Local Attorneys and Professionals Listed in Rock Island Directory
A dense listing shows many lawyers, such as CONNELLY & CONNELLY, SWEENEY & WALKER, SEARLE & MARSHALL, MENIRY & MENIRY, JAMES F. MURPITY, with offices in Bengston block or Mitchell & Lynde building, plus medical figures like DR. CORA EMERY REED and ANDERS CHATTSTRAM. Also notes other practitioners in Rock Island and Davenport, including eye and ear specialists and a masseur, with addresses on Sixteenth Street, Second Avenue, and Brady Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Milan
Rock Isid
Bengston Block
Main Street
I. C. Connelly
B. D. Connelly
Connelly & Connelly Attorneys At Law
Scott's Emulsion Eases Severe Colds and Coughs
A stubborn cold or bronchitis responds to Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil, offering relief from night choking and violent coughing within days. The product soothes throat and bronchial tubes, reduces inflammation, and supports recovery. free sample available from Scott & Bowne, 469 Pearl St. N.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St. N
Davenport Doings Report of Local Incidents and Events
Theft at William Huller residence valued at 200 dollars. Carpenter John Hoofer collapses from a fall injuring ribs and shoulder. Louise Miles dies in Pasadena. Cal Randolph dies at 67 from apoplexy while visiting Rock Island. Thomas Donnelly drowns while bathing near Long Grove. John Burmeister fractures hip after a fall at Davenport Malt & Grain. Frank Holl sues Rose Holl for divorce. Smallpox patients reported. Julius Kerker and Bessie Day to marry June 3. Robert Cochran posts a 22344 three-game bowing average at Allen alleys.
Passing of Negro Minstrelsy in America
New York Sun notes that Negro minstrelsy declined as public fashion shifted. Managers recall how styles fade, with vaudeville-like trends rising and falling, leaving few remnants of burnt cork performances. The piece cites evolving tastes and the impermanence of popular entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
End of an era for negro minstrelsy in theatre
The piece argues that many forms of staged entertainment including German farces French forces Lydia Thompson burlesques English melodramas and negro minstrelsy faded from popularity. It notes new forms rose while original acts never revived and concludes there is little regret for the disappearance of negro minstrelsy as a lower art form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daly’s
Paris
Lydia Thompson
County transfers and local property trades in Rock Island area
A fragmented list shows multiple property transfers and trades in Rock Island and Moline including Schubert & Fluegel to F H W Kolls and Thomas A Burtchael to Lemmon & Stoddard. Also noted are attorney and medical ads, claims of kidney and rheumatism cures, and a licensed marriage notice for Fred Akerson and Mary Nyquis in Moline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Temple
Matilda V. Mathews
Ewe
Oow
Burton C
Chicago
Lower Add
Rock Island
George A. Schaab
Tanmis A. Schmidt
Spencer & Case
Clark Corgin
W. Beckwith
Carbon Cliff
Fred Akerson
Mary Nyquis
Moline
Chronic Constipation Cured With New Candy Remedy
An old note touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for constipation. It promises genuine tablets stamped CCC and guarantees relief, with instructions to buy from druggists rather than in bulk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.C.C
Druggists
Roc
West Third Street
Walsh
Iowa
Local notices and incidents in Moline
In Moline updates a 33 year old woman Miss Matilda Chayvetter was found dead at home by her mother. An inquest ruled death from an apoplectic attack. Property transactions include Charles J. Peterson purchasing 1534 and 1538 Sixth Avenue for 5000 dollars and planning a store. Various society updates cover bowling scores, travel, and Odd Fellows memorial plans for Riverside cemetery. Fire alarm at Eighteenth Street barn delayed due to late signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Chayvetter
Eckhart
Charles J. Peterson
People’s Power Company Office
Honora MccEnary
Sixth Avenue
Griffin
Eighteenth Street
Second
Third Avenues
Odd Fellows
Moline
Riverside Cemetery
Indee
J. Otis Humphre
Federal Court
Springfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Askrin & McAskrin, Attorneys At Law
Thomas’ Drug Store
Second Avenue and
Seventeenth Street
Rock Island National Bank
W.L. Ludolph
Robert R. Reynolds
Ludolph & Reynolds, Attorneys At Law
Second Avenue
Buford Block
E. D. Sweeney
C. L. Walker
Sweeney & Walker
J. Searle
B. Marshall
Searle & Marshall, Lawyers
Mitchell & Lynde Block
Illinois
Meniry & Meniry, Attorneys At Law
Mitchell & Lynde
Bankers
Mitchell & Lynde Building
James F. Murpity
Mitchell & Lynde Lynde Building
Cora Emery Reed
Sixteenth Street
Mer
N. M. Moore
M. D. Star Block
Ostrom
Itos
New Illinois Theatre
Anders Chattstram
Royal Institute
Stockholm
Sweden
Brady St
Davenport
C. W. Grafton
Boston
J. T. Taylor
Union Office
Architects. de
Drack & Kerns
Henry Gaetje
Chippiannock Nursery
John Volk & CO
Pilla
Northern
Pacific
A. Matthews
D. FP. A
Hables
Fee
St. Paul
Via
Big Four
Warren J. Ee Ge. W. Pr. Deppe
Gen. Pass
G. P
T.A
Cincinnati
Allen M. Nye
T. P. A. Peoria
Ilinois
Danvers, Ill
William Huller
John Hoofer
Louise
John Miles
Pasadena
Cal
E. F. Randolph
Bloomington
Fourth
Thomas Donnelly
Milwaukee Road
Wapshinnecon
Long Grove
John Burmeister
Davenport Malt & Grain Company
Frank Holl
Verve
Rose Holl
Willie Nealand
Margaret Alger
Julius H. Kerker
Bessie Day
Robert Cochran
Allen
New York Sun
Harrigan & Hart
George F. Schmale
Rock Island Steam Laundry
Batersfeld & Setton
Third Avenue
Foley
George H. Hansen
Lima
Ohio
T. J. Blackmore
Haller & Blackmore
Pittsburg
Otto Grotjan
Gust Schlegel & Son
Second Street
Madison Medicine Company
T. H. Thomas’pharmacy
Grace Whipple
Three Rivers, Mich
W. J. M. Cox
Mary Robeson
Tannhauser
Wagner
I Jon
Barnaby
Nie Knowles
Paul Rodney
Ray G. Anderson
John Henry Barrows
D. D
Oberlin College
Eton
Henrietta Lohrbeck
Gr. A. Parks
Apollo
A. M. Beal
Board of Education
Harry Leipold
Mr. Bob
Clendenin’s
Rebecca Luke
Fannie En- Philip Royson
Carl Hammer
Katherine Rogers
Etta Beal
Marion Bryant
Hildur Cederberg
Mr. Brown
Martin Anderson
Jenkins
the Luiter
Robert Hemnberg
Patty
Rebecca
Ednarer
Champ Clark
Missouri
Starts & Ullemeyer
Geo. S. Marsh
Nocona
Tex
Lonce
DeWitt
Alfred Heinze
Quincy
Ill
Cremo
STAR
McCullough
J. E
Davenpo
J. Alvin Horne
Mitchell & Lynde , Bldg
Consulta
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