Muscatine Man Severely Injured in Saw Mill Accident
Henry Parker of Muscatine suffered a severe injury at a saw mill near Rilling Washington eight miles from Tacoma. He lost a hand after the machine caught his arm while he tried to steady himself and was removed to Tacoma Hospital for dressing and will remain there for weeks. Local notes report visits and illnesses among area residents including Edna Kemble and Alma Miller.
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Henry Parker
Catherine Mueller
Parker
Rilling
Wash
Tacoma
City Hospital
Complete Bridges Near Cranston 1A
Mil waukee railroad advances on south Cranston project with two large concrete bridges finished and a major structure west of town underway. Weather and frozen ground hinder, but crew plans to finish by May 1 and invest about 250000 dollars on the roadbed between Muscatine and Ottumwa.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Cranston
Muscatine
Ottumwa
South Muscatine
Charles Schmalz
Grandview Avenue
Pitchforth
Bismarck Street
Fred Knapp
Colorado
Ed. Anson
Elia Doolittle
Wilton
William Orris
Cotter
Henry Eshileman
Kemper Avenue
Everett
Charles Graham
Walton Street
J. S. Cooder
Montpelier
Fredonia Resident Dies Suddenly After Illness
Chas. Stone, aged about seventy, a respected Fredonia resident, died suddenly in the afternoon after feeling ill. He fell from a chair and died before a physician arrived. Survived by a wife, three children, two daughters from a previous marriage, and four stepchildren. Funeral set for 10:30 at the local Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Chas. Stone
Fredonia
Mr. Stone
Jas. Westlake
George Jones
Union Township
Dren
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Free Trial Offer
Public notice advertises Pyramid Pile Cure as a fast remedy for piles. It cites Emma Bodenhamer of Bedford Indiana with 23 years of pain and George Braneigh of Schellsburg Pennsylvania with 14 years cured by one or three 50 cent boxes. It urges sending name and address for a free trial by mail.
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Emma Bodenhamer
Bedford
Indiana
George Braneigh
Schellburg
Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid
Marshall, Mich
Y W C A Notes Socials and Class Schedule
The Hirsch Button Co girls social is postponed one week and will meet next Monday evening at the Y W C A rooms. Fellowship club meets this evening as usual. Out of town shoppers and downtown visitors may use the Y W C A rest and reading room. Miss Wilson's Bible class is not meeting tomorrow evening but members may join the Automatic class at the same hour. Next week Miss Wilson's class resumes.
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Hirsch Button Co
Fellowship Club
Y. W
Miss Wilson
Inter Ward Baseball League Heads Toward City Championship
South Muscatine schools back a new inter ward baseball league to mirror the successful basketball series. The effort aims to include all city schools and culminate in a city championship, with a late spring interward field meet planned.
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South Muscatine
Woman Prorin cat in Church Work Dies
Mrs. Julia Whitney Graham a Chicago religious worker who helped raise funds for a Dutch Reformed church on West Washington Street died January 31 in Evanston at age 86. She founded the Philosophical Society, was born January 4, 1822 in Seneca County New York, and is survived by her daughter Mrs. John Snitzler and granddaughter Mrs. John Mahin plus four great grandchildren. Funeral service was at John Mahin’s residence with burial at Wheaton Illinois.
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Jula Whitney Graham
John Lee Mahin
Evanston
Ill
Chicago
Julia Whitney Graham
Nicholas R. Graham
Hinman Avenue
John H. Snitzler
Lakota
Mahin
John T
James M. Snitzler
Graham
Whitney
Seneca County
New York
Kingston
N. Y
West Washington Street
Old Philosophical Society
M. S. Terry
Wheaton, Ill
Yeomen to Meet in Maccabee Hall
The Yeomen will hold a regular session tomorrow evening in the Maccabee hall with a large attendance expected. Ten to twelve will be initiated and adoption ceremony will be exemplified. Captain Ralph Othmer will assume command of the drill team. The session ends at nine with an open debate and refreshments served.
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Yeomen
Maccabee Hall
Ralph Othmer
Concord News Notes on Local Visits
Miss Maudie George returns home from Columbus Junction after a short visit with relatives and friends. Miss Sweete Johnston comes home Saturday after visiting her brother for a couple of days.
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Wapello
Lena Lowe
Roy George
la Grippe
Maude Curtis
Cleo Crull
Fredonia
Earl Wagner
Jos. Wagner
Jno. Bliven
Jennie Atcheson
Columbus Junction
Thomas Carey
Clyde
Coroden McDaniel
Gladys Blake
Mamie Bliven
Edna Carey
Fred Wagner
Dr. Hubbard
Sweete Johnston
Maudie George
Concord
Davenport Fraternal Bankers Lodge Holds Inaugural Session
A large Davenport delegation attended the initial meeting of a newly organized order of bankers. More than 75 candidates were initiated into the lodge's mysteries at the Red Men hall. Will Appel led the initiation. a reception, banquet, and dance followed. attendees included R. E. Scott, Charles Quandt, Mrs. Fred Townsend, S. A. Downer, Ida Light, E. Orr, Ella and Anna Mohr, John Montgomery, Stella Murdock.
