Local notes follow New Year's week in Muscatine
The column lists residents traveling to and from Moscow Lettsville Wilton Davenport and Chicago with details on visits illnesses and business. Several names appear including J S Nichols Grace Musser Ellen King Anna Jayne W F Miksch and Geo E Sawyer. Notable items include freight rate changes and a large farm auction planned near Sweetland with specifics on cattle horses and grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. King
Trumpeer
50Th Regiment
Joe
United States
Geo. S. Knapp
Sweetland
Do. M. Nichols
West Liberty
Wanted Travel Position Offers Big Salary
Classified notice seeking an honest man or woman to travel for a large house with a salary of 65 dollars monthly plus expenses and future increases. Permanent position offered. Respond in a self addressed stamped envelope to Manager at 339 Caxton Building Chicago.
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Caxton Bldg
Chicago
New Year Sermon Urges Self Check On Life’s Value
Dr. C L Stafford of the First M E church delivered a New Year sermon on life as a measure of deeds and influence. He urged reflecting beyond the cradle to God, lifting humanity, and moving from spiritual infancy to manhood through active faith in guiding one’s life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Stafford
M. E. Church
Hell
God
Rev Fowler Uses Hen Diagram In Sermon On Matthew Text
Rev Arthur Fowler delivered a Sunday sermon from Matthew 23 27 about how often Jesus longed to gather Jerusalem’s people under his wings. He portrayedProtection warmth and repose through the hen and chicks image, urging reliance on Christ and the church as a source of security and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Fowler
Jesus
Jerusalem
Mr. Fowler
Christ
God
Sermon Emphasizes Consent and Welcoming New Members
The speaker stresses universal consent as essential to enjoyment and urges willing response to invitation. The sermon contrasts with Jerusalem's refusal and notes two young ladies joining the church after baptism in front of the congregation.
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Jerusalem
Watch Night at U B Church Sees 200 Attend New Year
About 200 gathered at the U B church last night to watch the old year out and the new year in. Rev Hix spoke on Let's Choice and Miss Hix led the Young People's meeting with topics on The Heavenly Record and New Year resolutions. Communion closed the service as the choir and soloists provided music.
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U. B
Hix
Grace Hix
Miss Hix
Archie Keath
Hazel Keath
Grace Cornell
Marion
Young People’s Union
Dean
Harvie Kemptner
Mabel Bitzer
Alice Collins
Methodist Watch Service Ushers in New Year
Despite rough weather the Methodist watch night service drew a large crowd. The Epworth League met from 9 to 10, followed by a song service, and as the clock struck twelve the congregation knelt for a general consecration to welcome the new year.
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Epworth League
Iowa Leads Nation in Railroad Construction for 1899
A Railroad Gazette preliminary estimate shows Iowa adding 553 miles of new track in 1899, leading all states. Minnesota follows with 374 miles, Arkansas 265, California 205, and Michigan 178. The Chicago & Northwestern built 358 miles, followed by Illinois Central 196, and others, signaling broad prosperity across the nation.
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Iowa
Railroad Gazette
Minnesota
Arkansas
California
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Louisiana
Florida
Mississippi
South Carolina
Georgia
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Tennessee
Missouri
Union
Chicago & Northwestern
Des Moines
Chicago
Illinois Central
New Road
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Seaboard & Air Line
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Milwaukee
Hood's Sarsaparilla Calendar for 1900 Offered
The prettiest calendar of 1900 features two little girls in blue and pink, printed in large type with useful information. It can stand alone or hang on a wall. Request Hood's Calendar from your druggist or send 6 cents in stamps to C. I. Hood & Co. Lowell Mass.
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Hood
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Banquet Event Highlights Dinner Belle as Centerpiece
A banquet shines on its dinner belle, celebrated as the prettiest guest of the evening. Attendees praise her charm and poise shaping the festive mood of the event.
Private musicale at Sawyer home delights guests
About 150 guests attended a Saturday musicale at Mr. and Mrs. F P Sawyer's West Secord street residence. The High School orchestra, solos by Charlie Little and Helen Tappe, and various quartettes drew an appreciative audience. Refreshments followed and dancing and games ended the evening.
