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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1902
Page
7
Muscatine enacts a fire escape law effective immediately for buildings over two stories, hospitals, factories and warehouses. Fire Chief George Neibert will issue notices, set specifications, and enforce compliance within sixty days under penalties of 50 to 100 dollars plus 25 dollars per week for delays.
A Brooklyn woman reports severe pain after marriage and infertility, says a doctor blamed a turned womb. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash, she claims months of pain ended and health returned. The ad urges readers to contact Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
Miss Fanny Miller of Morgantown, Va., visits her uncle Joseph Phelps north of town. Several regional relatives and friends travel through West Liberty. Local officials and residents share updates on guests, visitors, and illnesses. The town’s new steel water tank gains local notice with a decorative rain pattern. The latest illness report on Miss Anna R. Walker in Des Moines brings cautious optimism.
Train No 11 derailed near Spickard Missouri early Tuesday morning and did not clear until mid afternoon. The El Paso flyer eastbound, due at 4 51 pm, was delayed and did not pass until nearly 9 pm yesterday.
Real estate bargains highlighted at Kemble's with notices of sales and property listings. Residents Elise Jones Emma Binz Mamie Healey and others are noted for travel visits and personal movements between Kemble's trade area and nearby towns.
Titus and Jackson advertise ready first mortgage loans from 100 to 5000 dollars. They handle interest and principal collection at no charge to the investor.
Milan villagers act after street car franchise expires and toll bridges on Rock River. Trustees meet and vote to sue Rock Island to challenge authority to collect tolls on a bridge within Milan’s city limits, arguing Rock Island’s action lacks legal status.
Trustees of Milan ordered Monday night to cross the Milan bridge with a chain and pad lock at the fastening to signal their stance. They will seek public input about village service while pressing Tri City Railway to supply electric service from Sears to Milan via the Watch Tower, replacing the irregular horse car schedule.
Four cases began in district court yesterday. G. J. Hampe sues W. C. Peck et al. on a note for 50 dated April 20 1891 with 55.70 due September 1 1902. Three attachment actions target T E Fell of Fruitland absent. Seiler Bros seeks 37.60, Gobble and Co. 61.41, and W G Block 67.50. Hearings set for September term.
The Grand Trunk Railway offers a scenic route to Musketa and Kawartha Lakes, St. Lawrence rapids, White Mountains and Atlantic coast resorts. Beginning June 23 daily departures from Chicago at 3 02 p m in magnificent Pullman drawing room sleeping cars to Portland and Boston via Port Huron Toronto and Montreal. For tourist publications apply to Geo W Vaux A G P & T A 135 Adams St Chicago.
List of letters remaining unclaimed at the Muscatine Iowa post office includes men women and a foreign letter. Those calling for any of the above should state they are advertised. Wm L. Roach P M
At Shel by Norman Post G A R last meeting a resolution set a special gathering for Wednesday evening July ? at the Post hall to arrange entertainment for Crocker's Iowa Brigade and the 35th Iowa Infantry reunion in this city on September 24 and 25. W R C Ladies of the G A R Circle the mayor and city council and all old soldiers and citizens are invited. A K Raff Com Gus Schmidt Adjt
Several youths traveled to Davenport for the Fourth and enjoyed a fine time. Frank Sellers and family from near Wapello visited Mr and Mrs H Murray. Sherd McConahay fell ill last Friday with suspected canned beef poisoning but is much improved. Billa Bolding of Oakville visits Leora Reynolds. Mrs Bolding may stay briefly. A Mewhister is reported worse. Dr Smythe treated McConahay and Darren attends Mrs Jim Maddux’s daughter Mrs Geo Adye. Laura Havenhill stayed with grandparents Tompkins in Wapello.
A Milan Illinois resident claims Milan and adjacent areas feel provoked by Rock Island city and county policies. The grievance centers on the horse car street service and bad roads to Rock Island, plus bridge tolls. Residents threaten to move trade to Davenport or distribute it to nearby towns including Muscatine.
An advertisement asserts deafness is caused by an inflamed mucous tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can restore the Eustachian tube and offers a $100 reward for any deafness case it cannot cure. The note also promotes Hall's Family Pills and lists Toledo as the base.
Montezuma bound train service listed with daily schedule details. Freight and passenger names appear with agent contact. The fragment notes travel from Muscatine and arrival times, indicating a regional rail timetable snippet.
The Chicago Indianapolis and Pacific Railway timetable lists routes eastward westward and southwestward with trains 30 16 15 85 29 7 11 12 and 8. It notes Nos 11 and 12 run between Chicago and Denver via Kansas City or St Joseph Nos 15 and 16 via Kansas City only and that Nos 7 8 85 86 run daily except Sunday with Nos 7 and 8 to Evans instead of Washington.
The notice outlines Muscatine North and South by Co train timings effective April 1904. It lists southbound Nos 3 and 1 connections via Wapello Grandview Fruitland Roundhouse Elrick Junction and Muscatine with arrivals and departures from 6:00 pm to 9:35 am, plus connections to Iowa Central and B C R N lines and weekend additions. Charles Howard serves as general agent.
The notice lists daily and Sunday rail services including No. 3 St Paul Express at 8 10 p m No 5 Mason City Mall No 25 Way Freight and southbound No 6 Peoria Mall No 4 Peoria Express and No 16 Way Freight with Sunday ex curencies. It also advertises coupon tickets to Gil points across the United States Canada and Mexico via Geo S Batty General Passenger and Ticket Agent Marshalltown Iowa and L Seevers Agent Elrick Junction Iowa.
Diamond Jo line steamers list north bound departures at 7 00 am and south bound at 1130 am. Steamer Dubuque and Steamer Quincy sail from Muscatine and St Louis with multiple July August and September dates. Travel times show Muscatine to St Paul is about one day and St Louis to Muscatine about one day.
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