Opie Read Charms Audience at Junction Chautauqua
The second week of the Columbus Junction Chautauqua opened with favorable weather and a strong program. Opie Read impressed audiences with readings from his own works, following a Temple quartet concert, with Col. Bob Seeds and Elias Day also featured. The Wilcox funeral preceded coverage of local notes, including typhoid and visiting residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Junction
McGaw
Clayton
Frank Hays
Hays
Temple Quartet
Opie Read
Read
Fairmont
Neb
Columbus Junction Band
Misses Cole
Maxon
Nicola
Col
Bob Seeds
Elias Day
Temple
Cole
United States
Robert L. Taylor
Taylor
M. ©. Crouch
Columbus Junction
Fred T. Dubois
Idaho
Hamilton
Wilcox
Annetta Wilcox
Chicago
F. N. Wilcox
Margaret Foster
Paul
S. S. Wilcox
Olive Todd
Will Foster
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Cotton
Crawfordsville
Columbus City
John Dawson
Golda Clow
Allerton
Moline
Ill
Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam Advertisement
Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam promotes a reliable remedy for all loose bowels. The ad urges readers to buy a full size bottle for 35 cents and notes it is sold at all druggists.
Chautauqua attendees and residents briefed in area notes
Several locals and visitors are mentioned in connection with chautauqua activities. J H Richie left for Allerton Iowa after two weeks with his son J C and family. Mrs Harrison Bobo returned to Davenport after a visit. Liltian Getts is ill with typhoid fever.
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J. H. Richie
J. C
Allerton
Iowa
M. H. Shearer
Lette
Liltian Getts
Marter Donald McBride
Allsworth
Arthur Utt
Des Moines
J. E. Utt
Columbus City
Tred Fish
Chicago
T Kk
Mediapolis
Chautauqua
Lou Rhoades
Wapello
Frank Ulm
Elizabeth Bishop
C. A. McWilliams
Washington
C. J
Harrison Bobo
Davenport
Wilton College brings reunion and picnic plans
Wilton Iowa announces the new college catalog by President Latchow and lists attendees for the August 29 1907 family reunion and pioneer picnic. Among those named are Samuel and Eli Latchow Findley Ohio Eli Ross Laurel Hill Nebraska and Mrs Ottie M Blackford Belle Plain Kansas. A note invites all friends and relatives of Ayres and Ross families and old Cedar and Muscatine counties pioneers to attend with dinner baskets.
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Wilton
Wilton College
Latchow
College Park
Samuel Latchow
Eli L. Latchow
Ottie M. Blackford
Findley
Ohio
Eli Ross
Wm. Ross
Laurel Hill
Neb
Martin Funk
Belle Plain
Kan
Ayres
Ross
Cedar
Muscatine
Nev
J. B. Bloom
Hattie Wildasin
Daisy Bloom
Chicago
Wildasin
Covington
Henry Metzger
Western Union Telegraph Co
la Crosse
Wis
Hulda Schroeder
Frances Keiley
Carl Schroeder
George Woodhouse
Davenport
Lydia Finger
Irvin
Carl Norton
Mr. Kurtz
Norton
Kate Shaughnessy
JL. P. Flannery
Laurence Flannery
Shaughnessy
Rose Miller
Jacob Miller
Geo. W. Bannick
Durant
Leonard Friedericksen
Gertrude
Friedericksen
H. A. Ficken
Burlington
Nellie Downer
West Liberty
Pearl Penney
Lorn
Joe Stall
Newt. Edge
Miss Beie
Chas. Crispin
Jack Heiney
Tom Hkilsoin
H. N. Lang
Waterloo
Anna Brown
Lou Kapfer
Joe Brown
Delegates Leaving Muscatine for Lake Geneva YWCA Trip
Muscatine delegates to the YWCA conference at Lake Geneva plan to depart Friday morning with a Chicago stop en route. The group includes Frances Hawley Anna Blicker Anna Hendricks Aura Appel Grace Patterson Nell Downer Minnie Headley Ivy Ryan Hermine Kalbreier and Hoover. They anticipate ten days of rest recreation and inspiration and board reports showed growth and effort across departments. Mrs Ed McColm resigned as treasurer and Mrs F H Little was named treasurer pro tem.
