City Attorney Devitt Reports Iowa League Session Progress
City Attorney J F Devitt returned from Des Moines where he attended a League of Iowa Municipalities call meeting. The group proposed 16 law changes plus measures on cemetery funds bonds seawers and smallpox quarantine with representatives from 20 cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Devitt
Des Moines
League of Iowa
Wray
Oskaloosa
League
Henry Thuenen
Davenport
W. H. Bailey
Iowa City
Muscatine
Victor Jennings
Council Bluffs
Frank G. Pierce
Marshalltown
Mershon
Burton
Sioux City
Crowded Muscatine Schools Prompt Evening Board Meeting
A special Muscatine school board meeting is set for this evening at the high school to address crowded conditions in East Hill West Hill and South Muscatine schools. The board plans to discuss raising about 25900 for new buildings as population grows and to review the second quarter report by Superintendent Chevalier.
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East Hill
West Hill
South Muscatine
Muscatine
Chevalier
Where the Money Goes Board buys most supplies in Iowa
Des Moines January 24. Secretary Treat of the board of control announces that for the quarter 77,892 dollars were spent with Iowa vendors and 30,664 dollars via Iowa branch houses, while 34,406 dollars went to outside parties for machinery and supplies not made in Iowa.
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Board of Control
Des Moines
Treat
Iowa
Reproductions Offer from Chicago Milwaukee St Paul
A notice offers Moren paintings reproduced for sale by the General Passenger Department. On receipt of twenty five cents buyers may obtain one of ten colors twelve by ten inch sheets. Address F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago for details and delivery.
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Moren
General Passenger Department
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paulla
Tway
F. A. Miller
Wapello Briefs Bring News of Visits and Events
Wapello Iowa reports Mrs. Dr. W S Grimes visiting her Columbus City mother Mrs Thompson. Frank Argyle sells out to W A Silverthorne. A brisk January snow storm hits. Miss Nora Thornton visits Wallace Kline. Paul Gauss welcome newborn. Blind Boone entertainment attracts a crowded house. Presbyterian market planned for Feb 1. Methodist church dedication postponed to Jan 16. Mrs Frank Archibald hosts her mother Mrs Hunt of Winfield. Dance planned for Friday night. widespread social visits continue.
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Wapello
W. S. Grimes
Thompson
Columbus City
McLaughlin
Frank Argyle
W. A. Silverthorne
Nora Thornton
Letts
Wallace Kline’s
Paul Gauss
Shenandoah
Hurley
Alice
Mite Society
Blind Boone
The
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Frank Archibald
W. C. Hunt
Winfield
Alice Hunt
Catarrh of the Stomach and Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets
The article promotes a simple safe treatment for catarrh of the stomach, arguing digestion must be improved to cure the condition. It endorses Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, a non patent remedy with ingredients like Diastase and pepsin, and cites a Chicago reader praising improved appetite, flesh, and rest after one box.
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Harlanson
Stuart
N. J. Booker
Chicago
Mrs Grimes Leaves Columbus City After Pleasant Visit
A woman named Mrs Grimes departed Columbus City on Wednesday following a brief, pleasant visit with her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus City
Mrs. Grimes
Dedication of Liberal Arts Hall at Iowa State University
Iowa City hosted state legislators and friends for the dedication of the new liberal arts hall. Senator Dolliver and Governor Cummins spoke on expanding endowment and facilities. Visitors were greeted by the university battalion in uniform as the ceremony ended the opera house program.
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Iowa City
Liberal Arts
Des Moines
University Battalion
Dolliver
Cummins
MacLean
University
Local Cure Bottle Refund Guarantee Issued
The undersigned firms guarantee refunds on Green's Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure coughs or colds. A 50 cent bottle is refundable and a 25 cent bottle is offered to prove satisfaction or money refunded. Signatories include G. A. Riemeke, Nesper & Co., J. J. Havercamp, W. B. Barkalow, and J. Theo. Keuchman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Riemeke
Nesper & Co
J. J. Havercamp
W. B. Barkalow
J. Theo. Keuchman
Nipped by Officer Waite Arrested for Liquor Delivery
Morning Sun Iowa January 24 C E Waite an agent for the Savoy company of Keithsburg Illinois was arrested by County Attorney H E Curran on a charge of taking orders for and delivering intoxicating liquors. He had a steady local patronage shipping as much as twenty four gallons weekly. Bond set at 200 dollars and Waite jailed awaiting trial.
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C. E. Waite
H. E. Curran
Waite
Savoy Company
Keithsburg
Illinois
Curran
Skinner
Kinhead
State Bank
Northwestern Freshman Myrtle Gale Dies in Aurora
Miss Myrtle Gale a 23 year old Northwestern University student died in Aurora under suspicious circumstances. The coroner’s investigation shows evidence of an operation and Dr Woodward is suspected of performing it. Gale lived in Plano and for two years with her parents in Rockford. She was a freshman noted for her modest character and had gone to Aurora unescorted.
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Chicago
Myrtle Gale
Northwestern University
Aurora
Woodward
Plano
Rockford
They Are Going South to Winter via Burlington Route
They announce travel to winter resorts on the Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern line as the most direct route with the lowest rates. Agents are posted on convenient travel routes via Chicago or St Louis and invite inquiries for full information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Chicago
S. Louis
Full Information AG. H. & 2
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Miles
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
P.W. Francis
Henry Jayne
L. G. Burnett
Hershey
Muscatine, Iowa
Cook
Musser & Co
State Bank and Trust Co
Banking and Exchange
Iowa Avenue
Second St
Muscatine, Ia
S. G. Stein
D. V. Jackson
Vice-Press
M. Hughes
First National Bank
J. B. Dougherty
Chas Page
J. Carskaddan
F. P. Sawyer
Chas. Page
First National Bank Building
E. P. Day
East Second Street
M. A. Barr
Lowa
Iowa League of Municipalities
Devitt
Legislative Committee
Pottawattamie County
Board of Supervisors
Board of Health
HEERD
Dougherty’s
Graham's
Geiss’ and
Busch’s
J. F. Heerd
G. E. Shearer
Columbus Junction
Walsh
McCullough
West Third Street
Morning Sun
Northwestern
J. H.munroe & Son
Sycamore Street
Eagle Iron Works and Foundry
Chas. Miller
Prop
Jno. G. Farmer
Cedar Rapids, la
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