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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1906
Page
8
The Guarantee Loan Co. offers loans with your own property as security. They loan on horses, cows, carriages, pianos, household goods and other personal property, keeping goods in your possession. Business confidential and hours include Wednesday and Saturday evenings from 7 to 9.
Residents and visitors in the city journeyed by Rock Island Milwaukee Western and other lines to Columbus Junction Arden Brighton Lone Tree and Denver. Cargo includes Studebaker wagons and box offers. Passengers connect with Democratic state convention in Waterloo and Woodman lodge meetings.
East Hill community plans a large German celebration at Weed's Park next Sunday with Panchet's band concerts, Maennerchor participation, ice cream stands, and a parade from the hall to the grounds. Several thousand expected from Muscatine and Davenport.
A. Pinske of Nashotah Wisconsin escaped bleeding death and healed his wound with Buecklen's Arnica Salve sold for 25 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Galesburg Illinois August 8 The city council refuses to pay the new rate fixed by the gas company and says it will pay only 90 cents per thousand in line with a June ordinance. The council contends the old franchise is invalid and will seek court action to test the franchise if the company insists.
The Iowa Central offers tickets at one cent a mile to Minneapolis or St Paul and return for the G A R National Encampment from Aug 13 to 18. Return limit Aug 31, with extension to Sept 30 on a 50 cent fee. Contact agents or write A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minn.
The Retail Merchants' association held its regular session at the Commercial club rooms with good attendance. Little business was transacted beyond auditing bills and hearing the secretary's report and minutes. The board's action in standing security for the Wellman excursion was endorsed. The board was tasked to schedule excursions to surrounding county fairs on their dates.
Week ending August 7 1906 list of unclaimed letters divided into Men's and Ladies lists includes Frank A Barnes Otes Bowers Clarence Coffman Carl Hoff man Henry Husen 8S Kindelsparger Landes Harry H Larson Chas Page Charles Vick Bert Warren Mrs I W Feighner Miss Edyth Harrison Mrs H L Kinman Miss Katie Lewis Mrs Mary McCoy Miss Minnie Shea Mrs L M Titterington Parties calling for above letters please say advertised P M W D Burk postmaster
Rock Island officials Caswell Spaulding and Gardner visited Muscatine to push for extending the Musser switch to Kaiser mill and cross over the M N S line. Caswell said the road seeks a square deal and would not be handicapped in progress if the switch cannot be used. Survey may proceed with the Musser property to allow a possible Kaiser mill connection and future expansion.
In Wilton Iowa last evening at 8 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents Mr and Mrs C A Kiser Pearl became the wife of Fred Daut in a ceremony performed by Rev J B Bloom with only immediate family present. The bride wore white silk and the groom black. A wedding supper followed.
The Iowa Central will sell round trip excursion tickets each Tuesday to Minnesota Wisconsin the Dakotas Manitoba Saskatchewan and the Canadian northwest and on the first and third Tuesdays to points in the south southeast west and southwest. Rate one fare plus 2. Liberal limits and stop over privileges. For rates contact agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minn
Terrible disaster averted by Electric Bitters claims to cure nervous breakdown caused by dyspepsia. Product marketed at 50 cents and guaranteed, sold by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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