Local Briefs Mention Health and Travel
Miss Lillian Culp is ill at her home on Kindler avenue with typhoid fever. Mrs. Elizabeth Kauffman, guest of Mrs. Ella Moyna han, returned to Wilton today. E. Reinemund and son Adam returned on the steamer St. Paul after a ten days trip to St. Louis. Miss Elizabeth Fayle and Miss Leta Althaus, Bellevue hospital graduates, depart on the Diamond to St Paul for vacation in St Paul and Minneapolis.
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Lillian Culp
Kindler Avenue
Elizabeth Kauffman
Ella Moynahan
Wilton
E. Reinemund
Adam
St. Paul
St. Louis
Elizabeth Fayle
Leta Althaus
Bellevue Hospital
Minneapolis
Muscatine Assembly Plans Evening Address by GUWIPER
A Muscatine assembly arranged for an evening meeting to receive an address, with the speaker identified as a GUWIPER figure. The plan emphasizes a formal gathering and delivery of remarks.
Gompers Will Speak in Danville on Labor Day
The Muscatine Labor groups altered plans after a Gompers address was moved to Danville Illinois on Labor Day afternoon. Davenport had announced his Davenport speech but a letter from R Lee Guard confirms Gompers will appear in Danville September 7. A. L. Urick seeks a replacement speaker for Muscatine and a joint planning meeting is set for this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Davenport
Muscatine Trades and Labor Assembly
Muscatine Assembly
R. Lee Guard
Gompers
Danville
Ill
A. L. Urick
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Muscatine
The
Assembly
Muscatine Launch Club
Assembly Hall
Wilson's Shoe Store marks 35th year in Muscatine
John C. Wilson, proprietor, celebrates 35th anniversary at 127 E. 2nd St. Since Aug. 27, 1873, in business through multiple partners, Wilson Shoe Store offers large stock of fine footwear, cash sales, generous return policy, and a welcoming shop where generations have bought and worn Wilson’s shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Wilson
Wilson Shoe Store
E. 2Nd St
W. H. Stewart
Stewart & Porter
T. S. Stewart
Wilson & Cherry
Wilson
United States
Reliable
Wilson's Shoe
Suit for Excessive Legal Fees In Will Case
Harry H. Will files in district court to recover 1800 dollars on a promissory note and 1000 for alleged excessive legal charges after John G. Will's death. Attorney J R Hanley represents Will against Fred Pentzer with land deeds in Pentzer possession. Maggie Wigim sues Alma Dunham Leslie Dunham H E Dunham and C M Carlson for 1800 dollars on a note secured by mortgage with C M Carlson named as junior lien holder. M W Stapleton represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Wil
District Court
J. R. Hanley
Fred 3. Pentzer
John G. Will
Harry H. Will
Attorney Pentzer
Maggie Wigim
Alma B. Dunham
Leslie H. Dunham
H. E. Dunham
C. M. Carlson
M. W. Stapleton
Miss Cora Daut Weds G. Ashton In Local Social Event
The marriage occurred last evening at 8 30 at the Daut home 796 Walnut street Rev J C H Light officiated The couple will live at the Brook and Second streets residence The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs William Daut is a prominent society figure and former Batterson Stores cashier The groom son of William Ashton works in the family flour and feed business amid a festive reception
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William Daut
Batterson
William Ashton
Brook and
Second Streets
Regimental Officers Leave for West to Ready Fort Riley
Regimental Adjutant Charles Frack Regimental Quartermaster Harry Kern and Quartermaster Sergeant Ralph Othmer departed at 3:20 this afternoon for Des Moines where they will receive instructions before heading to Fort Riley. They will prepare for Company C and other units of the Fifty-fourth regiment by arranging camping sites rations and other essential matters for the Muscatine militiamen arriving at the Kansas post Colonel F W Bishop plans to depart tomorrow for the capital to join his staff already en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Frack
Harry Kern
Ralph Othmer
Des Moines
Fort Riley
Muscatine
Kansas
F. W. Bishop
Capital
Eclipse Saw Mill May Not Be Rebuilt
Stillwater Minnesota August 26. A director says the Eclipse saw mill destroyed by fire last Saturday may not be rebuilt. William Kaiser of Muscatine has arrived in the city but directors have not yet met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eclipse
Stillwater
Minn
William Kaiser
Muscatine
Mary Battey Honored At Silver Shower
A silver shower was given Tuesday evening at 325 East Second street by Miss Margorie Brew and Miss M. Carolyne Spickler for Miss Mary Battey a Hershey hospital graduate nurse awaiting marriage to Joseph Hill. Music was provided by Miss Edna Messenger and guests included nurses with Miss Pace of Minneapolis among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Second Street
