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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1902

Page

2

Recollections of a Pioneer at Davenport Ceremony

Mr President and audience at the Forty-fifth Scott County Pioneer festival hear a long life narrative. The speaker recalls Brimstone Corner, log cabins, early farming, and building mills, with rich references to Lafayette, Napoleon, and many wars. He claims vast building work in New Orleans, land deeds, and sea adventures, ending with arrival at Davenport on July 4 1842 and a promise to continue.

Scott County Pioneer Association Jessie Armill Brimstone Corner Ophir Great Britain Cicero Gen. Grant Duke of Wellington Plymouth Rock Scott County Davenport Academy of Science France Napoleon 1 Napoleon Spain Algiers George II Madison North Pole Carly Mexico Alleghenies Sierre Marre Ama Cape Horn New Orleans Magazine Street A. F. Mast Reese & Delange Camp Street Louisiana Orge Lewis Gilbert Dernier Lafite Chamber of Deputies Kingdom of Lafayette Francoise Emilie Destutt de Tracy United States Florida Louisiane J. Q. Adams America Ohio Gulf of Mexico Empire Merit Raw Bar of Justice Charleston New York City New Jersey Pennsylvania Virginia Indiana Illinois St. Louis Missouri State of Vandalia Kaskaskia River Uncle Sam John Gibbons Europe The Bee Webster Murray Street Theatre Philadelphia Se Edifice Davenport

Davenport Obsequies Honor Late Henry Woblert in Military Rites

Requiem for Henry Woblert was held at 2 pm from Gerhardt Schmalhaus’s residence in Davenport under military auspices. Gus Donald gave the eulogy as carriers, post office staff, and Cuban campaign comrades paid tribute. Other items note a larceny case, local moves, and community notices through Davenport listings.

Henry Woblert Gerhardt Schmalhaus F Ifteenth Street Gus Donald Company Company B Messrs Emil Schmidt Christ Lepper Fred Vollmer Lee Nebergall John A. Miner Theodore Rosche

DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Relieves 40 Years of Pain

C Haney of Geneva Ohio says DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cured his piles after forty years of suffering. The advertisement notes it also cures cuts burns wounds and skin diseases and warns to beware of counterfeits with druggists selling the product.

DeWitt C. Haney Geneva Ohio

Look Out for Fever with Devitt's Little Early Risers

Seasonal fever and biliousness may be prevented by cleansing the system with Devitt's Little Early Risers. The famous pills move the bowels gently but copiously and, with their tonic properties, give tone and strength to the glands. All druggists.

Devitt

Moline Notes on Visitors and Local Events

Mrs Laura Cooper and others from Moline and Denver visited in Moline and Chicago, with several residents traveling to Geneseo. Local social groups held games and musicales while city plans discussed brighter night lighting, public landmarks, and a new business association schedule with revised officer roles and meetings.

R. AJ Robinson Denver Cal Moline Chicago

Dental work sale and chancery notice from 1902 Rock Island

A vintage ad promises affordable dental work with a guaranteed fit and mentions prices for fillings and crowns. The text also includes a chancery notice in Rock Island County regarding Mary Brueckner vs Charles Brueckner, with a non-residence affidavit and a January term summons.

aStore Diinolsck Island Mary Brueckner Charles Brueckner van Brueckner Rock Island Rock Oe Eee Tilleois BR Moore Ettateos

Rheumatism Cured In 24 Hours by Mystic Cure

T J Blackmore of Haller & Blackmore Pittsburgh Pa reports using Mystic Cure to recover from rheumatism in 24 hours after nine months of illness. He praises the medicine over physicians and recommends it to others. Sold by Otto Grotjan Rock Island Gust Senlegel Son Davenport.

T. J. Blackmore Haller & Blackmore Pittsburg Otto Grotjan Second Avenue Rock Island Gust Senlegel & Son Second Street Davenport

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