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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1909

Page

19

Local residents visit in Muscatine and surround

Dr E H King and many townsfolk spent a day in the city visiting relatives and shopping. Mrs Walter Chatfield and Mrs Lee Barry journeyed between Nichols Fruitland Smalley Ave while others returned home after spending time with Muscatine friends. Insurance ads appear for M W Stirlen and J E Stevenson Son.

Walter Chatfield Nichols Lee Barry Smalley Avenue Mrs. C. Smith Fruitland Mrs. C. Bryant Joseph Meisky Agnes Foley Letts K. H. Roland

Mrs Nelle Johnson Returns From Chicago Piano Study

Mrs Nelle Johnson of 509 West Third street has returned after three months studying under eminent artist Mrs Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler in Chicago. She reports a rewarding experience and returns prepared to lead her growing piano instruction classes in Muscatine.

Nelle Johnson West Third Street Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler Johnson Muscatine

Family Theatre Proves A Treat In Muscatine

A strong varied bill at the Family theatre delights audiences. Couture and Gillette carry the show with acrobatic comedy and burlesque, while Ida May Heer Co presents The Inconsistency of Lena with sharp wit. Stone and Hayes offer top notch Protean singing dancing and Connelly delivers a solid song and dance act. The moving picture The Indian's Degradation adds a thrilling frontier scene.

Family Theatre Couture Gillette Lena Ida May Gheer Co Stone Hayes Bob Connelly

Fire Warden Kiel orders factory closure on Pine Street

Fire Warden Barney Kiel, served by police, shuts Noah Tutt’s little but ton factory at the rear of Pine Street last evening. The action cites an unsafe barn chimney. a new chimney was ordered but deemed insufficiently safe. The plant remains closed until a compliant chimney is built.

Barney Kiel Noah Tutt Pine Street

Trinity Guild Meets at Rectory for January Adjournment

The Trinity Guild met yesterday afternoon at the rectory on East Fourth street. Reports from Tuesday's sale were read and the guild adjourned until January 6.

Trinity Guild East Fourth Street

Grant Chapman Elected President of Iowa Corn Growers

Grant Chapman of Bagley won the Iowa Corn Growers Association presidency over John Sundberg of Whiting by 34 to 22 at the Colisee in Des Moines. Sundberg remains active, George M. Allee of Newell was elected vice president, M. L. Bowman named secretary, and Fred McCulloch re-elected treasurer. The group discussed redistricting and showed $2,500 in the bank with a $490 old debt.

Association Coliseum A. L. Plummer Altoona Plummer J. W. Coverdale Sundberg Chapman George M. Allee Newell Bowman M. L. Bowman William Galloway Company Waterloo State Agricultural Department B. W. Crossley Ames James L. King Hart-Parr Company Charles City Fred McCulloch Hartwick Commercial Club

Floriculture society meets in West Liberty IA

West Liberty Iowa notices the Floriculture society meeting with Mrs Oscar Force next Saturday afternoon and presents the program including Making Happiness a Habit Life In Mexico Holly and Mistletoe Its Growth and Care Quotation Christmas Thoughts and music. Local social notes include travels of Mrs H J Ditmars to Oklahoma and visits by Mrs John Stephens Mrs W C Detwiler and others.

West Liberty Floriculture Society Oscar Force Sexsmith Mexico Wagner Kirby H. J. Ditmars Oklahoma John Stephens Nichols Harry Hardin East Sixth Street William Baxter East Third Street A. A. Atkins Libbie Milnes Elnora Nichols Nellie California John A. Hunter Iowa Sacramento Cal H. C. Lane Calhoun Street W. C. Detwiler Muscatine J. E. McIntosh W. R. Lane Sharer and Fry Wellman O. Summers Fern Maidrid Summers

Local fair attendance noted in Des Moines visit

Mr and Mrs Luther rents and W H Shipman were in Des Moines on Tuesday for the Southeastern Circuit Fair association meeting, marking a civic gathering and regional attendance.

Luther W. H. Shipman Des Moines

Local notes and travel amid bank election and global tonnage figures

A community update lists many residents traveling to Des Moines and Oklahoma, a bank election reelecting directors and promoting staff, and visits to Chicago and Enid. The article then shifts to a federal land fraud case in Denver with subpoenas for George W Gause and Dr W B Jayne, and ends with a comparative naval tonnage analysis of the United States Germany Great Britain and France citing destroyers guns and fighting ships.

U. D. A. Society Wilma Wilgus Des Moines Oklahoma Levi Wilgus D. W. Yount Hugh Ottumwa Prairie City J. R. Close Chicago Ill George Nicola Nichols United States Geo. W. Gause W. B. Jayne Denver Col T. B. Allen Iowa City Germany Great Britain France

Great Navies of the World Race for Second Place

The navy year book shows the race for second place among the world’s navies remains close between the United States and Germany. The comparison covers fighting ships such as battleships and armored cruisers built to date.

Washington, D. C United States Germany

Money Market Curiosity in Dialogue

In a brief exchange Mrs Youngcouple questions the paper while a man replies he was reading the money market. She quips about bar gains as they discuss what the publication contains.

Dyspepsia Dialogue Across a Conversation

A fragmentary dialogue shows a speaker troubled by dyspepsia and another confirming. The exchange hints at the discomfort and its impact on the speaker’s mood or actions in a brief conversational snippet.

Also Mentioned on This Page

E. H. King M. W. Stirlen 2Nd St W. H. Krahl M. C. Ross J. E. Stevenson & Son Hershey Building J. BE Stevenson & Son Z. Black Genevieve East Front St Eldon George Crist Cone Frey Little Walnut Street O. Lanfier Edna Pilgrim Shiloh Brainworth Sunny South Mack Baker Cresbard S. C George Snider Orange Street Will Baker Woodlawn Avenue Wilton Bill Kiel Grant Chapman Bagley Ass'n Charles F. Steen Electropode Co. Dept Lima, Ohio Meadow Brook Farm Dallas U. S Mira Hershey Lumber Company Santa Claus the Toyland W. 2Nd St Leysens Modern Shoe Store Hlie Yartion Castoria Sime Ignature Lal Lelede Muscatine Lumber & Box Co ED. Pinaud
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