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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1909
Page
7
Local residents share visits and shopping in Muscatine Letts Wilton and Denver. Ottie Snyder mentioned for a new rig while Mrs Eaton and others travel to city and friends. Advertisements promote Sleepy Eye flour and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as beauty and health aids.
Heavy rains across Muscatine Island slow planting and cultivation methods and hinder harvests. Despite ongoing showers the Island gardens show robust growth with weeds increasing but crops remaining resilient. recent rainfall totals 1.58 inches since Sunday. Miss Alice Mulford will speak July 14 at West Liberty for the Muscatine County Sunday School association.
Muscatine Iowa city council resolves to proceed with street and alley paving in Improvement District No 25. Projects cover Second Street Park Avenue Spring Street Eighth Street and related alleys with vitrified brick paving, concrete foundation, and stone curbs. Completion set for November 30 1909 funded by improvement bonds against abutting property.
If traveling west around August 9 to 14, residents may be appointed by Mayor Grossklaus as delegates to the National Irrigation Congress in Spokane Washington. The mayor has received a request to appoint five delegates from Muscatine.
A remarkable Root Juice remedy is described as curing indigestion rheumatism and kidney complaints in many cities. The tonic is advertised as strengthening nerves and improving liver kidneys and blood and costs 1 dollar per bottle or 2.50 for three bottles at Morgan's drug store with testimonials published locally.
City council directs advertisement for bids to fund street and alley work from city funds. Proposals due by 7 30 p m July 15 1909 to the city recorder with a 500 dollar certified check. Bids must follow plans and bid instructions. bond and contract if chosen are required.
Aldermen debate the paving improvements for Improvement District No. 26. The council divides on street and material specifics, granting and denying motions, with votes on concrete foundations, Ohio sandstone curbing, and whether Ash street should remain in the district. The mayor rules on a three fourths vote, and the meeting moves to committee of the whole.
Cranston Iowa notes include Mr. and Mrs Fred Washburn of Muscatine visiting Mr and Mrs H N Gates, Martha Hines visiting Abe Hines, Chet Cotler visiting sister in Bellevue hospital, Walter Barnhart of Wilton visiting family, Nola Townsley group visiting Abe Hines, Guy Townsley clan visiting relatives, George Hawkins visiting Muscatine, Elsie Barnhart returning from Panora and Oskaloosa, Earl Elder of Nichols badly injured after horse fall with twelve stitches, Hannah Elfers visiting W S Hunter home.
Mrs Jno Stock of Lone Tree visited her son Elmer and wife last week. Miss Mable Thomas of Lone Tree visited friends Minnie and Erna Haur Wednesday. Many attended the Hills celebration Saturday and Davenport gathering. Residents joined the West Liberty chautauqua. George Reiland shipped cattle and hogs to Chicago Tuesday. Minnie Hauk will spend the week in Iowa City for institute. Lincoln township school board re elected J W Buline as president for the coming year.
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