Fruitland Farmers Build Road With Volunteer Labor
Farmers along the Muscatine Fruitland road donated gravel and labor to repair a two and a quarter mile stretch from the city limits to Funk's hill. They offered 26 cents an hour for man and team and 20 cents per hour per team in gravel donations, saving Muscatine County over $1,000. Work paused for winter but will resume next summer to finish the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Fruitland Township
Funk’s Hill
Muscatine County
Board of Supervisors of
Musca~tine County
Board of Supervisors
Pure Blood and Hood's Sarsaparilla Claims
An old advertisement asserts that pure, rich blood enables the stomach liver and digestive organs to function properly and fights dyspepsia. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a successful treatment for numerous ailments and urges readers to obtain it today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Farmers Build Gravel Road With Local Help In Muscatine
County Engineer Halbfass credited Fruitland township farmers for saving Muscatine money by donating time labor and materials to repair and gravel a road. Despite initial highway specifications the farmers and Prof. A Marston arranged supervision allowing early work. By bad weather 1.92 miles finished with over 1000 dollars saved, and the remainder planned for spring or early summer rural Iowa sets an example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halbfass
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
J. D. Buser
Board of Supervisors
Ames
A. Marston
Muscatine
Fruitland
Iowa
Illinois City News Roundup In Brief
Illinois City items from December include Lou Shutter returning from Minnesota, W A Bailey and William Dusenberry visiting Muscatine business travelers, Howard Ball resuming school duties there, and Mrs May Gilbert of Andalusia visiting John and Mrs Morehead. The needle removed from Voy Lens daughter’s foot is healing, and Miss Anne Bailey has gone to Buffalo Prairie for a stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois City
Lou Shutter
Minnegota
W. A. Bailey
Wm. Dusenberry
Muscatine
Howard Ball
May Gilbert
Andalusia
John Morehead
Voy Lense
Anne Bailey
Bufffalo Prairie
Famous pianist Ogden appears in Muscatine concert
Cubiss Music featured at Congregational Church as George Frederick Ogden presented a lecture recital under Miss Eda Critz. Despite stormy weather the audience was rewarded by Ogden's expressive performance and insightful remarks. The program highlighted cubist music, Schoenberg, Chapin, Schubert and Rubenstein, marking a first in Iowa. The season's success promises a strong winter series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W
Eda Crutza
George Frederick’ Ogden
Ogden
O& Shoenberg
Iowa
Chapin
Schubert J
Rubenstein
Miss Critz
Muscatine
Wintering boats on the Mississippi at Muscatine
Muscatine boat owners plan to leave craft in the Mississippi River over winter rather than dock them. Dr. F. R. Halstead started the practice with cruiser Amicus near Orange Street sewer mouth. The river stayed open, hulls remained intact, and boats were moored behind the Butterfly with booms to protect them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Mississippi River
F. R. Halstead
Amicus
Orange Street
Kath
Historic pageant planned at Rock Island Arsenal
Davenport Iowa December 13 a great historic pageant will be held at the Rock Island arsenal next May marking the one hundredth anniversary of Fort Armstrong. The event will feature regiments of the U S Army historical pageants of 1816 the Indians subjugation and white settlement with addresses by prominent men and community welcomes from Davenport Rock Island Moline Bettendorf and East Moline. Colonel Burr has war department consent to use the island and a blockhouse from 1816 will be restored as part of the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Rock Island Arsenal
Fort Armstrong
Frontier Post
Rock Island
Historical Societies
Ill
Scott County
Iowa
George W. Burr
Arsenal
United States Regular Army
United States
Moline
Bettendorf
East
Burr
War Department
Edward K. Putnam
The
Academy of Sciences
Harry B. Downer
Farmers Organize Mutual Stockton Walcott Telephone Company
Articles of incorporation filed for a mutual benefit telephone line between Walcott Scott county and Stockton Muscatine county. No capital stock, patrons mutually liable, 20 year term. Officers: President Henry Dittmer Vice President Purity ixruse Secretary Joan G. Vort Treasurer Henry P. Broders Trustees Liebke Paustian Paper. The Quinine That Does Not Affect Head. There is only one Bromo Quinine, E W Groves signature on box. 25e Advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton & Walcott Independent Telephone Company
County Recorders
Walton
Walcott
Scott County
Stockton
Muscatine County
Henry Dittmer
Purity Ixruse
Joan G. Vort
Henry P. Broders
Charles Liebke
James Paustian
Thomas Paper
E. W. Grovie
Salt Remedy for Kidney Health Advised by Authority
A well known authority states that regular meat eaters can prevent illness by flushing the kidneys. It urges taking four ounces of a grape and lemon juice based salt, Jad Salts, in water before breakfast for days to keep kidneys and blood pure and neutralize irritating urine.
Also Mentioned on This Page
By. George. McManus
International
Bervice
Jerry Hickey
Maggie
Mor
Rome
Aer
Farmers Save County
Lowa
Scranton
Harrisburg
Peoria
W. W. Richards
Illinois City
George Frederick Ogden
Cubiss
Congregational Church
Crown Pianos
Geo. P, Bent Company
Chicago
Toush
Hirt & Fesler
Muscatine, Towa
Zeigler Field
Phone
Huttig
East Second St
H. D. Horst
Attorney At Law
General Practice
Muscatine State Bank
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!