Convention date set for Muscatine county Sunday schools
The Sun day school association of Muscatine county plans its annual convention at Conesville likely next month. Newton Lang reports the executive committee will meet within two weeks to outline the program and set a firm date. Officers include Newton Lange as president Carl Schmidt vice president and Miss Elizabeth Satterthwaite secretary treasurer. All county Sunday schools may participate and Muscatine Wilton clergymen are expected to take part plus other speakers from afar. Mrs A J Weaver and daughter Ina of 200 East Sixth street left for Letts Iowa to visit friends and relatives for a few days. Mrs J Hagerman of 421 Locust street also left for Letts yesterday.
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Sunday School Association of
Muscatine County
Conesville
Newton Lang
Wilton
Newton Lange
Carl Schmidt
Elizabeth Satterthwaite
Muscatine
A. J. Weaver
Ina
East Sixth Street
Letts
J. Hagerman
Locust Street
Muscatine to Hold Annual Fall Festival Plans Outlined
The Muscatine Commercial club trusted tentative plans for a fall festival to be held in Muscatine next month. A committee including Professor K A Kirkpatrick Chas Braunworth Henry Wasserman W H Scannell and Glenn Barnard was selected to develop the affair with a follow up meeting set for Monday. Proposals include grain grasses fruits vegetables county boy and girl exhibits farm products and a Made in Muscatine display with premiums and a spelling contest discussed.
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Muscatine
Award Contracts for Bridge Construction in Muscatine County
Muscatine County Supervisors awarded roadway improvement contracts after a special session. Charles Winn of Muscatine won the largest bridge contract for Wanpsie Creek in Wapsinonoc township at 4820 dollars. W Gochanaur of Grandview received smaller bridge bids for Wyoming Hill, Atalissa, and Sweetme townships, totaling 1277.30 dollars. Two additional small bridges were authorized in Wapsinonoe and Goshen townships under the new country road system.
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Muscatine County
Wapsinonoe Township
Goshen Township
Infant Son Succumbs After Brief Illness
Harold O Maella, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O Maella of Linn Street, died last evening after a four day illness. Born in Muscatine on April 3, 1912, he was 1 year 4 months old. Survived by his parents, funeral at St Matthias Church Wednesday at 9 AM with Rev F J Leonard. burial in St Marys Cemetery.
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Harold
Joseph O’maella
Linn Street
Muscatine
Joseph O’mella
St. Matthias Church
F. J. Leonard
St. Mary's Cemetery
Peel Off Soiled Skin Mercolized Wax Skin Care Ad
From Heauty’s Mirror. Avoid creams powders and rouges in hot days. Mercolized wax removes bad complexions without makeup, applied at night and washed in morning. It leaves skin white satin youthful with no evidence of use. Also a skin tightener made from sarvolite hazel formula claims no residue.
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Heauty
Seek concession from Rock Island railway gains momentum
At a Muscatine Commercial club meeting a committee of F. D. Threap and W. Downer was formed to draft a resolution requesting improved shipping and freight handling facilities from the Rock Island Railway. The group aims to push for a new freight house and suggests relocating the switch yards outside the city, presenting the proposal next Monday for ratification. Also note an unrelated health ad urging paced eating and Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion.
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Rock Island Railway
Muscatine
Rock Island
Township Picnic to Be Held This Month by Cedar Township
The Cedar Township Picnic association schedules the first picnic of the season for Friday near Cranston school house. The event features addresses, athletic events and a Cranston versus Conesville baseball game. County Superintendent EB D Bradley will deliver the principal address and a picnic dinner is planned at noon.