Margorie Brew
M. Carolyne Spickler
Mary Battey
Hershey Hospital
Joseph Hill
Edna Messenger
Miss Pace
Minneapolis
Miss Battey
Grape Nuts and Postum Improve Post-Peritonitis Health
A letter from an Oregon area woman details a three year ill spell after peritonitis. She credits Grape-Nuts and Postum with restoring strength sleep and appetite while easing nervousness. She and her husband continue using the products and recommend the brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AN. Y
Postum Co
Hattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Grand Chief of Honor to Visit Banner Lodge in Shenandoah
The Banner Lodge Degree of Honor No 10 will host Mrs. E Branson Shenandoah Ind grand chief of honor on Tuesday evening Sept S at Yeoman hall. The meeting was well attended and an entertainment committee led by Mrs J Niebling Muscatine will plan a program for the visit. Refreshments will be served and members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner Lodge
E. Branson
Shenandoah
Yeoman Hall
J. Niebling
Muscatine
Barkhurst to Secure Deputy for Home Stead ers Lodge
Mrs A Barkhurst of Cedar Rapids general deputy of the Home Stead ers lodge left for Davenport to look after the order s interests A deputy will soon be placed in Muscatine to recruit new members as the organization grows rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homesteaders Lodge
A. Barkhurst
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Class Enjoys Day Trip to Tri Cities by Helen Blair
The Stigma Alpha class of the First Methodist Episcopal church rode the Carnival City Packet steamer Helen Blair this morning to spend the day in the tri cities. A large crowd of class members attended and the trip is expected to be enjoyable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-Cities
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Carnival City Packet Company
Helen Blair
Argus Lodge Resumes Meeting With Expected Crowd
Argus Lodge plans to resume its session this evening at about 7:45. A large crowd is expected as several important matters will be considered. Mrs Lizzie Leimbach of Davenport arrived in the city to attend as the out of town guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argus Lodge
Lizzie Leimbach
Davenport
W R C Ladies Picnic at Weed Park
A large crowd of W R C members left Weed park at 2 pm for a picnic with many old soldiers as guests of honor. The afternoon featured various activities and a picnic supper planned for 5 o clock.
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Weed Park
Royal Neighbors Sunshine Club Plans Davenport Day Trip
The Royal Neighbors Sunshine club sails from Davenport on the steamer Columbia tomorrow morning to visit the R. N. lodge of Davenport and enjoy a picnic at a Davenport park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbors
Sunshine Club
Columbia
Davenport
R. N. Lodge
Highland Noble Sewing Society Picnic at Electric Park
The Highland Noble Sewing society held a picnic session at Electric park this afternoon. Attendance was strong and significant work was completed by the women. A picnic lunch was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Highland Noble Sewing Society
Electric Park
Maccabee Lodge Receives Three Membership Applications
At the regular meeting last evening three applicants were received for membership in the Maccabee lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Maccabee Lodge
Luther League Picnic Postponed Indefinitely
The Luther League picnic scheduled for last evening has been indefinitely postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League
Wright and Bississi Draw 10 Days Each
John Bississi and William Wright pleaded guilty to assault and battery after a street scuffle with Special Officer Harry Bloom near Bond's restaurant. Bloom arrested Bississi. Wright joined, resulting in a bloodstained shirt and a courtroom admonition. Each man received 10 days in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bississi
William Wright
H. S. Howe
Harry Bloom
Bississi
Front Street
Bond
Will Wright
Bloom
Wright
William Miller
Ed. O’brien
Levi Newman Funeral Held Tomorrow at 2 PM
The funeral for Levi Newman will be at the family residence on Park Avenue at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. J. N. Elliott will conduct the services. Interment follows at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Levi Newman
Park Avenue
J. N. Elliott
Greenwood Cemetery
Booze tax drops cut July revenue in 1908
Washington reports July 1908 international revenue total of 22 029 000 a decline of 2 899 500 from July 1907. Most losses come from spirits with 216 149 less from retail liquor dealers and special tax as 8 646 dealers went out of business largely due to prohibition laws.
