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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
DR. u n X E n n ES S

is a durable disease, which requires
treatment. The ORRINE treatment can
be used with absolute confidence. II
destroys all desire for whiskey, beer or
other intoxicants. Can be given in the
home. No sanitarium expense. No loss
OF time from work. Can be given Sc
cretely. II after a trial you fail to
get any benefit from its use your money
Will be refunded.
ORRINE is prepared in two forms:
No. l, secret treatment, a powder; OR
RINE No. 2. in pill form, for those who
desire 10 AXE voluntary treatment.
Costs only s1.00 a box. Come in and
talk over the matter with us. Ask for
booklet. Harper House Pharmacy.-
(Ady.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

- snow or rain mas occurred during
the past % hours from the Ohio and
middle and lower Mississippi valleys
10 the middle and south Atlantic
coasts, as a result OF the storm which
has moved from the north Pacific
Toast 10 the coast OF south California
bsince Saturday morning The north
western area OF high pressure over
lies the territory from the lake region
southwestWsrd TO Texas and the at
tendant cold wave has extended 10 the
gulf coast freezing temperatures be-
ing reported this morning from both
Galveston and Corpus Christi An
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

ment store girl. From the moment
she comes upon the stage for her first
entrance, the personality of the star
dominates the piece she knows the
art of keeping still and yet never al
lowing the audience to forget her.
Even while Maggie Pepper is off the
stage there seems to be sense of her
presence in the episodes which are
taking place back of the footlights. the
Henry B. Harris estate has surround
ed Miss Stahl with an exceptional
supporting company, which makes the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
Morning Grain Letter.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-On the grain
movement OF past week the wheat
visible should decrease half million.
corn increase 100000 or more and
oats decrease 100000 or 100000. Pri-
mary shipments of wheat continue
small Recent strength in Canadian
and northwest markets appears TO
have been bull feature OF February.
General export sales of past two weeks
do not appear large and United States
exports for January and February are
not bullish at the moment. Real win
ter continues over all this continent
with minimum temperature of Is
above to around zero in the United
States. Very liberal SHOWS have again
fallen. Argentine has not shipped any
corn into the United States for several
weeks. Argentine corn situation at
seaboard appears TO be far less bear
ish. B. w. Snow is out with an article
indicating what new Argentine corn is
10 do TO our corn prices this summer.
bur his ideas are incomplete. a he
does not discuss our domestic short
age. Corn and oats will probably fight
on bear feeling until the March re-
serve figures are presented. Wheat
upturns may not be permanent.
Around the first of March there is apt
to he a recession in wheat. Foreign
news on hogs and cheap feeds is bear
ish on our provisions and corn. The
news from Germany. Austria. etc. con-
veys an idea that the continental sum-
mer market for Argentine corn may
not be a strong affair. Corn should
held these levels. We have special
report showing that Argentine corn
is not satisfactory TO Texas mills. II is
TOO hard and hinty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
Your Stomach Badi
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
STURGEON QUITS
WlTACRAPH FOLD
Rock Islander Has Beautiful
Home and Picture House in
Los Angeles, Cal.

Los Angeles. Cal. Feb. 24.-The res
ignation of Manager Rollin S. Stur-
geon of the Western Vitagraph stirred
the entire colony to wonder. First
came the runner that Mr. Sturgeon had
formed a corporation for the purpose
of putting on productions. This
I brought a statement from the man.
aSer.
1T is true | have forwarded my
resignation to take effect March l"
he said. However, l have formed no
company. and am not engaged by any
established picture concern. | intend
to take long vacation before consid-
ering my next step. Any reports or
rumors OF future engagements or
work. so far as | am concerned, are
not true"
The announcement of Mr.. Surgeons
temporary retirement came as a sur
prise here. The western manager
gave no hint OF his intentions until
rumor forced him TO speak. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sturgeon-and Miss Sturgeon, in
fanfare comfortably located in their
own home in beautiful Sasta Monica,
the Oldest seaside resort here. They
own much residence property there as
we'll as the motion-picture house of the
city. Watcher they will remain in the
state of their choice or not depends on
what future business Mr.. Sturgeon
may decide TO engage in. although he
declares he viii not abandon pictures.
The foregoing story appears in one
OF the leading theatrical journals and
concerns q Rock Island boy who has in
a few years risen to high position in
the moving picture producing field. Mr..
Sturgeon is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
VI. Sturgeon, 1913 Nineteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

