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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
2
Davenport faces a dwindling smallpox threat as four convalescents remain, including three women and one man from the Thomas Kelly family in the west part of town. The city health department reported the danger largely over and listed the last cases and ongoing care.
Long profile of Herbert Henry Asquith tracing his rise from MP and barrister to prime minister. Notes his culture, reading habits, and ambition, comparing him to Roosevelt and Hay. Also covers local items on saloon licenses, hotel decor, a June 6 wedding, payroll cuts at Silvis shops, dredge work in the river harbor, and Willow Island removal.
Mrs Donald McLean leader of the D A R denounces William Waldorf Astor for gifting the Chesapeake flag to England in Washington Conven tion. She calls the move incredible and un American noting the 1812 war relics should be preserved and questions the cablegram report.
Pope Pius X gave an audience to a group of Americans and handed one a railroad return coupon from Venice to Rome. The ticket coupon, purchased by Cardinal Ginseppl Sarto for a cardinal meeting in Rome after Leo’s death, never returned to Venice.
Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has been in use for a third of a century and is promoted as the dependable cure for diarrhoea when mixed with water and sweetened. It is available at all druggists.
Mrs Thomas Powell and baby returned from Toronto Iowa where she visited for several days. Local LO O F Lodge organized a chapter at Millersburg and traveled home Wednesday. Harry Sayre of Rural visited Robert Ranson Sunday. Leota Gust Johnson died at age two from pneumonia after measles. funeral at United Brethren church and burial in Andover. William Strachan of Boden visited Sherrard over the weekend. Gurney Parrow returned from Springfield where he aided United Mine Workers. Genevieve Scott of Silvis with sister Mrs John Mills and friends. Lester Kinsey and bride returned from Chicago after a month away. Three weeks old baby of Mr and Mrs.
Mrs. Messengill died at home Thursday evening and was laid to rest in Sherrard cemetery Friday. Several residents made visits to and from the tri-cities, including Mrs. Lyness and daughters, Will Haddick and son, Miss Mary Flaherty, and Mrs. Al Vanderslice. Redmen lodge organized here with about 40 members. others visiting relatives in Sherrard and nearby areas. Also noted are visits by Beveridge family, Clara and Annie Hughes, and travels to Des Moines, Omaha, and Rock Island. Also included are miscellaneous remarks on local church and region residents and a lengthy, unrelated zoological note about fish names across Atlantic regions and historical naming.
Yee Hip, a Philadelphia Chinatown artist, carves potato statues with wire and a penknife. His work, colored with india ink, includes Psyche at the Bath and Venus de Milo and is in high demand in Tenderloin shops. He plans a piece titled Washington Crossing the Delaware using about a peck of potatoes.
An old Harper House pharmacy ad suggests women must bake wash sing and play to be a proper wife and implies Rocky Mountain Tea from the store can help. The copy uses dated social expectations to market a product.
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