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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1908
Page
7
A Muscatine listing of readers notes includes visitors from West Liberty Cone Ia and Wilton plus Davenport. Ads promote Rocky Mountain Tea at Havercamp's and McQuesten Sawyer Co. sale offers while Dr Clapp and Dr Boatman are noted professionals.
The life sketch notes Charles W Norton of Wilton Muscatine county a prominent farmer importer and dealer in high grade cattle sheep and hogs. He served as mayor twice and supported Wilton electric light and water systems. He died January 14 1908 after paralysis with family and community mourning. He left surviving sons Dr J C Norton Birdsey L Norton Charles W Norton and a daughter Florence Norton Mason.
A medical slump warns graduates rely on practice over theory and touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia. It claims tablets digest 3,000 grains of food, promising rapid patient relief and nationwide sales.
Foster, Feb. 5. Mrs Jessie Deakman visiting her mother Mrs M McNall of Copperas Creek. Mrs George Foster returns from Nebraska with brother Joseph McMeel visiting for an undetermined time. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Carl Blankenburg, died in Rock Island Feb 1 1908, buried Reynolds cemetery. Baptist ladies to hold oyster supper Feb 7 at Mr and Mrs T Watson. Grippe prevalent. several new cases and returning improvements. Gracie Freyermuth and Eli Reynolds in Sick list.
Mrs. Reeder wife of W J Reeder of West Hill passed away at 4 30 yesterday afternoon after a short heart trouble illness. She lived five miles east before moving to town last March and leaves husband son and relatives including Miss Mary Brown. Funeral tomorrow at 10 from home with burial at Indian Creek cemetery.
Miss Wilson will not meet with her class this evening but a Bible class awaits at the Y W C A rooms with all welcome. The Fellowship club enjoyed a pleasant social session last evening despite rain. Bad walking keeps the crowd from the cafeteria. Good lunches available from five to fifteen cents and many spend the noon hour in the rest rooms, reading table and library.
Mrs Otto Fitchner returned home from a week in Davenport. Co K Beatty did a business trip to Muscatine. Arnold Arthur and Emil Kretschmar of Pine Mills passed through en route to a Patterson sale. J D Letts went to Muscatine. Will Fitchner rapidly recovers from illness. Fred Crow attended to business matters in Muscatine.
Notice dated January 15 1908 invites bids at the County Auditor's office Muscatine Iowa up to noon March 2 1908 for cleaning and reopening Drainage District Nine Wales Ditch in sections 1 and 2 774 west removing about 2000 cubic yards of earth along about one mile Plans and profile available at Auditor's office
Forty one travelers apply for lodging and breakfast as Muscatine and Iowa City report rising tramp activity. The city council considers actions while the bummery hosts compact tales of days past and the cost of breakfasts, with Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as a healing remedy.
Congratulatory note from Port Allen reports Henry Helverson wed Miss Millie Pfeffer in Knoxville on Wednesday. The couple will reside with James Helverson for a time before moving to housekeeping. Local activity includes ice harvest help at Cone and Columbus Junction, plus a neighborhood Sabbath school organized at the Choun schoolhouse.
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