Notable visitors and departures in county city
Sheriff Wiley of West Liberty and Mayor Bannick of Wilton were in the city yesterday on business. Harriet Stanley, guest at the Giesler home, left by the midnight train for Topeka Kan. P V N Myer and wife stayed with Pentzers and headed to West Branch Wilton. Elizabeth Fox departed for Des Moines to take a lucrative toll line job with the telephone company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley
West Liberty
Mayor Bannick
Wilton
Harriet Stanley
Henry Giesler
Topeka
Kan
P. V. N. Myer
Fred
Pentzer
West Fourth Street
West Branch
Elizabeth Fox
Des Moines
Telephone Company
Local trade notes and assorted society items
We will sell Defiance starch at three packages for a small cents price. Geo W Jay Lawrence visits Wilton on business. Charles Moncrief leaves South Muscatine for Chicago. Mrs John Geiger and daughter visit from Letts. Walter Hendrix travels via Ames to Letts for a family reunion. Mrs G W Porter and daughter return from Davenport. Miss Josephine Elliott returns from Chicago. Clyde Wallace spends vacation near Trenton. Mrs Otto Muer returns from Davenport and Geneseo. Miss Lyda Tewksbury departs by Firefly to Ft Madison. Miller Terry arrives home from a surveying party in Illinois for Des Moines Iowa City & Eastern railway work. Mrs Paul Seevers and Louisa depart for Oskaloosa. Will Worst leaves for Burlington to resume railroad run. Mr and Mrs Peeves and Irma visit. Irma recovering from scalding accident. Earl McGinnis ill at home. Grain threshed. crops poor. A nice rain fell with sun. Lendreth from California visits the Murdocks. climate suits them. Y H Walter and sisters visit parents. family reunions praised. Roy Hutchens has a new boy. worries over health. Mrs Mattie Price to visit Rev John Lutzes. Corn growing fine. blackberries ripe. Mercer county builds a county house costing thousands for the poor. Editor's 50th year noted. wishes for many more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl McGinnis
Wm. McGinnis
Lewis Landreth
Whittier
California
Lendreth
Y. H. Walter
Charles Minteer
Aubrey McGinnis
Roy Gorman
C. C. Walter
Roy Hutchens
Mattie Price
Murry
John Lutzes
Mercer County
Ill
Summer Outings on Continent by Grand Trunk Rail
Describes popular tours to European resorts accessible via the Grand Trunk Railway. Descriptive pamphlets and rates are available from Geo. W. Vaux at Adams Street Chicago as travel information for prospective travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continent
Grand Trunk Railway System
Geo
A Young Lady's Life Saved by Remedy
Dr Charles H Utter of Panama Colombia reports a sixteen year old girl with severe dysentery who failed to improve with other medicines. He gave Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a last resort and within eight hours she improved, within three days stood, and after one week was entirely well. For sale by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Utter
Panama
Colombia
Chamberlain
American artist McLaughlan exhibits Paris etchings to acclaim
Donald Shaw McLaughlan, an American artist, holds an exhibition in Paris featuring etchings mainly of Paris views. The show earns praise in both French and English papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Shaw McLaughlan
Paris
Kidney health inquiry prompts personal screening push
Health authorities urge adults to evaluate kidney function through routine screening and awareness campaigns. Medical experts emphasize early detection of chronic kidney disease to prevent progression and improve outcomes.
Muscatine Elks Race Meet Promises Fast Handicaps
The Muscatine Elks announce a three day horse racing meet at the fair grounds with strong entries from Iowa and nearby states. The five race days feature $300 and $400 purses in trots and paces, led by runners and multiple entries per event. Superintendent Fiske provides ground access with streetcar service and crowds are expected to swell if weather cooperates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Fiske
Helen Beautiful
B. m
Belsire
S. A. Roseberry
Staunton
Laplander
al Russell
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Community Notes From Stockton Iowa Aug 7
Dr. G W Frank returns from Colorado and New Mexico. Mrs Yost and Mrs Wolf visit ill Mrs Foreman. Durroughs return from Davenport to visit Warner parents. Gross family vacation at Warner home. Timm family in New Liberty. Frank and Fred Grote attend Buffalo dance. Monroe of Davenport visits Dr. Frank. Leonard Schlapkohl buys rubber tire rig. Muscatine minister seeks Sunday school group. Yost sells property, plans move to Lureine Minnesota renting farm after Oct 1. Rines family dinner at Franks. Harvest dance at Thiels hall Aug 23. Mrs Frank Adams Davenport passenger. Dage visits parents. Rosie Kistemancher with Gus Breders. Knaack couple welcome baby boy Sunday. Charlie Frank and W Killer visit Franks. Grote attends Moscow picnic. Anna Bankard and August Bankard with Mrs Franks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Yost
Charlie Wolf
Fred Grote
Buffalo
Mr. Monroe
Davenport
Frank
Leonard Schlapkohl
Muscatine
Lureine
Minn
Wm. Rines
Thiel’s Hall
Frank Adams
Wm. Dage
Rosie Kistemancher
Gus. Breders
Rudolph Knaack
Charlie Frank
Wm. Killer
Dr. Frank
Mr. Grote
Durant
Moscow
Anna Bankard
August
Mrs. Frank
Say, old man, can you break a twenty
A brief quip from a Philadelphia Press item shows Burroughs asking to break a twenty for a five dollar bill. Markley mishears, Burroughs clarifies, and the exchange ends with a light, humorous note about needing change. The dialogue captures casual street banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burroughs
Markley
Philadelphia Press
Food Treatment Restores Health with Grape-Nuts Story
Mrs. F. M. Buss of Millersburg Kentucky suffered chronic stomach and bowel catarrh due to purgatives. After two weeks of Grape-Nuts she could digest small amounts, in a month an ordinary meal, and after nearly two years is cured of constipation. The food is described as wholesome pure and inexpensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Buss
Millersburg
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J. J. Legler
Walter Hendrix
Ames
Josephine Elliott
Clyde Wallace
Rock Island Road
Trenton
Otto Muer
Geneseo
Lyda Tewksbury
G. A. Reinicke
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Miller Terry
Illinois
Des Moines, Iowa City & Eastern Railway Company
Paul Seevers
Louisa
Jeff Bowlby
Oskaloosa
Will Worst
Jacob Worst
Burlington
Albert Lea
Mrs. Peeves
Irma
Fairport
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Knoxall
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LaCrosse
Wis
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Wrestler, Jr
Wrestler
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Lisbon
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Rodono
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Waterloo
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Medeoyne
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Cedar Rapids
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New Boston
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Guilty
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Alcyone
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Stockton
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Opera Company
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Pine Street
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East
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