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Muscatine
Lake Geneva
Chicago
Frances Hawley
Anna Blicker
Anna Hendricks
Aura Appel
Grace Patterson
Nell Downer
Minnie Headley
Ivy Ryan
Hermine Kalbreier
Miss Hoover
Y. W
Ed. Mc Colm
F. H. Little
Miss Annetta Wilcox Dies in Chicago
Miss Annetta Wilcox a Columbus Junction girl dies in Chicago Illinois at 32 from heart failure while visiting her sister Mrs Jacob Foster. Her remains return with Mrs Foster to Columbus Junction for funeral services this afternoon.
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Wilhelmina Gladstone
Cedar Street
Annetta Wilcox
Columbus Junction
Chicago
Miss Wilcox
Jacob Foster
Foster
Tropical Fruit That Preserves Youth
A home remedy touts Obitrut Compound Extract mixed with port wine or grape juice to restore nerve strength and treat chronic constipation, nervous prostration, kidney disease, and insomnia. The article claims quick, noticeable results and suggests readers obtain the ingredients at their drugstore.
Former Muscatine Girl Survives Boulder Explosion
Miss Belle McCoy, formerly of Muscatine, recounts a Boulder Colorado fire and a nearby dynamite car explosion that knocked her down and shredded her dress. She and a companion escaped unharmed as glass shattered blocks around, with two cars of dynamite nearby and fire crews dousing nearby fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle McCoy
Muscatine
W. H. McCoy
Mulberry Street
Boulder
Colo
Mutual Protective Association Meets in Muscatine
Branch No. 14 of the Roman Catholic Mutual Protective association of Iowa held its annual meeting at St Marys Catholic church. Officers for the year were elected: President Joseph Missel, Vice President Louis Aul, Secretary George Boch. Delegates to the national convention in Dubuque September 8 to 12 were named: Michael Missel, George Boch, and John T. Nester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roman Catholic Mutual Protective Association
State of
Iowa
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Joseph Missel
Louis Aul
George Boch
Catholic Societies
Dubuque
America
Muscatine
Michael Missel
John T. Nester
Prostate and Kidney Cure Promises from Foley Ads
A local ad promotes Foley's Kidney Cure for enlarged prostate and kidney trouble. Rodney Burnett of Rockport Missouri reports relief after two bottles at age 91, claiming better health than in twenty years. A. W. Morgan of 107 West Second Street also endorses the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eixty
Foley
Rodney Burnett
Rockport
Card of Thanks for Alma Fischer
We thank friends and neighbors for sympathy and Prudential Insurance Co for prompt payment in the death of our daughter and sister Alma. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fischer and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudential Insurance Co
Alma
Andrew Fischer
Infant drinks kerosene may bring death in Mason City
The two year old daughter of D. P. Ryan of Mason City drank kerosene and mordia. Doctors fought to save her as the child suffered thres of death and a desperate struggle ensued. The incident occurred in Mason City on August 13 as family and local physicians tended to the perilous poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
D. P. Ryan
Fake wedding rumor traps elderly man in Des Moines
A false tale of Rose Maguire and John Bundren's marriage spread across the nation, prompting Hiram Harris of Pine River Minnesota to seek money to travel to Des Moines. He learned the wedding was a hoax and the Des Moines overseer will send him home after a long wait on courthouse stairs.
