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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1903
Page
7
A roundup of residents traveling to Saint Paul Columbus Junction Wilton Fort Madison Imperial and Des Moines for visits business or performances. Notables include Elizabeth Pfeiffer J P Knott Rev F F Beckerman Della Watson Bailey and others with plans ranging from relatives to theater work and railway developments in Davenport and Muscatine.
Chicago writer William E. Curtis explains the lumber and clam industries on the Mississippi. Rafts use a stern wheel steamer and a steering boat to navigate logs to cities like Winona, La Crosse, and Dubuque. Clammers use racks and hooks to harvest mussels then sell shells to button factories in Davenport and Muscatine. Foresters meet in Dubuque with talks on rates and liquor dealer inclusion and a large local gathering planned.
A. N. Bort of Beloit Wisconsin becomes head banker for the Modern Woodmen order with $1 538 315 86 in his charge and a $500 000 personal bond. The yearly funds total about 7 million with semi annual per capita tax and $700 000 last year. Depositories total 2 dollars per dollar of deposit and include banks in Kansas City Racine Mason City Brookfield Holstein Chariton Danville Chicago Milan St Louis Rock Island Beloit.
Iowa Central Railway announces a limited offer allowing $46.55 round trip excursion tickets to Portland Seattle Tacoma Victoria and Vancouver from August 1 to 14 with return by October 15 1903. Stopovers allowed both ways and passengers may use different routes outward and return. Inquiries to A B Cutts G P A T Minneapolis.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo is named with endorsements from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin and C Hall. The cure is described as internal and acting on blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials available. Price one dollar per bottle and sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills also advertised as best.
To the creditors of H J Hartman of Muscatine Iowa and to whom it may concern. On July 17 1903 Hartman deeded assignment for the benefit of creditors conveying his non exempt real and personal property to the undersigned. Debtors must pay promptly and claimants sworn must present within three months from July 21 1903.
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