Milwaukee Engineers Survey Cone to Cedar Rapids Line
Surveyors from the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad are on site at Cone sible and will map a proposed 55 mile link from Conesville to Cedar Rapids connecting the main Omaha line with the Kansas City cut off. The project centers on Cone sville as a key feeding point with yards, siding, and bridges under construction as workers fill trains and stock fields. Local towns Iowa City Lone Tree and Muscatine county residents push for the route amid service concerns with the B C R N.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
Conesville
Muscatine County
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Iowa City
Lone Tree
Kansas City
Long Tree
Cone
Omaha
Milwaukee Civil Engineers
Milwaukee
Chicago
Next Encampment Hinted for Fiftieth Iowa Guard
Members of Company C discuss where the next encampment of the Fiftieth Iowa National Guard will be held with many sites considered. The Fairfield Journal notes the late August timing and suggests Fairfield could host if desired, seeing no reason against it.
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Iowa National Guard
Fairfield Journal
Fairfield
For Sale 3000 Acres in McLain County North Dakota
Lands offered by J. E. McClintock Cherokees Ia include 3000 acres of farming and pasture land in McLain county at eight to fifteen dollars per acre. Offer expires May 10 with one fourth cash and four yearly payments at six percent interest. Railroad fare refunded for purchasers of at least 160 acres. After May 10 the land may be split and seeded to flax with price adjustments. Write to J. E. McClintock Cherokee Ia.
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McLain County
North Dakota
J. E. McClintock
Cherokee
Local Patent Remedy Promises Refunds on Cough Syrup
Nesper & Co. and partners offer a 60 cent bottle of Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure a cough or cold. A 25 cent bottle is also offered with satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.
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Green
Nesper & Co
J. J. Havercamp
G. A. Riemcke
W. B. Barkalow
J.T. Keuchmag
Shiloh’s
Ik A. En
Ss C Waris & Co
le Roy
Karl's Clover
Great Western Cereal to Build New Plant Across Street
The Great Western Cereal company will begin constructing a new two story brick building about 150 feet long next to its current mill across the Rock Island tracks. The City grant funds a tramway eight feet wide to connect the new structure with the main plant. William Kincaid is contractor and Mr. Noxson of Chicago will supervise. Completion is expected in six weeks to a month.
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Great Western Cereal Company
Rock Island Tracks
William Kincaid
Noxson
Chicago
Local notes from Hoopesville and nearby towns
Mrs. Chas Ward and Mrs. Caster plan visits to Quincy Illinois with stays of two to three weeks and longer visit with Alice Ward. Willie Bierman three falls seven feet into a trench but recovered after three days. Henry Heinbeckel adds porches and green blinds. Dietrich Bierman plans a second story addition. J S Curtis guests of Seltzer couple for wedding. Various visits and illness including pneumonia for Henry Rehbein. Half holiday trial at Schmalz Bros. asparagus harvest pending. Local show attendance noted along with church meeting in Muscatine.
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Chas. Ward
Caster
Quincy
Henry Heinbeckel
Dietrich Bierman
J. S. Curtis
Fred Seltzer
Clayton C. Furnas
Nevada
T. Irwin
M. Bentz
Muscatine
P. LaCorna
Frank Selder
Conesville
Henry Rehbein
Joe Bachelor
C. Schmalz
Schmalz Bros
J. E. Hoopes
Shiloh Community Notes Include Visits and Local Evening
Shiloh Muscatine April 22 reports Mrs. Fred Kaufman and son visiting J Frey ermuth, Miss Ollie Esmail with Miss Nell Daugherty, party at B F Greiner, Harris and Pace visits, Frank Teitsch set to engineer a flour mill in Durant, and funeral of Mr Hahn. Various residents including Barney Miller family and Minnie Denton attended events. a suspicious man offering a lady's coat stirred talk with rumors of liquor influence.
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Geo. Otto’s
Muscatine
Grand Opera House
Lena
Sophia Freyermuth
Henry Freyermuth
Nell Daugherty
Shawhan
M. BE. Church
Fred Kaufman
Fred
North Prairie
J. Freyermuth
Ollie Esmail
Shiloh
B. F. Greiner
Harris
West Liberty
E. C. Pace
Frank Teitsch
Durant
Hahn
Barney Miller
Will Miller
Minnie Denton
Dora
Elizabeth Greiner
Robert Hatch
Atalissa
Otto
Your Decision This Day Is All Important
An ad style notice promotes Paine's Celery Compound claiming it guarantees freedom from disease and sickness. The message emphasizes a decisive choice today and frames the product as a key health remedy.
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Paine
Prices Rise as Diseases Declared Self-Curative
A blunt editorial urges immediate action for those ill, praising Paine's Celery Compound as a cure. The piece shifts to market notes about fresh vegetables, hay, hogs, cattle, and grain, noting rising prices and cautious optimism amid dry weather and possible rain.
Muscatine Club hears of oatmeal plant possibility
Muscatine Commercial Club last night discussed a Beatrice Nebraska proposal to move an oatmeal mill capable of 100 barrels per day to Iowa. The goal is to form a new company with local partners to manufacture oatmeal and other cereals. The matter was referred to the manufacturers committee for investigation. The club also announced Hon. Irving Richman will lecture on Diplomacy next Monday and a musical program will follow under Charles Fox. A Washington official asked that club resolutions on consular service reorganizing be sent to President Roosevelt and Speaker Henderson.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Smith Bros. Loan & Trust Company
J. E. Smith
Committee On Manufacturers
Irving RB. Richman
U. S
St. Gall
Switzerland
Charles Fox
Washington, D. C
Muscatine Commercial Club
Roosevelt
House
David B. Henderson
Market Prices and Livestock Report From Illinois Shows Mixed Values
Grain and feed prices list oats wheat rye and hay with bids around 63 to 70 cents for grain and 14 to 16 dollars for hay. Livestock includes hogs cattle calves sheep lambs turkeys and chickens with varied per unit costs, apples onions turnips cabbage and berries noted. Retail staples cover butter lard eggs fish and staples with sacks of flour corn meal bran shorts and various sugar and coffee prices.
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Timothy Hay
Times
Harley
Timothy
Illinois
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William
Washington Journal of
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Flick & Johnson
Farmington
Minn
A Cara
Muscatine Lumber & Box Company
B. 2d St
City—Tramway
Hoopesville
Grain Market
Commercial Club
Graham
Ant Noose
W. H. Leibbrand
Jacob Fisch
J. l. Giesler
J. H. Kaiser
S. L. Johnson
F. H. Little
Gus Schmidt
John H. Kaiser
A Baird
F. W. Swan
F. W. Eversmeyer
J. I. Geisler
C. A. Mull
J. K. Blackwell
Tod
Camberlen
Kixpt & Co
the Sterling Comedian
Beresford
J. J. Coleman
Geo. H. Broadhursts
Mr. Wright
Florizel
Reuter
Violinist
Marvel
Fred List
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