Davenport Readies for State Encampment and Machinists' Convention
Captain Dan Evers of Company B receives orders to mobilize for the 64th regiment encampment at Ottumwa the week of August 28. Davenport prepares for the International Association of Machinists convention starting September 18 with about 600 local machinists and an expected 400 delegates, each receiving per diem and rail fare. city committees project a substantial economic impact of around twenty thousand dollars over 10 to 15 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Evers
Guy EB. Logan
Ottumway
Captaini Evers
Iowa
Davenport Commercial Club
The
Machinists
Internation Association of Machinists
Davenport
Davenpor
Commercial Club
Denver
Health restored after treatment by Drs Walsh Davenport
Fourteen years of good health followed a lengthy recovery from catarrh nervous exhaustion and general breakdown after seeking treatment from Drs Walsh Davenport specialists at 124 West Third Street Davenport Iowa. Charles D Quick of Cordova Illinois praises their care and mentions free scientific exams with office hours listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drs. Walsh
Davenport
West Third Street
Charles D. Quick
Cordova
Illinois
Walsh
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Iowa
Dawson in Accident with Street Car Near Bank
Ex-Congressman Albert F. Dawson narrowly escaped serious injury when his automobile collided with a street car on Second Street near the First National Bank where he presides. He tried to avoid two bicycle riders, drove onto street car tracks, and halted as the collision damaged fenders on both vehicles. Obituary notices follow for William C. C. Paulsen, 76, long-time Davenport resident and war veteran. He died at his daughter’s home, after a life in Holstein and Iowa, survived by his widow and four children. Burial was at Fairmount Cemetery after a funeral from the Davenport home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Congress
Albert F. Dawson
Second Street
First National Bank
William C. C. Paulsen
Mary Haupt
West Seventh Street
Davenport
Meldorf
Holstein
Amelia Buchmann
America
Gladbrook
Daven Port
Paulsen
Germany
Denmark
Dora Behs
Carl Paulsen
John Paulsen
Fairmount Cemetery
Aledo Residents Visit and Travel Notes
Aledo residents and guests visit family and attend events in Illinois and Iowa. Travelers include Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie of Stock Island, Mrs. Murdock returning to Wilton Iowa, Mrs. Young visiting Rock Island, Mrs. Harbour and Miss Harten at Reynolds, Rev. Breckenridge to Chicago, and the Peters sisters from Champaign. A rally at Millersburg featured the William and Vashti College group with the local band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gillespie
Stock Island
R. J. McDonald
A. G. Murdock
Wilton
Iowa
L. Young
Monmouth
F. A. Suith
Rock Island
Harry Harbour
Oliva Harten
Reynolds
Harbour
W. W. Breckenridge
Tucson
Ariz
R. L. Watson
Chicago
Bernicer
Nell Peters
Champaign
E. Boultinghouse
Buffalo
N. Y
J. Bower
Jacksonville
Ill
Hatch Company
Thomas Ewing
Aledo
Gale Farm
Galesburg
Clayton
Myles Bridgford
J. E. Reed
C. G. Hopkins
Stella Adams
Sage and Gulpher Advertise Hair Tonic For Sale
An unusual ad promotes Sage and Gulpher scalp treatment claiming it removes gray hair. It offers to send bottles for 50 cents or by mail, with payment and price details handled through Barber House Pharmacy in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Barper House
Local Notes From Bloomfield and Nearby Towns
Day from Bloomfield, Iowa, with her sister who was ill. Ona Miller returns from a week with Miss Cooper in Dekalb. Prof and Mrs A Woodsworth leave for Chicago to spend a year after his appointment to a Chicago University sociology fellowship. Mrs H Andes and son Rex of Topeka Kan, complete visit with Aledo friends and depart. W Dungan of Winfield Kan visits sister Mrs R Greer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Iowa
Ona Miller
Aledo
W. Dungan
Winfield, Kan
Mrs. R. Greer
Geneseo and Clinton Residents Visited Area Last Week
