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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
6
An advertisement extols Kodol as a cure for indigestion by digesting all foods without stomach aid. It claims the stomach rests while the body gains strength from wholesome food, and states the product makes rich red blood. Prepared by E. C. DeWarr & Co of Chicago, bottle size 50 cents.
The death of Hon. Damon Noble Sprague of Wapello occurred in Richfield Springs New York on Tuesday evening. Born March 21 1832 in Cooperstown New York he was a longtime Iowa lawyer and politician. Sprague practiced in Wapello from 1855 and served as district attorney for twelve years and in the Iowa General Assembly. He married Mary O Isett in 1863 and is survived by no immediate relatives in Wapello. remains to be interred there.
Miss Kate Hohensoh of Iowa City visits Miss Mary Secrest in Downey. Mrs. Chas Conover remains in critical condition with slim chances of recovery. Mr and Mrs J F Baker hosted about 30 youths in honor of Mrs Baker’s sisters, the Misses Cornelius of Pella. Lynn Bowen of Davenport returned home to tend his foster mother Mrs Conover. Mrs James Stoops and daughter Gertrude and Mrs Allan Watters and
Dr Fenner's backache cure boasts a success with kidney and backache patients. Local notes include visits by Gladys, Myrtle Pike, and Miss Retta Smith, interest in a Letts hotel project, and Mrs Gates buying land to move this fall.
Mrs Ezra Walker of Lone Tree Iowa was found dead in her home after taking carbolic acid believed to be a temporary insanity event. She left a note for her husband and did not speak before dying. funeral planned at River Junction with her parents H B MacCullough and spouse.
F Whitman Sachem F A Johnson C of P MASONIC IOWA LODGE No 2 A F and A M Regular meeting the first Tuesday evening of each month G A Riemcke W M S L Johnson Secv
Maggie Noonan of Chicago visited Mrs. Will Moseley’s family in Mannon. Charlie Lane of Muscatine visited Mannon. Cemetery cleaning crews moved stones at Mannon cemetery. Nathan Beard of Joy visited Marion. Mrs. Gus Mason suffered ivy poison near a cemetery funeral. Presiding Elder J W Frizzelle held quarterly conference. rain halted Sunday services. Adolph Willitts and Mrs D O Blaisdell hosted relatives. Mrs Hollis Pullen left for Clinton to attend camp meeting. Misses Rachel and Ella Schaper visited Aledo. Belle Cornwall returned to Davenport. Verdi Pullen and Ada Retherford married in Aledo August 12.
Aug 14 notes at Buffalo Prairie record heavy rain over two inches but not enough for threshing. Local gatherings include Ben Vanatta, J A Kistler and others at Aledo game Chicago vs. Aledo. Ed Fox cites oats yield 1,557 bushels from 37 acres. Fishing trips report six small fish and one gar, with fish buyers refused.
Meats Wednesday evening at 8 in K P hall visitors invited for ELFECTA CHAPTER No 32 and Fraternal Brotherhood of the World. C E A meetings in G A R hall first and third Thursdays with officers LINDNER and Manlove.
Mrs Maude Sellers and Mrs W R Smyth visit their parents Mr and Mrs H Murray this week. J A Reynolds and A H Havenhall transact business in Winfield. Maude Reynolds on the sick list. Sam Havenhall home after visiting her parents in Wapello. Oren Lee and family of Cone visit Mr and Mrs James Lee. Alma Frenchs assists with harvest. Many attend Chautauqua at Columbus Junction. Lightning hits Slight farm barn south of Cairo destroying barn and contents and killing two horses.
The Kahoka Review condemns the tradition of noisy welcome by pans and horns at newly married couples. It argues clashes and uproar arise in marriage anyway and advertising the wedding with such mock fun is foolish and mortifying for all involved.
An old advertisement claims Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed remedy for chronic constipation. It touts genuine tablets stamped C.C.C never sold in bulk and urges purchase through druggists.
Mrs W K Tyler returns from St Marys NL while Grandma Moore visits. Geo Smith and family from Sears Ki visit Chas McPherson and friends. W O Smith and brothers plan cemetery work. he is a top west concrete laborer for the government. Mrs Wm Krueger is ill. Rosa and Julia Fuest visit Hazel Dell. Mail service to resume regular routes next week. M E ladies host dinner, last quarterly meeting held at M E church with Elder Frizzell from Rock Island. Tyler and Titterington install picket fence for Mrs Fanny Martin.
Passenger service runs daily except Sunday with freight arrivals from Montezuma at 8 15 a m and 8 40 a m. Agent C M Govzo oversees operations with timetable references to p m and numbers.
A fragment shows departure and arrival times for the Muscatine Wilton route with leave and arrive columns across morning, afternoon, and evening blocks. Keys indicate stations Muscatine and Wilton with times listed such as 6:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. for departures, plus late evening arrivals.
The Muscatine North and South by Co issues a timetable noting arrival and departure times for trains at Muscatine and Elrick Junction. It lists connections with Iowa Central for Peoria Monmouth local east and west routes, with specific trains No. 1 2 3 4 and personnel such as Charles Howard, General Agent, in effect April 20, 190.
Rail schedule lists northbound trains including No. 3 St. Paul Express at 10 pm and No. 5 Mason City Mall at 11:39 am, with southbound No. 6 Peoria Mail at 2:45 pm and No. 4 Peoria Express at 5:36 am. Coupon tickets cover all US Canada and Mexico. Contact A. B. Cutts Minneapolis or G. L. Seevers Elrick Junction for rates and folders.
The Carnival City Packet Company lists passenger steamers Helen Blair and W J Young Jr. with sailing times on Monday Wednesday and Friday at 6 30 a m and 7 p m respectively and Sunday at 7 a m for Burlington contact telephone 49.
The Diamond Jo line lists north bound sailings from Muscatine with departures at 7:00 a.m. on various dates including June 15 and through September. south bound departures at 11:30 a.m. on select dates. Timetables cover connections between St Louis St Paul and Muscatine with arrival and departure times across daily legs.
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