Redmen Readies for annual camp at Mackey's Landing
Musquatine Tribe No 95 of the improved Order of Redmen plans a week long encampment starting Saturday July 13 at Mackey's Landing with a large wigwam and tepees, visiting tribes from Davenport Rock Island and Motine, initiation of three pale faces on July 18, and a brigade of attendees including delegation from Iowa.
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Redmen
Mackey
Jas
Lie Uide
Davenport
Rock Island
Motine
Shirtwaist Trend Sparks City Gossip in New York
The shirtwaist man abandons rolled trousers and raises a leg like women. Originating in London, the fad requires delicate footing to display socks retailing from 50 cents to 10 dollars a pair in various patterns. The Waldorf Astoria sighting drew mixed, partly British, reactions.
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New York
Forgy
London
Waldorf- Astoria
Revival of the kissing bug scare hits Washington
A young man arrives at Casualty Hospital with a massively enlarged upper lip after claiming to have been bitten in his sleep by a kissing bug. Doctors diagnose a puncture from a kissin g bug sting and say the case should not cause panic but officials await further developments.
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Washington, D. C
Casualty Hospital
Pest biting bugs studied by Prof Howard in 1899
The passage notes general alarm over biting bugs common in the country and Europe. In 1899 Professor L. O. Howard of the Agricultural Department investigated the issue and prepared a treatise. He examined six prominent bugs that pierce human skin with varying frequency.
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Europe
Profesor L. O. Howard
Agricultural Department
The China Closet Guide for Dining Room Charm
For the housewife the china closet is pivotal to the dining room aesthetic. Align inner woodwork to the room finish, cover shelves with linen, and hang cups on undershelf hooks for harmony. Place delicate glass low for safety and use inverted stacking to save space while avoiding pressure on lower dishes.
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New York Tribune
King Arthur Chair and Table Delights Country Homes
Among novelties for country homes is a walnut King Arthur chair that folds into a table. It is a decorative hall or piazza furnish with a nut brown leather back, roomy cushions, and an oval lid. When closed it forms a table suitable for four for cards or a light repast.
Cheap Hamburger Steak How To Prepare At Home
Betty Bradeen in Boston Traveler explains hamburger steak as a wholesome inexpensive meal. A supply for six costs about 15 cents and can be bought chopped or minced at home. Mix one pound with salt pepper onion juice parsley and butter spread on cakes and broil. A maitree hotel sauce and a light custard stock with eggs completes the dish.
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Betty Bradeen
Boston Traveler
Soil Depth Key to Healthy Rose Growth
An expert says soil depth is vital for roses, with clay soils preferred when moist but loosely packed. For drainage, remove soil to three feet and fill half the space with broken crockery or bricks, then replace soil so roots receive air and moisture properly.
Advertise for Bids for New Muscatine Hospital
Bids are invited for a two story and basement hospital building on Mulberry Street in Muscatine. Miss Mira Hershey spearheads the project with work to begin soon after a winning contractor is chosen. The modern facility will occupy the three cornered lot north of Parham Street with 354 feet frontage on Mulberry Street.
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Mira Hershey
Journal
Mulberry Street
Muscatine
Herhey
Parham Street
Mulberry Street Hospital Project Sealed Bid Invitation
The undersigned invite sealed bids for a two story and basement hospital building on Mulberry Street Muscatine Iowa Plans and specs available at Hershey State Bank Bidders must state start and completion dates and ability to complete on time The right to reject any or all bids reserved Bids due July 25 1961 at P W Franes L G Burnett Henry Jayne Muscatine Iowa
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Hershey State Bank
Muscatine
Iowa
P. W. Frane’s
L. G. Burnett
Henry Jayne
Baxter to tour Britain in quest of high jump rivals
Sporting World notes I. K. Baxter of the University of Pennsylvania, holder of the world high jump record, will travel to England to seek capable rivals. Georgetown star Arthur Duffy will join him across the ocean, forming a formidable pair to challenge British athletes.
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I. K. Baxter
University of Pennsylvania
England
Great Britain
Baxter
J. K. Baxter
United States
Arthur Duffy
Georgetown
Duffy
Townsends and relatives gather in Iowa city area rail tour
Chas Townsend at his art studio expects relatives this evening including his Iowa City parents Mr and Mrs T W Townsend Lincoln Nebr brother and wife Mr and Mrs Alva Townsend Pasadena Cal uncle James Townsend an Iowa veteran visiting Muscatine. Mrs FE M Kessinger and daughter Harriet depart for San Francisco and California with sister in Nebraska joining in Denver. Townsends and Light travel as several locals leave after a death in the family.
