Lake Pepin memories and storm tales on the Mississippi
Capt. Walter Blair recalls experiences on Lake Pepin and the Upper Mississippi. The article recounts a raft wreck in 1888 near Davenport, the Sea Wing disaster of 1889, and notes scenic stretches north of Sabula to St. Anthony Falls. It links glacier history to river shaping and lists local social updates and travel notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
St. Paul
Middle West
Mississippi River
Hudson, Rhine
Old Country
Lake Pepin
Capt. Blair
White Collar Line
Davenport
Evanston
Norgna
Sabula
St. Anthony Falls
Calvin
Iowa
Local shoppers and visitors fill city scenes
Miss Irma Carter visited the city for shopping at The Candy Kitchen. Mrs. D. L. Reid of Burlington stays with Mrs. E. B. Molis at 619 Woodlawn. Several residents travel to Letts, Riverside, Des Moines, and Columbus Junction for relatives, friends, or events. Local doctors advertise specialties as area residents return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Reid
Burlington
E. B. Molis
Woodlawn Avenue
H. A. Fraze
Columbus Junction
G. W. Hoover
German Editors EO Meet at Burlington for German American Press
The German American Press Association of the West will meet September 24 to 26 in Burlington. Henry Heinz of Muscatine and Herman Mahraun, also of Muscatine, along with Gustav Weis, are expected to attend. Mahraun helped form the organization nine years ago and served as its first secretary.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim Ad Claims Deafness Cure
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for deafness caused by catarrh. Claims nine of ten cases due to inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness cured by the remedy. Includes sales pitch and pharmacological endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Foy
West Buffalo Prairie News and Death in August
West Buffalo Prairie Illinois reports social visits from Felix Vanatta and family to his mother Mrs John Vanatta and others. Will Fisher visiting from Iowa with berry canning. Calvin Vanatta hauled hogs for John Bornoff to Joy. Local notices include house work by Avis Blanchard for Mrs Oakley McGinnis and gatherings at the McGinnis home. Ladies Aid dinner draws a crowd and plans an upcoming hall meal with ice cream. A play The Spinsters Convention is planned at Buffalo Prairie hall. Max Hessman dies August 8th. funeral at Prairie Church the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Berg
Ottumwa
Will Hotchkiss
Columbus Junction
H. D. Williams
Seattle
John Pohren
Mary Engledinger
C. L. Starr
Pierre
S. D
R. L. Richardson
Cynthia Lyle
Scotland
R. F. Campbell
Des Moines
Maria Jones
R. T. Carris
Kansas
C. D. Bowen
Chicago
Naomi
Colorado
Agnes
Elsie Porter
Oxford
Neb
Minden
Keota
Libbie Gregory Stevenson
Fairfield
Kate Gregory
Leslie Lodwig
Missouri
Ludwig Home
Leslie
Harding
J. G. Arnold
J. D. Keiser
John David, Jr
Freeport
H. P. Newton
Gertie Sloat
West Buffalo Prairie
Ill
Felix Vanatta
John Vanatta
Will Fisher
Towa
Calvin Vanatta
John Bornoff
Avis Blanchard
Oakley McGinnis
Jack Reynolds
Eimer France
G. Reed
Fred Reynolds
Ladies’ Aid
Buffalo Prairie Hall
Max Hessman
Prairie Church
Physicians Agree No Cure for Baldness Despite Hair Growth Claims
The article quotes Dr. Nott noting limited success in treating baldness and endorses Q-Ban Hair Restorer and Tonic as aids for healthy scalp care and hair color restoration. It details free 50 cent samples from Overcamp's Drug Store and a mail offer from Hessig-Ellis Drug Company in Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nott
Overcamp
Hessig-Ellis Drug Company
Memphis
Tenn
Keota Social News Highlights Local Visits and Travels
Keota society items list Mrs. Charles Yeager’s Washington teaching plans after visiting Miss Ella McLaughlin, plus various visits by the Shrader and McKenzie families, and other neighbors travels. Events include lodge sessions in Sioux City, family illnesses, dressmaker Miss Dollie Moore's Washington trip, and Embroidery club plans at the Keiser home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Charles Yeager
Crawfordsville
Ella McLaughlin
Washington
S. H. Shrader
Wellman
Lillian McKenzie
St. Louis
Marie McKenzie
Pasadena
Cal
J. W. Harding
Ralph Fetters
Will Horning
Frank Fish
Baby
W. C. Fish
Dollie Moore
Will Jacobs
Grace Reeves
Atwood
Kan
C. O. Kiser
A. W. Hamill
Birthday Embroidery Club
Keiser
Peter Mertz
Delta
Joe Sieren
Mary Engledinger
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Rapid Relief
Mrs S L Bowen of Wayne West Virginia writes of kidney disease suffering, saying Foley's Kidney Remedy cured her after using a dollar bottle and part of a second. A W Morgan pharmacist endorses the product as a cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
S. L. Bowen
Wayne
W. Va
A. W. Morgan
Grand Trunk Railway Offers Summer Round Trip Fares
Special low round trip fares are in effect during the Summer season for trips en route to Niagara Falls Muskoka Kawartha Lakes Georgian Bay Temagami region St Lawrence River and Rapids Thousand Islands Algonquin Park White Mountains New England and New Jersey Coast resorts. Copies of tourist publications fares and descriptive pamphlets apply to W. S. Cookson A. G. P. A. 35 Adams street Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
Georgian Bay
Temagami
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
Thousand Islands
Algonquin National Park
White Mountains
New England
New Jersey
Grand Trunk Railway System
Chicago
Montreal
W. S. Cookson
Adams Street
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Kellogg
United States
B. W. Crossley
Iowa State Agricultural College
Ames
P. G. Holden
Iowa State College, and Associates
Holden
Iowa State College
Kellogg's
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake CO
Battle Creek
Mich
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Lake
Pepin
Walter Blair TeHs
Experi
Ence
Mississippi
Cedar Rapids
T. A. Bailey
Eldon
L. A. Marr
J. F. Robertson
Muscatine
A. F. Schreckengast
Jack Antes
Sigourney
Christian Church
D. Everett Smith
Indianola
Civic Reform League
Mary Gregory
B. S. Gregory
Miss Grace Conklin
Archie Miller
Muscatine Transfer Line
Walnut and
2Nd Sts
Bel
Illing
East 2Nd St
Candy Kitchen
Frank Bowman
A. B. Clapp
Hershey
Millie Hesson
Newton
Snyder
Nellie Shellabarger
Letts
Harry Springer
Lezotte
H. N. P. Small
Patty Carson
Wilton
Jessica Blake
Abbie Porter
West Liberty
Plainsworth
Hazel Haifleigh
East Second Street
William Rodgers
Poplar Street
Dorothy
Louisa Erb
Anamosa
H. L. Husted
Michigan
Manitou
Illinois
Mackinac Island
Lake Superior
Pentwater
Leland
Ludington
Northport
Roaring Brook
Manistee
Traverse City
Harbor Springs
Frankfort
Charlevoix
Glen Haven
Petoskey
Manitou Bay View
Cheboygan
Great Lakes
R. F. Church
G.P.A
E. Ead Mich. St. Or
Resh St. Bridge
Weingarten Bros
Bulingtor
Herman Mahrann
WYETH
Stephen Bacon
Rochester, N. Y
State
New York
Monroe
Henry W. Hall
Wyeth “Chemical Company, x2‘ Sze Suet
Morgan’s Pharmacy
Muscatine, Iowa
Tri-City Loan Co
Brady St. Davenport
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