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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1909
Page
2
A Wisconsin couple credits Postum with improving sleep nerves skin and temper after abandoning coffee. They describe testing the beverage, boiling it dark and rich, and feeling relief grow over time. Friends were won over as they followed directions and noticed visible changes.
In Moline the inquest into August Heyde's death at 424 Sixth Street concluded delirium tremens as the cause after a post mortem found acute alcoholism. Conflicting statements from his wife delayed certification. Coroner Rose presided and the verdict aligned with the medical findings. The report notes Heyde died Friday evening after a period of illness.
The T. H. Thomas Drug Store offers Rexall Mucu-Tone with a personal money back guarantee if it fails to cure catarrh. The ad claims the remedy comes from a physician with thirty years of cures, and promises quick absorption, parasite removal, tissue healing, symptom relief, and improved nutrition. Available in 50 cents and 1.00 sizes, with risk free trial.
January 16 in Moline marks the death of a longtime resident educated in local public schools and Augustana college business training. A stenographer at Moline Plow Company and former private secretary to F. G. Allen, she leaves a mother and a half sister in Nebraska after a father and sister’s earlier passings.
Charles Eugene of Württemberg, born 1728 died 1793, ruled cruelly and sold 6,490 subjects to England to raise funds. He mocked his subjects with proclamations of paternal care while forcing youths into battle, executing two who refused to fight. The tale, recounted by his son and echoed in a Schiller scene, paints a brutal portrait of his rule.
London News notes Phil May, famed as England's lightning artist, could produce many drawings from a model of models. The selection process reduced lines to make an illustration appear drawn in quick strokes, though it often concealed a week of labor behind the published image.
When you enter the Bank of England four pairs of unseen guardians observe you from hidden places. Mirrors enable them to track every entrance and movement from arrival to exit through the doors of wealth. Rheumatism Cured in Three Days. N B Langley Madison says Dr Detchon's Relief cured his rheumatism in three days and relieved pain within hours. Sold by Otto Grotjan Rock Island and Gust Schlegel & Son Davenport.
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