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Bankers Reserve
Order of
Davenport
Red Men’s
Will Appel
R. E. Scott
Charles Quandt
Fred Townsend
S. A. Downer
Ida Light
E. Orr
Ella
Anna Mohr
John Montgomery
Stella Murdock
Prominent Names List Appears in Local Notice
A reader notice enumerates Mary and Lizzie Miller Allen King John Geertz T Graham Mrs Charles Armstrong Mrs Hattie Frazier Herman Rittenhouse Clyde Randleman Mrs M Randleman Mrs George Bromley James Morris Anna Brammer Claus Lemkau Christian Lockwood and Herman Grossklaus as individuals connected to the upcoming civic matter.
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Mary and
Lizzie Miller
Allen King
John Geertz
T. Graham
Charles Armstrong
Hattie Frazier
Herman Rittenhouse
Clyde Randleman
M. Randleman
George Bromley
James Morris
Anna Brammer
Claus Lemkau
Christian Lockwood
Herman Grossklaus
New Firm to Publish Muscatine City Directory
R L Polk & Co takes over Muscatine directory duties from M D Teetzel and plans a new Muscatine city directory this fall. The publisher promises an accurate up to date reference, with copies placed in directory libraries across principal US cities for public reference.
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R. L. Polk & Co
M. D. Teetzel
Muscatine
United States
Dayton man leaves for Cranstown after visit at Hart home
H M Hager of Dayton Ohio has been visiting the Hart family on Cedar Street for a week and took the morning train to Cranstown for a short visit with relatives.
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H. M. Hager
Dayton
Ohio
Hart Home
Cedar Street
Cranston
Local Clergyman Granted Six Weeks Vacation
The official board of the Methodist Episcopal church granted Rev. J. C. Willits a six weeks leave of absence to attend the Geneva conference in Baltimore, Maryland. The assembly opens May 6 and runs four weeks. Willits, as Iowa conference delegation chairman, will attend as a state representative and visit other eastern points during the trip.
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The
Methodist Episcopal
J. C. Willits
Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Maryland
Willits
Iowa
Miners Die in Yubari Colliery Gas Explosion
A gas explosion at Yubari colliery in Hokkaido, Japan, killed ninety-one miners. Many others escaped with severe burns, disaster reported from Victoria, B.C. on February 4.
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Yubari
Hokkaido
Victoria
B. C
Brainy writer praises Grape-Nuts as daily staple
A respected woman author describes how Grape-Nuts improved her morning appetite and energy while nursing, and says the cereal helped her children grow healthier. She notes personal relief from faintness, steadier brain function, and improved writing energy with a nightly small bowl of Grape-Nuts and milk.
Grape-Nuts Benefit Cited by Early Advertisers
The ad copy claims Phosphate of Potash is naturally prepared by Old Mother Nature and stored in grains for mankind. It asserts many people have gained better health from using Grape-Nuts, with the slogan There's a Reason.
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Geo. W. Carey
Legion
Wise Clerk Quits Sandwiches for Coffee for Lunch
A Washington government department clerk describes switching from sandwiches and coffee to Grape-Nuts for lunch and breakfast. He reports removal of afternoon fatigue and sustained energy, crediting Grape-Nuts with better performance and lasting vitality for daily work. The ad copy notes Postum Co. and reference to Road to Wellville.
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Washington
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Herman Todd
Moline
John Sneath
Island
Friends Church
West Branch
Alma
Claude Miller
Latham Street
Charles Stone
Chatr
C. H. Brown
Traer
Bess Speer
C. A. Sprague
Crawfordsville
John E. Utt
California
W. E. Whetstine
Wellman
C. B. Clark
Lone Tree
Jim Riley
Oskaloosa
Columbus City
John Riley
E. R. McBride
Oelwein
Ainsworth
McBrides
L. Votroubek
Margarete
Solon
T. H. Grubb
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Hallie Carr
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Edgar Todd
A. D. Gardner
Chant Gentzler
Monmouth
Sherman Stone
J. J. Stapp
South End Schools
R. Nichols
Ed. Owens
Bert Hill
Evans Streets
Ella Weisley
James Billings
Stewart Road
Reform Church
R. L. Polk
Board of Local Church
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Rattle Creek, Mich
Wise Clerk
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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