Mrs Elsie Bernard of Geneseo visited friends here and returned home Sunday. Mr and Mrs George Durbin of Kansas City went to Clinton after visiting John Durbin and family. Mrs Fred Fillmer returned home from Watertown after a week with Mrs Daniel Malsted. John Riewerts is very ill. John Fillmer of Missouri visited relatives by bike. Miss Bernid Resser of Moline to teach Adelphia school next year. A cow owned by Dave Genung was killed by lightning. Miss Bertha Shaper to teach at the Bluff, Vera Shaffer at Fairfield, Elizabeth Weaver at Stone, Sayre at Fairview. Amos Golden in poor health. Miss Bertha Leffingwell of Port Byron guests of Ethel Sadderis. Miss Mable Robinson visiting sister Dolly Vopel in Clinton. Herman Winterfeldt returned from Battle Creek by bicycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Bernard
Geneseo
George Durbin
Kansas City
Clinton
John Durbin
Fred Fillmer
Watertown
Daniel Malsted
John Riewerts
John Fillmer
Missouri
Bernid Resser
Moline
Adelphia
Dave Genung
Bertha Shaper
The
Bluff
Vera Shaffer
Fairfield
Elizabeth Weaver
Stone
Sayre
Fairview
Amos Golden
Bertha Leffingwell
Port Byron
Ethel Sadderis
Minds Measured With A Machine In London
John Gray of the Royal Anthropological Institute has devised a mind measuring device tested on Lord Avebury Sir William Crookes Dr Keith curators and hospital staff Lyceum club women and an actor. Results place most men in class 5 for deep thought while the actor sits in class 2 for superficial learning. The box uses a revolving colored mirror and flicker duration to gauge mental persistence and intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gray
Royal Anthropological Institute
London
Lord Avebury
William Crookes
Keith
Museum
Lyceum Club
Mr. Gray
Biplane Fish Nets a Flying Halibut Off Seattle
The Shamrock schooner arrives from halibut banks with a seven foot flying fish. A dory crew battles lines when a GSishlike creature surfaces, then flies about 100 feet high for a minute before the fish is captured. The creature has a long fin and a biplane appearance with a pike like head. The bait was herring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Shamrock
Population rise under Japanese rule in Korea page
Population growth in Korea is rising at about 3000 people per month. Education in the chosen Koreas receives vigorous attention from the Japanese government, reflecting governance priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chosen
Koreas
Moline Man Breaks Arm Falls From Scaffold
Clarence Fults of Gust Ed Construction on the Y. M. A. job fell seven feet from a scaffold Monday afternoon, breaking both bones of his left arm above the wrist when the brace gave way. His Rock Island home is 4301 Sixth Avenue. A separate incident reports a young boy hurt by a dog on Colona Avenue. A kitchen fire at 184 Fifth Avenue caused $100 loss, Henry Sage the resident. First speeder Lester Cook of Midland Motor fined $12.05 for speeding on Fourth Avenue. Davenport peddler W L Taylor fined $6.80 for peddling without a license. Obituary notes Mrs Caroline Stromer, 64, wife of Frederick Stromer, died Monday. funeral held today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Fults
Gust Ed Construction Company
Fults
Sixth Avenue
Rock Island
August Nahwe
Colona Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Henry Sage
Lester Cook
Midland Motor Company
Fourth Avenue
Twenty
Larson
Lebbert
Cook
Highway Commissioners
Caroline Stromer
Frederick Stromer
Eleventh Street
Thirty-fourth Avenue
The
Lady Maccabees
Emma
East Moline Miss Returns After Week Visit
Martin has returned from a week long visit at Zuma. Mrs Bennett has arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Once Martin
Zuma
Parl Bennett
Local Social News Highlights Traveling Visitors and Visits
Joliet residents plan to settle here as Mrs. M. S. Martin returns from Adrian Michigan. Hazel Rice of Muscatine visits cousins Elsie and Florence Schilling. F. C. Lovins visits friends in Sherrard. Lee Schmidt of Geneseo calls on East Moline. Ladies' union meets at Mrs. Ingersons. Mrs. N. Hodeck of Chicago arrives for a visit. M. H. Fulscher visits Joliet to see son Edward. Mrs. William Sackville stays in Milan due to illness of her mother. Bertha Lieb leaves for Milford Oregon for a job. James Johnson to Chicago to work with Woods Carriage. Mrs. E. M. McDowell and Harvey return to Red Lodge after two months with parents. Mrs. Charles Marlin and children visit relatives in Marseilles. Mrs. Johnson, Eddie, and Mrs. De Block visit Alex Million. Mrs. R. H. Hall and Geneva return from Vermont. J. H. Niles of Freeport visits son. Miller returns from Chicago. Myer arrives from Monmouth to visit husband at R. and W. George W. Ross family head to Lafayette Indiana for Purdue graduation. James McDowell family and others to Peoria for Patriarchs Militant council June 20–23.
