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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1900
Page
7
Muscatine readers hear of visitors such as Miss Cora Daut in Burlington and W D Burk traveling South West. Train arrivals include Wm Kaiser on the Wilton line and Dr. Birchard from the east. Advertisements promote Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Dean's Ointment while library committee reminders and town improvements on North Oak and Wordlawn progress.
A Water Works Company member writes to the Journal arguing municipal ownership is best but warns against a rushed city purchase. He recounts past plans for a filtered plant, proposed hydrant pricing, and the financial risks and benefits for taxpayers, urging readers to weigh debt and extensions before voting.
The notice warns that the situation is at its lowest, urging preparation of winter supplies before the advance. It references McQuesten & Sawyer Coa as the relevant firm in the prompt.
Real estate notice offers 260 acre stock and grain farm near Wellman with large house, bank barn, sheds, and water power. Also mentions 203 acre Illinois farm, 184 Cedar county acres, and various hotel properties for exchange or sale. Seeks property exchanges and calls for inquiries.
The piece notes a windy reaction to the Kansas City convention with Bryan versus Kinley framed as the political clash. It mentions pleasant post Fourth of July calm, people traveling to Davenport West Liberty Tipton for celebrations, and local residents returning or visiting relatives. Local names: Lucinda Lundy John McAninch Louis Watson Ern Lambert Daugherty Horace Riddle Cass Grisell Griscel Spalding Laura Tice Mark Williams Dr Minshall.
An advertisement promotes No-To-Bac as an easy, permanent tobacco quit method. It claims to make users magnetic and vigorous, targets weak men, and offers a cure guarantee with a booklet and sample free from Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York.
On July 9 17 and August 1 1900 the Iowa Central Ry will sell round trip excursion tickets to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Corp Salt Lake City and Ogden Utah and to points in South Dakota and Wyoming at one fare plus two dollars. Tickets are valid to return until October 31 1900. Inquire with ticket agents or address Geo S Batty Marshalltown Iowa for full particulars.
In Muscatine South, Y P C T U activities at Green Street Mission and Musserville M E Church organize a temporary Y P C T A with officers named including Minnie Brown and Emma Manlove. W P Dean spoke on temperance, pledges to abstain were made, and plans for future meetings were set amid community notices of local visits and family health updates.
Riverside drew a large morning parade crowd and two dances in the evening, one at the opera house and a platform event that drew fewer patrons. Tom Davidson and Miss Ida Chappin were married July 4 at Justice Saville’s residence. C Schnider’s three year old child died July 4 and was buried at the Catholic church.
Mr and Mrs Siders visited from Muscatine spending the Fourth as Mrs Siders parents reside locally. Lewis Critz of the local flour mill shipped flour to Lone Tree. Reports mention heavy rain in Iowa City with only a sprinkle here. A horse was killed by lightning near Shelladay. Oats harvest expected and crops viewed as very good. Cherries priced at 7 cents per quart locally.
The remains of Mrs Mary Coyle were brought from Creston for burial on Saturday night with a brief service by Rev W Iruch at her brother John Millers Calhoun street home. Deceased aged sixty eight had long West Liberty ties and only recently resided in Creston. Pallbearers named P R Evans J A Evans W C Evans M Galvin D B Noftzger and Jont Max son. The bier was carried by two daughters Mary and Maggie with Miss Louise Keith George Keith and Mrs John Miller present. Mrs J E Corley returned home from a three month trip abroad on Saturday morning and her son Jesse, a soldier, will come home later. Her father remains in Illinois. Mr and Mrs James Hawthorn and niece Miss McLaughlin, after visiting in Washington county, returned to West Liberty. Miss Pauline Sherwood of Farrington Ill is visiting the Hildebrand sisters on Spencer street. N C Gause, away two weeks, spent Sunday at home. Mr and Mrs Basil Brook, away two or three weeks, are back. G W Griffith went to Mt Pleasant on business last Friday. Delighful weather continues.
A Kentucky murder trial and medical testimonials appear in a fragmented ad style piece. The text references a courtroom in Cearcetown Ky and testimonies about money arrangements linked to possible flight. Personal health notes include claims about a woman’s illness and praise for Mulls Pioneer Cure with a dollar draft offer.
The summer term at the Michigan Normal College in Ypsilanti begins today. The six week course covers practice work for mothers and teachers, mineralogy, elementary geology and forestry, and is free to all teachers in the state.
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