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Chas. F. Townsend
T. W. Townsend
Iowa City
Alva Townsend
Lincoln
Neb
James Townsend
Pasadena
Cal
Iowa
FE. M. Kessinger
Harriet
San Francisco
California
Denver
Helen Essinger
Nebraska
Prominent Illinois legislator Col Kopf of Chicago
Springfield dispatch details Col Charles W Kopf a leading Chicago lawyer and public figure born 1870, elected to the Illinois House from the Fifteenth District with a strong GOP margin. He has served as a militia colonel, on the West Park Commissioners, and is active in Masonry.
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Charles W. Kopf
Chicago
Ashland Boulevard
John R. Tanner
Milnois National Guard
Kopf
West Park Commissioners
Garfield
Douglass
Humboldt
Col. Kouf
Ilinois
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Springfield
Ims
Pepsin Syrup Co
Monticello
Dr. Caldwell
Caldwell
Philadelphia to Build One of World's Finest Speedways
Philadelphia plans a $200000 speedway in the park system to let horses test speed beyond seven miles an hour. The roadbed will use the best modern methods and a careful team will be chosen for the track, aiming to revive interest in fast horses as in New York.
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Philadelphia
Great
New York
Ewry Sets New Standing Broad Jump Record
Ray C. Ewry covered 34 feet 9 inches in three standing broad jumps at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club games in New York, adding an inch and a half to the former world record. The effort surpassed the second and third place jumpers by about three feet. Ewry’s mark is described as remarkable with normal people achieving only six to seven feet per jump. The distance was measured on a city lot, more than one third the regulation length and almost one and a half the width.
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Ray C. Ewry
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
New York
Ewryn
Grand Trunk Railway Pan American Route To Buffalo
The Grand Trunk Railway System promotes a Picturesque Pan American route to Buffalo via Muskoka and Kawartha Lakes and the St Lawrence river. Commencing June 24, magnificent Pullman vestibule drawing room sleeping cars depart Chicago daily at 3 02 p m for Portland and Boston via Port Huron Toronto and Montreal. For tourist publications apply to city passenger and ticket agent 249 Clark Street Chicago.
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Grand Trunk Railway
Buffalo
Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
White Mountains
Atlantic Sea Coast
Chicago
Portland
Boston
Port Huron
Toronto
Montreal
Clark Street
Canadian golf executive fixes dates for 1924 championships
At a Toronto meeting of the executive committee of the Canadian Golf Association the championships and interprovincial match were set for September 25 to 28 with games at the Toronto Golf Club. The U S international match, started two years ago, has been dropped despite an invitation from the United States Golf Association to send a team.
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Toronto
Canadian Association
Toronto Golf Club
United States
Canadian Golf Association
United States Golf Association
Richmond lowers revolver-shot world record in Savannah
C C Richmond of Savannah set a new world revolver-shot record at the Avondale rifle range in Savannah Georgia by firing 100 shots at 50 yards and scoring 918 points. The prior record was 917 held by Anderton of Boston with five witnesses present.
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Cc. S. Richmond
Savannah
Avondale
Richmond
Anderton
Boston
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Bugs
Artuucr
Hopital Building
City of Muscatine
The
Sporting World
Wayne Stennett
Geo. Stennett
Stennett
Sam Light
Valisca
John Rowan
Jacob F. Schafer
Lonica Zerby
Justice Howe
Clear Lake
M. N
Mason City
Iowa Central
M. Cec. L
Western Nat'l Bank
Drover's National ‘Bk
Commercial National Bank
First National
Serpius
Sncrensi Caseyse
State of Iowa
Muscatine County
J. Il. Giester
Jos H. Kaiser
S. L. Johnson
J. L. Glesier
J. H. Kaiser
M. W. Stapleton
Alt
F. H. Little
A. Mull
Gus. Schmidt
Inquire Journal
East Second Street
M. Havercamp
River Iron Works Co
Jones & Rice Feed Store
Demorest Avenue
H. G. Smith
Wilton, Road
J. Linn Hoopes
W. 2Nd Street
X. Y
J. W. Journal
West Liberty
J. E McIntosh
Harry Wilson
East Second
Middleman
Hidel
Windsor Hotel
LeMars
Lukw
B. Schmidt
Nolte Estata
Scott House
J. K. Scott
Illinois
Philadelphia's Speedway
H. H. Arnold
W. 2d St
Muscatine, Ia
Lucas Street
Woodlawn Avenue
KE Sth
Keokuk Lake
Cedar Street
Thos, Brown, Olds Building
People
Columa
Batterson Block
BE. S. Batterson
Itf
M. W. Wheelers Grocery
E. Sth
C. Stahl
East 4Th
Nauman Co
Waterloo
Tok
Remmington
P. O
John Holtz
Sweetland
Montpelier
Court House
Sth Street
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