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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1901
Page
2
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best medicine for female troubles. It warns against competing products and urges readers to obtain the remedy and seek Mrs. Pinkham's advice in Lynn Massachusetts. It claims widespread cures and loyal testimonials as proof.
A German tale in Wildbad tells how Julie Ancelot’s match is set by her father Necker Ancelot and two suitors with extraordinary noses. Colonel Eckerlin arrives with a nose rival, but a royal consent and misdirection resolve in a humorous union.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recalls a rector and a devout lady who wished a back row seat to avoid being watched. She feared her own hair would distract her devotion if anyone behind could see it, while he noted free seats he offered.
A real estate office worker at a social event sung Home Sweet Home and urged investing in homes on terms so near the city. He claimed his company sells homes within 12 minutes ride and urged everyone should have a home as a life changing investment.
A London county council weekly meeting urged sending a communication to the local government board to pay half the salary of women sanitary inspectors who teach food prep and hygiene beyond their duties. Also notes on the Czarina’s sister in Russia, Sarah Bernhardt’s funding backing in a London millinery venture, theatre spelling origins, and a quip about a germ-dodging bookkeeper.
Two estate notices appear here for Rock Island County Illinois. Charles P Ryder Jr deceased and Guy H Hitchcock deceased names appear as administrators calling all claimants to appear in county court on the first Monday in June and first Monday in April respectively for settlement and payment.
Colona Sand Stone Quarries offers bridge stone corn crib blocks and foundation stone in any size. Samples and photos are available for viewing in Room 12 of Mitchell & Lynde's building. Contact Arthur Bubbell manager at Boog Island or Colona Illinois.
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