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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1908

Page

2

Sues Associated Artists for 15000 Damages

Gottfried Gentz of Milwaukee sues the Associated Artists in Scott county district court for 15000 damages claiming injuries from a June 1 1908 scaffolding collapse while he decorated the Burtis opera house in Davenport. He alleges he was injured while working on St Marys Church Iowa City.

Associated Artists Gottfried Gentz Milwaukee Scott County Burtis Opera House Sacred Heart Cathedral St. Mary's Church Iowa City

Market Prices and Receipts Report

Chicago markets list of wheat corn oats and oats prices with September December and May futures, park and rib markets, receipts for today including wheat corn vats hogs cattle sheep, and early price movements. Kansas City Omaha and Liverpool cables noted with stock market quotations from New York including U S Steel Reading Northern Pacific and other issues.

Omaha Kansas City Catte Beeves Liverpool Northwestern Minneapolis Duluth New York Fas U. S. Steel Reading Rock Island Southern Pacific N. S. Central Missouri Pacific Great Northern Northern Pacific Smelters Canadian Pacific Ilinois Central Penna Erie Lead Atchison Locomotive Sugar St. Paul Republic Steel Southern Ry

Infant dies during visit to Silvis

The three week old infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William George died Monday at the home of her grandmother in Silvis after a short illness of gastritis. The baby, born in Chicago, was visiting relatives in Silvis with her parents.

Hill William George Tansley Silvis Chicago Mrs. George Hawk John Q. Hawk Ilinois International Association of Fire Chiefs Columbus Ohio Joea Moline Cincinnati

Fall Styles Display At Menter And Rosenbloom

For Labor Day customers can open a charge account and view stylish fall clothes. Clever fall suits for women are on exhibition at Menter and Rosenbloom Company along with fall coats millinery hats and shoes. The firm offers pay while you wear and invites visitors to see the new styles any time. Located at 115 117 West Second Street over a five and ten cent store the store is open Wednesday evenings.

Menter & Rosenbloom Company West Second Street

Annual Diocesan Convention of EpiscoPalians at Peoria

The Quincy diocese Episcopal convention will convene in Peoria at St. Pauls church in November under Bishop Fawcett. pastors report to the bishop and the Episcopal college at Jubilee will present a progress report. Women’s and missionary societies will hold annual meetings, with Rev. W H Webb of Monmouth serving as secretary.

Episco Palians Quincy Episcopal Church Fawcett Peoria St. Paul's Church Episcopal College Jubilee Women’s Society of the Diocese the Missionary Society

Local Market Quotes and Health Tonic Ad

Local market prices include provisions eggs fresh 17 4 cents live poultry hens 8 cents per pound springs 15 cents butter 20 cents lard 16 cents vegetables potatoes 55 cents onions 50 to 60 cents feed and fuel grain corn 80 cents oats 40 to 46 cents wheat 85 to 90 cents forage timothy hay 8 to 9 prairie 7 50 to 9 clover 10 to 11 straw 6 50 coal lump 14 cents slack 7 to 8 cents How to Get Strong P I Daly of 1247 West Congress street Chicago touts Electric Bitters claiming gains in flesh insomnia and strength for his elderly mother with the tonic sold 50 cents at drug stores.

Rock Island P. J. Daly West Congress Street Chicago

Kodol Digestive Aid Promises Quick Indigestion Relief

A vintage advertisement touts Kodol as a liquid digestive aid that starts working immediately by supplying the stomach’s digestive juices. It claims relief from indigestion and related pains, urging use during overeating and cautioning against dieting. The ad offers a money back guarantee on the large bottle and notes production by F C DeWitt & Co in Chicago.

F.C. DeWitt & Co Chicago

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