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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1906
Page
7
Wilton and surrounding towns see residents traveling on Firefly and Wilton trains for visits to Columbus Junction Cedar Rapids Vinton and Rock Island. Businesses advertise $8 mantle clock for 25c and $6 vase for 25c while livestock produce and general ads appear amid social events and hospital news.
The seventh season at the Illinois Theatre in Chicago starts Sunday September 2 with a new comic opera The Free Lance music by John Philip Sousa and libretto by Harry B. Smith. Klaw and Erlanger produce a strong cast including Joseph Cawthorne Nella Bergen and Jeanette Lowrie with a celebrated chorus and rich scenery. The program also features Miss William Russell in a new drama and stars like Fritzi Scheff Henry B Irving Kyrle Bellew Maude Adams Anna Held Marie Cahill Sam Bernard and the Rogers Brothers. The Illinois continues its long run amid praise for its location management and ambitious repertoire.
Des Moines reports extreme daytime heat with warm nights and high humidity last week. Rainfall was variable with up to 3.65 inches in Des Moines and a heavy downpour at Decorah on the 19th. The corn crop advanced well, moisture adequate for current needs, stalks heavily ears, and stands above average for mid August.
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for painful or irregular periods and related ailments, claiming it helps women gain admiration, respect, and love from husbands. The notice cites a testimonial from Mrs. Chas. F. Brown and outlines broader health benefits for women, followed by local social notes and a Wilton township caucus announcement.
The report notes ears passing the roasting stage along with good progress in stacking and threshing oats and wheat. Fall plowing continues and early apples are being harvested with yields higher than recent years. Minor crops also perform well.
Wilton Iowa August 21 reports several visitors and local happenings. Mr and Mrs Thomas Raynor return from Minneapolis after GA IR encampment and St Paul visits. Eclipse Naphtha soap praised with Muscatine factory booming. Grace Reformed Sunday school picnic set for Besley’s lake. Various residents travel to Muscatine Cedar Rapids Davenport West Liberty and Eldon for visits business and fairs.
James G. Watkins born February 26 1836 in Champaine county Ohio died August 11 1906 at Soketucaiat Point Ohio. He was a lifelong member of the M E Church and husband to Sara A Sheeley then Celestes Watkins. Survived by five children Charles Chester Celeste Hattie Lizzie and others. His lineage traces to Lord John Watkins a 17th century settler in Champaine county. The Watkins family emigrated from Ohio to Muscatine and settled in Pike township Ontario.
A newly discovered region rich in silver and other metals is accessible via the Grand Trunk Railway System. A booklet describing the area will be mailed upon application to Geo. W. Vaux A G P T A Grand Trunk Railway System 135 Adams St Chicago.
List of letters remaining unclaimed at the Muscatine Iowa post office week ending August 21 1906 Includes Men list H A Barnard R Cannon R C Fletcher William Herrington Wm T Martin Guy L Tubbs Treadway Son Joe R Wiese Howard Wood Frank Wright and Ladies Miss May Green Miss Elvera Grendeen Miss Olley Hensey Miss M C Lambert Mrs C H Little Miss Nellie Sipe Miss Carrie Spickler Callers advised to say Advertised W D Burk P M
WAKEFIELD'S BLACKBERRY BALSAM is and has been for 60 years a prompt and reliable cure for Diarrhoea Dysentery Flux Cholera infantum etc. As these diseases often come in the night every home should be prepared to check them without delay by having a supply of this excellent remedy on hand. All druggists sell it.
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