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Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1900

Page

2

Ice Creams and Party Treats Featured for Reception

For Your Reception Or Party we offer the latest in ice creams and ices. Our reception rolls cheese straws Vienna rolls and bread sticks are made specially for each order.

Hath Brautigam and Gurcessors to KRELI and MATH

Local listing shows Hath and Brautigam at 1716 1718 Becond Ave with phone number 1166. The notice identifies partners and entities tied to KRELI and MATH and provides contact details for inquiries.

Gurcessors Kreli

Waltzers and Rattlesnakes Chase Through California Wilds

A fragmented chronicle recounts a border survey tale where Dr. Mearns and assistants gather bird swallows amid a Cocopah landscape. A rattlesnake is captured and nearly escapes. the fight ends with a shriek and an uneasy retreat. A stray mention hints at a medicinal ad line urging a cold remedy.

The Gallup Family and the Angel Debate at Home

Mrs. Gallup tells Samuel he will be a widow by Saturday and begs him to prepare for death. She asks if angels are young or old, beautiful or plain, and dreams aloud of how she would appear in heaven. He reads while she frets, torn between fear and comforting humor.

Gallup Chemung County Gazette Samuel Mr. Gallup Logan Ateram Samnter Watkins Mr. Couture Emmy Danny Tomorrew Samael Bre Gabriel Sanchael Rathel Sears Mike Bainel Hide Plains Sey Cyrus Townsend Farzai Barly Jere Watt Tlan Adele Winans Walter Foetball Tor Uwe Tate McHal Beiter Detroit Mich Eure Naif Erwin Gera New York

Suspicion Cure Sparks Domestic Strife and Odd Advice

A Mrs Jones confronts her husband’s club habit and spying over home life. The tale blends a wife’s suspicions with a dubious medical note on baldness and a collage of quips from various papers. The piece ends with short adages and vignettes on humor and prudence.

Curious Why Franklin Not Chosen For Declaration Writing

A fragmented excerpt discusses why Franklin, despite his stature and skill, was not selected to draft the Declaration of Independence. It quotes Jon Gilmer Speed and others arguing fear of Franklin’s honor and influence kept him from the task, while recounting related anecdotes about the era and figures like Jefferson.

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Table and Kitchen Culinary Inquiries and Old-Fashioned Puddings

Readers submit practical recipes and kitchen tips including mixed pickles with cucumbers onions green beans and cauliflower, old fashioned Mice Pudding and cheese sauce, plus a German herring recipe and various canning and pickling methods. The column notes corrections to earlier misprints and invites further culinary queries.

A. Be Detroit Mich Texins St. Paul Inlik

No coherent headline available from fragment

fragmentary OCR text provides limited readable items not forming a complete news item. No identifiable people, organizations, places, dates, or events to summarize into a factual card.

Folded Transfers On Streetcar Conductors Causes Complaints

A reader letter describes folded transfers causing delays as riders slip slips into pockets. Women are criticized for tucking transfers into purses and pockets, while men remain silent. The writer laments the burden on conductors who must sort entangled slips and tokens.

Electric bitters save a life, a Philadelphia man testifies

John Oliver of Philadelphia recounts a dramatic recovery after taking Electric Bitters. He describes severe illness, sunken eyes, and weakness, with three doctors giving up. A single bottle began his improvement, and three weeks of use restored health. Sold for 50 cents at Hartz & Allemeyer’s drug store.

John Oliver Philadelphia Hartz & Allemeyer's

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