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Newspaper
Tri City Star
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1904
Page
7
The notice urges consulting a proficient plumbing service before or after faulty work appears. It urges contacting the advertised company when issues arise, promising reliable plumbing solutions from trained professionals.
Fresh importation of Dutch bulbs arrives. stock now complete and best quality. Hyacinths 20c each, Toto weinee Crocus all colors per dozen 50c, Narcissus varieties per dozen 50c. Limited offer with low prices for bulk buyers.
A local lender offers confidential loans to consolidate debts with furniture, horses, wagons, or other personal property as security. They propose financing to repay creditors, ensuring manageable repayments and a fresh start, with private calculations offered.
Fidelity Loan Company at Witchell and Lynde Building Room 38 lists office hours from 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday evenings. It provides telephone numbers West 514 and new Tel 6011, located in Rock Island, Illinois.
New York Oct. Carl Schurz wrote to the Parker Independent club denouncing the Republican policy and arraigning President Roosevelt as temperamentally unfitted and prone to force if needed. He warned that Roosevelt would prefer a short cut to war over cautious diplomacy.
M M Austin of Winchester Indiana faced a dire stomach and liver ailment of his wife. Physicians could not help her but Dr Kings Life Pills brought relief at once and she was finally cured. Only 25 cents at Frank Nadler drug store.
Ames Iowa Tu Oct 4 Two more students from the Philippines Ambrose Magsaysay and Leon Ines have enrolled at Iowa State College this week in mechanical and civil engineering. They study under the Philippine government program joining five other Philippine boys already on campus this fall. A Polish student Boza Wein wath and others from the Argentine Republic and Chile are also enrolled this term.
J D Taylor of Chineamian Tex extols Kodol Dyspepsin Cure after a weak stomach left him without strength. He reports initial relief from one bottle and full recovery after four, claiming the digests what you eat and cures. Sold by 21 druggists.
Chillicothe Illinois near Peoria suffered a major blaze last night. By midnight the fire raged hot, destroying a block that included the First National Bank building Squire's grocery the Chillicothe Bulletin office Bailey printing and the telephone exchange. Firefighters from this city dispatched three engines by special train. The loss is estimated around seventy five thousand dollars.
In Zion City the preacher John Alexander Dowie denounced women who squeeze waists to 27 inches and those who dance for secular fame. He called such fashions a sin and noted his first sermon since introducing Christine Cath, urging repentance and warning of moral decline.
The Rev. Chas W. Savidge of Peoples Church in Ompha Neb plans a reunion after 25 years of service. He has married 1,300 couples and expects about 600 to attend with many bringing children and some grandchildren.
Dallas observers report an unprecedented cotton harvest with estimates near three million bales for Texas. By October 4, vast cotton arrivals filled Dallas platforms, trains idle awaiting space, and workers withheld official figures, yet eye estimates show the 1904 crop far exceeds last year in northern Texas.
Reports from Sioux City Iowa dated October 3 say Rev El M Hughes of Athntic Indiana is considered for the pastorate of the First Methodist Church in Sioux City. The placing would mark a notable clerical assignment with regional impact.
San Francisco dispatch reports 23 year old Jesus Rivera barred from landing by immigration officials. He was ordered deported because his father was a Chinese national.
The body of an infant was found in a vault in Dubuque Iowa on October 3. Police believe the infant was legitimate and killed by the mother.
Shortness of breath is a common sign of heart disease and Dr Miles New Heart Cure is touted as a permanent remedy. The ad claims the product strengthens nerves and offers a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails. Testimonial quotes from F B Drake of Middletown Ohio are included along with a promotion for a free trial package and symptom blank.
Dr H W Wiley and assistants report experiments on lecithin in egg yolk boosting growth in chicks puppies and tadpoles. Other scientists including Koch Danilewsky and Shinashi Hatai confirm faster growth and brain effects from lecithin while noting delivery methods and age differences.
A historical column suggests feeding eggs yolk to children or animals to enhance growth. It identifies lecithin in egg yolk as a mysterious substance claimed to accelerate flesh and bone development, noting its use in showing Saint Bernard puppies to increase size.
One of many reports from Summerton about twenty years of suffering from piles eased only by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. The ad claims the genuine DeWitt's from E G DeWitt & Co Chicago guarantees a cure, noting it treats piles and other skin conditions.
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