the world will make a beaten path to
, his door, For it is just because Mr.
Howe has been presenting the bet al
moving pictures fer so many yeas,
that nearly one million patrons make
a beaten path twice each season 20
see his exhibition, all of which simply
proves that the public is today just as
discrimina ting as it was in Emerson's
day. This is demonstrated still more
forcibly by the immense patronage ac
corded Mr.. Howe's new program with
its remarkable reproduction showing
the construction OF the Panama canal
Ever since the United States bought
the French rights for "a mere songC)"
and TO the tune of a S40,00O,0 900 check
(the largest single payment ever
made) the Big Ditch" has been tbs
mecca of photographers. a few Sc
cured more or less satisfactory re-
suits. but even they have freely adj
mitted that the only films that are an
so-utely perfect photographically and
which, at the same time. show ade-
quately the real scope and magnitude
CT the gigantic task. are those which
will be presented by Mr.. Howe at III :
Illinois tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

pleasure of the performance complete
And the story of Maggie Pepper Il
so pure and wholesome; it has such
Il big human appeal. with comedy
situations and laughter in abundance
that the spectator goes home with
pleasant memories. Maggie Pepper
it is said. is a play worth seeing more
than once. for the art of Miss Stab
and her companion players improves
upon acquaintance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
zGl,e@Iel;
THE ILLINOIS.

Feb. 24-Lyman Howe's new travel
festival.
March 2-"Broadway Bellies" bur
lesque.
March 3-''DamaEed Goods
March 5-Yiddish Players.
March 6-Rose Stahl in Maggie
Pepper.
March S-"The Traffic"
March 9-"Excuse Me-"
March l5-"Peg o. Ny Hear"
March IL "Bunty Pulls the
Strings"
March Thought and Paid For"
March % Eva Tanguay and her
vaudeville company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
WAGNER'S REVIEW
Drift Of the Weather.

Illinois-Fair tonight and tomorrow.
Missouri-Fair tonight and Wednes-
day rising.
Wisconsin-General fair tonight
and tomorrow; rising tomorrow and
in northwest tonight.
Minnesota-Fair tonight and tomor-
row; rising.
North Dakota--Fair tonight and to-
morrow; rising tonight and east and
center.
South Dakota and Nebraska-Fair
tonight and tomorrow; rising.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

other. low which Is over Alberta is
cousing precipitation nthe north Pa
cihc coast and a rise in temperature
in the upper Missouri valley and Min
nesota- Owing 10 the southeastward
movement OF the high and the ap-
preach OF the northwestern low. fair
weather and rising temperature are in
dicated for this vicinity tonight and
Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
Chicago Cash Grain.

wheat o. = q. SOL: No. . r. si1- {;
No. o.. 9@ts, No. . n. sG5a n % -: No
n. 96ts No. . ms. 9tiz n s5i= No. .
rs. g3H %. 40 9 MS. aGN %; No. . <.
sfHs5: 40. vc. s51s5iz: No. > &c.
:2iz Gsiis: No. d: 80. g" %. No. /
durum. e2H o.: 40. durum. 81 n - 4;
Nc durUm. S3H o.
Corn-No. .. sou 81. No. , ~. &C. n
c5fz No. . =. C0N 81. No. {. 57N 90;
No. W. 554G1ts. 40. { y. 571 5S1=;
-.se. 40 80.
Oats-No. . vs.. 49,: No. ". S9H
SsIz No. So. sS'z n 39is STANDARD.
f9ii = f0tz.
Liverpool Cables.
Whest-Opered q. 10 = of: closed
unchanged TO ?. OF
COrn-Oponed . Of. closed = to
OF.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

