Reminiscences of Tremont Hall by Robert Baird
Robert Baird presents reminiscences of Muscatine’s Tremont Hall. He recalls a building serving as church, theatre, lecture venue, and social hub, hosting Civil War aid lectures and performers from Othello to Richard III, with figures like D. C. Richman and J. Butler featured in memory.
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Robert B. Baird
Tremont Hall
Mr. Baird
Richard
Fanueil
Boston
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Muscatine
Fanueil Hall
Daniel Webster
Soldiers’ Aid Society
White Clover Grass Growth Discussed by W S Fultz
W S Fultz explains the value and growth potential of white clover as a superior pasture grass, following a discussion of blue grass. The article provides an in depth look at cultivation, benefits, and spread of white clover in the region.
HER WEDDING DAY revealed by Iowa's first bride Mary J. Van Horne
Mrs. Mary J. Van Horne recounts a simple wedding at Muscatine in 1903 with Rev. A B Robbins officiating. She notes the brief service, a large reception, and a moonlit night with a comet, followed by two weeks of open house and lively social contrasts to modern times.
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Mary L van Horne
Muscatine County
Iowa
Edward G. Magoon
Muscatine
Saginaw, Mich
Lulu
Ada Stone
John Hayes
India
Joyn Hayes
D. C. Cloud
Mulberry
T. S. Parvin’s
Mall Place
Mrs. Brown
One Hundred Twenty Six Dead Since 1902 Old Settlers Reunion
A Muscatine county record notes 126 of the area’s first settlers died from September 6, 1902, to August 29, 1908, the era’s largest death toll in a comparable period. The list traces names and dates of demise across 1902 into 1903, reflecting a steady passage among early residents.
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Muscatine County
Association
Old Settlers’ Association
Membership Eligibility for Muscatine Old Settlers Association
The Muscatine County Old Settlers Association will admit all persons locating in Muscatine county before 1861 and their children. Secretary W S Fultz reports about 2,000 settlers and asks for continued data on birth and settlement years to compile statistics. A list of names with dates follows, inviting more eligible members to aid the data collection effort.
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W. S. Fultz
Fultz
Muscatine County
Old Settlers’ Association
Association
Muscatine Old Settlers urged to build Y M C A history cabin
Alice Walton Beatty urges Muscatine county old settlers to create a model log cabin exhibit in the Y M C A to preserve local history. She proposes a museum case for relics, the jail door of Muscatine county, and a display of farming tools and domestic implements to inspire future generations.
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Muscatine County
Muscatine
Iowa
Old Settlers’ Society
Capitol Building
Des Moines
Aldrich
Resolutions In Memory Of Deceased Old Settlers
Hon J Scott Richman presents memorial resolutions honoring departed old settlers read at the annual meeting. The memorial notes their roles in founding communities west of the Mississippi, building schools, and developing the city county and state. It urges recording their virtues and records their deaths as part of society history.
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J. Scott Richman
Under Water Breath-Hold Records Reported
Divers in three cities set new underwater times. James Finny of London stayed 4 minutes 20 seconds, Professor Enochs of Lowell, Massachusetts, 4 minutes 46 seconds, and Professor Beaumont of Australia 4 minutes 35 seconds, surpassing ordinary limits of 1 to 2.5 minutes.
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James Finny
London
Professor Enochs
Lowell
Mass
Professor Beaumont
Australia
Burlington fact mall kitted eighteen head of estate
In one night at New Lon don, eighteen head of estate were kitted for Chariled Teesenger.
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Burlington Fact Mall
New London
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Old Tremont Hall
Ing
Meetin
Fanueil Hall of
Muscatine Journal
D. C. Richman
Josephine
G. W. van Horne
Cromarty
Charles Dickens
W. F Brannan
Thayer
Clinton
Benedict Arnold
Hugh J. Campbell
John Brown
John Ufford
Episcopal Church
J. Sykes
Oliver Cromwell
Geo. S. Hibbs
Aaron Burr
Thomas Jefferson
R. L. Collier
Carskaddan
Jacob Butler
John Milton
W. G. Woodward
H. C. Remington
The
Baptist Church
I. L. Grahman
Snel Foster
M. Ingalls
John O. Wilson
Suel Foster
Old’s Opera House
Mary J. van Horne
Bride
Ister
Stock Reiser
Asso
Earth
Jacob Friedley
Charles Noetlich
Katharine Miller
Frank Wirtz
Edward M. Kelley
Thos. G. Windus
Richard Musser
John Eis
Elizabeth Swan
Margaret K. Snyder
James White
Emily Ritter
Eva Gates
Samuel Kelley
James L. Berry
John G. Wales
Elizabeth Knox
Salaame Becker
Sarah A. Patten
Charlotte Dixon
Martin Brenner
Albert S. Watson
Edward Frown
Geo. F. Shafit
Thomas Gallagher
Bernhart Hitman
W. Moore
Ernst Berger
Moses Couch
August Rode
Edna Vale Cross
Suel F. Negus
Charles A. Custer
Jacob H. Pingry
Bessie Moylan
Sarah C. Smith
Anna Carter
Charles R. Fox
Susan Miller
Alvin Idle
Lydia Bowlsby
Elizabeth Frieden
Giles W. Humes
Nellie Maud Smith
John Richardson
Rachael Keith
Basil Brooke
John B. Dougherty
Adam W. Becky
John Tuerk
John B. Lindle
John Russell
John R. Jarboe
J. D. Makilligan
William N. Byers
Mary Hickey
Sarah Humblebee
John Sherry
Margaret Curren
A. L. Paul
Howard Chandler
Leslie C. Watters
Thomas Horan
John W. Wallace
Peter Daut
J. Linn Hoopes
Mary Huntsberger
Mary Ann Scott
Mary (Sinnett) Donaldson
Janetta Hopkinson
Philip R. Bohn
BR. H. Gerrett
David Washburn
Victoria Eberhart
William Cramer
Barbara A. Engle
Georgianna Smith
Mary Ann Schumaker
F. H. Drake
Jacob Valet
Michael Flannery
David C. Cloud
Arthur H. O'Conner
George Love
Fred E. Chambers
Patrick Welch
Mary H. Sparks
Mary Giesler
James F. Garard
Mary Eichenauer
Louise Washburn
Los Angeles
Cal
Alexander Jackson
Jacob Kuebler
John Leutsinger
Y.M.C.A
A. W. Beatty
Tion
Old Settlers
Mississippi River
Ofowa
the Union
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