Local residents return home after day trips by Firefly and other trains
Frank Hautech Jr. arrived home on the Firefly after a Rock Island day trip. Mrs. Kennedy left for Letts on the Firefly after a city visit. Mrs. Rhees departed for Burlington following a short visit with her brother at the Kemble House. Cc W Fletcher left for Burlington to work in sash and door factories. Mrs. Torne returned home on the Wilton train after visiting in West Liberty. Miss Robertson returned from Capon City and Colorado Springs. Advertisements note A B C Tea for beauty at 25 cents. Mrs. Messenger of Wellman arrived on the Western with her grandson Fay to visit the Messengers at 201 West Second Street. Miss Emma Buhrmaster departed Burlingon for home on the Helen Blair after visiting J B Mark and East Ninth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Rhees
Burlington
R. F. Rhees
Kemble House
Cc. W. Fletcher
Demorest Avenue
Wilson Torne
West Seventh Street
West Liberty
A. L. Messenger
Wellman
Fay Messenger
Grant Messenger
West Second Street
Emma Buhrmaster
Helen Blair
J. B. Mark
East Ninth Street
Social News Notes From Davenport Area Travel and Visitors
Local item list of residents and visitors including Mrs Ida Heyer visiting Cedar Rapids, Lawrence Garrett leaving for Letts, Mr and Mrs G W Schreurs to Burlington, Mrs Eva Shaw to Des Moines, Mrs L A Williams to Letts, and others. Mentions travel on Firefly Wilton Western Helen Blair and airline-like transport among Davenport households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Heyer
Cedar Rapids
Mrs
Marie Allman
Lucas Grove Road
Memorial Services Honor Brigadier General Manchester in Council Bluffs
Knights of Pythias memorials in Council Bluffs paid tribute to Brigadier General Julien C Manchester formerly of Muscatine and Iowa brigade commander. Chaplain Paul H McBeth delivered the memorial address as staff and regimental leaders attended. Covalt's Manawa band performed and a portrait was presented to the Iowa Uniform Rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Council Bluffs
Julien C. Manchester
Muscatine
Iowa
Uniform Bank
K. P
Sife
Manchester
Friends of the Order
General Manchester
MacBeth
Assembly
Kingsbury
Corn Yield Hopes Rise With Warm Weather Advice
Iowa crop observer J R Sage reports corn ears in both shooting and roasting stages, signaling need for hot dry days to ripen and moisture to fill kernels. He warns mid September frost would ruin crops, notes hay quality high and oats better than last year with rust modest. Sage advocates stacking hay and predicts strong hay demand and value this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
J. R. Sage
Iowa Weather and Crop Service Bureau
Sage
Mr. Sage
Camp Here Hinges On 1000 Dollar Fund Drive
Company C negotiates a $1000 fund to invite the regiment to camp in the city. Capt Kern and Sgt Hanley lead a business solicitation as Col Bishop approves orders and elects Koenig and Othmer as sergeants. Merchants’ pledges and unsolicited offers show strong local support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
Chas. P. Hanley
F. W. Bishop
Sergeant
Albert Koenig
Ralph Othmer
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
One hundred dollars reward for catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimonials from West & Truax and Walding Kinnan Marvin attest to F J Cheney's honesty and ability. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Family Pills advertised as best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney &O
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Will and Bert Mark Sailors to Return Home Soon
J. B. Mark of East Ninth street reports Will and Bert Mark have traveled from Paris through the Rhine and England and will reach home around the twenty seventh of the month. They visited Harold J. Mahin in Paris at Napoleon's tomb and endured a rough Channel crossing before heading from Glasgow to home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Bert Mark
J. B. Mark
East Ninth Street
Bert
Paris
Rhine
Harold J. Mahin
Napoleon
Wondon
English Channel
France
London
Glasgow
Stevens Named Fourth Vice President of Rock Island System
John Stevens is promoted to fourth vice president of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and related lines. He will supervise maintenance and operation, aid in building new lines, and take head of the operating department relieving General Manager Goodnow. The Rock Island system is divided into three parts with new lines planned from Memphis to Fort Adams and joint terminals at New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Leeds
John Stevens
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Choctaw
Oklahoma and Gulf
St. Louis
Kansas City
Colorado
Mr. Stevens
Rock Iland
Stevens
