Local notes from Muscatine and Davenport mingle with rail tales
Muscatine jewelers unite to close shop on legal holidays from 1913 to year end 1913. Various local residents and visitors, including Advy Jo L. Meaks of Riverside and families from Davenport Rock Island and Monmouth, are listed as traveling, visiting, or returning home after Christmas. The column blends social notices with a brief railroad and street scene in early 20th century Muscatine.
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Mary
Princesa
F. R. McMillan
Kalatiazoo
Mich
Riverside
Ralpa Mackay
Monmouth
Mule Hart
Bout Righth
Piretly
Robert Elles
Burington
Rock Igland
William .Abif
East Sixth Strat
C, McIntyre
Davenport
W. B. McIntyre
Rock Island
Eddwin
A. McIntyre
Locust
Taird Streets
Muscathie
A. Ww. Barnard
G. W. Volxer
N. A. Nievel
C. Cre
Swan
Ady
Ill. Farmer Sends 7500 Bushels of Corn to Peoria Distilleries
Five railroad cars carry shelled corn from Illinois farmers to Peoria for distillery use. John Te Strake and Jaole farmers oversee the shipment, totaling about 7500 bushels, described as the largest single-day corn shipment this year. A second large shipment originates in Muscatine and reflects a shift toward local farm storage for shipment to city warehouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine North and South
Peoria
Ill
John Te Strake
Jaole
T Fe
Co Winois
Klness
Fewer Men Teachers Seen Under New Equal Pay Law
New York reports a decline in male teacher enrollment since the equal pay law took effect this year. President Egerton L. Winthrop Jr. of the board of education says it is too early to judge outcomes but notes fewer male applicants, especially for upper grades, while overall reforms are deemed beneficial. A separate board action dismissed a woman teacher for concealment of her marriage.
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New York
Egerton L. Winthrop, Jr
Board of Education
Winthrop
Uepe
Ing
James R. Keane III in Ill Health Reports
New York Dec. 27 James R Keane III a well known horseman is in worse health today and confined to his hotel apartment. No details on the illness are given though he is too ill to visit his Long Island country home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James R. Keeny
Jon Long Island
Southern Pacific Buys Kennelly Line In Mexico City Extension
Marka Succese of local man’s operations as manager of road in Hanns of receivers. The Southern Pacific Railroad, recently ordered separated from the Union Pacific by a Supreme Court decision, purchased the Kennelly line. Kennelly, formerly with Rock Island, becomes general manager as the line moves toward a Mexico City extension from Wichita to Kansas City and beyond. The road now extends into old Mexico and will widen its rights of way. Expansion work begins immediately and the line’s prospects rise with new management and cross-border aims.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
United States Supreme Court
Kunana City
Mexico
Orient Road
M. 7
Kennelly
Thia
Rock Island Road
S. P
Stillwell
Kanes City
Mexico City
Wichita
Kan
Kansas City
Old Mexico
Rio Grande
Iine
Southern Pacific Ine
United States
Six National Organizations Open Conventions in Boston
Six national bodies spanning history economics sociology statistics and teaching began gatherings in Boston and nearby Mars with daily sessions through year end. Roosevelt plans a joint talk on History as Literature at Symphony Hall tonight. The American Historical Association leads a coalition that includes labor, sociology, statistics, economics and political science groups.
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Boston
Mars
Saveral
Theodore Roosevelt
Symphony Hall
American Hestorical Association
Encourage Drift to Farms Amid Push for Rural Relocation
Washington dispatch reports Congress urged to grant a large appropriation to move residents from congested urban centers to agricultural and rural jobs. The Commerce and Labor Department seeks information division branches in Chicago, New Orleans, and San Francisco to facilitate the plan, proposing 1.9 million dollars per city but likely settling for a half million for initial steps.
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Congress
Chicago
Dee
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Division of Information
New Orleans
San Francisco
Department
Closing Out Sale at Geo Alenader Jarut Farm Auction
A public auction Dec 31 1912 at 10 am on the Geo Alenader Jarut farm near Durant Fairport and Pleasant Prairie. sale includes 6 horses 35 cattle 10 hogs 18 sows 37 burros farm machinery and timber. terms cash under 10 and 10 month credit thereafter with 8 percent interest if paid late. Auctioneers Thos Agar Albert Lebulin. clerk A H Bierkiany.
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Durant
Fairport
Pleasant Prairie
A. Mu
Indy
New Era Las
Remits Cooke's Sentence in Government Funds Case
The president remits the unexecuted part of the 1910 general court martial sentence for George F. Cooke retired colonel. Cooke was tried in Seattle in 1920 on neglect in handling government funds. his retirement pay forfeiture was previously imposed, now the remaining sentence is entirely remitted.
