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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1900
Page
2
Incomplete report from Rock Talaad county wire service notes an unidentified event or exchange. Readable fragments hint at a local incident but lack clear details, names, dates, or outcomes. The surviving text suggests correspondence or coverage but remains too garbled for precise reconstruction.
A garbled 19th century political column depicts Vice President and governor candidates, party splits, and speculative conventions. It references Adlai E Stevenson, James F. Troon, and Henry Ye, with faint mentions of McKinley era politics, finance debates, and a tense party landscape.
A brief account notes that Thomas Meebay of Dlufts defeated renomination for the legislature and then announced retirement from politics. The report hints at further fallout from the incident at the Hall and accuses a lavish exploitation by Republican figures, though details are sparse.
The text defends Carl Schurz against charges from opponents who allege he is a German-American acting for office and imperialism. It portrays Schurz as loyal to principle, contrasting vehement public criticism with his lifetime record of convictions and integrity.
Washington reacts to ex Secretary Olney and ex Postmaster General Wilson declaring for Bryan in Stevenson. The letters, read at a Virginia event, urge opposition to McKinley and stress citizen duty to influence the election. Wilson cites health limits on public speaking while reaffirming anti imperial policy.
Transactions of small land parcels and sums in Rock Island and Andalusia towns listing buyers, sellers, lots or blocks and prices ranging from 25 to 2,000 dollars. Includes notices of village or town transfers and a medical ad section mentioning Kings Discovery and August Flower remedies.
Fragmented ad style text touts Fusey’s Kidney Cure for kidney disease and Bright's disease, then promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, with price 25 cents. Mentions tobacco avoidance and a cure claim for a leg sore using Hasiase tablets. district dealer ads incomplete and unclear.
Miss Millie Hinder er returns from Edgington. Mrs. M Habebison of Middletown Pa visits family. Bert Barnett leaves for Kansas City to work as bridge tender. Margueritta and Maud Medill move to Moline for teaching and a course. Various locals visit relatives in Milan and nearby states. Milan public school opens with full staff. country schools opened last Monday.
J C Brown of 316 Second Avenue, a teamster for Henry Dart’s Sons, tells how Doan’s Kidney Pills eased back pain and kidney distress after he tried the product sold by Marshall & Fisher’s drug store. He reports the pain subsiding and urges readers to remember the name Doan’s and buy from dealers. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, sole US agents.
A fragmented notice reports a contested event with uncertain names and places. It hints at a clash or competition involving several entities, but details are unreadable. The readable bits point to a local incident or match captured in an OCR fragment.
Legal notice of publication in chancery naming Newte of lini comnty Rock Island How company as complainant and multiple defendants including Arthur Simith and Henry Curtis. court order to appear at the Rock Island courthouse on the third Monday of September for sale under bill and pleadings in a suit, with summons and deadlines stated by Clerk.
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