Fire destroys Hoopes addition home at Latham Street
Fred Scharff residence on Latham Street Hoopes addition burned totally in a blaze believed started by a stove. Firemen from Kaiser hose company arrived quickly and saved little as the building turned to ruins in fifteen minutes. Loss estimated at 300 dollars, fully insured. No one home. no injuries. Origin unknown. believed to be in the store area. No alarm was sent. Also, Old Hershey Mill boilers and iron work were removed as the plant is dismantled and the boilers (five) to be sent to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Fred Scharff
Latham Street
Hoopes
Kaiser Hose Companies
Stewart Road
Oregon Street
Hershey
Alabama
Gulf of Mexico
Wickes Brothers
Chicago
Old South Muscatine
Reform School adopts Foley's Honey and Tar cure
J G Gluck superintendent of the Prunty town reform school in West Virginia reports trying various cough medicines and selecting Foley's Honey and Tar as the most effective and harmless. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store carries the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reform School
J. G. Gluck
Pruntytown
W. Va
Foley
West Virginia Reform School
Havercamp’s
People control their temps ease tensions with others
A concise thought notes that individuals who can regulate their own tempers experience fewer conflicts with those around them. The idea emphasizes self control reducing social frictions and improving interactions.
Morning News Fragments Report Trials, Dangers, and Local Happenings
The paper records Mr. Brown pleading not guilty, then judged guilty with a $5.35 fine paid. John Wilson faces no show for trial amid alleged horse race complicity. William Peck undergoes a life saving operation for gall stones at Hershey Memorial. Ice on the river remains unsafe for crossing. Local items note lost horses replaced, new coal shed at Richardson factory, a frozen foot recovery, holiday homecoming plans for Harry Hubbard, street repairs with shells, sidewalk relocation, lighting plans for south Muscatine, and various visiting residents and small town updates.
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Brown
Hudson
John Wilson
Pin Oak
Hershey Avenue
William Peck
Near Nichols
Hershey Memorial Hospital
South Muscatine
Musser Lumber Company
Illinois
Richardson
Dewey Avenue
M. H. Klenninger
Oregon Street
Muscatine Slough
Mr. Klenninger
Kleist Bridge
Harry Hubbard
H. S. Hubbard
Kansas Street
White River
Arkansas
Grandview Avenue
South Muscatine Lumbers and Box Company
Old Hershey Lumber mill to be dismantled for junk and reuse
The Hershey Lumber company mill faces closure with iron work likely scrapped while most machinery remains usable. Five boilers will be sent to the gulf by rail after removal, as workers prepare them for a long journey and a renewed period of activity elsewhere. Removal may finish by year’s start. Scott Brown, charged for violating city quarantine by going to work near a diphtheria patient, was tried in the police court.
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Hershey Lumber Company
Gulf
Scott Brown
Oregon Street
Jefferson Fulham
Coughs Colds and Constipation Notice at Havercamp’s
Readers are warned that many cough medicines besides Foley’s Honey and Tar can cause constipation and contain opiates. Foley’s Honey and Tar contains no opiates, is safe, and will not constipate. Available at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
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Foley
Havercamp
Col Horton Has Fire Damages Home in Marshalltown
Former Muscatine man Col Horton lost his Marshalltown residence to a fire that caused about $500 in damage. The blaze apparently broke out at the home, with quick action limiting further loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Fire at Soldiers Home Destroys Second Floor
Commandant C C Horton of the Iowa Soldiers Home in Marshalltown faced a blaze that started in the garret due to a faulty flue or electric wiring. The Marshalltown fire department quickly checked the fire, preventing a larger disaster. Water damage soaked the entire second floor, with most losses attributed to flooding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Horton
Iowa Soldiers Home
Marshalltown
Horton
Muscatine
Decate Your Bowels With Cathartie
An advertisement touts Cathartie as a cure for constipation with a money back guarantee if C C C fail. It targets druggists to refund customers who are not helped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.C.C
Lewis Morrison to star as Mephisto in Faust
The famed actor Lewis Morrison will appear for the last time in this city as Mephisto in a new scenic production of Faust said to surpass all previous versions this star has presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Morrison
Mephisto
Faust
Women clubs meet daytime ease men’s sense of security
A brief note observes that when women’s clubs gather during the day the presence reduces concerns among men about safety and social disruption. It frames daytime meetings as a stabilizing factor in community life.
It Is Better Not to Be Smart Cut a Friend
A compact moral note warns against cleverness that harms friendships, urging prudence and generosity over sharp wit. The piece frames the choice as between loyalty and slyness, emphasizing lasting rapport over momentary advantage.
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the Blaze Oc
Kemble Hotel
F. X. Schaefer
Prop
Schmidt's Savings Bark
Mr. Scharff
Cleveland Vapor Light Company
South End
Mary McCurdy
Tobias
Nebraska
Letts
Lettsvillle
George Brown
Phillip Street
Lilly Hopkinson
Cedar Street
E. G. Hoop
Pearl Wright
Phillips Street
Rolland Grey
Sampson Street
John Hysinger
Nebraska Street
D. L. Dulgar
Fred Boston
Frank Abbott
White
Japan
Silk
Ruffies
Reinemund
Leibbrand, Ryan & CO
East Second Street
Col. Horton
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