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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1906
Page
8
Selling a six room house with about 2 1/2 acres of land half fruit and half pasture. Includes a good barn and ample water supply, located within a half block of the paved street. Inquire of Scare of Journal.
Local items note residents visiting Muscatine and returning home by Western and Wilton trains. Barnard's ad promotes jewelry at 25 cents Saturday and a $5 umbrella and $6.00 gold watch sale in window. Various residents travel to Davenport, Wilton, Cedar Rapids, or Chicago, with social events at J L Giesler’s home and church notices.
Muscatine business leaders rally to support a “get together and push” movement inspired by Henry Watson Cornell of Chicago. The push parallels a Dubuque success where a rousing Boosters Club meeting sparked broad interest among manufacturers, jobbers, retailers, and employers to boost local commerce.
Articles of incorporation filed in West Virginia establish the Iowa Portland Cement Co with Georze E. Nicholson as president and A B Cockerill as vice president. Directors include L L Northrup J C Burch I W Keerl S L Avery and Campbell. A large cement plant will be built on northeast ground adjoining the city.
To Colorado for the summer to enjoy Rocky Mountain climate and scenery. Rates are low and through train service by the St. Paul Union Pacific line is excellent. Ask the nearest agent about rates routes and train service or write F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago Colorado California book sent to any address for six cents postage.
Iowa Central offers one fare round trip excursion tickets to Des Moines Iowa for the state fair August 24 to 31 1906. Return allowed until September 1 1906. For rates train times and details see agents.
The Mulford chapel project on Hershey avenue began with a small crew clearing the lot. Debris and cement blocks must be removed before excavating starts this week, with plans to have the site ready for bricklayers by week’s end.
J. D. Duff rode the Wilton train last evening heading to West Liberty to attend the local fair.
Ames Iowa Aug 21 The State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts expects the largest enrollment in its history as of August 30 with 493 entrants last year coming from every Iowa county Polk county led with 75 students while several rural counties were well represented Graduates of accredited high schools enter freshman standing on certificate and the college provides an accelerated option for smaller high schools The trustees and faculty emphasize the institution serves Iowa families and invites enrollment on its campus and in its programs
Iowa Township notes a sick list for Mrs. Joe Briggle and a series of weekend visits. Eva and Pearl LaRue share time with Ira Kester near Muscatine, Lela Badger arrives from Wilton to T. J. Carney’s, and J. Melick visits Wisconsin relatives. Robi Wilkerson attends the G A R encampment in Minneapolis. Bessie Morton starts Cedar Hill school term. Mrs. Mattie Trumbull of Creston is mentioned.
A reader from Rockport Missouri reports recovery after two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure alleviating enlarged prostate and kidney trouble. The ad urges early use and cites age sixty plus as at risk, noting success in older men. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store carries the product.
W R Evans departed last evening by the Wilton train headed to West Liberty to spend several days attending the ongoing fair there.
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