Chicago and New York markets fur,
n.shed BY r. W. Wagner & Co. mem
bers Chicago Board OF Trade: srain'
provisions. stocks and cotton: private
wires 10 all financial centers- Core
sTonddents on the New York Stock
an Cotton Exchanges. Tri-ci;y office
e. suite 800 Best bIilding- Phone
Rock Island $50.
P.J. MCCORMICK. Manarsr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

frs: bear interest from and after the
date OF confirmation until paid at the
rate OF per cent per annum.
CHARLES A. SCHENEBRICKER,
Official Appointed to Make Assess
ment
Dated Feb. 23. A. ID. 1914.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
THE EN- RE.

High class vaudeville and tabloids
Matinee PAS and evening Sis. except
Wednesday and Sunday when. there
are Two shows at Z: 80 and 9:15.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
Total Visible Supply.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
OPENING Of Market.

Hogs-30.0oO. Left over e.37O. SC
lower than yesterday. Average 1Oc
p lower than Saturday. Mixed $500
$50. good s.5OG $50. rough S.25a SIS.
Tight S.35 n $50.
Cattle-6.OOO. steady
80 Sheep-2.20O steady.
Niae O'clock Market.
= HoEs-10c lower than yesterday.
Average 15c lower than Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

Miss Mabel Rogers and Earl Dewey
head the company presenting the must
cal play, The Runaways," at the En-
pire the. first half of the week. The
Runaways" enjoyed prosperity as one
of the musical comedy hits of several
years ago, having this season been re-
vived for the vaudeville houses. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
Local and Foreign

Mixed s.25dS62. good s.45G s.6e.
rough s.25GS.4O. light s.25d $50. pigs
{. so n SIS. bulk s.45d $50
CattIe-Steady. Beeves $50 9.75.
cows 3.s5dS.3O, stockers 6.25 n 500
Texans e.5OGs.s5. calves $50 a HOO,
Sheep-Steady. 3.T5G SOC Lambs
s5OT 500.
Close of Market.
Hogs weak at early prices. lOc
lower thany esterday's average. Mixed.
IS. 25d S.62: good. SS.45G S-62; rough,
IS. 25d $40: light, SS.25G $50.
Cattle steady.
Sheep steady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

Bullheads .13c
Trout .14c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

play is neatly done by the company at
the Empire. The house played to ca
pacity last night, Manager Dolly shar-
ing the proceeds with the Island City
Boating association. Mr.. Dolly an
nounces that tickets bought for last
nights performance, and not used, will
be honored tonight at the door.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
Close Of Market.
sn,r-harnt Recelpts
NEW YORK STOCKS.

New York, Feb. 2i.-Folowing are
the riosinE quotations on the stock
market ,oday:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
Market Square Sales
February %. 1914.
foclt mAsr=-coNoITioNs

I load OF corn at ..............7 5c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

Feb. Following are the whole
sale quotations on the local market
today:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

| iOOobis INT hdOit NhCs~t
rical performance ever given in Ame;
lea, and before the most remarkabi
audience, was the presentation oI
| Damaged Goods by Richard Bennett
and his coworkers in the National
! theatre at Washington, ID. c., on Sun
! day afternoon, April s, 1913 The
! players came on from New York By
! special train to give this single p ~
! Torrance the cost of which was 81. 200.
yet not a ticket was sold. The pay
was given under the auspices of he
Washington Society for Social Hygiene
of which DIR. c. F. Stokes, surgeon
general of the United States navy, is
President. More than four thousasd
applications for tickets were received.
but the seating capacity of the Ma
tional is limited to LOO and these
were distributed among cabinet off,
GERS, justices of the supreme court,
United States senators and represen-
tatives and their wives, prominent
social workers, clergymen. high Of
ficials of the army and navy, the COM
missioners OF the District of Clumbia
and distinguished representatives of
foreign nations serving as ambassa-
doris and ministers plenipotentiary az
the national capital Although the
play was given on Sunday afternoon
(necessitated by the actors other en-
gagements in New York City) the
leading c.ergymen of the capital gave
their approval OF the performance in
the theatre and nearly fifty were in at
tendance. Damaged Goods" is to be
presented at the Illinois Tuesday of
next week.
The Bessie Thomashefsky All-Star
Yiddish company direct from New
York City ana under the personal di-
rection of Edwin A. Relkin will APP
pear FOR The first time in this city Mt
the Illinois March 3. This company
will present one of the latest and
greatest successes direct from New
York with the most popular soubrette
of the Yiddish stage. Nine. Bessie
in the leading parts.
Miss Rose Stail. II her new play.
Maggie Pepper" comes to the Illinois
March 6. The play is by Charles
Klein, and IL proves. in the hands OF
Miss Stahl aud her fellow players
the best of theatrical entertainment
The name part OF the piece is well
adapted to the stars abilities. or II
might more correctly be stated that
Miss Stall has adapted Maggie Pep F..
per" TO herself by the artistic char
acterization she makes of the depart /
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-26
LIKES FLORIDA
IN THE SUMMER
Pennsylvania MAN RETURNS
HOME AND HAS MANY GOOD
THINGS TO SAY ABOUT PENSA-
COLA AND THIS SECTION.