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Bundren
Des Moines
Rose Maguire
John Bundren
America
Hiram Harris
Pine River
Minn
Scheetz
Harria
Speedy Launch Aims To Put Muscatine On Fast Water
Harry Barnard plans a 20 by 4 foot speedboat with an 11 horsepower Ferro Auto-Marine two cylinder engine. Built by Loren Hill and designed by Outing Boat Co, it should be ready this week. Barnard intends to race at Burlington and christen the boat the Gien B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Harry Barnard
Ferro Auto-Marine Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Outing Boat Co
Kankakee
Ill
Loren Hill
A. R. Schreurs
Barnard
Burlington
Gien B
Names listed in 1920s Iowa and Chicago business directory
A long list of individuals and their cities appears, including J. T. Byrne Ottumwa Nannie O'Brien Letts W. A. Taylor Ottumwa and others from New York Chicago St. Louis Davenport Burlington Des Moines Lexington La Crosse Clinton and more. Addresses not provided beyond city and state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Byrne
Ottumwa
Nannie O’brien
W. A. Taylor
F. Cargill
New York
G. Berrien
Chicago
Ill
C. Little
E. Starn
G. Ketchum
G. Finckenauer
J. D. Andrews
Co. Peck
D. G. Wright
St. Louis
T. K. Collins
K. Hildrethe
Charles Schaum
A. L. Philips
Burlington
A Hirsh
L. Ochs
N. Y
KB. Droun
L. Laurence
Clinton
Wis
A. Horton
K. E. Grimes
Moline
D. H. Snoke
Des Moines
Potatoes O.K. as Weather Pressures Hit Markets
Des Moines reports for the week ending Aug 12 show temperatures about 3 degrees above normal with high humidity and heavy dews. Reports from Chicago list cash prices for wheat oats corn and various staples while farm markets note strong potato yields on dry soil and ample garden produce amid occasional windstorms and wet conditions.
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Des Moines
Man
Weest
Northwest
North Central District
Muscatine Markets Grain and Corn Prices Report
Corn market 55 cents per bit. Oats 40 to 42 cents. Wheat 75 to 80 cents, retail one dollar. Cracked corn retail 1.45 per cwt. Popcorn on ear 1.15 to 1.25 per cwt shelved 1.40 to 1.75 per cwt. Pop corn per peck 30 cents. Bran retail 1.10 to 1.15 per cwt.
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Muscatine Produce Co
Railway Time Table Rock Island in Effect June 9
Railway timetable entry lists Rock Island line times in effect June 9 with morning and midday departures and arrivals. Specifics include a 11:44 am indication and other faded schedule fragments, reflecting a concise station bulletin for travelers.
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Rock Island
Aooimnea Waar
Muscatine North and South Ry Train Schedule Details
A historical Muscatine railway timetable lists trains between Davenport Chicago and Muscatine with routes going southwest east and west. It includes passenger and freight arrivals and departures, station stops such as Round House Habno’s Switch Fruitland Grandview Wapello Elrick Junction and connections with CR I P and Iowa Central. All trains run daily except Sunday with specific timings and interline connections noted.
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Porage Joguer An Kwinavanisen
W. S. Underdonk
Muscatine
Round House
Habo’s Switch
Liam
Fruitland
Grandview
Wapello
Klrick Junction
No. & Ly
Hahn's Switch
Silling
Elrick Junction
Elric Junction
Habo’s
Seeeecerrosssens Soo
Burlington
Iowa Central
Kirick Junction
River News Update on River Steamers
The Diamond line steamer Quin cy will arrive from St. Louis tomorrow morning around 3 30 but may be late. The steamer St. Paul will depart from St. Paul tomorrow morning at 31 30 o'clock heading downstream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River News
Diamond
Quincy
St. Louis
St. Paul
Eczema Now Curable by ZEMO Preparation
ZEMO, a topical medicine, claims to stop itching and kill germs causing skin diseases. It says eczema yields quickly and is permanently cured, sold by E. W. Rose Med. Co. in St. Louis and by A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samale
E. W. Rose Med. Co
St. Louis
A. W. Morgan
West Second Street
Train Schedule Fragments for Muscatine Branches
No. 500 arrives 6:25 am and No. 501 departs 12:50 pm. No. 502 at 3:20 pm. No. 503 at 5:30 pm. No. 94 at 10:15 pm. No. 505 at 11:50 pm. Branch trains run daily except Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Suay. Ee
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Timetable Oddities
Illinois and Wisconsin rail lines list passenger and freight trains with departure and arrival times. The schedule shows No 12 and No 3 passenger trains, No 92 and No 91 freight trains, and service notes for April 1905 with times like 2:40 pm and 8:40 am.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
Ccnccescess
Sccecescee
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