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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1906

Page

2

Cures Coughs by Cleansing Mucous Membranes

A traditional remedy claims to relieve coughs by cleansing and strengthening the throat chest lungs and bronchial tubes, promoting easier breathing and reduced irritation for sufferers.

Kennedy E. C. DeWitt & Co Chicago U.S

Markets Report Chicago to New York Sees Wide Price Moves

Chicago market quotations for Wheat, Corn, Oats, Pork, Hogs and Ribs are listed with May, July and September futures. Receipts include 6 Wheat, 114 Corn, 103 Oats, 28,000 Hogs, 6,000 Cattle, 12,000 Sheep. New York stocks show mixed quotes. Rock Island and other staples cited. Provisions, live stock and feed prices posted for March 8 with regional wholesale quotes.

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Orphan Sues for Wages in Davenport District Court

An orphan living with Charles Peters seeks wages for dairy work from 1891 to 18 years old. He alleges labor from 2 AM to 8 or 9 PM, with milk duties valued at about 25 per month. seeks 2400. Also notes city council actions on fireman aid, bids for paving, a Davenport LeClaireite banquet, Tri-City musicians election, and local gossip column.

Ely & Bush Will Oeding Will Peters Charles Peters Este Council Frank Liebke Concrete Construction Company Rock Island Davenport St. James LeClaire van Sant Minnesota Stew Tri-City Musicians’ Union Turner Hall Moline W. E. Brown Gus Wilson Henry Harbeck, Jr Otto Eckhardt Ferdinand Seiffert Hugo Stoeterau Henry Sonntag M. Slott Otto Lohrbeer Fred Otto Alfred Freed Edward Bleuer Hugo Toll Ernst Otto Otto Lorbeer Jacob Hebbeln O. J. Rohifs George Stroehle Ed Bleuer Walter Weckel Charles Mangold Carl le Buhn Iowa Walsh St. Anthony's Hospital Davenpo West Third Street McCullough

What Ifs Behind Great Men and Fortunes

A medley of anecdotes shows how near misses altered destinies. Lincoln missed a Washington clerkship, Butterfield triumphed. Cromwell almost sailed to America but turned back and rose to power. Grant avoided a military path due to a rival’s six toes. the Silver King mine arose from a prospector’s chance rock throw.

Abraham Lincoln Congress Washington Justin Butterfield United States Oliver Cromwell America England Ulysses Grant West Point

Rock Island Estate Matters and Real Estate Transfers

Court records list proofs of notice and final reports for estates including Goode Lohmeier Hull Clark Newtor Carter McDonald Fuhr Whiteside Lindberg and others with appraisers, special administrators, and authorized sales and distributions. Real estate transfers include numerous property parcels in Rock Island and Moline plus a closing promotional note from T H Thomas pharmacy.

Samuel Goode Catherine Lohmeier E.B. Knox Mary A. Hull William A. Clark Charlotte A. Newtor A. H. Arp Charles C. Carter John W. McDonald Phillip Fuhr Samuel Whiteside Ida J. Lindberg William Haver Robert Blackwell Jacob Weaver Tim Kennedy Moline Trust & Savings Bank William Plog Co. A. Mennicke B. F. Knox Henry Runge Edward Greim Albert B. Conover Christine Lind Charles W. Lafferty John E. Fleming Charles Oberg Sam Ryerson Martin Reidy Banner Coal & Coal Oil Company Louis Peterson Axel Anderson Frank Anderson Charley de Minck Theopolet de Baker Greim Moline E. H. Guyer Henry Bolte East Moline Anderson Reynolds William F. Colberg, Jr E. H. Jennings R. P. Wait Reynolds Reserve William H. Clarke Ella Clark Elmer Lee William H. Eastman Island B Joseph H. Johnston John M. Clark Elmore H. Stafford Jennie Anderson Town of Silvis Nicholas Juble Herman C. Juble M. Schnell Rock Island Knut Knutson R. I, B. L. & S. Association Association

Boer From Transvaal Orders 60 Gang Plows Here

A Boer from the Transvaal, A. J. Bester, left Moline after a weeklong stay to place orders with Deere & Co. for 60 gang plows and with Deere & Mansur for 24 cornplainers. This is his second visit, following a prior trip two years ago to inspect a special gangplow designed for South Africa.

A. J. Bester Transvaal South Africa St. Louis Deere & Co Deere & Mansur Company Mr. Bester Deere

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