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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1906
Page
2
Mr. Stroman aged seventy eight and his wife seventy one say Duffy’s Pure Malt Whisky helps with nervousness and health as the only remedy near the century mark. The letter from Jantar Si Vality Pa dated November 26 1906 praises the product as the very best medicine and urges friends to use it.
The advertisement claims Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is an absolute, gentle stimulant and tonic that strengthens nerve tissues, tones muscles, aids digestion, and promotes health and longevity for all ages. It warns against imitations and substitutes attempting to imitate the product.
Illinois weekly weather bulletin reports mean temperatures below normal across northern central and southern districts ending June 25. Low maxima kept the week cool with only one day reaching 90 in parts, while beneficial showers on the 19th and 20th and heavier rains in the north eased moisture needs. Sunshine was brief on the 21st as most days remained cloudy. a table lists mean temperatures and precipitation with departures from normal. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets advertised as a cure for stomach troubles with a quarter price.
A horse-drawn vehicle on Eddy street near Camp McClellan led to a near tragedy when a frightened horse reared as an I. & I. car approached. The driver fainted and lay on the tracks, but the motorman halted the car in time. The woman recovered enough to continue, leaving no name. The article also notes church incorporation plans, business expansions, and local obituaries.
Ralph Wilson, once of Moline, remains missing while his brother Joe of Chicago, aided by friends and Pinkerton detectives in Seattle, conducts a thorough search. A letter from Wilson’s mother’s family details the last message dated April 23 noting plans to visit home, with trains checked daily and telegraphs returned. He had worked for a Michigan lumber company at Skyke.
Rail travel offers abound from the C M St P and Rock Island with first class service to Chicago and Kansas City from the tri cities. Low round trip rates to the East and a variety of summer excursion fares to St Paul, the East, and Canadian and New England resorts are advertised with sale dates through August and September 1906. Homeseekers tickets and a Summer Vacation Tour book from the Niagara Falls Route are promoted with contact details for agents L D Heusner and W J Lynch in Chicago.
Pioneer Niagara Falls excursion line via Lake Erie and Western railway connected with Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. Leaves Peoria at 12:30 p m Thursday August 2 1906. Round trip eight fifty dollars. Tickets good returning on C B line steamer Buffalo to Cleveland. Side trips to Toronto Thousand Islands and more. Also cheap rates to Sandusky and Put-in-Bay. Arrange summer outing for August 1. Pamphlet with rates and times available from any ticket agent.
Round trip tickets on the Burlington Route within 250 miles go on sale July 3 at one and one third fare. Good to return by July 6. Willis T. Morgan, a retired commissary sergeant, praises Dr King s New Discovery for coughs colds and lung issues in New Hampshire. Hartz Ullemeyer s druggists offer it 50 cents to 1.00 with trial bottle free. Kennedy s Laxatives Honey and Tar cough syrup advertised for constipation and cough relief.
Rock Island public library adds several missionary works including James Hannington F Dawson China and Her People Charles Den by Tropical Africa Henry Drunmond and Daybreak in Livingstonia J W Jack to its collection. Also notes a 1906 saloon license application at 700 Seventh Street signed by property owners and bond with sureties. An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.
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