Keokuk Achieves Dream with Mississippi River Dam Opening
Keokuk and many towns celebrate the opening of the new dam across the Mississippi, hailed as a turning point for northern river commerce and industrial growth from St. Louis to Clinton and Dubuque. The project, long dreamt since before the Civil War, marks a vital era in Keokuk’s rise as a power and business center.
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Magentino
Siell
Crowda
Keokule
Keokuk
Keotule
Iowa
Plyatloy
Mississippi
St. Louia
Ciinton O Dubuque
Robert E. Lee
Hen P Young
United States
Il Vols
Keokuk Dream Becomes Monument to Hugh Cooper
The Keokuk dam project, once a distant dream, becomes a concrete reality celebrated with Governor Dunne praising Hugh L. Cooper. The piece urges readers that dreams spur progress but must be matched with action, warning against scorn for bold ideas while acknowledging the value of vision.
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Keokuk
Dunne
Hugh L. Cooper
Ilinois
Cooper White
Tinaia
Cooper
Geniza
Evan
Keokut
Hugh Cooper
Kennedy bids for Tutor City Bridge right to budge across
Nation's Capital reports Representative Kennedy reintroducing a bill to authorize Tutor City Bridge Company to construct a bridge from Keokuk to Memilton via the dam project. The House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee delayed action. government engineers approved the plan and several related bridge bills passed the House. Also notes political maneuvers and candidates in the presidential race amid Roosevelt speculation and other rumors about Huerta and volunteers.
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Washington, D. C
Kennedy
Tutor City Bridge Company
Bud & Bridge
Keokuk
Memilton
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Senate
Thoslay
Thara Reoma
Reminiscences of Long Ago in the Potato Patch
Fifty years ago notes recount a town effort at the Soldier's patch with hopes for a large crowd to weed and harvest the potatoes. The piece praises a mahogany center table crafted by Cornelius Cadle, a finely polished afghan work stand, and a refined ornamental item made from a noted marble-like material.
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Cornelius Cadle
Thirty Years Ago Muscatine Journal Item Restates Local Events
Thirty years ago residents enjoyed a well attended Baptist church lawn social on North Mulberry with Japanese lanterns and a bright moon. Ten years ago the Rock Island railroad wired Elijah Baker about the all coast double track contract, requiring 600 feet of grading and 4000 yards of earthwork.
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First Baptist Church
Z. W. Hutchinson
J. A. Eaton
Mulberry Street
Rock Island Railroad Company
Elijah Baker
Baker
Wretched little thing in the sheriff's crowded home
The scene centers on Milly Bark and Sam West as family tensions rise. The sheriff endures dust and noise, while his calico calf and Black-Belle stir mishaps. Milly and West engage in tense flirtation amid domestic quarrels and the sheriff’s frustrating anxiety.
Unclear Recruit Rhetoric in Southwest Regiment Enlistment Call
Speculators note a recruited regiment in the southwest ready to enlist at a draft call. Some recall past mobilizations and wonder if the leader will be sent to the field as in earlier wars. Observers compare possible administration actions to 1908 tactics. Mr and Mrs F Linderblood and their Boone family visited Washington this week.
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Bryan
Milly and Dick Do as Promised in 1913 Tale
A fragment from a 1913 McClure story shows Milly and Dick marrying after a promised change. Black-Belle, once wronging others, repairs her conduct as the plot advances. The lines hint at reform and continued fidelity in a rustic tale.
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Sam
Milly
Black-Belle
H. S. McClure
Fall Plowing Tactics for Better Soil and Pest Control
K A Kirkpatrick outlines fall plowing as a practical seasonal labor distribution and soil improvement method. It loosens heavy land, reshapes soil structure, and reduces pests like grasshoppers and wireworms while detailing timing, depth, subsoiling, and cover crops to protect and enrich fields through winter.
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Tane
Local notes on residents and visitors in Wapello area
Deputy for County Clerk F T Loas Mrs Alice Dejzelt resigned. Mrs Frank Grimm enjoying a visit from her father D B Krider of Keallerton. Bert Cecil ill for weeks but able to wheel chair. Mr and Mrs Joiner Davison hosted guests Miss Ida Watt and Miss Det Watt of Austin. Nancy Hawk of Delta Ja enroute to Morning Sun Burlington stopped in Wapello to visit Anna Rice. Mrs Rice visiting sister Mrs John Grimm. Rice left Friday. Mary Dalmasse and Mary Murphy traveled to Burlington to see Kate Dalmasse in hospital after surgery. Emma Myers of Muscatine visited Williamson home and Sam Schafer place. Dan and Lavina Graham of Burlington visited Grandview. Will Archibald and children Elizabeth and Raymond rode to Burlington for a show. Josephine Torbert returned from Columbus Junction visit. Glenn Christie welcomed a newborn Saturday Aug 23. Will and Lu cille Edwards and Sneile returned from extended visit with L C Erbes in St Paul. The two families then toured Yellowstone Park and Des Moines for the state fair.
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Alice Dejzelt
Frank Grimm
D. B. Krider
Keallerton
Bert Cecil
Joiner Davison
Burlington
Kate Dalmasse
Emma Myers
Muscatine
Vislt
W. C. Williamson Toma
Sam Schafer
Dan Graham
Lavina, Graham
Grandview
Anighter Sneile
L. C. Erbes
St. Paul
Yellowstone Park
Notice to Contractors for Muscatine County Culvert Bid
Sealed proposals will be received by the County Auditor of Muscatine Iowa until 1:80 DP M September 1 1919 for furnishing all appliances labor and materials to build a reinforced concrete slab culvert on North and South Road to Northwest 14 of section 21 township N R W Goshen Township span 14 feet length of side walls 30 feet. Estimated quantities include excavation 70 cubic yards and reinforced concrete in place 123 cubic yards. Payments based on actual quantities. work per plans and specifications.
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Muscatine
Towa
N.R. W
Goshen Township
Muscatine County bids open with bond and forfeiture clause
The Muscatine County Auditor advertises a construction bid requiring a 4100 certified check to accompany each bid and a 400000 bond within 10 days if awarded. Plans and proposals are available at the County Engineer or Auditor's office, with the board reserving the right to reject any or all bids.
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Muscatine County
Auniltor
Board of Supervigora
Shoemaker
County Audicorputer Maecatine
Notice to Grading Contractors for River to River Road
Muscatine County Iowa invites bids for grading Section G of the River to River Road. Approximately 9000 cable yards of earth to be moved with work starting by Sept 25 1913 and completed by Nov 15 1913. Bidder must submit a 250 dollar certified check and enter contract with approved sureties within five days of award.
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Muscatine County
Iowa
Etter Buch
Board of Supervincra
H.C. Schoemaker
Muscatine, In
Local Notices From Wapello Aug 28 1920
Wapello residents depart for visits and new jobs. Walter Ehert, the handyman, takes a vacation and will travel to St. Louis and other places before returning to work. Hattie Hunt leaves for Mt. Vernon to visit relatives and then Buffalo, Wyoming for a public school position. Mrs E C Rogers and son Harrison head to Keokuk to visit relatives. Judge Mate wife and son John with Mrs Clara Yale travel to Mediapolis for chautauqua and relatives. Mr and Mrs John Gardner arrive from Ohio to make Wapello home and Gardner will work with Beaver on livestock. Miss Mary Foater resigns from Thomas store to seek other work.
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Halo
Clara Yale
Mediapolis
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