Col umbus Junction fair opens with notices and ads
Notices urge lodges and societies to submit items by 1 PM and Sunday announcements by Friday for publication in the Journal. Local ads promote Des Moines state fair travel, Des Moines visits, and Wilton and Davenport events. Domestic remedies and cures are advertised alongside fashion convention news in Muscatine, St Louis, and western dressmakers.
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Journal
St. Louis
New York
South
West
Europe
Linla Wade
Walsh interests bid silence at Muscatine road sale
E C Walsh of Clinton appeared at the Muscatine North and South sale with a $25,000 good faith draft from Citizens National Bank, but made no bid. He plans an electric and steam line Clinton to Burlington and may partner with Davenport Clinton interests to secure the stretch, with October 1 set for a second sale.
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E. C. Walsh
Clinton
Journal
Muscatine North and South
Burlington
Mr. Walsh
H. K B. Smith
Citizens’ National Bank
Charles Howard
Smith
Smith McPherson
Walsh
Walshes
Davenport
Muscatine
M. N
Elrick Junction
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Walsh Interests
Muscatine Regatta Draws Regional Boat Enthusiasm
Movement in Muscatine pushes for a regatta in early October with Muscatine launch entrants and boats from Davenport Burlington and beyond. Irvin Hertzler’s Ruth among noted crafts, willing to compete. Muscatine course praised for wide channel and cooler weather to favor visitors.
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Muscatine
Burlington
Davenport
Irvin Hertzler
Ruth
Hertzler
Trains on Michigan Central Niagara Falls Route Promote Summer Tours
O W Ruggles G P and T A Chicago touts high class service on the Michigan Central Niagara Falls route with convenient departure hours for travelers to Niagara Falls Buffalo New York Boston and the east. Readers are urged to send for Summer Tours and read details carefully.
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Michigan Central
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
New York
Boston
East
O. W. Ruggles
G. P
T. A
Chicago
Wedding of Chas Weinand and Bessie Webb at St Matthias
Last evening at St Matthias rectory the marriage of Chas Weinand of 700 East Eighth Street and Miss Bessie Webb of Sigourney occurred, with Father Leonard officiating. The bride wore white mousseline de soie and roses, bridesmaid Florence Weinand, groomeman Tom Foley, and the couple will reside at 702 East Eighth Street.
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St. Matthias Church
Chas. Weinand
East Eighth Street
Bessie Webb
Sigourney
Leonard
Florence Weinand
Tom Foley
Weinand
Miss Webb
Twelfth Columbus Junction District Fair Opens September First
The Columbus Junction district fair starts September 1 and runs four days. Management aims for record attendance with emphasis on exhibits exhibitors and spectators. Fast horses are slated to race on the mile track this year.
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Columbus Junction
Plague Discovered in Mexico Near Mazatlan
Health officer reports three bubonic plague cases in Bajio near Mazatlan Mexico. The dispatch from Fort Worth dated August 20 confirms the outbreak and location and indicates authorities are monitoring the situation.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Mexico
Bajio
Mazatlan
Des Moines Catcher Fohl Sold to Cincinnati NL Club
Des Moines ball club catcher Fohl has been sold to the Cincinnati team in the National League. The transfer links Fohl with the NL club and concludes a reported deal between the two organizations.
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Fohl
Des Moines
Cincinnati
River Trip Planned by Walker Station Group for Fall
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hock, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Palmer, and Miss Effie M. Gray of Walker Station plan a fall river journey leaving around October first. Two 32 by 8 foot gasoline launches will carry the party, stationed at sea until spring, then sold after reaching New Orleans before rail return.
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J. B. Hock
Charles Palmer
Effie M. Gray
Walker Station
New Orleans
Capt. Whitmore
Polk County marriage failures reach 28 percent
Des Moines August 20 28 per cent of Polk county marriages end in divorce according to records. Last year 1240 marriage licenses were issued and 345 divorces granted in the county.
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Polk County
Iowa
Des Moines
Reduced Rates for Harvest Laborers
Due to a large forthcoming crop in Minnesota and the Dakotas, one way tickets are on sale daily at very low rates through Iowa Central railway agents. Liberal return arrangements are offered to secure immediate labor support.
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Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa Central Railway
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