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Washington, D. C
Detroit
National Convention of Insurance Commissioners
Chicago Southern
Chicago
Southern Indiana Railway
Chicago Southern Railway
Conference Held by Cannon and Crane in Boston
Speaker Cannon arrived in Boston and met with Senator Crane to discuss the presidential campaign during a late summer conference dated August 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cannon
Crane
First official contributions report for presidential campaign
Treasurer Haskell of the Democratic National Committee announced the first official statement of contributions. Five daily newspapers and the Commoner contributed a total of $19,438 to the presidential national campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell
Chicago
Ill
Democratic National Committee
Canadian Pacific Officials Plan Settlement Talks
Winnipeg August 26 rumor from an authoritative source says Canadian Pacific officials tire of the shopmen strike and negotiations will begin tomorrow aiming to end the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific
Winnipeg
Bank Guaranty Platform Adopted by Major Parties
Topeka Kansas August 25 leaders from Republican Democratic Prohibition and Socialist parties converge to organize campaigns and finalize platforms. Both Republican and Democratic platforms pledge enactment of a guaranty bank deposit law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Churchill Jokes About Officious Army Officer
Winston Churchill at a South Africa dinner joked about a self important officer. He quieted the man with a remark about meeting someone who would pay to kick him. The punch line reveals the would be kicker was a wounded hospital patient missing both legs from a shell blast.
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Winston Churchill
South Africa
Winston
Mascots Across Eras and Navies
The Chicago News notes mascots have long been part of culture from sacred cats to lucky animals. It explains baseball teams now bring mascots and small boys to games, a practice widespread in navies worldwide, including the United States.
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Italy
United States
Chicago News
Follies of Fashion in 1754 Letters From Lady Coke
The excerpt notes the decline of modest dress among women who now flaunt hair, necklines, and pink attire. It cites Lady Northumberland hosting an entertainment featuring an artificial goose and a hens with seven chicks, plus a dessert landscape with gates and cornfields, lamenting fashion vanities.
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Lady Northumberland
Lady Coke
Legend of the Holy Grail and its journey to England
The New York American recounts the Grail as the paschal lamb vessel from the last supper. Joseph of Arimathea reportedly took it after the supper, received Christ’s blood at the crucifixion, and brought the relic to England to Glastonbury Abbey. It supposedly remained there until, blamed by evil times, it was taken heavenward and appears only to saintly souls.
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Joseph of
Arimathea
England
Glastonbury
New York American
Meaning and usage of divan across languages and furniture
The word divan traces from council meaning to a council chamber and then to the arrangement of cushions around a room. It describes a row of cushions along walls and extends to sofas and divan chairs. The term also appears in phrases like cigar divan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Pope
Cowboy’s Horse Theft Rally Ends In Vague Plea
A cowboy laments a horse theft as friends prop up a barrel for his stance. A large crowd gathered to hear him, known as a gifted sweater, but he sighs and concedes he cannot do justice to the matter.
Patty Gold Medal Flour Earns High Quality Ranking
A brief note highlights Patty Gold Medal Flour as very high quality. It emphasizes superior standards and consumer trust in the brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulla
Peppery Czar Described by Hodgetts in Court of Russia
Hodgetts portrays Tsar Alexander I as volatile with little self control. He reportedly lashed out at a German nerve specialist, striking him on the ear after a disputed medical consultation for the czar's son, nearly causing a fatal confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
A. B. Hodgetts
Alexander Niti
Asking Heaven About David Slingshot Dreams
Four year old Joe asks his mother about heaven after a night wakeful. He cites biblical stories and his hero David, inquiring if he will go to heaven when he dies and if David will let him hold his slingshot there.
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Joe
David
Corpse Coins Meme: Folk Belief From Dead Eye Treasures
The Westminster Gazette notes the custom of keeping corpse coins placed over the eyes of the dead in northern England. It explains the belief they carry infection risk yet remain practiced among the poor as a token of respect and protection before undertaking any important action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Westminster Gazette
Scent abilities of common animals noted
The text compares odor sensing ranges: a fox detects a man half a mile downwind, a mouse smells cheese fifty feet away, a deer senses a person passing 200 feet off while asleep, and a rabbit relies more on ears than nose.
Alienation suit nets ten dollar damages in court
Mrs Dewtell complains Mr Han kinson is the meanest man she knows. Mrs Jenkins asks what he did. The judge reports the case, noting the plaintiff sued for alienation of his wife's affections and set the damages at ten dollars.
Phrase Origin Spotted in Literary Quotation
The line cited as common wisdom traces to the Duke of Wellington and gained wider recognition through the author Charles Micawber Dickensian usage, illustrating how quotations propagate beyond their source.
Electric Bitters Promoted as Painless Remedy Claim
An advertisement asserts Electric Bitters as a painless cure for kidney trouble, measuring the value of the remedy against weaker back ailments and directing readers to Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store for purchase at 5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havercamp
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Othmer
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Harry
UDAY
Kansas City
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Sioke
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