Local News Briefs From Mississippi Port City
Local notices recount social calls and shopping across the city with many residents listed by name. Miss Emma Brown of Chicago visits, Mrs. Mary Allen and daughter Jay Jessie tour Columbus City, and Ella Erickson of Stock Talands visits relatives. Several others plan trips to Bayfield, Adams, Morning, and Alnaworth as moonlight excursions and shop outings fill the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Allen
Jay Jessie
Columbus City
John Neater
Taughter
Agnes
East Seventh Iraet
Bayfield
Vida Pratt
Nichols
Ty and
Teturnad
Opening Day Speed Boats Lightly Fueled Dam City Races
Dam City hosts Mississippi Valley Power Boat regatta on Lake Cooper as Oregon Kid and Barnacle impress crowds with high speed trial runs. Chicago entries falter. P. D. Q. wins Class B1 by about twenty feet. Results include Phantom and Scary William among top finishers amid a subdued opening day. Advertising line ends the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Lake Cooper
Chicago
Phantom
Scary Wiliam
Tags Ugly Duckling
P. PD
Scary William
Grey Hound
Little Landing
Lady Woni
Scary Wlam
Ugly Duckling
C. B
Healing Doctors advertise “Viro Current” cure system
An advertisement for Healing Doctors claims the Viro Current and related apparatus diagnose and treat a wide range of ailments without disrobing. It promises free consultation, examination, and diagnosis, with a solar generator and glass tubes delivering concentrated sunlight and the Viro Current to internal organs. The piece urges readers to seek medical progress and recover health through their methods.
Little Brighton Girl Burned by Carbolic Acid
Little Margaret Walrus, 18 months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Walrus, was burned on the face and arm by a carbolic acid spill. The bottle was found in the yard. the child pulled the cork with her teeth, causing the splash. Mrs. Walring carried her to Dr. Parks home for medical care. facial damage expected to be minimal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Margaret
G. M. Walrus
Firebugs Released as Fire and Utilities Lawsuit Looms
Three prisoners in the Iowa City jail were freed after police and fire chiefs failed to establish proof tying Charles Abbott John Slater of Iowa City and George Kejineck of Victor to a barn fire at Cochran farm. Kejineck and Slater traveled from Davenport minutes before the blaze, while Abbott faced accusations not proven. Attorney F J Cochran filed a separate suit against Iowa City Light & Power, seeking 1500 dollars and damages for alleged wrongful billing and shortweight practices. A big party plans to travel by twenty-one autos to Keokuk to view the site of the dam, weather permitting. In other news, John Hotka, 27, died after being struck by a train in Marshalltown, survived by wife and two young daughters. David and M J Leeney recovered a missing horse and buggy, with no prosecution expected. Prof Will Mosler resigns Ottawa High School post to pursue writing in New York.
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Towa ‘City
Towa City
John W. Miller
J. J. Clark
Fire Department
Charles Abbott
John Slater
Iowa City
George Kejineck
Victor
Cochran
Davenport
Towa
Clarkson
Indiaweele
Utilities Company
F.J. Cochran
Pehalt
Iowa City Light & Power Company
Johnson County
Great Parent
Grand Rapids
Keokuk
Big Dam
John Hotka
Chicago & Great Western
Marshalltown
Michael Hotka
Town City
David
M. J. Leeney
Walter Tosaw
Winols
Will
Mosler
Ottawa (Ill
New York City
Sunday Social Visits Across Neighbors
Aug. 27 notes show the Cox family spending Sunday with Mr. Cox and his brother Walter and family. Earl Baker and his wife with children from Millersburg visited Willis Sheese's home from Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza
Leper George Hartman Escapes Quarantine Camp Again
George A Hartman, a leper confined at a quarantine camp fourteen miles south of St Louis, escaped today for the second time since his initial confinement. Authorities pursue the fugitive as searches continue in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hartman
St.Louis
George A. Hartman
Jogathan
Local Visitors and Farm News From Town Area
Visitors from Wisconsin and Buffalo Prairie areas called on residents including Mr and Mrs Baker and Mrs Hunt. A number of farmers report hog losses while Albert Shopya recovers from a broken leg after an accident on the county line. Martha Otto of Wisconsin and Anna Dickerson visited Albert Colberg's home. Walter Pullen visits relatives, and a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Ed Miller. The Ladies Aid Society plans its September meeting at Mrs Anderson Reynolds home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Baker
A. J. Borugt
Milton Boruit
Ione
Everett
Earl
Pomeroy
Albert Shopya
Shappi
Martha Otto
Wisconsin
Anna Dickerson
Albert Colberg
Walter Pullen
Ardon
Dapnis Fowler
Buffalo Pratria
Vieltor
Ladies’ ‘Ald Society
Anderson Reynolds
Bern
Ed. Miller
Nichols Iowa Social News Roundup Delayed Report
Nichols Iowa reports social visits and travel notes as residents attend a wild west show in Muscatine. Families visit friends, plan state fair trips, and high school results note Nichols defeating Atalissa 11 to 10 in eight innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols
Mra
Ed Shew
Lyle
W. D. Trautman
der Hoines
Nichola
Atalissa
Smith, Elder
Ray Norris
Bert Noah
Des Moines
E. J. Brown
Muscatine
Mosara
Clarence, Metcalf
William Oostendorp
B. A
Northern waters face fishway crisis near Keokuk dam
Fishing tribes along the upper Mississippi warn the river may become fishless within years if a fishway is not built at the Keokuk dam. They argue fish drift toward the dam are lost in the spill, harming northern fishermen and prompting protests to urge action by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Chas
H. Fletcher
Keokuk
United States Bureau of, Fisheries
Upper
Mississippi Tiver
Isaac Walton
Father of Waters
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