Special Election Called to Vote on City Owned Electric Plant
Muscatine council moves to hold a special election on establishing a city owned electric light and power plant and issuing bonds to pay for it. Proponents urge a thorough survey, with $200,000 as a likely cost, locations eyed at the old water works site.
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Bemis
McNutt
Barry Lands Council
Barry
Muscatine
Muscatine Lighting Company
Sky Limit
Giesler
Wilton
Burnside
Robert S. McNutt
City of
Iowa
Ralph A. Thompson
Thompson & Thompson
Ald. J. T. Martin
James Figg
Council Seals Park District Improvements and New Gavel Gift
The council met to advance sewer work and paving projects including alley and street gutter tasks. Alderman Figg opposed a ward improvement. Mayor McNutt received a hand carved gavel from Alderman Lange. Dust collector order expanded to all noncompliant button plants.
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Ald James Figg
Second
Lombard and
Brook Streets
McNutt
Ald
Herman Lange
Hizzoner
Ald. Meyers
Ald. Wahl
Hawkeye Button Company
Tenth
Eleventh Streets
Orange and
Oak Streets
First
Smalley Avenues
Park Avenue
Brook Street
Pape's Diapepsin Sold For Stomach Relief In Five Minutes
A historic advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast acting mild remedy for indigestion. The copy claims rapid relief from sour gas and upset stomach, urging readers to keep a sixty cent case on hand for use after meals or poor foods.
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Pape
R. A. M. Postpones Degree Work Meeting Tonight
Per order H. P. the R. A. M. postpones degree work and cancels tonight’s meeting. The note mentions Jesuit priest Athanasius Kircher who, in 1602, first used the microscope to study disease causes.
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Althanasius Kircher
Epsom Salts Mixes Described as Lemonade
A brief item notes new mixtures of Epsom salts with fruit derivative salts presented in novelty terms. The piece emphasizes the flavoring comparison to lemonade. No further factual details are provided.
Council Awards Two Sewer Jobs to Concrete Pipe Bidders
The city council awarded two sewer contracts on East Fifth and Monroe streets totaling about 12 582 dollars. Ryan and Fuller won Monroe Street for 6874 72 dollars and Korneman and Smith won East Fifth Street for 5708 10 dollars. Concrete pipes were chosen after council debate and hearings with industry representatives. The Rock Island railroad was told to connect to the new sewers, with city attorney directed to notify them.
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East Fifth
Monroe Streets
Ryan and Fuller
J. J. Ryan
George B. Fuller
Monroe Street
Korneman & Smith
August Korneman
R. K. Smith
East Fifth Street
Mankota Construction
Thomas R. Brown
Clay Products Association of
Chicago
W. H. Steiner
Des Moines
Portland Cement Association
Steiner
Ald. Martin
Rock Island
E. R. Tipton
City funds work if railroad misses city wishes
The city will carry out necessary work at the railroad's expense if the railroad fails to act in accordance with the city's instructions. The arrangement sets a clear financial consequence for inaction and aligns the project with municipal priorities.
Fancywork Aprons and home baking event at guild
St. Margaret's Guild hosts a Saturday afternoon display at Nesper Drug Store featuring fancywork aprons and home baking goods as a community event in December.
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St. Margaret’s Guild
Nesper Drug Store
Washington Statue Unveiled in Trafalgar Square
A life sized statue of George Washington was unveiled in Trafalgar Square London on June 30 1921 with ceremony attended by officials and spectators marking a historic memorial event.
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George Washington
Trafalgar Square
London
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Council Comment
Mary Wigim
Bridgman Street
Iowa Avenue
Seventh
Eighth
James H. Selden
Clinton Street
Main Street
Grandview Avenue
Rawley Herr
Mad Creek
Selden
Kindler and Newell Avenues
Isett Avenue
Woodlawn
Isett Avenues
Fourth and
Begg Streets
Dr. King
Epsom
American Epsom Association
Adyv
Council
Ryan & Ful
Ler
Brown’s Business College
Muscatine, Iowa
Kansas City
City Health
Fickentrurniture
Wee
2Nd St
Muscatine la
THE
Universal
FORD
Horst & Strieter Co
Davenport
E. Third St
2Nd Ave
Moline 1610
6Th Ave
Rol U
George McManus
Fami SR
Doctor -1
Int. Feature
Sanvice, Inc
GOLLY
Puneral
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