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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1902
Page
7
Real estate sale listing notes a ten acre tract inside city limits of Titus and Jackson. Also lists a two story eight room house on 40 feet of ground six blocks from Iowa avenue and Second street priced at 1600. Other items include cleaning service ad and travel notices for several individuals.
The Howard-Dorset Company returns to the Grand for January 10 and 11 in a two night repertoire engagement after a string of one night stands. They come highly recommended by press reviews from mid west and south cities where they recently played as an exceptionally successful week is anticipated. Each production will be staged as a single night stand with full attention to detail and strong audience turnout is expected.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as proprietors and cites endorsements from West Truax Kinran Marvin wholesale druggists. The remedy is taken internally with price five dollars per bottle and testimonials provided.
Richman and Richman along with Mrs. John Bennison and Mrs. 8S A Borger were in Davenport yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Norton of Wilton also visited for business. The Letts G A R post plans its annual reunion at Wm Hendrix's home on Tuesday January 14 1902. Mrs. John Ribak welcomes a newborn daughter. Avenue Cash Grocer L Angersbach now offers fresh milk. S L Waide leaves for Chicago after a business stay. Grace Bennett heads to Chicago to visit her sister Mrs Geo Meyers. Harry Fairall son of Judge Fairall Iowa City stopped by for calls. Ed Gabriel of Wilton transacts business and visits Chas Balluff. A O U W lodge plans a dance Saturday night at their hall.
A Michigan woman describes chronic stomach tarrrh and liver trouble from coffee. After switching to Postum Food Coffee she improves steadily and believes coffee caused her illness. She urges others with similar symptoms to try Postum and mentions her doctor could corroborate her claim.
A prominent north Wisconsin lumberman visiting Winona says lumber will be much higher next year due to reduced timber supplies and higher costs. He cites big past cuts depleting pine resources, longer log hauls by rail, and steep labor and supply price increases as drivers of the coming price rise.
A river paper list shows steamboat captains who signed contracts for the upcoming season. Names include J W Van Sant, George Tromley, Musser, S H Short, Gienmont, Hiram Brayer, Saturn, R H Tromley, Neptune, George Winans, Chaney Lamb, A O Day, Vivian, Thomas Duncan, Artemus Gates, John Lamb, Robert Dodets, John Pearson, Ben Hershey, S Witherow, Co W Cowles, Joseph Buisson, Mountain Belle, Linehan, W Dubler, Kit Carson, G Nichols, Ravenna, Hoyt, Clyde, Newcomb, Juniata, William Wier, Frontenac, H Slocomb, Lizzie Gardner, A Short, Mayflower, C Roman, Monarch, J Young, Lotus, H Pollock, Augusta, O Thompson, Lone Star, C Shrieker, Lydia Van Sant, G Thornley Sr, Outing, J Bork, Pickle, Isaac Spinsby, Weyerhaeuser, G Reed, Rutledge, W Whistler, Kate Keen, J Connors, E Douglas, K Millison, Jessie B, W Quinn, Gazelle, F Root, Brockmann, P Gerlich, Kendal, W Whistler, Pathfinder, E Winans, Sattelite, T Galliger.
A historical note describes various egg based remedies. The author discusses mustard plasters made with egg white that avoid blistering and other uses such as easing hoarseness, dislodging throat fish bones, and soothing burns.
County Attorney Ed Ingham favors a proposed habitual criminal bill after receiving a circular from A A Quint of Des Moines, treasurer and manager of Bankers Casualty Company. Quint argues for a statute targeting professional criminals who plan and repeat offenses, contrasting with impulsive offenders.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets with personal endorsements and medical praise. A separate discussion proposes an Iowa bill defining crime as an occupation with penalties. debate anticipates consent and objection over reform versus punishment for habitual criminals.
On December 29 1901 Rock Island trains will run into the Grand Central depot at Fifth avenue and Harrison street, vacating the old Van Buren site for a new passenger station. B C R N trains now use the Grand Central depot and connect with other lines including Lake Shore Michigan Southern Nickel Plate and Baltimore Ohio.
The census reports 21,329,819 males of voting age in the United States in 1900. Of these, 2,326,255 are illiterate and 6,102,534 are foreign born.
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