Country News Notes Local Life and Developments
Mrs. Wm Townsley visits for a few days as Geo Wilcox families cope with measles. Numerous homes on Front Street gain new structures and fireproof business blocks including Holliday Lupton Wm Kierns Benson Hall and Puck Soap additions. Normal School gains steam heat and a furnace. district fair plans a three thousand seat amphitheater with Cedar Rapids architect. outlook for record fair.
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Wm. Townsley
Geo. Wilcox
Geo. Fisch
Feustal
Tom
Jack Knight
D. Gatton
E. A. Mackener
Sadie Feustal
Montpelier
Bessie McCleary
A. D. Sylvester
Muscatine
Clara Brandt
Feastal
Wm. Gardner
A. J. Reeves
Emma Reeves
Anna Grimm
Eda
Clyde Leach
Alf Klepper
Hank Lynder
Dubuque
Ella Fitch
Rock Island
Eugene Goddard
B. F. Heinley
Boots
East Front Street
G. H. Hugs
Holliday & Lupton
Front Street
Benson & Hall
Sprague Brothers
L. C. Brown
D. W. Overholt
C. A. Carpenter
N. T. Hendrix
G. D. Harrison
J. L. Overholt
Frank Darrow
D. H. Fouse
Wm. Clark
Harry Romer
Jefferson Birks
George Bracket
Wm. Kierns
Samuel Foster
B. F. van Dyke
District Fair Association
Cedar Rapids
Melons, heat and growth noted in Columbus Junction
The cornucopia of July reports good melon crops and a 98 degree heat spike in the shade. G D Harrison and wife travel to Dubuque for their son Harry's marriage. Colbeys and Vellow ship goods to Kansas. Thresher sounds signal season end while U B ladies of Letts secure a fair boarding tent. The boom in local building continues with K P hall described as a spacious, modern monument to enterprise and the liberal spirit of the order. G P D Thomas runs hardware and bug in the ground floor business rooms.
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G. D. Harrison
Dubuque
Harry
Colbeys
Vellow
Kansas
U. B. Ladies of Letts
K. P
Lndge Rcom
G. PD. Thomas
Osteopathy Announcement for Muscatine Population
A public notice from the A. S. O. in Kirksville Missouri promotes osteopathy as a drug free method to treat diseases in men and women. It cites health as natural and surgery-free care through removal of mechanical obstructions and offers free thirty day consultation and examination with office hours from 9 am to 5 pm excluding Sundays.
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Muscatine
Kirksville
Rheumatic Cure Advertised By Local Druggists
To all Whom it May Concern the following druggists sell the famous T Rhaematic Cure John J Havercamp Theo Kuechman McBride Cope J J Coady Nesper Co. The most effective cure known for rheumatism in all stages.
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John J. Havercamp
Theo, Kuechman
McBride & Cope
J. J. Coady
Nesper & Co
Onion Market In Davenport Sees Heavy Receipts And Moderate Prices
Davenport readers note rising onion receipts across Lower Main street led by Phillips warehouse and Brockmann Brown and other dealers. Prices remain fair but not top quality, with fall cash flow expected from Scott county onions though not as strong as some years.
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Davenport
Lower Main Street
Phillips Warehouse
Second and
Perry
Brockmann
Second
Brown
Brady Street
Scott County
Onion
Plan A Reunion For 51st Iowa Encampment In Red Oak
The 51st Iowa regiment holds its annual encampment August 1–8 in Red Oak. A reunion on the last day honors units that served in the Philippines with ration support and camp quarters provided. Plans include forming a Iowa society of the Army of the Philippines with its first Denver reunion starting August 12.
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51St
Iowa
Red Oak
Philippines
Towa Society
Army of the Philippines
Denver
Rathbone Sisters Host Lawn Social on Narvis Lawn
The Rathbone Sisters held a lawn social on the W. M. Narvis property with Chinese lanterns and decorated grounds. Guests were served refreshments at multiple tables and left satisfied while the event yielded financial profit for the organizers.
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Rathbone Sisters
W. M. Narvis Lawn
W. M. Narvis
Mull's Lightning Cough Cure Ad Promises Safe Use for Children
An old advertisement touts Mull's Lightning Cough Cure as safe for children and effective against lung trouble. It urges quick use for coughs with a price of 25c or 50c and directs readers to ask their druggist.
