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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1908

Page

2

Fair Ready East Davenport Turner Society Opening

Readable notes describe East Davenport Turners fair opening at Kuehl's hall in East Davenport, running through Sunday with promise of larger crowds than prior years. Also reported are local incidents and obituaries, including a preliminary hearing for William Buck Timothy, a wagon collision at Fifth and Marquette, a street fight leading to injuries, and a fatality case now deemed accidental.

East Davenport Turner Society Kuehl’s East Davenport Timothy William Buck) Timothy L. BE. Roddewig Yverterday M. V. Gannon George Kosmos

Foster Woman Dies After Long Illness In Drury Township

Mrs Eli Reynolds of Drury township died Thursday evening at 4 o clock after a long illness with a complication of diseases. She was born Jan 14 1840 at Liberty Union county Mo and moved with her parents to Mercer county Illinois. She married Eli Reynolds Jan 1 1916. Survived by husband two sons and three daughters. services held Saturday at 2 pm conducted by Rev J R Spiller. Pallbearers named and several relatives attended. Other local notes mention visits, school term start, and charity lunch at Tom Nobles sale.

Arthur Kables Philip Kables Dixwell Street Davenport Philip Adolph Walter Nata Pauline Charles Liebal Margaret Weigand New Hampton Iowa Baltimore Adam Weigand William Ketelaar Henry Ketelaar West Please and Street Eli Reynolds Drury Township Martha Ann Johnson Minor H Elizabeth Johnson Liberty Union County Mercer County Edward John Workman A L. Pierson Muscatine Joanna Benton J. Childs Wichita Kansas William Nicolas John Eliza J. R. Spiller Marston Joe Hampton Byron Drury Elmer Reynolds Rock Island Anderson Reynolds Bernie Reynolds Frank P. Gillett Foster J. O. Slyter Bradford Pine Bluff M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society Tom Noble

Why America’s haste blamed for few great singers

Mme Gadski, arriving in Detroit, says American customs foster haste and hurry that prevent vocal education. She notes Americans study briefly and seek quick results, unlike her seven years with a single teacher in Stettin, arguing patience and time are essential to proper voice training.

Mme. Gadski America Detroit Stettin

Fashionable Girls' School Teaches Motherhood Skills

A Lenot fashion school in St. Louis adds a trained nurse to its faculty to instruct students in first aid and maternity. The program aims to make good, companionable wives with broad knowledge of household management and maternal issues.

Lenot All West End St. Louis

Diapepsin Promises Fast Relief From Indigestion

An advertisement touts Diapepsin as a safe cure for dyspepsia and stomach upset. A 50 cent case supposedly aids digestion within five minutes, relieves sour stomach, gas, and indigestion, and leaves users with a hearty appetite and cleaner digestion.

Nuptial High Mass and Local Wedding Details

The bridal pair were attended by the bride’s sister Miss Sophie Van Daele and George Johnson. After the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at 550 Eighteenth avenue to 16 relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Carlson departed for Chicago on a noon train for a week away, then home at 715 Eighteenth and a half avenue. The bride, a Moline girl, is well known in Bluff circles. Mr. Carlson is a conductor on the interurban line.

Ted Sophie van Daele George Johnson Eighteenth Avenue Mrs. Carlson Chicago Eighteenth-and Carlson

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William Westphal Little's Grove Fifth and Marquette Streets Westphel Charles Towning Oscar Clark James Park Second Warroen Clark Park Downing James Donnelly Donnelly Jimmy Donnelly Big Sam Mel Manus Main Streets Henry C Elks Moline Elks First Congregational Church William E. Trautman East St. Louis Lodge Postoffice Bergholtz & Parrot East Moline F. J. Clendenin Drug Store Moline Club W. C. Bennett C. E. Fostex Northwestern Milling Company of East Moline G. Arthur Stephens Europe Edwin A. Krautor Kansas City Silvis Red Men Moline Reservation King Philip Tecumseh and Fox Joseph G. Farrar Thomas K. Donnally Philadelphia Wilson Hi. Brooks Mr. Farrar Donnally Lincoln Jefferson University R. C. Shallberg People’s Savings Bank & Trust Company Lincoln-Jefferson Univerity Shallberg Carlson van Daele Mary van Daele Arthur C. Carlson St. Mary's Catholic Church Joseph Kelly Mutual Loan Company National Bank Sia Hyomei Croup George Sisson M. E. Church South Londonderry, Vt H. O. Rolfs Dr. King W. V. Henry Panama Chamberlain Erybody Magazine Rex Beach Bijou Crampton’s Kingebury’s Burlington Depot F. A. Riddell Agt S.S.S S.S. S Swift Specific CO Atlanta, GA BortomeEe Rock Island, Ills Rock Island, III Second Ave London
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