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Joliet
M. S. Martin
St Adrian
Mich
Hazel Rice
Muscatine
Elsie
Florence Schilling
F. C. Lovins
Sherrard
Lee Schmidt
Geneseo
East Moline
Ladies’ Union
Ingersoll
N. Hodeck
Chicago
M. H. Fulscher
Edward
William Sackville
Milan
Bertha Lieb
Milford
Ore
James Johnson
the Woods Carriage Company
Nelson
Charles Marlin
Marseilles
Johnson
Eddie
de Block
Alex Million
R. H. Hall
Geneva
Vermont
J. H. Niles
Freeport
Cc. P. Miller
Myer
Monmouth
George W. Ross
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
James McDowell
Ray Fuller
Albert Bergholtz
Swan Lund
Department Council of the Patriarchs Militant
Peoria
Orion residents attend Henry county convention
Reverend and Mrs Andrick spent Friday in Woodhull for the Henry county convention. Fred Laird of Woodhull visited Mrs P A Swanson. Mrs Louis Englin returned to St Paul after a several days visit in Orion. Mrs Woods departed for a week in Davenport. Mrs C H Schneider hosted the Stitch and Chatter club Tuesday. Orion will celebrate the Fourth with big preparations and music by the Cambridge band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrick
Woodhull
Henry County
Fred Laird
P. A. Swanson
Louis Englin
St. Paul
Minn
Orion
Woods
Davenport
C. H. Schneider
Stitch and Chatter Club
Cambridge
Monkeys to Pick Cotton Experiment in Georgia
French cotton experts plan an experiment in Fulton County to teach monkeys to harvest cotton. If successful, a colony of trained primates would be imported to work fields. The idea arose after a pet chimpanzee watched workers and began to pick cotton with surprising speed, illustrating how animal trainers can teach monkeys manual tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Fulton County
Real Estate Transfers in Rock Island Area Court Records
Real estate transfers list numerous parcels in Rock Island Moline East Moline Hampton and Silvis with buyers and sellers and price tags from 1 to 3100 dollars. Items include lots in Island View Heights Ninth Street Bailey's addition and Moline Water Power additions among others. An ad for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy appears at the end with claims of broad approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Sandstrom
Hugo Sant Strom
Mollie Lang
Louis Leman
B. Davenport
Rock Island
Marshall, Hartz and Smith
Michael J. Nowlan
Island View Heights
Charles H. Langman
John A. Witter
Bailey
Ninth Street
Robert Johnson
J. Axel Servine
Moline Water Power Company
Moline
Gustaf A. Anderberg
Herbert R Gould
South Moline
Richard F. Barrett
Mary G. Vinton
Joseph Ed
Claud A. Bowen
Charlotte A. Kendall
Kendaville
Hampton
Mary A. Walsh
Simon P. Phil
Lps
Silvis
Marvin Lyon
H. Guyer
East Moline
William E. Bailey
F. W. Bugs
Wallace Grove
Cardul touted by Argyle reader as life saving tonic
A subscriber from Argyle Michigan writes that Cardul gave swift relief from severe head pains and other womanly troubles. She credits Cardul with lifting her from a bed of agony and saving her life. The notice urges Cardus as a general tonic for women to improve appetite and build constitution and says druggists carry it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argyle, Mich
William H. Carson
Argyle
Cardul
Cardus
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Math’s Bread
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Second Avenue
St. Louis
Boston
Milwaukee
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W. L. Taylor
Taylor
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Libby
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Stanley
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Sugar Trust
Hardwick
Post Ofice Department
Ashbrook
Ohio
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Treasury Department
Cox
Indiana
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Helm
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Moss
Commerce and Labor
Rothermen
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Interior Department
Graham
Ilinois
Clarke
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House
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Senate
Colfax
Des Moines
Court House Record
Chamberlain
Allen, Myers & Company
Harper
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Reliable Loan CO
West
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