Muscatine Invited to Join State Club Federation
The Muscatine Commercial club was asked to join the Iowa state federation of clubs with aims to promote the state’s interests and double its population. A meeting Monday night will decide on joining, with a $20 fee and a representative sent to Des Moines for the August 16 convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Commercial Club
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Muscatine Club
W. G. Block
Commercial Club
Munroe
Simmons
Trens
Hoopesville Social Notes and Local Visiting Guests
Mrs A Justman has improved enough to ride to her brother Jno Diercks to visit. Miss Jettie Jennison from near Grandview visits sisters Mrs Chas Graham and Mrs Frank Fowler. Miss Hazel Lindsay stays with M Manlove. Miss Mary Heitmann, ill with heart disease, shows slight improvement at William Hendrix’s Seventy Six township. Little Ray Jennison, two, ill with dysentery and whooping cough. Miss Lizzie Magill receiving treatment in Muscatine.
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Hoopesville
A. Justman
Jno. Diercks
Jettie Jennison
Grandview
Chas. Graham
Frank Fowler
Hazel Lindsay
M. Manlove
Mary Heitmann
William Hendrix
Little Ray
Elmer Jennison
Lizzie Magill
Muscatine
Shiloh Social Notes Include Visits and Parties
Shiloh Iowa hosts include Mr. and Mrs. Paul Freund visiting from Muscatine. The Corcass Sewing society met at Mrs. George Shoemaker with a large crowd. Minnie Denton Myrtle Greiner attended a Geneva Island launch party hosted by chaperons Shammo and Hanley. Lizzie Greiner enjoyed a launch party at Eaglepoint. S M Hoskins attended the Republican convention in Des Moines. Willing Workers sewing society to meet at Mrs. George Plitt near Summit. Essex family visiting John Daugherty. Excelsior home literary society plans mid-summer session at Wilton club house August 9 near Cedar River.
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Eaglepoint
S. M. Hoskins
Des Moines
Willing Workers Sewing Society
George Plitt
Summit
Tim Essex
Genuine Cascarets Candy Cathartic Message
An old warning urges buyers to insist on genuine Cascarets tablets stamped C C C and avoid fraudulent substitutes. It cautions against bulk solid forms and notes availability through druggists.
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C.C.C
Watts Duo Illness Casts Heat Shadow Over Blue Grass
J C and Ellery Watts are listed as sick after heat exposure while helping build a fence. Kate Frank visits with her daughter on the prairie as John Saltan stacks wheat. Oats need more drying and threshing will begin. cabbage is bursting or rotting on early beds.
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Blue Grass
J. C
Ellery Watts
J. P. Wunder
Riot on the Old Dubuque rises from river lore
A lengthy reminiscence recalls the 1870 riot aboard the steamer Dubuque between Davenport and St Clair. raftmen clashed with colored deck hands, weapons drawn, several deaths, arrests at Davenport, and the ship moved on, with captains remembering the incident as one of the river’s worst riots.
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Dubuque
Davenport
Old Dubuque
St. Paul
Rock Island
Old Northern Line
St. Claire
John Rhodes
Farris
Eloise
Clinton
Annual Meeting Elks Grand Lodge at Salt Lake City
Iowa Central offers round trip tickets to Salt Lake City for the Elks Grand Lodge meeting August 12 to 14 with fares under one fare. Stop overs permitted west of Denver and Cheyenne. Tickets on sale August 7 to 10 with return by September 36. Contact nearest Iowa Central agent for side trips and details.
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Omcscekelsines
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Iowa
Minnesota
South Pekota
Elks’ Grand Lodge
Salt Lake City
Iowa Central
Salt Lake
Denver
Cheyenne
Special Round Trip Excursions From Muscatine and Beyond
Rail excursion notices list multiple round trip fares and sale dates. From Muscatine via C R L and P R R routes to Des Moines Colfax Dubuque and major cities New York City Atlantic City all show one fare for round trip with specific sale windows and return limits. The Republican state convention in Des Moines and the Epworth League gathering in Colfax are highlighted with dates and return deadlines.
