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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1906
Page
2
Residents near Eleventh avenue and Fourth street oppose continued dumping of slops at the new ground while dry refuse and rubble disposal is kept at the old site. Neighborhoods favor filling the ravine as it boosts property values.
Thomas M. Rossiter says he suffered eczema since 1804 covering his head neck and body. Five weeks of washing with Cuticura and applying Cut Ointment and Lotion left him well and recommending Cuticura.
A Davenport Peculiar Accident story reports Carl Kohle, 14, of Bettendorf, found badly injured after a late night incident on the Davenport to Bettendorf route. He lay semiconscious at home as searchers found a smashed wheel near the Born residence and speculate he was run down, then lifted over a fence to avoid another strike.
City Council in Rock Island Illinois meets with Mayor presiding and most aldermen present. Finance committee submits weekly pay roll and bills paid. obituary record notes Mrs Mary Godfrey. several contracts, petitions, and resolutions discussed for street paving, water works, and public improvements with multiple referals and approvals.
An ad boasting that appealing men and women in the United States all use Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea or tablets, priced 35 cents, available at Thomas Pharmacy.
Aldermen report on trimming trees on Seventh avenue between Twelfth and Seventeenth streets under the streets superintendent. Rebate on the Eighteenth street sewer referred to the sewer committee. May salary of Charles Sexton approved. Repairs to Notly street between Second and Third avenues ordered. Sidewalks on First avenue between Ninth and Tenth streets to grade. Eleventh avenue between Twenty second and Twenty third streets to be placed in condition. A motion to fix Twenty first Street and Seventeenth avenue postponed to fire and light committee. Finances approve bills of M. D. Blake more in telephony case and payment to Kenworthy & Kenworthy for telephone junction case. Publication bill for Nineteenth street and for oral avenue improvement authorized. Adjourned.
Health advice emphasizes female vitality and men’s admiration with Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy. A testimonial from Mrs. Chas. F Brown claims long-term suffering ended after use, urging women to start treatment at first sign of trouble like irregular periods or backache.
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