Davenport News Tangles With Rabies Fears And Police Shifts
Davenport reports show five mad dog bite cases sending victims to Iowa City for Pasteur treatment and a mayor alerting residents after a letter from Dr Henry Albert warning Davenport as an infected district. Police beat changes include Night Desk Sergeant shift to heat No 3 and emergency officer assignments. Obituaries cover Albert Stern 14 of Davenport and other local deaths.
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Hans Schramh
James Cannon
Ripley
Warren Streets
Eighth Street
Alfred C. Mueller
Iowa City
Mueller
Henry Albert
Davenport
Albert
Stoecks
State Veterinary Department
P. O. Kato
Des Moines
Iowa
Albert Stern
Siegfried Avenue
Fairmount Cemetery
Hattie M. DeLescaille
Mississippi Avenue
Frank Crombie
Spokane
Wash
Juergen Schultz
Wilhelmina Petersen
Walcott
Germany
America
Deere & Co to Build Glass and Steel Shop in Moline
Deere and Company plan a massive brick free glass shop with steel frame and 86 732 square feet of glass. The building, 307 feet long and 39 feet high, will connect to the existing blacksmith shop and feature 20 large 7 by 8 foot windows held by brick. Leonard Construction of Chicago will oversee construction with minimal excavation, and work will begin within weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deere & Co
Middle “West
Leonard Construction Company of
Chicago
Deere
Coroner's Jury Rules Fumes Caused Charles C Dickinson Death
In New York on June 21 a coroner's jury ruled that inhalation of irritant fumes caused the death of Charles Courter Dickenson. The finding closes the inquest into the death with no further action expected.
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Charles C. Dickinson
New York
Charles Courter Dick
Health and Beauty Answers by Mrs Mae Martyn
A legacy beauty column offers home remedies for wrinkles pores and complexion flaws. It recommends a almond water glycerine cream overnight and parnotis tonic to slim, crystal solution eye drops for tired eyes, Spurmax plus glycerine for facial brightness, a sugar hardening tonic for blood cleansing, and canthrax shampoo with quinine tonic to improve hair health.
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Health and Beauty
Mrs. Mae Martyn
Grace H
Rosalie
Office Mottoes and the One I Like
A humorous verse laments clichés of office mottoes and proverbs, contrasting framed phrases with personal weariness. The speaker recalls a single favored line from 1903, delivered with wry tone by F. P. Adams in New York Mall.
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Atered
F. P. Adams
New York Mall
Infants Stir Wellesley Commencement Protest
Two Wellesley College undergraduates spark a heated debate over babies at commencement observances. They suggest a day nursery or housing devoted to infant care to prevent distraction and ensure others enjoy the afternoon, even while some may showcase babies to peers.
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College
Wellesley
Jack
Ruth
Sleepy Sentry Saves Life in Balaklava Charge
A Crimean veteran Sir Roger Palmer, aged twenty two, led his troops at Balaklava after a sleepy sentry spared his life. A trooper from the Eleventh Hussars killed a Russian swordsman just as he lunged, saving Palmer. The tale blends heroism with a later note on Chamberlain's remedy for bowel complaints.
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Balaklava
Sir Roger Palmer
Roger
Hussars
Palmer
Free Remedy For Weak Bowels
Puritan era style ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a natural cure for constipation and digestive problems. It urges sending name and address for a free sample and claims quick relief, with further purchase options and family use. Names and places appear in the text.
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Dr. Caldwell
Caldwell
Oscar Fleener
Unionville
Ind
J. F. Daniel
Saron. Tex
W. B. Calesusealae
Log salvage on the river drift to Sioux City
Wittamit paddles downriver to collect drift logs and cut them aboard his boat. He markets the lumber in towns along the river, aiming to drift as far as Sioux City by fall and make a profit from logs that drift by with minimal effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittamit
Sioux City
An Old Time Dinner Reflects 17th Century English Manners
An account of English hospitality in 1620 describes a dinner at a knight’s house with servants entering wearing blue caps, extensive food such as pottage and venison pie, then a wash basin and towel on the table, a carpet, beer, and hot water, followed by three prayers and a communal grace before bed. A later anecdote notes a six year old’s wit about church affiliation.
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England
Fynes Moryson
James Pringle
Their Fate and a Fleeced Parishioner tale
A short humorous column retells a quip from Dr Talmage about two parishioners and a lawyer, hinting at private legal business. It includes a joke about cuff pricing for pencil notes and a court ruling on a contested will, noting the deceased left most to his mother in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Talmage
Talmage
London
Kept the Thing at Home Shows Laxative Blessing
Paul Mathulka of Buffalo New York says a year of stored Dr King's New Life Pills eased stomach liver and kidney troubles for his family. Easy to use and proven, the remedy costs 126 cents at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Paul Mathulka
Buffalo
N. Y
Back Giv es Out Kidney Pain Relief Ad Card
Rock Island reader P C Beselin reports heavy lifting weakened kidneys causing backache and irregular secretions. After using Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Harper House pharmacy, his pain subsided completely and he recommends the remedy. For sale by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Buffalo NY sole US agents Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
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Dean
Rock Island
P. C. Beselin
Fifth Avenue
Ill
Sympton
Doan
Harper House
Foster-Milburn Company
Buffalo, N. Y
United States
Most People Expect to be Rich from a Strong Bank
A short, banner style note urges building wealth now with a firm foundation and a dollar placed in a strong bank as the first step toward a prosperous fortune. The language imitates an optimistic, self help tone.
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