Premiums at the Farmers Meeting in Muscatine County
The sixteenth annual Muscatine County Farmers Institute concluded in West Liberty on December 23. Premiums awarded include ten ears yellow corn to C. F. Steen and Walter Fogg, white corn to Walter Fogg, and numerous prizes in bread and cake categories won by Harry Vandenburg, Mrs. Mary E. Marolf, Miss Dorothea Steen, and others. The institute will decide next year’s leaders in September at Wilton.
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West Liberty
Muscatine County
Farmers’ Institute
Wilton
Ten Ears Yellow
Walter Fogg
Fawcett & Son
Wilbur Wolf
Harry Vandenburg
Isaac Gatton
Mary E. Marolf
Dorothea Steen
Health for a Few Dollars Health for a Few Dollars
A Missouri fireman with liver and kidney pain improves after two months of treatment by Dr. Walsh at a Davenport Iowa office, costing only a few dollars. Testimonials from James Cox of Dearborn and Mrs. John Maroff of Wilton Junction praise the remedy.
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James Cox
Rock Island
Dearborn
Missouri
Walsh
John Maroff
Wilton Junction
Route 1
Kid Herman to Meet Rubber Kid in Moscow Bout
Kid Herman of this city and the Rubber Kid of Minneapolis have signed for a wrestling match to be staged at Moscow on Wednesday evening, December 29. Promoters plan a special train from this city to Moscow if interest is aroused. The bout promises excitement as both men are well matched and Herman is locally noted while the Rubber Kid has scored wins in Washington, Iowa, and elsewhere.
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Kid Hermann
Rubber Kid
Minneapolis
Moscow
Herman
Washington
Turner Defeated In Handicap Wrestling Match
In Ottumwa Iowa on December 23 Zbyszko the Polish wrestler threw George Turner Kellogg Iowa to the mat causing a shoulder muscle to snap and forcing Turner out of the handicap bout. Zbyszko won the first fall in 20 minutes 22 seconds with a body and barlock hold. Turner could not continue the match which required three throws in an hour.
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Ottumwa
Zbyszko
George Turner
Kellogg
Turner
New Directory Will Contain About 3000 Names January
The Iowa Telephone company will issue a new Muscatine telephone directory around January 1. It will add about 20 pages, including all subscribers up to the issue date. Manager R P Hampton urges cooperation and lists rules to improve service and satisfaction.
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Iowa Telephone Company
R. P. Hampton
Muscatine
Hampton
Mr. Hampton
Crown Remedy Advice From Obsolete Consultation
An unclear, garbled note advocates giving Chamberlain's Conch Remedy to a child at first signs of distress or after a crown conch appears. It claims it prevents attack and is a certain cure for crown, never failing, though the text is nonsensical and unverified.
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Crown Ang
Christmas Exercises Delight Franklin School at Mulford Church
The Franklin school Christmas program at Mulford Congregational Church drew a full crowd this afternoon with near all pupils featuring on stage. The well decorated auditorium housed eager parents and friends as each performance contributed to one of the most enjoyable observances in the area.
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Mulford Congregational Church
Franklin School
Puritan Ice Plant to Begin Foundations in Muscatine
Final preparations are underway for the Puritan Ice Company's new plant in South Muscatine. Piling will form the foundation as contractor Harry Kincaid plans to start early next week, and the contract for erection will be let after updated blueprints return. The plant will not produce ice until late spring, though orders after January 1 are being solicited.
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Puritan Ice Company
South Muscatine
Harry Kincaid
Garfield school collects gifts for the poor in South Muscatine
Children at Garfield School organized a charitable drive, gathering food and clothing for the Salvation Army distribution in South Muscatine. The event followed a festive but low key Christmas observance, with rooms reading selections on the day.
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Garfield School
South Muscatine
Salvation Army
Army
Garfield
South End
Nicholas Rogers
Rogers
Fannie Manley
Ephriam Storms
S. M. Miller
Oskaloosa
Fred
Stella Wright
Ainsworth
City Lumber Yard renamed to Collins Lumber Company
Notice is given that articles of incorporation have been altered to rename the city lumber yard to Collins Lumber Company and to reduce board of directors from five to three. City Lumber Yard, by E. E. Collins, President.
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City Lumber Yard
Collins Lumber Company
E. E. Collins
No Switching in Butte Mines as Union Moves to Halt Work
In Butte Montana on December 23 a miners union committee drove out switchmen who had resumed work and warned that two thousand miners would ensure they stopped working while their fellow switchmen were on strike. The entire switching operation was tied up as every switchman quit. The mines were unable to operate.
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Butte
Mont
Miners’ Union
Cough Remedy Promoted After Grip Attacks Persist
The article notes grip often followed by a persistent cough and describes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as widely used with success. It claims many cases cured after other remedies failed and mentions closings of smelters related to the period.
Oil exporters alarmed as exports to France plunge
Washington officials report mineral oil exports to France dropped from 1,000,000 to 26,363 in a month triggering exporters to press Congress to renew the reciprocity treaty with Spain which expires next August. Early November shows larger import and export totals despite the French treaty abrogation.
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France
Washington, D. C
Congress
Spain
Canada
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Wees
Farmers’ Meeting
the Culinary Department
Dr. Walsh
Kid Herman and
Rubber Kid MIX
Iowan
GEO Kranz & Son
U. S. Express Office
NEW Book
Xmas Entertainment
Mulford
Puritan
Pili
Kincaid
Founda
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Ice
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Samuel Dodd
Daniel Snowden
Quincy
Arthur Hancher
Columbus City
George
Harry Farnum
Wapello
M. N
Esther Meese
Cranston
East 2Nd St
Lerson
IHE Sutorium
Carl Koontz
Arleigh Freeman
West Second St
F. M. Cooper
Iowa
J. G. Kammerer
GhAe Muscatine Transfer
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