East Hill Muscatine Lady 10 Attends B16 Reunion
Mrs. Robert Doyle travels to Clinton Iowa for Friday reunion at Isaac and Grant homestead marking Grant family golden wedding anniversary. Eleven children and thirty-one grandchildren invited to a dinner at the old homestead and a Healy hall banquet and dance. Nearby residents Dell Tyertson Edna Taylor August Reinley Otto Boyles Cleo Bryant Larry Fairley Arthur Kreese noted in local update.
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Robert Doyle
Clinton
Iowa
Grant
Isaac Grant
Old Homestead
Healy Hall
Cast Hill
Dell Tyertson
Peoria
Park Place
August Reinley
Wilton
Otto Boyles
Near
Eliza
Cleo Bryant
East Second Street
Davenport
Larry Fairley
Pine Creek
Arthur Kreese
Pella
Barnes
Grand Opera House Presents Little Johnny Jones Musical
The Grand Opera House brings George M. Cohan’s Little Johnny Jones to town Wednesday. The musical melodrama stars an extensive cast, features lavish scenery such as the Hotel Cecil exterior and a San Francisco street, and includes eleven wardrobe changes valued at twenty thousand dollars.
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Little Johnny Jones
Johnny Jones
George M. Cohan
Broadway
Ernor
Cohan
New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Hotel Cecil
London
Southampton
England
San Francisco
George Cohan
Grand Opera House
Banner Lodge Elects New Officers for Year
At the annual Banner Lodge Degree of Honor meeting Mrs Mollie Wiles retired after 12 years as chief lady of honor and Mrs Wavie Nieb ling was chosen as the new Chief of Honor. Other officers elected include Mamie Price as Lady of Honor Womachel as Chief of Ceremonies, Gussie Mull as Recorder, Mary Crouch as Financier, Hattie Fahey as Receiver, Libbie Keating as Usher, Ingraham as Inside Watch, Gertie Groters as Outside Watch, and Jane Reay as Trustee. The next meeting is December 16 for installation planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner Lodge
Mollie Wiles
Wavie Niebling
Mamie Price
Womachel
Gussie Mull
Mary Crouch
Hattie Fahey
Libbie Keating
Ingraham
Gertie Groters
Jane Reay
Dr Hale's Household Ointment promises quick skin relief
It promises itching and disfiguring eruptions will quickly disappear leaving clear velvety skin. Claims added include pureness and wholeness with no poisonous ingredients. Sold at drug stores for 25 cents or ordered from Kenyon & Thomas of Adams New York.
Prayer and Fast Day Observed in Muscatine
Prayer and fast day observed in Muscatine at Billy Sunday’s request. McKee and Bliven Button factory employees attend Tabernacle services and hundreds join the afternoon meeting. Public schools closed at noon with a reserved section. general observance spreads through the city.
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Billy’’ Sunday
the Tabernacle
Muscatine
Tabernacle
Mckee & Bliven Button Company
Christmas Trees Reach City In Early Carload
The first carload of evergreen trees arrived this morning and today small Christmas trees are being distributed to buyers throughout the city.
Funeral for Mrs Theodore Steen Held in Muscatine
The burial service for Mrs Theodore Steen, a longtime Muscatine resident, occurred this afternoon at her West Third street home. Rev. A Judson Kempton led a simple service with extensive floral tributes. Pallbearers were Stephen Fuller, John Karg, Silas Ames, D C Berntheisel, Andrew Hine, and Charles Reesink. interment followed at Greenwood. Attendees included Albert Steen of Chicago, Mrs Fred Steen and son of West Liberty, Mr and Mrs Thomas Watson of Foster Illinois, and Mrs Martin Hori of Lone Tree.
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Theodore Steen
Muscatine
West Third Street
A. Judson Kempton
First Baptist Church
Stephen Fuller
John Karg
Silas Ames
D. C. Berntheisel
Andrew Hine
Charles Reesink
Funeral services held for John Froehner on Lucas Street
Funeral services for John Froehner were held at 2 PM at the German Evangelical church with Rev. J Jans officiating. The Shelby Norman Post, of which he was a member, conducted a grave-side service. Pall bearers were Company C and E members: Henry Hucks Conrad Brenner Jacob Hess Jacob Serhemberg H Schmidt and P J Murphy. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery.
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John Froehner
Lucas Street
German Evangelical Church
Rev
J. Jans
Shelby Norman
Company C
35Th Regiment and Co. E
Henry Hucks
Conrad Brenner
Jacob Hess
Jacob Serhemberg
H. Schmidt
Co. C
P. J. Murphy
Co. E
Greenwood Cemetery
Coffee link to memory loss disputed by Postum case
A 79 year old Kansas woman credits quitting coffee and using Postum with improved memory and steadier nerves after long stomach and heart trouble. She notes Postum tastes as good as coffee and explains brewing makes flavor and nutrition better. A neighbor advised stopping coffee. sister later agrees.
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Kansas
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Columbus Junction Schools Condemned Prompting Dismissals
At a Columbus Junction board meeting the exrade building was condemned for unsafe conditions due to a defective wall and hillside erosion. Five grades will move to alternate spaces while an architect inspects the site. The report also notes a death in Kansas City and local marriages and injuries as community news continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Public Schools
Exrade
S. E. Wagner
F. L. Darrow
C. M. Fulton
Will Albaugn
Kansas City
Albaugh
Foster
Martiecke Arrives From Stanbure Then Heads To Moscow
Herman Martiecke arrived in the city this morning from Stanbure Missouri. After a brief visit he departed for Moscow to see his mother there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Martiecke
Stanbure
Moscow
Sunday Prayer for Colored People in Muscatine
A reader praises Rev. Sunday for praying for the colored people before white attendees in Muscatine, contrasting him with Tillman who endorsed lynching. The letter urges prayer as a solution to race tensions, cites Biblical examples, and commends Rev. Sunday as a brave figure in America. Sam'l A. Barnes.
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Muscatine
United States
Tillman
David
Ahithophel
Asa
Zerah
Mareshale
Hezekiah
Jerusalem
Rev
Sunday
America
Sam'l A. Barnes
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the Money Saving Store
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Siegel & Isaacson
J. Carl Barnard
Steen
John Foehner
Hallie Hanft
George Hanft
Marie Nichols
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M. D. Hanft
W. H. Grimes
Allerton
Martha Gabriel
Elizabeth Malin
Ainsworth
R. H. Malin
J. G. Baker
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Cotter
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A. B. Shipman
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O. P. Wilcox
Grace Colville
Nellie Williams
Frank van Horn
Des Moines
Chas. Eliason
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W. F. Orr
Edgar Gee
Harry Hadsel
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People’s Pulpit
B. E. Lilly
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