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Muscatine
C. R
New York City
Atlantic City
Traveler's Guide and Train Schedule Fragments
Fragmented traveler notice shows B., C. R. and N. railway service from Muscatine to Montezuma with daily departures except Sunday. Details include arrival from Montezuma and freight timing noted as 6:00 p.m. with garbled OCR text.
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Muscatine
Montezuma
PEE Steedddbceud
Cackenes
Montezuma Prune
Ilins
Rail schedule details for passenger and freight trains
Train numbers 7 8 12 15 16 29 30 and 86 operate on routes between Chicago Denver and Kansas City with limited vestibule services. Times show departures from Muscatine Wilton and other endpoints with daily or Sunday exceptions and through trains to Kansas City Joplin Mexico City and California. Some trains now serve Evans instead of Washington.
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Pansemedech Sea Tee
Chicago
Denver
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Evans
Washington
Jasa
City of Mexico
California
Muscatine North and South by Co Train Schedule
Train schedule shows Muscatine North and South by Company services effective April 2 1992 with southbound and westbound routes via Wapelle Elrick Junction Burlington Oskaloosa Grinnell and Mason City connections. Special Saturday and Monday departures link with Iowa Central lines and local stations east and west. Charles Howard General Agent.
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Wapelle
Burlington
Iowa Central
Elrick Junction
Peoria
Monmouth
Wapeille
Oskaloosa
Grinnell
Marshalltown
Mason City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Muscatine
trains to St Paul Mason City Peoria routes listed
Daily and Sunday rail schedules show No 8 St Paul Express at 8 10 p m No 5 Mason City Mall at 11 59 am No 25 Way Freight at 10 em Going South No 6 Peoria Mall at 2 45 pm No 4 Peoria Express at 5 36 am No 16 Way Freight at 1 50 pm Coupon tickets valid to US Canada and Mexico Geo Batty Marshalltown and L Seevera Elrick Junction Iowa listed as agents
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St. Paul Express
Mason City Mall
Sun
Way Freight
Peoria Mall
Peoria Express
United States
Canada
Mexico
Geo
Batty
P’assenger
Marshalltown
Iowa
L. Seevera
Elrick Junction
Ows
Carnival City Packet schedules for Davenport and Burlington
The Carnival City Packet Company lists steamers Helen Blair and W J Young Jr with sailing times to Davenport and Burlington. Helen Blair runs Monday Wednesday Friday mornings and evenings. W J Young Jr serves on alternate days. For more information contact W A Blair, manager, or W G Block, agent, telephone 49.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Blair
W. J. Young, JR
Burlington
W. A. Blair
W. G. Block
Diamond Jo Line Steamboat Schedules Across Rivers
The Diamond Jo Line lists northbound and southbound departures by steamer Dubuque and steamer Quincy with dates from June through September. Timings show connections between Muscatine St Louis St Paul and St Louis departures and arrivals, detailing arrival and transfer times across the Mississippi routes.
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Cs Yeyel Evenss
Memphis
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Atlanta
Savannah
Florida
the Southeastern Limited
Rotte and
Bates
Alex. Hilton
Bryan Snyder
Saint Louis
Evarys
S. G. Stein
Pine Street
E. P. Day
East Second Street
Jno
G. Farmer
GoPr
TF. A
CLUB
Fred Oberg
Dietrich Bierman
F. N. Night
Kaiser
Andrew Miller
Nellie Thorntin
Letts
J. B
Phillips
August Silberhorn
Lower Mill
Frank Kemper
M. Bartlett
Tacoma
Wash
F. Nesper
Charles Pratt
Boyd
Eferman
Latham Street
Irwin
Ad. Butcher
Chas. Pratt and
Riley Rice
C. Bean
Anita
Wm. Rexroade
Shiloh
S.S.S
Citizens’ Railway & Light Company
Traveler's Guide
P. Railroad
Wilton Branog
Wilton
Elaine Eihearbia i
RL & P, Ry
Diviesecamscdbandesenacee
BlAg
Muscatine North & South BY. Co
Charles Howard
Muscatine Eee
Roundhouse
Fruitland
Wapello
Elrick Jet
Ly Wapelilo
Carnival City Packet Company
Telephone
Diamond JO Line
Quincy
Seber
Anead
St. Louis
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