Local City News Items and Holiday Ads
St John s offers buckwheat flour and maple syrup while shoppers compare Christmas candy prices at Angerbach s. A J Thomas and George Chase return from West Liberty aboard the Wilton train. Lola Shellabarger visits town for shopping. Laura Osborne travels to Davenport with plans for Sunday. Christmas trees available at Angerbach s and home baked goods Saturday at St John s. Regular K of P esquire work and G A R ladies meeting set. officers to be elected. December 20 cut off for guaranteed Christmas pictures. Townsend portraits featured. Families from Letts and Davenport visit or travel via Firefly and Wilton lines. Edwin C Schoemaker in city for a visit from Knoxville.
Move on Foot to Make Room in Ward Buildings
A school board special meeting will consider transferring eighth graders from the Washington and Jefferson ward buildings to the High School to free rooms for new pupils. Truant officer R. B. Huff will address 400 absent children ages 7 to 14 to enforce compulsory education law and create space for the incoming pupils.
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Washington
First Ward
Jefferson
Third Ward
R. B. Huff
Municipal Ownership Discussed At Library Debating Club
The Library Debating club meets this evening at the P. M. Musser Public Library auditorium. The question to be argued asks whether Muscatine should own its lighting plant capable of supplying light to both public and private users. All are invited to attend.
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Library Debating Club
P. M. Musser Public Library
Muscatine
Wages Cut for Rock Island Section Men
Report says Chicago Rock Island and Pacific section men here had daily wages reduced from 1.50 to 1.25. Most men quit rather than accept the cut, leaving only two workers. Labor scarcity in Muscatine may hinder securing a new section crew.
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Rock Island
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Muscatine
Ezra Kendall Brings Vinegar Buyer to Muscatine Tonight
Amusements notes say Ezra Kendall in the Vinegar Buyer will entertain in Muscatine tonight. The performance promises strong laughs from the start and is described as highly entertaining for audiences seeking humor and lively stage presence.
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Muscatine
Ezra Kendall
Vinegar Buyer
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society Holds All Day Sewing
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid met at the church parlors on Thursday for an all day sewing session with nearly 300 ladies in attendance.
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Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid Society
Church sewing day precedes sale next Thursday
The group spent the day sewing and preparing for the church sale. Lunch was served at the church parlors. Mrs. D P Miller rode the Wilton train to spend the afternoon and will return on the late train with Miss Rosa Miller. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Dan Sullivan is ill at the O Briens. Attorney E M Warner returned home on the Firefly from Louisa county after legal business. Claude Smith bought a Hobart M Cable piano for his pleasant home.
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Laura Osborne
Wilton
Davenport
D. P. Miller
Rosa Miller
East Fifth Street
Dan Sullivan
O'Brein
E. M. Warner
Louisa County
Claude Smith
Hobart M. Cable
J. J. Griffith
Lehigh Valley Rail Offers Through Tickets to New York and Philadelphia
The service describes double track, stone ballast, and magnificent trains with dining cars a la carte. Stop-overs at Niagara Falls allowed on all through tickets to New York and Philadelphia.
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New York
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Niagara Falls
Funny little chap he is comrade to my child
A Baltimore News poem describing a father and son bond with playful affection. The narrator depicts the boy clinging to him day and night, sharing toys, kisses, and mischief while the father cherishes their companionship. It ends with a prayer for eternal companionship in the afterlife.
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Pappy
Baltimore News
Market Review Signals Mixed Grain, Hogs and Provisions
Corn opened firm with Patten as a big early buyer, then eased on scattered selling and closed lower as profits faded. Cables steady despite fair receipts and weak weather boosting demand. Oats held firm with brokers buying, while late wheat and corn weakness trimmed gains. Provisions fell as hogs and January ribs drew selling, packers' buying steadier with May products advancing.
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Patten
Bartlett-Frazier
Armour
Lehigh Valley Limited Offers Luxurious Rail Travel
120 percent 55 percent travel via the Lehigh Valley Railroad promises speed and comfort to New York or Philadelphia with luxuriously furnished vestibule sleeping parlor and day coaches dining cars a la carte service on all through tickets to New York and Philadelphia.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
New York
Philadelphia
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Knoxville
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Chas. C. Braunworth
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H. F. Barnard
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