, school activities, and social gatherings fill the town calendar, featuring a Sunday school picnic and a large attendance at an experimental station event.

Baker J. W. White Cannelton Dora Hoffman Davenport Ada Brownlee Mathersville Edna Stallings Galesburg Ira Reynolds Redwood Falls Minn Muscatine First Presbyterian United Presbyterian S. J. Ferguson Rock Island Aledo Aledo Experimental Station Augusta Adams I. N. Bassett Adeline Quaintance Cable Lincoln Neb The State University Bassett New Boston Fred Muhlenburg Joy W. H. Odell Vancouver Island B. C Launa Thompson Elgin Ill Mary Brady Louise Garrett Viola T. M. Henderson A. G. Myers J. P. Lemon Vincent Lemon Young People’s Society of the United Presbyterian Church Denver Col J. A. Harvey Lee Ward Belle Calhoun Lizzie Calhoun Keithsburg Watch Tower Wycoff William and Vashti College A. G. Bridgford George A. Cooke Harry Garret Carnegie Oklo Bess Bassett Knox

Digestit Tablet Claims Instant Indigestion Relief

A small tablet named Digestit is said to relieve indigestion almost instantly after meals, stopping fermentation and distress. Consumers are promised a refund if dissatisfied, with the product sold for 50 cents at Harper House pharmacy.

Harper House

Schmidt and Robinson Heating Ad at Twenty First Street

Warm Air Heating Plants promise economy health and comfort. Contact Schmidt and Robinson to discuss options at 318 Twenty-first Street or by phone W 1522.

Twenty-first St

Historic Blackguards Byron’s rise and ruin through verse

A condensed portrait of Lord Byron his tortured childhood and volatile career. The piece traces his lice of dissipation flight from England to Greece and Greece sword aiding independence then his decline culminating in a death at thirty six. It notes his vanity fame and the enduring complexity of his genius.

Lord Byron Byron Scotland London Milbanke Tme England Switzerland Italy Greece Hellespont Shelley Missolonghi

Subterfuge Garden Tactics Revealed by Mr Crosslets

Mr Crosslets explains a yard plan as a ruse tearing up garden space to reduce mowing. He says he removes as much turf as his wife permits and then leaves it to grow during summer, claiming it reduces the area the mower must cover.

Mr. Crosslets

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