Assault suit filed against Tri City Railway by Payne
Robert Augustine Payne colored through attorneys Mott and Gannon sues Tri City Railway for 2000 damages claiming an assault on December 31 at 3 PM while he was a passenger on a LeClaire Street car. Police hold a suspect Austrian in La Salle murder case, described as 26, 5 ft 8, black hair, mustache, wearing overalls. Central park greenhouse shows vibrant spring blooms with hyacinths and tulips attracting visitors. Obituary notes Kate Allen Davenport native dies after grip illness at about 70. infant Dorothea Marie Coleman dies at five months eight days. actors recall a quarrel over diamonds in a London room scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Augustine Payne
W. G. Mott
M. Y. Gannon
Tri- City Railway Company
Mr. Payne
LeClaire
Mijo Bosino
la Salle
Steven Burnoe
Rosino
Kate Allen
Davenport
L. W. Miller
Buffalo
Allen
John W. Coleman
East Tenth Street
Dorothea Marie
Delegates to Swedish-American Club Event from Moline
About twenty seven delegates and visitors will travel from Moline to Aurora for the state convention of Swedish-American Republican clubs of Tinois and the John Ericsson banquet Monday evening. Most depart Sunday 7 15 AM via Rock Island road, arriving Joliet 10 30 AM, then interurban to Aurora. The report also notes a two week deadline to install automatic electrical crossing warnings on the Twenty third street railroad crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Moline
Republican Clubs
Tinois
John Ericsson
Rock Island Road
Joliet
When a Woman Looks Well and Feels Happy
An article urges women to banish ill health for happiness. It promotes a home remedy mix of Fluid Extract Black Haw Aspen and Seal with water, claiming tonic, blood-purifying, and complexion benefits. It advises purchase and preparation instructions for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aspen
Dandruff Germ Destroyer Found By Scientists
A scientific breakthrough yields Herpicide from Detroit to combat dandruff. Researchers identify a germ as the cause of scalp damage, hair loss, and dandruff, leading to a product that promises to destroy the root cause. Sold by leading druggists, samples available by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbro
Herplcide Company
Detroit
Mich
H. Thomas
Milan Suffered A Morning Hailstorm With Large Pellets
Milan experienced a Thursday morning hailstorm that pelleted outdoor people though the number was small. Mrs. Joe Morehead lies ill at Third Street with tonsillitis. Charles Owens left Milan for Cleveland after a week with his parents. H Wathan moved his family back to Milan. Mrs. Ira Vanderveer from Blue Grass Iowa visited Frank Schinstrum on Big Island and moved to Cedar Falls. Mr and Mrs Joseph Lawson celebrated a crystal wedding anniversary on Feb 28. Richard Wilson of Cambridge visited his uncle Alex Owens who has been ill for weeks. David Crawford is recovering from five weeks of typhoid fever.
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Milan
Joe Morehead
Third Street
Charles Owens
Cleveland
Ohio
H. Wathan
Ira Vanderveer
Blue Grass
Iowa
Frank Schinstrum
Big Island
Cedar Falls
McNutta
Des Moines
Alex Owens
Joseph Lawson
Richard Wilson
Cambridge
David Crawford
Hampton Notes and Dream Colors In Periodical Item
Local notices record visits and meetings in Hampton including Maxell and McNab with Rev G W Brown, plus arrivals from Rocks Island Pleasant Valley Milan and Watertown. Dream color discussion cites Havelock Ellis Simroth and Pliny while noting eye color perception. Bob Palmer story recalls his early career as a billsticker and stage colleagues.
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Havelock Ellis
Simroth
New Earth
Rome
Greece
Pliny
Hotel Clerk Returns 50 Cents For Rat Battle Tale
A drummer recalls a small town hotel scene where a guest fled his room amid a rat outbreak. The guest clashed with the rodents while a hotel clerk suggested 50 cents would cover the entertainment, noting the two large rats fighting on the floor.
The Piano's Soul and Other Fragments
A collage of brief anecdotes and quotes from era newspapers. It opens with a New York World piece describing the piano scale as the craftsman imparting a piano its soul, likening scales to artists. It continues with Verdi’s tale of art and popularity, a playful Miss Knox joke, a child’s prayer quip, and ends with a Kodol advertisement for digestive relief from local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Colds Cause Headache Cure Promoted By Laxative
An old advertisement touts a home remedy claiming to cure a cold in one day. It notes E W Groves signature on the box and a price of 25 cents. It recommends laxative bromo quinine as the remedy and asserts world wide use.
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Detchon
Otto Grotjan
Second Avenue
Rock Island
Gust Schlegel & Son
West Second Street
Davenport
E. W. Grove
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Sdavenport
Central Park
Theodore Stoelk
Bannister
Bob
Palmer
Mrs. Jordan
London Telegraph
Twenty-third Street
Christison
Bennett
Roy Bennett
Fulton County
Peoria
Miss Gallagher
Charles Johnson
Ling Boys’ Club
John Voss
Meliner
Robert Anderson
John Sperry
Francis Senate
Dick Sellers
Fred Dyce
Emil Cartier
S. Pelham
Kirksville
Chamberlain
Hampton
James Maxwell
George McNabbney
Anawan
G. W. Brown
Hampton Methodist Church
S. M. Arndt
Rocks
Lana
W. S. Read
Miller
August Light
Pleasant Valley
Bert Cook
Mary Cook
Ladies’ Aid‘society
Samuel Bryan
Rose Cook
Roy Pardy
Coal Valley
Charles Hawkins
Mr. Hawkins
Methodist Church
Watertown
C. J. Fulscher
Clark
Bob Palmer
Verdi
Il Trovatore
Italy
Philadelphia Inquirer
Bobby
New Safety Deposit
S. & H. Green
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea CO
I. X. L. Starch
Borax
Campbell's Soups
Mies
Pacific Tea Company
Rock Island, Ill
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