Muscatine City Council Approves Walk and Paving Plans
The Muscatine council awarded George Maurer concrete and brick walk contracts for West Eighth Street arch and permanent walks in Improvement District No 17. Huttig Bros. seeks paving of an alley. bids set at 170 dollars. Council to form Improvement District No 20 for West Fifth Street cement gutters and orders bids and inspections for several streets and sidewalks.
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West Eighth Street Arch
George Mauer
George Maurer
Becky & Son
Eighth Street Arch
Blair Alley
Cypress
Henry Bitzer
Henrietta E. Bitzer
Muscatine
City of Muscatine
Fifth Street
Orange
Oak Streets
Spring Street
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Stirlen
Logan Street
Foster
Star Streets
Keenan
Foster Street
Ald. Engel
West Fifth Street
Climer and
Cherry Streets
Schmidt
Oak Street
Oak
Huttig
N. Herr
South Muscatine
Ald
Gremmel
Halstead
Engel
Ald. Riggs
East Fifth Street
Ald. Diercks
Grandview Avenue
West Liberty Notes and Local Happenings
West Liberty reports fair attendance at Columbus Junction and social visits from residents and guests. Notices include travel to Walnut Iowa Chicago Racine and Clinton along with church services resuming. A wedding unites John Cowan and Lizzie Miller and a large surprise supper honors Mrs Daniel Foster.
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West Liberty
Columbus Junction
S. E. Jelly
Joe
Fayette County
George Pratt
George
Walnut
Iowa
L. A. McKee
Coneville
Sarah James
Oakridge
Razin Thompson
Kinsey
Okaloosa
Grant Nichols
Waterloo
Evan
Alice Shipman
Princeton
Alice Junkin
Nice
TI. B. Childs
Muscatine
Mary Coyle
Creston
Chicago
Whitson
Marjory
Clinton
Dr. Long
Sixth Street
Presbyterian and Christian
Junction Fair
J. E. Newsom
John H. Cowan
Lizzie C. Miller
East Third Street
Presbyterian Sewing Society
Daniel Foster
East Fourth Street
Love Note Theft and Mock Advice in The Reporter’s Notebook
A humorous column recounts discovering a discarded love note with a photo of a Muscatine man. The writer critiques the suitor’s archaic style, implausible claims, and overblown promises, noting the photo is likely not of the intended recipient and lampooning the letter as a failed attempt at romance.
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Muscatine
Billy Baxter
Old Pay. P. S. I
Shiloh Social Notes and Local Wanderers
Mrs Ida Larson travels to Davenport for a few days. Henry J Freyermuth departs for Des Moines to attend the fair. George Otto visits Davenport. J Freyermuth and daughters host visitors from St Louis. The Freyermuth brothers host a visit at Henry Freyermuth’s near Fruitland. A George Otto team fell into a ravine along the road but the team escaped injury.
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Shiloh
Ida Larson
Davenport
Henry J. Freyermuth
Des Moines
George Otto
John Healy
Healy
Clara Healy
Kate
Julia Byrne
St. Louis
J. Freyermuth
Lena
Sophia Freyermuth
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Tops Sales as Two Million Boxes Sold
The United States buys Cascarets Candy Cathartic at two million boxes a year and expects to reach three million before New Year. The ad claims Cascarets are a delightful bowel regulator for year round and guarantees cure. Available from all druggists in 10c 25c and 50c sizes.
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United States
Picturesque Pan-American Route to Buffalo Folder Offer
Grand Trunk Railway promotes a handsome descriptive folder on the Pan-American Exposition route to Buffalo. Request by mail with 2 cents in stamps to 249 Clark Street, Chicago, via the city passenger and ticket agent.
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Grand Trunk Railway System
Buffalo
Clark Street
Chicago
College Man Likely Next President of State Teachers’ Group
Des Moines Aug 31 By seniority the presidency of the State Teachers association shifts to the college department this year. Possible candidates include Simpson college president Charles Eldred Shelton and Upper Iowa University president Guy P Benton. Iowa College Grinnell may seek the post, while Ottumwa superintendent A W Stuart leads this year’s association.
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State Teachers’ Association
Charles Eldred Shelton
Simpson College
Indianola
Shelton
Guy P Benton
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Benton
Iowa College of Grinnell
S. J. Buck
A. W. Stuart
Ottumwa
W. O. Riddle
West Des Moines
F. H. Bloodgood
Fayette County
Wm. M. Beardshear
Ames
Amos N. Currier
University of Iowa
Currier
H. H. Freer
Cornell
Association
Iowa
Dolliver Announces Shaw as Iowa Presidential Candidate
In Chicago Senator Dolliver declared Governor Leslie M. Shaw the Iowa favorite son for the presidency. He said Iowa and much of the middle west would back Shaw and noted Shaw’s strong national reputation and successful Iowa governorship.
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Chicago
Dolliver
Iowa
Shaw
Middle West
Roosevelt
Leslie M. Shaw
Commonwealth
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