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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
2
The article extols pure white lead with linseed oil as the best painters use for results in appearance and wear. It contends that peeling paint on a house indicates something other than quality paint and prompts scrutiny of the coating.
Cyrus L. Hawley, born January 19, 1864, died at 11 p.m. at Hershey Memorial Hospital. He leaves wife Flora Joy Sawyer, two children Joy and Rexford, his mother Mrs. Elizabeth Hawley, and sisters Frances, Ellen Humphreys, and F L Underwood. Burial in Rockford, Illinois, after services at his mother's home.
Eagle Lodge No. 10 AOUW organizes a moonlight steamer trip aboard the Columbia on Tuesday evening August 21. Boats depart at 8:00 and 9:30 p.m. Funds raised will help cover expenses for entertaining the grand lodge in Muscatine next May.
George Grosjean secured the contract to paint the high bridge and will start within days. The project will take several months and is hazardous, requiring work from swinging scaffolds about 190 feet above the river. The entire structure will be painted black.
Train fare is 6.65 to St Paul and return with 50 cent extension option until Sept 30th. Departs Muscatine 9 25 p m arrives St Paul 8 00 a m. return from Minneapolis follows a separate schedule with direct Wilton connection. Ask Rock Island agent for details.
At the Iowa avenue crossing in the railroad yards a freight train struck Huttig Wagon as Ted Miller tried to cross with mules. The wagon was crushed, the driver and one mule injured? escaped. The other mule and vehicle were destroyed, but both men escaped unharmed.
Wm Musser of Iowa City son of Peter Musser, is having a twenty four foot launch with five foot beam constructed. The boat, intended for use on Minnesota lakes, features polished quarter sawn oak, a substantial top with canvas curtain, and a four horsepower gasoline engine. The craft is near completion under the guidance of an experienced beat builder and is notable for its appearance and workmanship, aiming for about eight miles per hour.
Advertising copy for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claims it heals pimples ulcers and sores without leaving a scar. Sold for 25 cents with guarantee at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
Crawfordsville Iowa August 10 The season’s highlight will be the Aug 16 ball game between the East Side in red and the West Side in white with prizes for bicycle and foot races. Local updates mention resumed Brown Bros tire factory work after a May boiler explosion and light attendance at this year’s Columbus Junction chautauqua. Families gather for the McCoy reunion. 45 present, first such gathering in 354 years.
Grand Trunk Railway System operates a long double track route from Chicago to Montreal and to Niagara Falls with connections to New York via Lehigh Valley. Descriptive literature and timetables available free by mail from Geo. W. Vaux at Grand Trunk Railway, 125 Adams St., Chicago.
A historic Iowa commemoration recalls the 1861 song Happy Land o Canaan sung by the Iowa First Infantry. Charles Fowler’s letter reappears with the marching tune praising Union valor and denouncing secession as it echoes in Tre mont hall memory.
Chris Ludi was arrested at midnight by Night Captain Thornan and Policeman Ziffren for violent profane speech while intoxicated. He was jailed and arraigned before Justice Eyersmeyer who granted a venue change to Judge Howe for the subsequent hearing.
In case of constipation peritonitis panic is averted by curing yourself with Dr Kings New Life Pills from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
White Sox win fifth straight over champions, edging Athletics 3 to 2 after a tense noon game. Pat Dougherty starred, with Donohue and Roche also earning praise as 12,000 fans witnessed Chicago baseball persistence. Giant Killers beat Brooklyn 5 to 3 with Dryfuss’s squad demonstrating disciplined hitting and baserunning.
National League Chicago defeats Brooklyn five three and Philadelphia beats Cincinnati four two. St Louis edges Boston two one in ten innings. New York loses nine to six to Pittsburgh. American League Chicago wins three two in ten innings. New York St Louis game postponed by rain. Cleveland Boston game 1-1 after rain delay. Detroit over Washington five. American Association Indianapolis St Paul five one. Columbus over Columbus eight one. Kansas City wins first game four two in eleven innings. Toledo two one over Milwaukee first game. Toledo six six with Milwaukee in ten innings due to darkness. Louisville six five over Minneapolis ten innings. Three League Cedar Rapids six Decatur three. Rock Island three Springfield two in twelve. Bloomington nine Davenport six. Peoria nine Dubuque eight. Western League Lincoln three Omaha zero. Pueblo defeats Des Moines six. Denver nine Sioux City zero.
In Waterloo Burlington play Waterloo leads 5 to 3 while Marshalltown sinks Keokuk 5 to 0. Fort Dodge Ottumwa game postponed due to wet grounds. Clinton defeats Corkaloosa 7 to unknown final.
Chicago and Brooklyn square off while St Louis travels to Boston. Pittsburg visits New York and Cincinnati meets Philadelphia. New York visits Chicago as Philadelphia hosts St Louis. Boston faces Detroit and Washington travels to Cleveland?
Iowa Central offers rail tickets to Minneapolis or St Paul at one cent per mile with a round trip return through August 31 and a possible extension to September 3 by paying a 50 cent fee. For details contact A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis.
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