Local notes on travel visits sales and millinery
East Seventh street residents depart for Wilton and Des Moines while Muscatine visitors return. Special millinery sale at Leysen's runs Dec 17 to 25 with discounts on hats and trimmings. Florence Salyard leaves Muscatine for Des Moines to pursue vaudeville after leaving Henderson show. Costic of DeWitt visits sister Mrs Johnson then returns home with niece Violet Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. W. Warren
Des Moines
Leysen
Florence Salyard
Muscatine
Costic
DeWitt, Sn
E. P. Johnson
Woodlawn Avenue
Violet Johnson
Petty Thievery Reported on Hill and Nearby Homes
A warning notice from Mrs. D Sable at 722 Climer St cites a rash of petty thefts in the hill area. She says a Wednesday morning break in gained entrance and stole coal and wood, while other crops and poultry were taken from F C Krone on Newell avenue during the summer. Police seek evidence to identify the young suspects behind the ongoing thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sable
F. C. Krone
Newell Avenue
East Hill Proposes Viaduct Over Fifth Street Crossing
East Hill city council reviewed a plan for a viaduct over the Fifth Street railroad crossing. City Engineer J J Ryan was ordered to prepare cost estimates for the overhead bridge, with possible Rock Island railroad consultation soon. A petition to open Fillmore Street by fifty Park Place owners was read but deferred to the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Street
J. J. Ryan
Rock Island Railroad
Park Place
Fillmore Street
Mrs Maria Coble Dies in Kansas
Death notice from Muscatine reports Mrs Maria Coble died in Columbus Kansas. Sister Mrs Mary Brisbine of Muscatine received the dispatch. Survived by five children two brothers and one sister. Husband died last August. Interment in Columbus cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Coble
Columbus
Kan
Mary Brisbine
Sherman Street
Coble
Muscatine
J. K. Martin
Silas Martin
Colorado
Columbus Cemetery
Mrs Mannasmith Leaves Wilton for Durant
Mrs. George Mannasmith departed Wilton Nebraska for Durant on an unspecified date, with travel details sparsely recorded in the local column.
Wilton News Notes Local Visits And Crescents Loss
Local residents and visitors share short calls as Earl Whitmer travels to Davenport and Rock Island for basketball with Crescents. Wilton Crescents lose 46 to 18 to Rock Island Y M C A with Shamit out. a return game is set for New Year’s Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Whitmer
Davenport
Rock Island
Crescents
Fred Stucker
Durant
J. B. Miller
Muscatine
Guy Harrington
Denver
Colorado
Walter Harrington
Vera Miller
Wilton
Epworth League
League
A. F. Ayres
Spencer, In
Charles Kiser
S. McClung
Bessie Chown
Minnie Jasperson
West Liberty
Guy Rinegenberr
John Killian
Farl Whitmer
Sylvester Kiser
Harry Shafnit
Orren Wiser
Grove Pill
Arthur Wacker
Fverett Hain
Dean Stibot
$30,000 Building Planned by Produce Company
Muscatine Produce Company will erect a $25,000 cold storage plant next spring and a temporary one story structure beginning Monday to be enclosed by the final five story facility. The project includes two freight elevators and rubbleroid roof. Lincoln school pupils will receive two Christmas trees and gifts on December 23. Mrs. Andrew Bauer donates two trees for the primary room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Produce Company
J. H. Selden
Iowa
Lincoln School
Andrew Bauer
Christmas program and factory news from town
William Oeter to present upper grades with a Christmas tree as children sing many Xmas songs. Radebaugh Murphy Button Co adds eight machines, boosting force to twenty. East Hill locals share visits of Mrs Ella Hitchcock and Mrs John Niebling while Louis Braun plans move to Park Place. Candy making and popcorn balls planned. home made gifts shown. International Sunday School lesson held with Miss Hoopes inviting all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Oeter
Radebaugh-Murphy
Lombard Street
East Hill
Ella Hitchcock
Lake Township
Sioux City
N. A. McCoy
Washington Street
John Niebling
Begg Street
M. Beckey
Chicago
Beckey
East Second Street
Louis Braun
Montpelier
Muscatine
Park Place
Y. W
Miss Hoopes
WY. W. C. A. Notes. Saturday evenings have been fuil
A fragment from the WY. W. C. A. notes mentions Saturday evening activities and a misspelled word likely indicating ongoing community events. The readable text suggests scheduling or notices about local programs and gatherings hosted by the YWCA in the area.
Why do people call me a Christian
A city church deacon leading a boys class is asked why people call him a Christian. A sharp little boy replies with frank humor that people judge him by his actions, saying they call him a Christian because they don’t know him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincett’s
Disease and Remedies in Medical History
A London Times remark notes that the challenging nature of a disease is shown by the many so called infallible cures proposed over time by physicians. The quote frames remedies as unreliable markers of true remedies, reflecting medical history rather than a definitive solution.
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London Times
Papering Damp Walls with Corrugated Cardboard Method
An inexpensive method outlines damp wall treatment using corrugated cardboard coated with asphalt varnish, tacked to the wall with five-eighths inch nails. The corrugations run from ceiling to floor, leaving a gap at the base, then covered with burlap, plain paper, and wall hangings. Skirting boards are removed during application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Architects and Builders’ Journal
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Ruthenberg ClothingCo
Lui
J. H. St. John
Lillian Jacque
Mayme Funck
South Muscatine
J. F. Dunn
Webster, In
May
Eunice Dickey
Jamaica, Ia
Sterling, Il
W. 8. Baker
Mulberry Avenue
Geo Eltman
California
Jonathan
Horseradish
E Ciry Council
Kansas
Sherman
Street
Family Theatre
Wakahama
America
Genevieve Homer
Comedienne
The
F. P. Rogers
Otto Fetchts
Carl Laemmle
Napoleon
Moving Picture World
Matinee Daily
H. R. Teufel
Mike Cronin
Iowa City
Atalissa
J. B. Potter
Selden
Spallerson Stores
Christ
Bargain Basement
Titus Loan & Investment CO
Iowa Avenue
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