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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1902
Page
2
An advertisement touts a private medical system claiming cures for nervous debility threatened insanity piles loss of will power and other conditions. It promises treatment by mail with hours listed for visits and claims hundreds have been cured.
A claim touts a nonsurgical cure for varicocele and similar conditions. The method promises to restore weakened veins and avoid maiming or mutilation from cutting or destructive procedures, preserving organ life.
A physician advertises treatment for nervous debility and a wide range of private diseases claiming successful home treatment and free confidential evaluation. He states no charge for private counsel and offers a legal contract to hold his promises, inviting written case histories for honest opinions.
Dr J Alvin Horne and associate physicians operate at rooms 49 50 51 53 54 and 55 Mitchell Lynde Building Rock Island with visiting hours 9 to 12 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 p m on weekdays Sundays 9 to 11 a m for morning services.
Davenport items report Fred A. Crouch leaving Walsh Construction for Chicago to work with Lorimer Wahagher Walsh. Two colored men bound over for stealing five pairs of pants from Weiss Bros. Miss Ida Schuyler set to perform Fidelio in Europe. J J Dudley inScott county jail awaiting April term. Smallpox cases rise with six or seven new infections including Malone Wahitig and Zeman. Desiaes Dunker family cases noted. Helen Terese Peirce and Charles Stoddard Williston wed. Williston to Chicago. Magistrate Finger officiated multiple weddings Saturday night at Seelock.
A scientific note claims healthy nerves are fat nerves and nerve action comes from fat in the nerve core. The article promotes Scott's Emulsion as a nerve remedy feeding nerves with cod liver oil and hypophosphites. It offers a free sample from Cott & Bowne, chemists at 409 Pearl St, SN.
The article lists multiple Davenport weddings at the bride's home on Centennial Street, names couples Antone Weider Magdalena Reichmann and Charles Hilderbrand Carolina Rahifs, and notes residents of Black Hawk. It reports Davenport native William Smith reenlisting after a Philippines service, and a Woodmen of the World reception at Turner Grand for April 12 featuring Captain GERMAN's drill. A divorce case against Cecelia Arp seeks temporary alimony, while a sewer cave injures a laborer on East Fifteenth Street. Edith De Vere dies at Morbonia Hospital after cancer surgery, 20 years old. Frankie dies at West Third Street after long illness. survivors include wife and three children. Lillian Berry Reid, Wallace E. Moo, and C. W. Sehlegel lead Burtis opera under FL L. Cle, with a large chorus. Architect Frank V. Newell arrives with hotel plans. 1,000,000 stock sought plus 40,000 already subscribed for a planned 15-story cream brick hotel at Davenport corner Perry and Front streets with glazed brick and terra cotta trim.
Travelers are offered discounted fares by multiple railways for the annual Spanish War Men convention in Springfield and for the grand American handicap shooting tournament. One fare rate applies March 31 to April 2 with return by April 7, plus limited same for Kansas City. An execution fee is charged by joint agents. Information at the depot ticket office and phone contacts provided.
Working 24 hours a day describes Dr King’s New Life Pills as cures for torpid liver jaundice biliousness fever and ague. The ad claims the pills banish sickness headaches malaria and never gripe. Sold for 25 cents at Hartz and Ullemeyer’s drug store.
In Moline Saturday, the city high school girls defeated Chicago South Division 26 to 9, while Moline High School boys beat Rock Island 29 to 20. Also noted: a money dispute over an inheritance in Sweden and various local incidents including a shingles shed fire loss of 790 with insured total of 9,000, plus odd tales from trains and a lottery ticket scare at Williams White &.
County transfers include R S Silvis et al selling to Caro line Stone and Mary Thompson et al selling to Catherine and Dorn McMahon for modest amounts. Moline shows a $22,000 transaction. A Davenport Democrat reader letter from Missouri urges stable, quality elementary education and laments political squabbles.
The piece praises the president's first message as a notable literary effort likely to raise the author's standing. It extols MHos tetter's Stomach Bitters as a trusted remedy for belching heartburn dizziness headaches nervousness indigestion and constipation. It also touts it as a spring tonic for grippe malaria fever and ague.
Dr H B Hettinger of Indianapolis reports relief after four days from ankle sprain leading to rheumatism. He credits Detchon's Mystic Cure with restoring ability to walk without a cane after two bottles. Otto Grotjan of Rock Island and Gust Schlegel & Son of Davenport sell the remedy.
A patent medicine claim extols Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for inflamed longs. It asserts rapid healing from a hard cold settled on the lungs and pneumonia prevention, with sale by all druggists.
A dry goods clerk recounts personal trials in a city streetcar tale. She reflects on customer ingratitude and the pressures behind store service, noting rewards for honesty, lack of public appreciation, lost pocketbooks, and the desire for recognition beyond wages. An ad for Dr Hobbs Sparagus Pills follows.
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