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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1901
Page
2
A partial directory listing shows names and occupations such as veterinary surgeons dentists pharmacists and shops. Entries include M A Hollingsworth Omec Hours 3 to 1 and 1 to 6 30 Dentists J T Taylor and C W Grafton Boston Shoe Store plus firms like Drack and Kerns architects and florists.
The document reports a chancery case in Rock Island with Elizabeth Moody and others as defendants. It notes a suit by a complainant filed in the circuit court on the chancery side seeking to quiet title and other related relief, with a summons issued to non-resident defendants to plead by the first Monday in April 1901. The filing is dated April 5, 1901, and signed by Clerk Grannie W. Gamma.
A late 19th century ramble on state mottos and the Great Seal of the United States. It traces proposed mottoes from Franklin Jefferson and Adams to English designers, notes on the reverse pyramid and eye symbolism, and mentions state quotes in Latin French Greek Spanish and Chinook. Interleaved are humorous anecdotes and quotations from Chicago papers.
An advertisement recounts a witness from Rock Island praising Doan's Kidney Pills for back pain and kidney issues. It details a dull backache, frequent kidney secretions, and relief after use, with claims of others experiencing similar benefits. Sold by Marshal Fisher's drug store and other outlets in the United States.
In Rock Island County Illinois the Circuit Court issues summons in a chancery case involving Alice Sayre Charles A Sayre and other defendants. The complainant Beath's bill of complaint seeks relief with return day set for May next 1901 and a decree to be entered if the defendants fail to appear and plead.
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