Muscatine prepares for two Fourth of July ball games
Local notes list Muscatine Independents versus Cedar Rapids Railsplitters at the ball park with two fast games planned. Excursion steamer J S offers a Davenport trip at 10:30 a.m. priced 50 cents round trip. Several residents travel to nearby towns and others announce visits and sales listings.
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Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Ball Park
Muscatine Independents
Cedar Rapids Railsplitters
Davenport
J. S
Bankers Reserve 10 Moves to New Quarters July 15 Excursion Planned
The Bankers Reserve 10 chapter will relocate to Yeoman Hall in the Nyenhuis building at Iowa Avenue and Third Street on July 15 with a social and program to mark the move. A July 21 moonlight excursion on the steamer Columbia is planned, with two trips and on board refreshments sold by members. The Sewing Society met at Mrs Nora Rankin's East Hill home for a productive afternoon and luncheon.
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Bankers’ Reserve Society
Brotherhood of American Yeomen Hall
Nyenhuis
Iowa Avenue
Third Streets
Columbia
Sewing Society
Bankers Reserve Sewing Society
Nora Rankin
East Hill
Y W C A Activities Plan Outdoor Picnic If Weather Permits
Weather permitting the S S L club will picnic on the slough this evening using the 6 o clock car or meet in the gymnasium if it rains. Neighborhood Bible classes gather for sociability at the rooms this afternoon. The chautauqua Y W C A committee met to perfect plans for the Y W C A tent.
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S. S. L. Club
Bible Classes
Chautauqua Y. W. C. A
Orders for July 4th Deliveries Due by 9 a.m
M Kautz Baking Co asks customers to place all July 4th delivery orders by 9 a.m. today. Phone or send them in now.
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M. Kautz Baking Co
Regatta Visitors Invite To Inspect Machinery Sale
Regatta visitors are invited to inspect Fairbanks, Morse & Co. engines, gasoline, and oils for sale. Frank Ashcraft, located next to Kemble Hotel, facilitates the viewing.
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Fairbanks, Morse & Co
Frank Ashcraft
Kemble Hotel
Eczema Now Curable Says ZEMO Medicine
A patent remedy ZEMO claims instant germ destruction for skin diseases and permanent cure. Marketed by E W Rose Med Co St Louis with A W Morgan 107 West Second Street carrying bold sales assurances and urged for physicians and family use.
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Zemo
Zema
E. W. Rose Med. Co
St. Louis
A. W. Morgan
West Second Strest
Wilton Social Scene and Arrivals in July
Wilton hosts the local orchestra and band at the Lang home for an informal evening of music and refreshments. A parade of visitors and residents from Muscatine Davenport Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns arrive or depart for visits and events across the area.
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Mat Welch
Atlanta
M. Welch
Faye Ayres
Muscatine
Geo. Zinn
Elkhart
Ind
John Dice
Tipton
F. W. Pasterline
Chas. Ruff
Davenport
Kate Ruff
Ruff
Anne Fagan
Peoria
Ford Jacobs
Denver
Charles Huey
H. W. Wildasin
Richard McSwiggin
Fred Sherberger
Vera Mason
H. P. Mason
Michael
Atalissa
Chas. Wright
Clarence Kenny
Postoffice Notice for Fourth of July Closures
Saturday July 4 the post office will close at 10 o clock a m for the day City carriers will make their first delivery Rural carriers will not drive their routes Carriers windows will be open from 9 to 10 a m Mails received and dispatched as usual R and McNutt P NM
South Muscatine Plants to Be Overhauled for Repairs
McKee and Bliven and the Black Button Factories will close for ten days for repairs and stock inventory. The shutdown runs from this evening until July 13, reducing regular workers’ time by a week. Minor repairs planned at both sites along with stock taking. South Muscatine locals note several residents visiting or traveling, with health and family updates among the island community. Continuous illness and travel updates accompany a regional obituary note for a cousin in Anita.
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McKee and Bliven
Black Button
South Muscatine
Hazel Bottenfield
Webster City
Muscatine
Harry Rogers
Wapello
Henry Kern
South English
Ita
Harold Webley
Davenport
Mueratine
George Townsend
Mary Joneson
Rachel
Grandview
Mary Edger
Charles Dunker
Neola
George Rink
Anita
Stanley Carey
Runaway Ends With Severely Injured Motorist
Caspar Wittman of Green Street was badly hurt late yesterday afternoon when his buggy ran amok on Front Street near the railroad yards. The tongue struck the pavement, the vehicle overturned, and Wittman suffered deep facial lacerations and a left leg injury. He was taken home for care with Dr. E. B. Fulham attending.
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Caspar Wittman
Green Street
Front Street
Wittman
E. B. Fulham
South Muscatine
Claude Murphy
Clinton
Henry Kane
Nebraska Street
Kalona
Harry Miller
Grace Reinly
Ainsworth
Albert Wilson
Frank Chenoweth
Jack Lieman
Chicago
Sutton
Lieman
Muscatine
Fannie Townsend
Wilton
Boy Lost for Hours Found Unconscious in Weeds
A Leon Iowa eight year old boy, Johnny Smith, who lives with his grandmother Mrs Henrietta Lee and her son, Gran, was found unconscious in weeds after being missing for several hours. Local authorities reported the incident occurred July 3 in Leon Iowa. The boy was discovered by a passerby and was revived with assistance from rescuers. Authorities are investigating circumstances surrounding the disappearance.
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Leon
Johnny Smith
Henrietta Lee
Gran
Boy Missing Near Blockley Found Unconscious By Fence
Ville Lee, a boy from the area one mile south of Blockley, disappeared while searching for cows and was found near a garden fence at 11:30 PM in an unconscious state. A local searching party of farmers combed the countryside. he recalls nothing after walking near a creek earlier.
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Ville Lee
Blockley
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Fred Miller
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Ralesburg, Ill
May Holtz
Sweetland Center
Montpelier
Carrie Fridley
Bowman's
Wilson
Kohr
Pillsbury’s
C.a.giesenhaus
Cash Grocer
Bankers Reserve
Lodge
Yeoman Hall
Gertrude Rebus
Gertrude Dackmann
Ph. Dorseff
Will Holler
Durant
Freda Frost
Ft. Dodge
Dornseff
Mort Sullivan
J. Smith
Amarillo
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