Fashion notes by Silvia Silverthorn on new jackets and Eton styles
The Journal presents Silvia Silverthorn’s weekly fashion notes for women readers. She discusses mid season trends, wardrobe enhancements, and practical sewing tips including jacket fronts, lace trims, velvet knots, and adaptable bolero styles.
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the Journal
Muscatine
Silvia Silverthorn
Louisa County Fair Speeds Up At Wapello Dates
Louisa County Fair set for August 21 to 24 at Wapello featuring speed purses. Wednesday offers 3:00 trot and 3:00 pace with farmers’ running race each worth 100 and 15 dollars respectively. Thursday and Friday include combined purses up to 300 dollars for top events and multiple pace and trot races.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Excursion Boat to Burlington August Standard Stops Briefly
The U S excursion to Burlington August Standard will land briefly at New Boston Keithsburg and Oquawka if passengers with round trip tickets request it. If passengers detrain on the way down a stop will occur on the return trip. If no one lands on the down trip none is expected on the return.
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U. S
Burlington
New Boston
Keithsburg
Oquawka
Wapello Camp Meeting Draws German Methodists
The German Methodist Epworth League and district members hold a yearly camp meeting at Wapello this week with attendance from German Methodists across Davenport Rock Island Burlington and neighboring areas.
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Wapello
Epworth League
Davenport
Rock Island
Burlington
For Sale Two Iron Settees and Chairs
For sale two iron settees and two iron chairs suitable for lawns. Inquire at this office.
Autumn fashion notes with ruffles and varied flounces
A Muscatine Iowa reader, Sylvia Silverthorne, describes autumn fashion features and skirt details. She notes the season’s fabrics extend beyond summer looks and highlights ruffles gathered pleated circular and dart-fitted skirts with graduated flounces gaining renewed favor.
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Sylvia Silverthorne
Muscatine
Iowa
Ben Hur Plays Fifth Week Broadway Run and Philadelphia Stop
Ben Hur opens a second season at the Broadway in a five week limited engagement starting Monday evening September 3. Contracts from a year ago limit the run, preventing a full season. Disabled by this, the show moves to the Chestnut Street Opera House in Philadelphia October 8 for extensive stage alterations costing over 10,000 dollars. It will stay in Philadelphia until the Colonial Theatre in Boston is ready to receive it for the rest of the season.
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Broadway Theatre
Broadway
Chestnut Street Opera House
Philadelphia
Nixon & Zimmerman
Colonial Theatre
Boston
Public Library
Tremort and
Boylston Streets
Massachusetts Artillerymen Camp at Fort Rodman
The First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery moved into camp at Fort Rodman Massachusetts on August 3 for eight days. During the week of gun practice each man plans to fire four rounds. Only first class men named beforehand may operate the heavy guns. others will receive primary instruction in modern gun use.
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Massachusetts
Fort Rodman
Mass
Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
Astling Young Man Seeks Permanent Post
Earn $60 per month plus expenses with a permanent position. No experience required. Write Clark & Co. at 4th and Locust streets Philadelphia Pa for details. eotlaw
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Clark & Co
4Th and Locust Streets
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Eotlaw
Large melon crop expected this year on the island
A busy market advance salutes a hefty harvest with melons cutting large yields. Hogs hold at five cents as grain trends down, while corn and barley look to record crops in Minnesota Iowa and Kansas. Local fruit prices show bananas, cantaloupe, and peaches in lively trade as shipping quickens.
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Minnesota
Kansas
Central States
Iowa
Wilton
Muscatine Market Prices for Grain Produce and Vegetables
Muscatine Iowa August 3 1900 grain produce and flour prices listed with per sack per 100 pounds per bushel and per peck. Items include flour spring graham corn meal oats rye corn oat meal prices for hay fruit and vegetables such as lima beans plums tomatoes sweet potatoes potatoes wax beans cabbage green peas onions cucumbers peaches and eggplant with amounts in cents per unit and per bag or bushel. Market notes show shipper and dealer pricing differences.
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Graham
Chicago Markets Special Dispatch from Toher Brokers
Chicago markets report opening and closing quotations on the Chicago board with wheat prices and live stock receipts. Hogs calves cattle and sheep figures are listed with latest closes and weekly totals across Kansas City and Omaha. Northwest wheat receipts are shown for Minneapolis and Duluth with day, week, and year comparisons.
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Chicago Board
Kansas City
Omaha
Northwest
Minneapolis
Duluth
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