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F. P. Sawyer
West Secord Street
Humming Bird
Charlie Little
Cotton Dolly
Herman Schmidt
W. McQuesten
S. F. Sawyer
G. M. Wells
Dinah Lee
Helen Tappe
George Chase
Bert Lillibridge
Tappe
Ashcraft
Music Box
Ermine
William Tell
Jeanette
Benjamin Hannan
West Fourth Street
Anna Bishop
Ray Brown
Allie Olds
Florence Wyant
Jessamy Brigham
Ida
Lizzie Hutchinson
Carrie Shammo
Lizzie Lasalle
Maud Settlemire
Tillie Kahn
Helen Block
Miss Holdrow
California
Fanny Lilly
Bertha Kruchbaum
Burlington
Harry Hine
Ira Wyant
Ben. Lilly
Harry
Asthalter
Chas. Hanley
Will. Jayne
Harry Wall
Tom. Brannan
John Fuller
Settlemire
Ruby Quinn
Arthur Evans
Buffalo
Howard Case
Watertown
S. C
Whittier's Reflections On Friendship In His Eightieth Year
In a letter dated September 1887 at age eighty, poet John Greenleaf Whittier writes of outliving the world and cherishing old friendships. Samuel T. Pickard introduces the second installment of letters between Gail Hamilton and Whittier from the January Ladies' Home Journal. He recalls Whittier’s Amesbury and Danvers visits and invites Hamilton to visit Amesbury in October, signing off as an affectionate friend.
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Whittier
Samuel T. Pickard
Gail Hamilton
Ladies’ Home Journal
Amesbury
Elizabeth
New Hampshire
Danvers
Women Cast Over Half Votes At Stoughton Meeting
At a school meeting in Stoughton Wisconsin over half of the 900 votes were cast by women. The remark about matches kindling flames hints at jealousy and the difficulty of remaining optimistic when the rent collector calls.
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Stoughton, Wis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Tice
Moscow
J. S. Nichols
City
Grace Musser
W. F. Miksch
Washington
Ellen King
Wilton
Geo. E. Sawyer
Mulberry Street
Anna Jayne
Grant Bond
Lettsville
J. P. Minor
E. J. Brown
Pike Township
Coldren
Iowa City
Will Hughes
Davenport
Mrs. le Moyne Porter
Andy Hess
Lone Tree
T. R. Sawyer
Nelson
Sheffield
W. L. Johnson
F. H. Shinn
Geneseo, Ill
Joe King
Vinnie Letts
S. Satterthwaite
Mitchellville Reformatory
Lysle Reppert
G. O. Morgridge
Makealls
T. J. Beverlin
Petersville
Atalissa
James Federlin
Lysle Howe
Keokuk Medical College
Clarence Stafford
Will Mark
His
F. M. Eis
J. Fath
Wilton College
Robert Barry
Will
Morris
Chas. Jones
Dallas City
Ill
Warren Knott
Geo. Lilly
B. E. Lilly
Bessie McCleary
Fairport
Mr. Potter
Muscatine
Elinor McElravy
Anna Gates
H. S. Howe
Miss Bacon
Tom Watson
John N. Reinert
Oskaloosa
Mrs. Reinert
Mrs. Christ. Hetzel
H. E. Ryan
Will. Mull
G. Leith
F. Blanchard
Rocker
H. G. Ficken
A. L. Lindner
Chas. Lindner
Iowa Central Railroad
James Dermidy
Hotel
Grand Annex
Janesville
Wis
Miss Morality
Morning Paper
Park Avenue
East Hill
E. P. Day
Abraham Stockwell
Moscow Canal
the Oatmeal Co
Joseph Haegle
Philadelphia
Haegle
J. C. Bergh
Adams Express Company
Wayland
Iowa Central
Chas. Johnson
Topeka
Kan
Court House
Nathan Hoefflin
Hoefflin
Journal
Linotype
Davenport Times
S. M. Kellogg
Colorado Springs
Oscar Shaw
Congregational Church
Evangelist Moody
Herr
Mr. Moody
Henry Drummond
Charles Studd
Jonathan Edwards
Nettleton
Finney
Kirk
Beecher
Moody
Clark
Evangelist
Congregational
Hillis
Stephen
Paul
John
Livingstone Luther
Methodist Watch Service
German Methodist Church
J. Lemkau
Mary Diercks
Wm. Loeb
Mary Abbott
Anna Brecken
Sycamore Street
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