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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1902
Page
2
The ad extols quality as the key to heat retention efficient combustion and low ash. It touts that customers pay for quality not dirt or unburnables, praising Conti coal for hardness and softness and promising a durable, full-use ton.
A brief historic note describes a chapter on Scott's Emulsion in weak child histories. It recounts dose guidance after meals and a cycle of slow to steady improvements in appetite, strength, vitality, sleep, and weight, ending with the child reported well and strong.
The text advertises testimonials from hundreds of prominent people requesting readers to visit the office at Mitehill Lynde Building on Mock Island. It lists office hours and room numbers while noting clients include bankers, lawyers, ministers, clerks, and laboring people who provide statements without solicitation.
Local notices include land sales of MeL Kidvidge and A Ebert, August Strohbeen, and Lenn Beckit in LeClaire. a probate dispute over Leviath Ujenteitz estate. horse and dog news. a gymnasium election club formed with Lawrence Sillspaight as president. train line survey updates between Davenport and Muscatine. a Des Moines railway accident injuring a motorman. a hypnotism anecdote at a boarding house. and a medical advertisement for Foley's Kidney Cure by George H. Hansen.
An advertisement extols Foley's Kidney Cure for improving kidney function and curing kidney and bladder diseases. The copy claims it strengthens the whole system and urges subscription to The Argus through druggists.
The column lists a Chicago Wintermark recall and a social visit from Merton and relatives, a church gathering at Second Congregational with a Tri City Chess Club program, and plans to honor fallen brethren at Riverside cemetery. It also mentions a Seattle marriage, real estate speculator protests, counterfeit Uncle Sam half-dollars in Myr Hin, and Bucklen's Amica Salve advertisement.
A bold claim assures readers that a guarantee is as solid as gold, removing all doubt about cures for private diseases. The message targets both sexes, implying universal applicability and urging trust in the offered remedy.
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