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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1909
Page
2
A $75 settlement ends a $500 claim over a telegram misread as Wilton instead of Welton caused Allen Edleman to ship cattle to Wilton. Western Union is defendant. Edleman claims fault lies in transmittal of the message from Kansas City. The case seeks damages over the error.
William Butterworth completes arrangement for a special Marshall Bennett pipe organ to be erected on stage for the Thomas Orchestra concert Tuesday evening May 25. The instrument will later be placed in Butterworth’s residence music room.
A theater scene at Elite Theater featured a solemn guardian actor who broke during a tense moment, provoking audience laughter and confusion. An amateur group showcased a Rock Island actress, then a broom umbrella mix up, and Billy Bay faced a small fire incident while delivering papers. L. Beardsley’s boat shelter doomed the Summer Girl by trapping it, requiring major wreckage work to extract the boat.
Cedar View Mississippi merchant B G Stewart touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as delivering value equal to their weight in gold for constipation malaria or biliousness. Sold with guarantee at all druggists. 25c.
Community notes report Foster Thomas Garvin and Enos Bopp expanding their houses with new kitchens. Mrs John Garvin Jr is ill. About 40 friends gathered at John Stewart’s home May 6 to celebrate his 21st birthday. Will Preyermuths hosted a surprise Saturday gathering. Rev J B Smith preached May 9 at Foster Baptist church and will deliver memorial May 3 at 2 30 p m. B Y P A slated May 16 meeting. May 8 exams at Foster and Wrayville districts. Sample visitors from Marston Ill. James Britton of Andalusia Miss visited James Hays May 5 6. Camp 38 M W A to Give a Tent.
A long reader column offers home beauty and health tips from Madam Hatten with specific advice from contributors such as K P Colorine Lulu Trene Cora Dolly and H K. Topics cover gradual hair coloring and care of hands skin routines face cleansing and toning massage with skin nourisher and cold cream. A patient testimonial from E Humphrey touts Dr Kings New Discovery for a lingering cough.
Avois prostration stems from a vocation demanding nervous strain. A change of work may not be possible, so a tonic becomes essential. Peruna is presented as a non habit forming tonic that boosts appetite and digestion. Demand for tonics rises in hot weather, and Peruna claims to meet this need.
An old advertisement touts a remedy for sore spots and weak areas in the throat lungs and chest. It is sold under guarantee at all druggists with a 50 cent and 1 dollar price and a trial bottle offered free of charge.
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