Goodnow
Great Northern Railway
St. Paul
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
San Francisco
Chicago
Chicago, St. Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
Fort Adams
Southern Railway
The Death Penalty Warns Of Minor Wounds
An old advertisement extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as life saving for burns sores ulcers and piles with claims of preventing fatal outcomes. Distributed by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store offering the remedy for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havercamp
Preventive Against Self Destruction Promised by Bitters
A health notice asserts that despair leads to self harm but electric Bitters can prevent this condition. The tonic strengthens nerves and builds the system and regulates stomach liver and kidneys. Available for 50c with satisfaction guaranteed at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havercamp
Mrs Ellen Knoll Sollars Sends Warm Manilla News
In a June 26 letter from Manilla Ellen Knoll Sollars sends best wishes to friends here. She notes warm weather but says they are enjoying themselves. She expects to return to this country around the first of next March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Knoll Sollars
Manilla
Sellars
Colorado One Day Excursions Draw Visitors
Little Journeys in Colorado touts the state as a premier source of short trips. Denver offers a dozen worthwhile options including Around the Loop to Pike's Peak Cripple Creek Colorado Springs Manitou Platte Canyon Fort Collins Greeley and Boulder. The Around the Circle lasts four to five days at 28 dollars and nearly a thousand miles. Rock Island trains promote easy access with low Colorado rates and full details via ticket offices or S F Boyd Davenport Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Denver
Loop
Pike's Peak
Cripple Creek
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Platte Canon
Fort Collins
Greeley
Boulder
Circle
America
Pueblo
Rock Island
S. F. Boyd
Davenport
New Royal Muskoka Hotel Opens in Summer Resort Region
The New Royal Muskoka Hotel sits in the Muskoka Lakes summer resort area, marketed as the finest in America and within easy reach of major Canadian and U.S. cities. It opens for guests on June 15, with advertising and descriptive material available from the Grand Trunk Railway Advertising Department in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Muskoka Hotel
America
Muskoka Lakes
Canada
United States
Grand Trunk Railway System
Adams St
Chicago
Geo. W
First Car of Home Grown Melons Shipped Yesterday
The first car of melons for the season was shipped yesterday by P. W. DeCamp of Fruitland. The fruit is of good quality but small in size. Melons will soon be shipped from various Island points as activity returns and patches begin ripening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. DeCamp
Fruitland
Suburban Interurban Trolley Poles Rising Fast
Poles to carry the trolley wire for the Davenport and Suburban interurban line between Davenport and Muscatine are being set at eight blocks per day. Poles already reach beyond the courthouse in Scott County capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport & Suburban Interurban
Davenport
Muscatine
Davenport Times
Scott County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cis
Battle Creek Breakfast Food Co
Quincy
Ill
Attey
Bacar
Muscatine’s
John A Robbins
Fire Life and Accident Insurance
First National Bank Room
Frank Hautech, Jr
F. L. Kennedy
Letts
Bessie Robertson
Oak Street
Capon City
Weavercamp
Father Giglinger
Lawrence Garrett
Canon St
G. W. Schreurs
E. Fourth Street
William Huttig
West Third Street
M. L. Dodge
Sarah E. Hughes
Eva Shaw
Wilton
L. A. Williams
Newton Cooper
Park Avenue
Martha Dunham
East Fifth Street
H. J. McCoy
Lichtenwaiter
Lisbon
Josie Ames
Fort Madison
Stella Ames
Gustav Weis
West Eighth Street
F. J. Fenstel
Numa
R. F. Campbell
J. D. Shoemaker
Lake Township
Harry Slingsworth
Claudine Hodges
Durant
Lizzie Hodges
Julia Einhausen
Nichols
Fred Gabel
Willian Scholton
Omaha
Ayer
J K. Wilkens
Mr. Wilkens
Lucas Street
John Terry
Orange Street
J. K. Wilkens
Muscatine, Iowa
J. C. Manchester
Musca
R. OF P. Grand Lodge
Paul H. McBeth
Egzema
E. P. Shellbarger
Columbus Junction, la
Company C
Koenig
R.L& P. Change
Thormann Mfg. Co
Lucas
Catalo
Phoe
Havana
Herm. Gremmel, Mfr
Richards
J. W. Richards & Son
West Hill
Broadway Park
Daniel Hayes
Macon
Vance & Baker
Hess Machine Works
H. M. Hess
General Repairing
Mannufacturer
Ideal Button Machine
EV. Brandenburg
Avenue Cash Grocery
L.angersbach, Prop
Sweetland Township
City
Havercamp & Tyler, Olds’ Block
Cae
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass
N &T. Louis, U. S. A
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