The Uniontown, Pa. News Standard
contains the following: l.. w. FOgg.
general manager for the Tower Hill
Connellsville Coke Company, arrived
home Sunday morning from Pensacola,
Fla, where he spent month with his
son. Dana, who suffered serious burns
last February, and is now steadily i'm
proving. Dana's mother and sisters
from Cniontown are with him at Pen
Sacola and Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund h.
Fogg are on the farm in Baldwin cOun-
ty, Ala.
1T was a revelation to find Pensa =
cola such a good place in the summer,
said Mr.. FOgg to a News Standard re
porter. A great many Chicago peo-
lots of them are making investments
there. Boating and fishing are good
and it has not been as hot down there
as in Uniontown. The highest temper
ture was %, which broke the record
of 40 years. There is scarcely more
than 10 degrees Varia ton i'll tempera-
ture between the day and night.
Il believe the country around Pen
saCola is going to come into the mar
get aGriculturally similar to the way
the west did. Good intelligent men
from the north can make good down
there. This year the prolonged drouth
mas hurt the growers. There was a
period of 20 days with rain, but
now there is shower about every
day. One uncomfortable feature is
the presence of sand flies, fleas and
gretS
Produce is as high in price there
as in the north. When l left there
potatoes were selling at $1.40 a bushel.
WatermelonS and CantalOupeS are
about the only things that are cheaper
than in the north"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-26

evening by Mrs. /. S. Lurie. During
the evening several contests were
PLAYED and the winners were Misses
Oline Taylor of Andalusia, Mona Bail
ey and Messrs Wadsworth and Peters.
Music was played by Misses Mona
Bailey and Maggie Cohn.
The apartments thrown open for the
occasion were prettily decorated with
pink and white roses and ferns. A de-
licious salad course and the color
scheme Of pink and white was car
ried out in the ices which were served.
Among the guests were Misses Kate
Lee Wynne, Birdie Hughes. Clara
Pugh, Mona Bailey, Mamie Laurie and
Jessie PrestWoOd Blanche and Susie
Clements, Bessie Lee Riles. Lila Walls.
Oline Taylor and Addie Lee Barnes of
Erin and Mary Eapps of
Chipley, Pleasie Lee Tisdale, Maud
Written, Theresa Hurley of Selma,
Rose and Esther Rubin, Edith Grasel-
sky and Maggie Coin; Messrs. Yulie
Mann, Sam Cohn of Union Springs;
John Bailey, Lee Clements, Marvin
Wadsworth Marshal Hussy, Curtis
Lee, Prof. Pettds and Blount, Wilbur
Glover.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-26
COOK.

