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Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1903

Page

2

Tips to Travelers Exposition of rail routes to several cities

Travel notices advertise round trip fares and sale dates for routes including Chicago to Boston via various lines with partial schedules. The items list prices for trips to Boston, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and other destinations, with specific sale dates and return limits. G A Smith promotes the Peoria office and travel agents provide contact details for full itineraries and departures.

St. Paul Minneapolis Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo San Francisco Los Angeles Burlington Towa Clinton Cruire Tieth Street Second Avenue

Davenport News Ledger Highlights Local Incidents and Transit Talk

An assault on Frank Jans, a Tri City Railway worker, over tie spiking leaves Jans with a scalp wound and no arrest yet. Smallpox resurges with quarantine at 24 Harrison Street as Dr Middleton treats the McGee child. Davenport officials ban fireworks before the Fourth to protect the public. International Construction Co. representatives outline plans for Davenport and Suburban road work, surveys, and city-line measurements. Death of William Hollingworth at 63. A Woffnall case concerns Sunday sales under close watch by the union. Reports on Dr. Andrews, a demented newspaper man, and a Carpenters union election. Barber Matthew Zang found dead in the Mississippi River.

Frank Jans Tri-City Railway Company Rockingham Road Janes Dranss Janss Farmer's Hotel Scott Street George W. Middleton McGee Harrison Street International Construction Company Detroi Mich Davenport Ares Sth Theodore A. Schulte Presi Dum Lawrence GW. Morgan PLM Lancashire Schulte Messrs. Morgan Wil Mow Muscatine William Hollingworth West Second Street Main Street Towa City

Inquest After Floaters Body Found Near Dock

Coroner Lagbach oversaw the delivery of a body recovered from the water to Holes undertaking rooms. The deceased, swollen and discolored after about forty eight hours in the water, had a pawn ticket for a gold watch signed by Matthew Zang, whose address used to be in Kewanee. Zang left Kewanee last Monday claiming an excursion to St. Joe and has not been heard from since. The man is described as from a good family, a habitual drinker, recently a barber. He is married with several children. The inquest today resulted in lance with thie.

Lagbach Matthew Zang Zang Kewanee St. Joe Lance

Hotels List Vast Names From Harper-McMitchell Event

A long roster of guests appears under At the Hotels, listing individuals from Chicago, New York, St. Louis, and beyond. The compiled enrollment includes many last names, towns, and potential affiliations, reflecting the hosting of numerous visitors across hotels during the event period.

Babcack Thrown From Wagon Uses Pain Balm

Mr. George K. Babcack was thrown from his wagon and severely bruised. He applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm freely and called it the best liniment he ever used. Babcack, a well known citizen of North Plain, Conn., endorses Main Balm for pains and bruises. It promises quicker results than other treatments. Sold by all druggists.

George K. Babcack Chamberlain Babcack North Plain Conn

Kodol Strengthens Digestion and Blood Nourishment Claim

An advertisement touts Kodol as enabling digestive organs to process food into nourishing blood, with claims it cures indigestion and stomach disorders. Sold at Harper House Pharmacy and Riens Drug Store at Seventh Avenue and Twenty seventh Street. A testimonial from Robert R Watts of Salem describes five years of wasting away, relief after Foley’s Kidmay Cure in under two bottles, now cured and well.

Harper House Pharmacy Ad Riens Drug Store Seventh Avenue Twenty-seventh Street Robert R. Watts Salem Foley

Moline Tribunes Elects Candidates and Plans Picnic

The Moline tribunal of the Young Lilies drill team impressed visitors during an enthusiastic session in the Industrial Building hall. Fifteen candidates were initiated under District Deputy S B Van Noorden, with the Rock Island tribunal So. 1 supporting the ritual. A Deere & Co. picnic is arranged for July 8 with committees named for transportation, prizes, refreshments, programs, and decorations.

S. BE. van Noorden Lilies Rock Island Tribunal So. 1 Tribunal Isla Woodward's Grove Deere & Co J. J

Miss Agnes Miller Warns Young Women on Painful Periods

Chicago woman Miss Agnes Miller shares her six year struggle with dysmenorrhea. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief and eventual cure after three weeks, urging prevention and health awareness among young women.

Agnes Miller Chicago Lydia Pi Ham Tam Sam Minter Potomac Ave

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