Muscatine Daily Local Notes and Arrivals
George E. Duprez of Columbus Junction and Misses Jeanette Nicola and Margaret Nicola of Nichols visit Muscatine. Prof. W. D. Peck buys half interest in Muscatine business college. Prof. Arey to be high school principal. Mrs. Wagner and Mildred return from Letts after C L Hudler’s death. Aurora visitors Miss Murriel Hager and Dude Flynn plan stay. A vendor horse ran away yesterday, device cart damaged near Wagner's cigar store. W T U meets at Y M C A rooms Tuesday afternoon for business of importance. The Firefly brings Prof. Peck from Galesburg tonight. W A Hudler travels from Pueblo after brother C L Hudler's funeral.
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W. D. Peck
Muscatine
Murriel Hager
Dude Flynn
Aurora
Burlington
Gottbrechts
Whisky Flask Linked Washington to Lafayette Stirs Local Pride
S A Bishop of Cedar Falls Iowa recounts a family heirloom a whisky flask presented to General George Washington by Marquis de Lafayette. The bottle now rests with Robert Bishop in Richmond Virginia and has traveled through the family for over a century tied to Washington during the Yorktown siege and Cornwallis surrender.
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George Washington
Marquis Lafayette
Cedar Falls
S. A
Marquis de Lafayette
Robert Bishop
Richmond
Washington
Wil- Hamehure
United States
Bishop
Yorktown
Cornwall
Mechanics Band Program for Lawn Social Concert
The Me chanic s Band selects pieces for St Mary s church lawn social tomorrow evening. Selections include Marches such as Greeting to Banpor and Flag of Victory, Overtures like Ivanhoe and Nina, Waltzes like Only Thine and My Old Kentucky Home, dances such as Aunt Maria s Dance, and pieces Across the Pacific and In Ole Alabama with conductors and composers cited.
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Mechanic’s Band
St. Mary’s Church
Banpor
R. B. Hall
P. Bonillon
F. V. Bion
Edward Hazel
Aunt Mari
FE. G. Heald
My Old Kentucky
A. Herman
Nina
Laurwendeau
Across the Pacific
M. Paul
Minneapolis and St. Louis Rail Line Gains 628 Miles
St Paul July 15 Today is another blue-letter day for the Minnesota Central railroad which now enters upon possession of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad. This road is 628 miles long and has no terminal except here. It touches the Illinois Central at several points and is regarded by railroad men as a valuable acquisition to the road last named.
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St. Paul
Minois Central Railroad
Minneapolis and
St. Louis Railroad
Ilinois Central
Gold for the Blind in New York
New York distributes government aid to blind residents, increasing the yearly allotment from 30000 to 35000 dollars. Each approved applicant will receive 50 dollars, replacing the need for city relief. The program is popular as it gives independence to recipients.
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New York
German Homemaker Dies In Runaway Near Pulaski
Mrs Susan Sommers living three miles north of Pulaski Iowa was instantly killed in a runaway. Her husband Peter Sommers was injured and unconscious after the team panicked and dashed them into a ditch. The couple were well respected Germans in Bloomfield district.
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Bloomfield
Susan Sommers
Pulaski
Peter Sommers
German Union Services At German Evangelical Church
The German Union Services last evening drew a large congregation at the German Evangelical church. Rev. Schmidt of the German Baptist church delivered the sermon of the evening. Miss Blendenna Lane, visiting Wichita, Kansas, will return home Wednesday.
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Rev. Schmidt
German Evangelical Church
Schmidt
German Baptist Church
Blendenna Lane
Wichita
Kansas
Humorous Rural Notices Mock Prominent Figures
The piece lampoons country correspondents by listing tongue in cheek personals and quips about generals and admirals in coastal settings. A child’s answer about a ring and a witty indigenart retort add local flavor amid the mock formalities.
summer tourist rates advertised for Clear Lake Iowa
Clear Lake Iowa offers fine summer cottages at reasonable rates with bathing fishing sailing and rowing. Very low summer tourist rates in effect. Ask Iowa Central ticket agents for particulars or address Geo S Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa elitr
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Clear Lake
Iowa
Iowa Central Railway
Iowa Central Ticket
Geo. S. Batty
G. P
T. A. Marshalltown
Eloquence on a Dog’s Faithful Heart by Senator Vest
Senator Vest delivered a moving summary of a dog’s loyalty in a court room anecdote. He argued that a dog stands by a master in poverty health and death, moving jurors to tears. The verdict awarded the plaintiff $500, with Vest declining a $200 fee. Some jurors reportedly wished to hang the defendant.
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Senator Vest
Missouri
Nun
West
Nashville
Pictures That Point At You Foreshortening Trade Talk
A St Louis lithographer on vacation discusses how foreshortening creates motion and uncanny effect in portraits and battle imagery. He notes advertisers and illustrated weeklies adopting the tactic, while art committees view the device with skepticism.
Foreshore Trick Sparks Exhibition Fame and Curious Crowd
In a northern art show a provocative piece titled Conscience depicted a woman with an outstretched arm toward viewers. It eclipsed famed artists like Casins Homers and Gabriel Max, becoming the event’s hit. An Irish spectator jokingly asked how the clock works that makes the dam thing turn.
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Sas
Cazins
Homers
Gabriel Maxes
New Orleans Times
Democrat
Sultan Reacts to Perceived Threat at Dinner
A sultan rises quickly with a pallid face as a calm savant’s gesture is misread as an assassination attempt. The moment ends the meal with tension and fear.
Reduced rave meetings Pan American Expensition Buffalo
Event notice for Pan American Expensition in Buffalo from May 1 to November 1 1991. Rates offered for 5 10 and 30 days on request. Inquiries at the passenger depot. C M Gould.
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Buffalo
C. M. Gould
The Sultana Coward
Abdul Hamid dominates a scene with calculated fear and power. Eu gene P Lyle notes in Everybody s Magazine that the sultan s habit of testing obedience to guards reveals a dramatic pattern. A Hungarian Orientalist, M Vamber, observed Abdul’s method as he offers tea and keeps a visitor waiting to show control.
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Abdul Hamid
Eugene P. Lyle
Everybody's Magazine
M. Vamberg
Professor Vamberr
Abdul
Professor Vamberg
Charming Summer Resorts Across Wisconsin and Nearby Lands
A survey highlights numerous inviting summer retreat sites along the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul railway corridor. Notable spots include Fox Lake, Lake Geneva, Delavan, Madison, Minocqua, Okoboji, Spirit Lake and Minnetonka among many others in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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Iliinois
Wisconsin
Innesota
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Minnetonka
Marquette
Spirit Lake
Okoboji
Big Stone Lake
Etc
Change in Park Management Makes Visits Pleasant At Black Hawk Tower
To Black Hawk Tower visitors will find improved service for groups of ten or more tickets and the new manager is said to be very accommodating, enhancing the park experience this year.
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Black Hawk Tower
Ticeach
Missouri girl elopes after stunned by fiancé’s marriage
A Missouri girl learns her beau marries another girl and quickly elopes with a lightning-rod preacher figure. A man seeks all he can, an old bachelor touts averages, and a woman claims to want everything except when she discusses her own age.
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Micesouri
Lightn
Ing Tron Peacher
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