Local social notes and travels around the city
A parade of residents leaving for Chicago and Minneapolis on business travel. Visitors from Iowa City Davenport and Chicago drop by, with several locals returning home or planning visits. Mortgage investment ad ends the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Nichols
Muscatine
Ella Jayne
Minneapolis
Denver
Dr. Jayne
Phila Watson
B. R. Purvis
Mary Morgan
Cedar Rapids
Kate Richards
Louie Jayne
Lone Tree
Buffalo Prairie and Drury Picnic Plans Mark 25th Year
The Buffalo Prairie and Drury Township Picnic Association marks its quarter century with a September 2 1905 event at Wm Powells grove. Dr W M Twig and his late wife Anna organized the group in 1880 with local Sunday schools and the program lists clergy educators and local leaders. The article notes the picnic will be well attended by Muscatine residents and other area folks and mentions ongoing clubhouse work at Weed Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Prairie and
Drury Township
Wm. Powell
M. E
Presbyterian
Hazel Dell
Wrayville German M. E
Lulu Snell
Temperance
T. R. Johnson
Izadora van Dorah
Maud Brisbine
Muscatine
Drury
Buffalo Prairie
Weed Park
Park Avenue
H. M. Shirk
Missouri
Walter Musgrave
Washington Street
W. M. Twig
Ruth Macdonald
Denver
William Cone
Fruitland
Scott Lone
Grant Street
Alice Niver
Bielefeld
Cousins
Sherman Street
Gilman
Winn Gtauffer
Injured Brakeman Seeks 15000 From Rock Island Railway
J W Nestlebush files suit in district court claiming $15000 plus costs for injuries suffered October 15 1904 while working as a brakeman on Rock Island lines at Rockford Iowa. He alleges a blinded by headlight on locomotive No 2 caused him to fall and be run over by locomotive No 1 mangling his right leg between ankle and knee. cites railway negligence for missing headlight protection. Attorney E M Warner represents plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
J. W. Nestlebush
Rock Island Railway
Rockford
Cedar Rapids
E. M. Warner
Hold Up in East End Fells Robbery Involving Judge Wilcox
East End watched a hold up last night as Judge Wilcox figures in the incident. The suspect escaped with seven dollars and a gold watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End
Two Men Arrested in Fackeldey Saloon Hold Up
In West Liberty D. O. Wilcox was attacked after a dice game at the Fackeldey saloon on East Second Street. Flip Dwyer and John Laughlin were arrested and charged with the crime. Wilcox’s gold watch, pocket book, memorandum and $7 were taken. the watch remains unrecovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fackeldey
East Second Street
D. O. Wilcox
Flip” Dwyer
John Laughlin
Thurman
Wilcox
H. S. Howe
Laughlin
Dwyer
Carl Thorman
Wth Dwyer
Wapello Fair Special Trains Announced 1905
For the Wapello Fair on August 29 to September 1 1905 a special train runs Thursday August 31 and Friday September 1. Departures from Muscatine at 10:00 a m Fruitland 10:20 a m Grandview 10:45 a m arrive Wapello 11:10 a m return from Wapello 6:30 p m arrive Muscatine 7:40 p m tickets sold at Muscatine Fruitland Grandview 75c 50c 30c by M N & S R R G B Birch G P A and Chas Howard VP GM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Muscatine
Fruitland
Grandview
M. N
G. B. Birch
Chas. Howard
V. P
Now Is the Time to Get Well With Mio-na
An advertisement urges summer use of Mio-na for stomach indigestion and digestive system healing. It claims natural outdoor activity and fruit aid digestion, stating a 50 cent box cures headaches, flatulence, and poor appetite, with a guarantee offered by J. J. Havercamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. J. Havercamp
New scalp treatment advertised as a remedy for hair loss
An advertisement touts Newbro's Herpicide as a remedy that destroys the germ causing hair loss and cleanses the scalp. It promises new life and vigor after use and urges readers to try it with a 1 cent sample offer and purchase from Havercamp's Preservation drug store as a special agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Havercamp
Presertion
Weather report on corn frost risk in Iowa in August 1995
Des Moines reports the week ending August 28 1995 saw above normal temperatures with beneficial rainfall statewide. Central counties faced corn damage from heavy downpours wind and hail though overall state damage remains a small percentage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Weather and Crop Conditions Report
The season has been favorable, pastures and vegetables stay green. Apple crop declines while plowing remains favorable. Potatoes show good soil conditions. Threshing slowed with some wheat and oats in shock damaged by wet weather. Wild hay and aftermath heavy.
Dr Kings New Life Pills Ad Cures Indigestion
An old advertisement promises relief and cure for indigestion with Dr King’s New Life Pills priced at 26 cents at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
New Life
Havercamp
Tetrick Scalded and Denial of Physician Involvement
Irven Tetrick was injured by scalding at a Heinz pickling works facility. The Journal of Mon day alleged a physician treated him, but the owner Van Riper denied this, claiming no doctor was summoned and the wounds were managed by a factory manager. J. Be. Tetrick thanks streetcar workers and neighbors for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tetrick
van Riper
Heinz Pickling Works
J. BE. Tetrick
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Proves A Wonder
A Bucklen Arnica Salve advertisement boasts it as a wonder for cuts burns and wounds. The 265c guaranteed product is offered by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havercamp
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James S. Kirk
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Chicago
W. S. Hill
George O’brien
Iowa City
City
M. A. Byrne
West Second Street
Joe Fox
Davenport
Bert Beadle
Ft. Madison
Harry Asthalter
Jack Asthalter
East Sixth Street
Dell and
Henninger
Ezra Goodrich
Woodlawn Avenue
C. J. Curtis
Oskaloosa
The
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Addie Shoemaker
B. F. Bruder
Evanston
John J. Healey
Fry
Friends Church of
Julius A. Schmidt
G. M. Titus
Iowa Avenue
John A. Donovan
West
J. A. Eyrich
C. T. Gremmel
Anna
E. C. Peto
Joseph Scott
J. Dallas
C. A. Coldren
Mary A. Shammo
East Third Street
John A. Rowan
Lawrence Foley
Nichols
W. L. Roach
Alice Anson
Kansas City
Lizzie Stark
Fulton, MI
Charles Stark
Oak Street
East Hill
Drury Township Association
of the Association—The
Twig
J. R. Spiller
Baptist Church
W. P. Lasswell
M. E. Church
Presbyterian Church
Illinois City
J. M. Carlisle
Thomas Watson
Foster Baptist Church
Ed. H. Potter
Hazel Dell M. E
John Spence
Buffalo Prairie Presbyterian Sunday School
Ferdinand Mewes
Wrayville
J. A. Bowser
Pine Bluff
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Mrs. Pinkham
Rock Island Road
West Liberty News
Robbed
West Liberty
Hazel Hindee
Alice Battey
Battey
Seventh Street
Corwin Reynolds
Jayne
Colo
Colorado
Wilton
Rock Island
Miss Tipton
Greeg Swem
Maxson Avenue
Bert Hardin
Fannie Pombeck
Creese
Spencer Street
Bert Lambing
George Thomas
Daisy Ansley
Cooper School
Miona
Thormann Manufacturing Co
Mulbeorry
Hans Ne Wil
Wes Stadfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Muscatine Lumber and Box Co
Iowa Plumbing and Heating Co
Frank Ashcraft
W.B. Corsets
Peoples Pulpit
E. P. Day
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