Cook, July 25-Mr. and Mrs. ]. l.
Brown visited Panama City the first
of the week.
Misses Schmidt and Remmils were
at Panama City and NilIville on bust
ness the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson of Galloway.
visited the family of Mr. Geo B. Howe
last Sunday.
Capt. Frank Fox and young Mr..
Diamond, two popular young men of
Galloway, visited friends at Cook last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Diamond and daugh-
tiers, Mrs Coons and daughter and Mr..
Dowd, of Galloway. visited at Cook
last Sunday the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. B. Howe.
Mr. jackson, of Cook. the expert boat
builder. is some hand at raising wa
termelons. From As to so pounds is
his records so far this season.
Mrs. Jno. E. Smith and little daugh-
tiers Misses Edna and Dora visited
Millville last Thursday the guests Of
Mrs A J. Boyett
The long dry spell Of this section
has at last been broken and we have
been favored in the past few days with
splendid rains, winch by the way, did
not arrive before they were needed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-26
SAN CARLOS Taxi Elk.
change. Phone 200.
WESTVILLE.

westville. July 25.-Miss Emma Am
mons left Monday for Montgomery.
Ala. where she goes to study to be a
trained nurse.
Miss Matte STANDBY. of Pensacola,
visited friends in town for a few days,
first of the week.
Mrs Frances Mathews is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Ray Neel in Bombay
this week.
Miss Minnie Adams spent Tuesday
in Bombay with friends.
Mrs. Bill Morrison and children of
Caryville spent Sunday in town with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. r. s. Adams and chill
dren are visiting their mother Mrs. w.
B. Adams for few days.
DR.. J. E. Brunson visited his parents
in Bombay Tuesday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-26

the first degree or Degree Of Friend
ship. on several candidates. On their
arrival they found a nice lunch, con-
sisting of sandwiches and coffee await
ing them. After adjournment refresh
ments consisting Of ice cream, cake
and lemonade were served. At 1900 p.
m, cigars We're passed around and our
guests departed for Pensacola.
Messrs II w Thompson, Harry
Thompson. Of Bagdad, Mr.. Fl. E. Ora
ham. of Boealusa. La. and Messrs. r.
\. McGeaChy. Jim Stewart, John
Stewart Of Milton, left Wednesday
morning on a fishing trip up Santa
Rosa Sound, and expect to be gone
several days.
Misses Genevieve Watson, Olive
Creary and Ella Creary Thompson, DR..
Turner and Mr. NJ. NJ. Glasgow, mo-
torcd to Florida Town on Tuesday eve
ming, where they enjoyed a picnic
lunch and a fine swim
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-26

It is simply great to use S. S. S. for
the blood and get a fine, new. healthy
skin. no more salt rheum, itching, scales.
eczema. letter nor any other skin afflic-
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years with mere temporary relief.
The trouble is in your blood and merely
appears on the surface because the skin
is a natural outlet. In time the tiny
nerve threads in the skin lose their en-
ergy, the tissue cells break down and
nature must have help. Now. the skin
is but network of tiny blood vessels,
nerves and a modified form of mucous
membrane in which blood impurities are
prepared for elimination.
And 1t is only by supplying skin tex
ture with new and purified blood that
the constant outpouring of impurities is
checked
Get bottle of S. s. S. today Of any
druggist. Use this splendid. purely veg
etable blood cleanser and get rid Of all
skin troubles.
Avoid substitutes. Don't accept them.
Write The Swift Specific Co, 100 Swift
Bldg, Atlanta. Ga. for their wonderful
book on skin diseases.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-26
AN EM|GRANT
STATION SOON
EFFORTS BEING MADE TO HAVE
SUCH ESTABLISHED IN FLOR
IDA. AND CONGRESS WILL BE
PETlTIoNED TO PROVIDE ONE.

Cook, July 25--A petition headed
and fostered by our ever alert neigh
Dor Mr.. Emile T. schmidt is being
circulated asking the Z. s. senate and
congress to establish an emigration
station in Florida This is a move in
the right direction and If followed M
by others of the state will insure for
us our share of home seekers from
other countries This done it will not
he long before our vast forests and
idle lands will be converted into
beautiful homes, fine fruit and truck
farms and Florida will rush to the
front as never before. The emigra
ton station is something that should
interest every hustling citizens of our
fair state and we hope Mr.. Schmidt's
efforts will he crowned with success.