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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1900

Page

2

Local Medical and Professional Directory Notice

A fragmented old directory listing various professionals including physicians Burkhart Burkhart, M D Durkhart M D, and M A Hollingsworth veterinary services with office hours at multiple addresses and a note on 24 hour calls. Includes names of clinics and office locations along with a brief line about specialists for diseases of horses and other veterinary care.

Impertinent Simians at the Benaras Monkey Temple

A visitor recounts monkeys at Banares temple snatching snacks and items. One pulled a handkerchief from a spectator, another used a wood block to take photos, and a vain monkey dressed a red scarf in a lofty perch. About 40 monkeys seized portions of the scarf as the guide notes their fondness for such prizes.

Ben Banares

Cuttlefish Ink and Curious Suckers Across Cornwall

Cuttlefish off Cornwall are netted for conger bait. They eject a thick black residue that stains clothes and damages nets unless washed. The liquid remains non-irritating to skin but rots gear. underwater it forms a cloud that stays localized. Also notes Browning's courtesy, a New York humorous exchange, and playful quips from the era.

Cornwall London Leader

Raising Earth and Another Berlin Encounter

A vivid account describes Mesquite Valley in Death Valley with the dangerous raising earth phenomenon and lethal crusts under sunlit skies. A humorously tragic anecdote recalls a Swede fooled by a cousin impersonation ending with Otto von Bismarck on a visiting card.

Death Valley Mesquite Valley Fron Hersmen Chicago University of Berlin Berlin Ems Otto von Bismarck

From Europe to New York Tales and a Webster Relic

A European lady recalls embassying men who rose to social circles in New York hotels and trains. Goldsmith’s life is summarized by Black and Johnson while a Daniel Webster paper cutter is donated to a Suffolk historical society. a minstrel quips about songs about old men.

Cotition New York M. le Baron de Trois New York Mail and Express Goldsmith Temple Johnson William Black Daniel Webster Joseph M. Terry Peconic N. Y Suffolk County Historical Society Webster Marshfield Mass Charles Taylor Mr. Webster Young Taylor Mr. Terry New York Sun

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