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Cedar Township Picnic Association
Cranston
Conesville
D. Bradley
White Prairie social notes from Iowa and nearby towns
White Prairie Iowa August 12 Mr and Mrs John Rexroth and family of Moscow and Mr and Mrs Joe Lang took dinner and spent Sunday with John Hahn. Arthur Snook visited Daversport. Finey Frenzel toured Scott County by big automobile Saturday. Mrs Godfred Zingg of Buffalo Center visits sister Elsie Hervig. After days with daughter Mrs Geo Brown Mr and Mrs Mesa Meyers returned to Beaman last Monday. Mr and Mrs Carl Schroeder from Laurel Hill helped Herman Koep pens thrashing Saturday. Brown, Brog and Tom Nugent hauled sand last Thursday. After two weeks at Newt Lang home Mrs Frank Gustin and Mrs K A Kuehm returned to Elwood Nebraska with waister Mrs Newton Lang and Baby. Miss Meryi Armstrong of Beaman visits Geo Brown home.
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White Prairie
John’ Rexroth
Moscow
Joe Lang
Elsie Hervig
Geo. Brown
Mesa.Meyers
Beaman
Iowa
Carl. Schroeder
Laurel Hill
Herman Koeppens
Brown
Brog
Tom Nugent
Newt. Lang
Frank Gustin
K.A’ Kuehm
Travelin' Comfort on Montezuma Line
A crew of about sixty Rock Island workers have been upgrading the Montezuma branch between here and Nichols since early summer. New ties and rails plus reballasting have improved the roadbed, reducing derailments and enhancing passenger comfort on this branch used by Muscatine Western line patrons.
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Muscatine Western Line
Iowa
Rock Island
Montezuma
Here
Nichols
No Pow Wow for Red Men 10 Hold Picnic on Boxer’s Island
The Red Men lodge dispenses with its annual pow wow this year and plans a picnic and fish fry at Boxer's Island on Sunday August 17. Frank Boke and Ray Moore will transport picnickers by launch at 7 9 11 am and 2 pm with a 4 pm return. Great Chief of Records F A Day and County Attorney Herbert G Thompson will speak amid athletic events including a ball game between married and single men, foot races, and horseshoe pitching.
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Boxer’s Island
Lester R. Sith
George Butz
A. Vetter
F. A. Day
Herbert G. Thompson
Scales at Sweet-Land Sent to Summit
The shippers scales at Swestland near the interurban station, erected in February, are sent to Summit.
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Iscales
Sweet — Land
Swestland
Change of Life Cure Praised by Mrs Brown
Mrs Brown of Iola Kansas describes relief from bloating and fatigue after twelve bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound taken during the Change of Life. She credits the remedy with restoring strength and ability to work including washing. The letter endorses the product and invites other women to seek the medicine and confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Tola
Kansas
Mra. D. LH
Lydia EH
Pinkham
Lydia Es Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Scales Sold to Summit Buyer amid Low Use at Sweetland
Frank Bermel has sold the scales to Albert Houvenagle after low usage at Sweetland. They will be erected at Summit where demand is higher. Also advertised is Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy urging families to keep it handy for summer illness with strong claims of value and availability through dealers.
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Chamberlain
Frank Bermel
Summit
Myr. Bermel
Albert Houvenagle
Sweetland
Wapello Social Notes and Local Visits
Wapello residents and visitors are listed on a weekend schedule with Cedar Rapids guests, Morning Sun and Columbus Junction trips, and Chautauqua attendance. Obituaries note the death of Rebecca Roberts formerly Rebecca Key, with funeral plans pending. Texas and Kansas connections appear among relatives and travelers.
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Wapello
George Carpenter
Cedar Rapids
Wm. Robertson
America Beane
Glenn Kremer
Morning Sun
J. E. Boltz
Edward Brooke
Colfax
Inez Wiederrecht
Lee Lupher
Columbus Junction Chautauqua
Rebecca Roberts
Rebecca Key
Young Woman Murdered in Lonely New York Spot
A young woman, about 20, was found murdered near Spuyten-Davis Creek in northern Manhattan. The throat was cut, hands lacerated, clothes torn, and footprints indicated she did not struggle. Frank C. I. Allen found the body at midnight while taking a shortcut. ambulance surgeon said death occurred within about two hours. No valuables were taken.
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New York
Spuyten-Davis ‘Creek
Manhattan Island
Frank C. I. Allen
Pata
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