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Washington, D. C
George F. Cooke
U. S.A
Cooke
Seattle
Wash
Car of winter apples on track in Columbus Junction
The Columbus Junction column notes a car of winter apples on the track. W R Dewitt and Ed Irminger are mentioned, along with Ady Henry Armbright of Cedar Rapids visiting relatives. Prof Arthur Sprague, former Columbus Junction boy, will become assistant superintendent of schools for Washington state starting June 1, with duties in Olympia.
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Columbus
W. R. Dewitt
Ed Irminger
Ady
Henry Armbright
Cedar Rapids
Qin
J. R. Smith
John Deers Co
Omaha
Mise Gladys Grimey
Allerton
Arthur Sprague
Columbus Junction
Presbyterian Church
Marie Getts
Second Street
Walter James
C D. Browning
Muscatine
Myrtle Fitzsimmons
Wapella
Puget
Mlus Genova Lee
Five Die In Todging House Fire In Los Angeles
A North Main street lodging house fire in Los Angeles left two unidentified men dead and five others injured, one fatally. The dead were found in the burning building during morning recognition. Olga Walters, 16, daughter of the keeper, was badly hurt. her death is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Prairie Grove Christmas Travel Draws Residents
Prairie Grove Iowa December 25 residents took advantage of fine weather and clear roads to attend Christmas entertainments in West Liberty Springdale Centerdale and West Branch. Mian Margaret Murphy of Iowa City is visiting friend Mrs Ethel Kubik. Mr and Mrs Ethel Falres attended the marriage of their niece.
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Prairie
Grove
Wost Liberty
Springdale
Centerdale
West Branch
Mian
Margaret Murphy
Iowa City
Ethel Kubik
Ethel Falres
Local Parcel Post Savings for Patrons
The article promotes using Parcel Post for local deliveries at 5 cents for the first pound and 1 cent for each additional pound, highlighting 6 pounds costing 10 cents. It contrasts mail order drawbacks with buying locally, urging readers to compare prices, examine goods, and place orders by phone or mail to support the community and ensure accurate representations.
For Sale Two Story Frame House and Property
For sale a two story frame house with six large roofs, good barn, wood shed, chicken coops, hay and storeroom, and a 14 by 36 cellar. The ad notes investors Inez Faires to Albert Lerch and lists local visitors and Christmas gatherings from West Liberty and Hartupee, with family visits in Prairie Grove and nearby towns. It ends promising to show the property soon.
Christmas Gatherings Across Tipton and Nearby Areas
A long list of holiday visitations notes families from Tipton to Yankee Corners and West Branch, with gatherings at several homes. It records Dr. York and relatives in Lisbon, Minnie Sider from Sioux City, and Clint Dice returning from hospital in Iowa City. interwoven is a critical, garbled tale about a past figure and rabbits in England and Australia, citing Wide World Magazine.
The Unknown Man Australia Curses A Settler Hero
An early Australian settlement vignette recounts a well meaning immigrant who left England carrying two pairs of rabbits. The narrative honors a planter whose life and works shaped colonial history, though precise dates and details remain unclear. The piece highlights the animal keeping choices and moral judgment of the era.
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England
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
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E. Shaner
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Milwaukee & St. Paul
Puys
Cowboy
Detthof Hardware Co
Pantel Bros. Cash Grocery
Jor East Second Street
Roy Skipton
Anna Taylor
Jn Lene Tree
Winfield Tarlay
Peoria Distilemen
James R. Keane IS III
Southern Pacific RR
Kennelly Line
Orient
Marka Succese
Local Man's
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Hanns
Thos, Agar Albert Lebulin
A. H. Bierkiany
Columbes
the Parcel Post
Weeee l
Thompson Bros. Co
West 2Nd Street
Inez Faires
Albert Lerch
Robi, Pinney
West Liberty
Fred Ridenour
Hartupee
Charley Mc
Will Kreamer
Ll. G. Gongwat
Lamont
Reuben Deforest
M. F. McKray
Bar- Jani
John Webster
East Wapsic
Prairie Grove
Charley Schiele
Sunbury
Wm. Miller
Albert
Mra. Swart
Jackson
Martin Black
Elmer Falres
Untoo Valley
Burnett
Wm. Hawhecker
Liberty
Nate Burnett
L. G. Gongwer
Esther
Sherman Eves
Frank Wilkins
Nancy Wilkins
Weat Liberty
Abner Bran- Bon
Edith
Oskalooga
Arthur Rockwell
Lows
Messrs
George Downing
Geo
Kubik
Hal
Thompson
Grank Owens
Patevale
Wr. Gay
Paul
Ius
Titus Loan & Investment CO
Colonies
Foud
Long
Wide World Magazine
Australia
Keen Kutter
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