Local Briefs Highlight City Residents and Businesses
I Ocative WS Social and band concert at St Marys Wednesday August 26 Miss Ada Rock Eliza Ill shopped in city today See Art Chaudoin about wiring your house 223 West 2nd St Co E Doty 103 Brook left for Beardstown Ill to visit friends Mrs R L Boydston returned from Chicago visit with friends and relatives See John A Robbins about fire insurance Best companies represented Sam Borger departed for Rock Island on business Miss Viola Tilgner Walnut left for Buffalo NY to visit relatives Candy Kitchen offers candy and ice cream Mrs Robert McFadyen Davenport left for home on No 50 after a week in Muscatine Mrs Adam Wigim 403 West Second left for Ottumwa Ia to visit relatives Say Sleepy Eye to grocer next time Its the best floor Mrs J Bookhammer and daughter Miss Mary of Moline guests of Fleitzs on West Eighth return home Stirlen Rowan offer bargains in fine homes S N Dean and wife left for Chicago after two months visit Mr Dean humane officer at Chicago Just arrived bath sponges Bestenlehners
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Chaudoin
West 2Nd St
E. Doty
Brook Street
Beardstown, Ill
Candy
Robert McFadyn
Davenport
Muscatine
Stirlen & Rowan
S. N. Dean
Chicago
C. W. Snowden
Washington Street
Mr. Dean
August Cleaning Up Sale Ends Soon
Four days remain in the Great Cut Prices sale for summer goods at deep discounts. Desirable merchandise and low prices urge shoppers to visit now before the sale ends.
Grand Opening Fall Goods Sale Announcement
A grand opening sale lists limited black and white lawn wrappers at 1.25 and 6.50 priced silk petticoats and dresses from 25 to 35 dollars. It advertises ready made gingham petticoats skirts and white skirts in various fabrics, gingham suits, and yard goods at low prices with all items marked down.
Local Remedies and Social Visits Reported in City
Cholera and diarrhoea remedies at Bestenlehner s Drug Store. Mrs Chris Schwedel left for Davenport to visit friends. Numerous residents, including Mrs E King and Mrs Hopp on Fulham avenue, plan visits in Davenport and nearby towns. Congregational church to host 15 cent lunch Wednesday evening. several residents depart for Janesville and Rock Island trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bestenlehner’s
Chris. Schwedel
Davenport
Congregational Sunday
Congregational Church
Saloon Boom Sets Buoyant Beer Pace on Front Street
Saloons on Front Street choked with thirsty crowds as Otto Seidlitz and Robert Welch ran dry yesterday. Seidlitz closed at 8 30 PM after a long day of brisk trade while Welch gave up at 9 PM with beer again exhausted. Officials note record beer consumption but exact quantities remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Seidlitz
Front Street
Orange Street
Robert Welch
Welch
Seidlitz
Advertising Clubs Train En Route To National Meeting
A special Chicago Advertising Association train carried over a hundred advertising men to the Associated Advertising Clubs of America national convention in Kansas City on August 26 to 28. The party included a twenty piece band and original songs book, with the club rooms at 118-1260 Monroe Street, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Advertising Association
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
Kansas City
Monroe Street
Occupy Both Floors of 116-118 West Second
The note states that the occupants now occupy both the second and third floors of the building at 116 118 West Second. It records a change of occupancy and location details for the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Debs Red Special Tour Schedule Through Muscatine
The Red Special train carrying Eugene V. Debs and fellow politicians arrives in Muscatine Tuesday September 1 at 8:45 am and departs 9:15 am. It continues Davenport to Iowa City Grinnell and other stops with an evening meeting to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene V. Debs
The
United States
Muscatine
Davenport
Iowa City
Grinnell
Local Sells Frank Ashcraft Engines for Savings
Misses Helen Berry and Essie Mc Cleary depart for Davenport for a brief visit with friends as the community notes new gasoline engines advertised by Frank Ashcraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ashcraft
Helen Berry
Essie McCleary
Davenport
Advertising Officials Seek Accurate Circulation Figures
Publishers must print circulation data in every issue with penalties for misrepresentation. The convention aims to ensure advertising value, with national and club associations linking advertisers and readers to boost efficiency through coordinated cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association
St Marys Sewing Society Supper Menu
Supper to be given by St Marys Sewing Society Wednesday August 26. Menu includes ham and beef roast mashed potatoes cold slaw brown sweet potatoes sliced tomatoes potato salad pickled beans beets succotash rolls rye bread assorted cake coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Sewing Society
Bergs Thank Friends for Edna's Funeral Kindness
Mr and Mrs E W Berg express heartfelt thanks for flowers and sympathy shown at the funeral of their beloved daughter Edna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna
E. W. Berg
Eight Muscatine Lads Selected for Special Detail
Eight members of Company C will serve on Special Detail of the 54th Infantry Iowa National Guard at Ft. Riley Kansas during upcoming maneuvers. Privates Butcher Smith Richard Bitzer Heerd Deems Sharer Rademaugh named. leave Friday morning. company departs Saturday on the 6 25 train. Armory briefing Thursday at 8 pm. latest drills and equipment issued. Read The Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
54Th Infantry
Iowa National Guard
Ft. Riley
Butcher
Smith
Richard
Bitzer
Heerd
Deems
Sharer
Radebaugh
the 54Th
Wilton
Armory
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Titus Loan & Investment
I. Avanz
Journal
St. Mary’s
Ada Rock
Eliza, Ill
R. L. Boydston
John A. Robbins
Sam Borger
Rock Island
Viola Tilgner
Walnut Street
Buffalo
Adam Wigim
West Second Street
Ottumwa, Ia
J. Bookhammer
Miss Mary
Moline
Fleitz
West Eighth Street
Vance
Cts
Sea Island Percales
Brussels
Axminster
Iowa
Boston
E. King
City
Hopp
Fulham Avenue
Charles Ruthenberg
Wapello
William Fangmeier
Lucas Street
Victor, Ia
L. T. Jordan
Pontiac
Ill
Rock
D. Riggs
Averey
Florence
East Fourth Street
Janesville
E. LaGrange
William
West Front Street
Mary Leonard
Hazel Scranton
Oklahoma City
Rock Island, Ill
William Meyer
East Tenth Street
William P. Cassidy
Frank Moynahan
East Fifth Street
Myrtle Slater
Perry Reed
W. C. Davis
Ft. Sheridan, Ill
J. L. Davis
Lowe Street
F. P. Gillette
Thomas Watson
Near Foster, Ill
Cambridge, Ill
J. W. Herrington
Alta
H. R. Chaney
West Sixth Street
Mollie Powelankey
East Seventh Street
Abe Siegel
Des Moines
Welch and Seidlitz
Strong
Hannah A. Elfers
SUR
Maryl K. van Atta
E. Debs
Schaefer’ Laundry
NING
354Th Infantry
Ft. Riley, Kan
O the Muscatine Produce CO
Orange and
3Rd Streets
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