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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
2
Local ad for Chicago Dental Company promoting affordable dental work in Rock Island at 1607 Second Ave over Speidel's Drug Store. Offers include cleaning free, cement fillings 28 cents, gold crowns 4 to 5 dollars, and full sets from five dollars and up. Emphasizes quality materials and guaranteed first class work.
Davenport notes a Shriners banquet at Lahrmann's cafe with Kaaba Temple and Kunba temple leaders hosting about 100 visiting Shriners. A 40-candidate initiation precedes the event, while a string of neighborhood robberies and recent marriages fill the rest of the Davenport scene.
An advertisement touts Newbro Merphite as the sole scientific method to destroy the dandruff germ and prevent hair loss. It promotes Merpicide as a refreshing hair dressing and claims a sample can be obtained by sending 19 cents in stamps. Also cited is a testimonial from Robert R. UTts of Salem, Missouri praising Foley's Kidney Cure after five years of kidney trouble.
An advertisement promotes Cascerets Candy Ca thartic as a genuine laxative to try tonight. It claims the product is sold in boxes only and not in bulk, urging immediate purchase and use.
Archte C. Biggs and Mice Mamie Momma of Port Byron wed at 7 PM at 2273 Seventh Avenue with seventy guests and Rev. M. W. Crombaker officiating. Numerous other marriages followed at various homes. A paving contract for Twelfth Avenue in Moline was awarded to Barber Asphalt for 33,592 dollars. A pole and trolley wire incident disrupted Fourth Avenue transit for the morning. Local obituaries note F. Pinsey’s death in Dale, Texas, and a residence move to Illinois.
An old newspaper snippet touts Kid-No-Oids with a written refund guarantee if the remedy fails to cure backache or kidney disease. It claims experience proves the product reliable and offers it for 50 cents through T. H. Thomas, leading druggist.
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