Geneseo Clairvoyant Victim and Local News
Geneseo resident Mrs. Mattie Torrence is added to a list of Shaw followers seeking return on $500 entrusted for luck. Davenport reports cover campaign spending by Mark A. Walsh of Clinton and the congressional committee. Obituaries note three Davenport deaths and a 1907 Davenport detention death. An exhibit on animal cruelty leads to a 10 day jail term for George Eliman’s client. Community notices include a father’s death, funeral postponement, and a man’s release from jail.
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Geneseo
Mattie Torrence
John H. Shaw
Professor Shaw
George , French
Harrison Street
George Eliman
French
Louis G. Reddewig
Paving blocks laid at cost of five figures this season
Obituary records reveal Clarence Anderson known as Bud died at 1123 Twenty sixth Street after four months with tuberculosis of the bowels. He was born in Moline April 12, 1886, leaving his mother, stepfather Amos A. Anderson, and brother Clyde. Alfred Oliver Anderson, Jimmy the mail carrier, died at the city hospital after obstruction of the bowels following surgery. Born in Moline March 6, 1870, he worked at Moline Plow and Deere Mansur before civil service in the post office. he leaves his widow Emma Rydman and two children Martha and Helen. London fogs bring out thieves. two cases show police tracking suspects through dense mist.
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Clarence
Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Moline
Moline Plow Company
Deere & Mansur Company
Civil Service
Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief and Digestion
An advertisement proclaims Diapepsin digests all meals, preventing fermentation, gas, and stomach misery. A 5 cent case will enable eating anything with no indigestion or discomfort, claiming rapid relief and removal of impurities without laxatives.
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Mary Dowling
Eighth Farensis
San Francisco
Teave
The Man In the House Birth Day Laughter
In the Rainscatter home at midnight George, age twenty one, shouts there is a man in the house. Ramscatter and wife rush to his room with a revolver, only to learn the claim is a joke for George's twenty first birthday.
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Rainscatters
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George
Ramscatter
Bohemian Magazine
Endless Chain Wedding Theme Satirized in Four Vignettes
A June bride and orange blossoms, wedding bells, and similar ritual shown in a playful sequence. An autumn sensation centers on cars and foreign elements, while a winter divorce references South Dakota and related fringes. A June wedding repeats the theme in a sharp, lighthearted sketch.
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