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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1900
Page
2
A compact directory entry lists physicians dentists veterinarians and a nurseries specialist with office hours and locations on Sixth and Fifth Avenues Davenport Rock Island and Moline. It also notes trains and schedules for the Rock Island and Burlington routes with daily and Sunday exclusions and through sleeper services.
Bam Rock Island advertises manufacture of sash doors blinds and mouldings with veneered and hard wood flooring. Also sells single and double strength window glass polished plate beveled plate and art glass.
A tall young man in razzle dazzle clothes with two companions tries a coin trick in a German saloon. He overpays 50 cents with a bad dime and ends up ejected from the car, walking five miles home in failure. The Chicago Journal reports the humorous deception and its fallout.
A collection of brief observations on animal training, gun silencing in warfare, a criminal defense anecdote, and a humorous mis view. The animal piece argues punishment trains animals, noting dogs enjoy public tricks but understand whips. later items recount artillery, a lawyerly boast about embezzlement, and a Cleveland World quote with Willie Cobb.
A man at the theater box office recalls a boy who repaired torn front row tickets and asked for matinee exchange. The boy explains his father’s drunkenness and quarrel over debt led to the broken tickets, and the boy plans to attend Saturday with a friend. The clerk provides replacement tickets and the boy leaves satisfied.
A nervous diseases expert warns against hair handling and touching stuffed mattresses due to nerve sensitivity in fingers. He notes many housewives suffer personal and medical costs from do‑it‑yourself mattress repairs. The piece also includes humorous vignettes about a spider, a tuning fork, and quips on manners and domestic life from various periodical sources.
A poetic meditation on a solitary watcher who finds solace and guidance in the moonlight. The speaker speaks of enduring shadows, the nursing of a task, and a commitment to persevere through a thorny path until daybreak returns. It frames nature and inner resolve as a steady beacon.
A vivid, period style piece recounts the deafening roar of large naval artillery, comparing gun reports and their impact on nerves, with anecdotes on sound differences between 6 and 9 inch pieces and cautions for visitors near firing ships.
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