Muscatine News Briefs and Local Notices
Douglas union made shoes at Bb Schmidt's and two second hand bicycles for sale cheap at Bond's hardware. Mrs E F Schall home from Wilton visit. A F Cruz left for regular run. Muscatine commission merchants shipped three carloads of cabbage daily last week. J F Boos on business trip to West Liberty. Mrs Ed Dora on 7 58 train to Crawfordsville with Mrs Pratt. Eclectric Oil claim cure. SMS Gist Hawesville Ky. Republicans caucus for county convention Tuesday night. Burdock Blood Bitters ad. W J Vanatta returned from Des Moines elected VP of State Marble and Granite dealers. Mrs Jas F Schenck home from Muscatine visit. W E Kroendycke to Muscatine for C M and St P railway work.
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Washington Gazette
Jas. F. Schenck
Muscatine
Scofield
C. M
St. P
Bids for fuel for city schools announced
Bids may be submitted to F Halstead by noon August 1 1901 for about 450 tons of soft coal in three grades and 50 cords of second growth hard wood. Delivery to school houses as the board directs. The board may reject any or all bids. F Koeckeritz president F Halstead chairman of fuel and light committee.
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F. Halstead
F. Koeckeritz
Fuel and Light Committee
Gentry Brothers Exhibits Come to town Thursday
The Gentry Brothers trained animal exhibition, patronized by world elite, will visit this city next Thursday July 18 for two performances. The show claims to be the greatest of its kind on the road with annual tours across the country.
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Gentry Brothers
Summer schedule change for Muscatine Electric Ry cars
Beginning July 1 1901 the Muscatine Electric Ry will run Sunday morning cars at 7:00 instead of 8:00 with a 30 minute schedule to 9:40 and then 20 minute and minute schedules to 11:20. Weekday first car leaves at 5:30 and others at 5:40, earlier than before. Evening ride specials offer eight fares for 25 cents on weekdays from 7:30 to 11:30 except Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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Muscatine Electric Ry
Muscatine Race Meet Opens With Large Attendance Expected
Entries are in for the Muscatine Race Meet with horses from Iowa Missouri Wisconsin and Kansas at the fair grounds for a three day program Tuesday through Thursday. Purses total 600 dollars with events including pace and trot races plus daily balloon ascensions and a high dive from an eighty foot tower into water.
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Muscatine
Nevens
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin
Kansas
Fair Grounds
the Unknown
Guy Baker
Dauntless
James Wier
Adrian Wilkes
Frank Warfield
Pile Cure Ad by J J Havercamp
An old advertisement claims a guaranteed pile cure with a free pile pipe in each package. It promises “no cure, no pay” and offers samples at 59 cents under the name J J Havercamp.
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J. J. Havercamp
Epworth League Excursion Offered for San Francisco Convention
Iowa Central railway announces low round trip excursion tickets for the Epworth League convention in San Francisco California from July 18 to 21. Prospective travelers may obtain full details from railroad agents or by contacting Geo S Batty G P T A Marshal town Iowa.
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San Francisco
Cal
Iowa Central Railway
Geo. S. Batty
Marshaltown
Iowa
Proverb on Advice and Self-Perception
A succinct moral reflection notes that flattery fuels fools when they seek counsel. It argues that people often overestimate others while underestimating themselves and urges doing good for its own sake, not for praise or reward.
West Liberty News Briefs and Harvest Report
West Liberty notes hot weather and drought concerns as crops suffer. Edith M. Smith visits Miss Bessie McBirney of Milan. Park Nichols arrives from Texas with two motherless girls to live with Aunt R B Purvis. Junior Epworth League ice cream festival raises a little over $12. A drive to Centerdale ends with Uncle Owen E. Owen injured when a wagon breaks. Farmers nearing harvest report oats light but others fair. corn hurt by heat, sweet corn and potatoes small, cherry crop immense.
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West Liberty
Edith M. Smith
Bessie McBirney
Milan
W. B. Jayne
Washington
Park Nichols
Texas
R. B. Purvis
M. E. Church Lawn
F. D. Steen
John Herriott
W. F. Harriman
Calhoun Street
Owen E. Owen
Centerdale
Owen
Kansas
Prospects for plums good but apples light
Report notes strong prospect for plums up to now while apple yields are light. Peaches are expected where trees exist, with variations depending on locality.
Columbus Junction Social Roundup Tourists Visit Nearby Towns
Dentists, typists, and merchants from Columbus Junction travel for family visits, fairs, and outings. Notables include M B Hook's Chicago return and Roy Michner's leave for Buffalo. Various locals—Misses Shephard, Nita Clegg, Mattie Letts, and Florence McChesney—plan trips to Denver, Clear Lake, and Wapello while Postmaster Letts promotes the Columbus Junction fair.
The Proposed Milwaukee Cut-Off
No new developments in the Milwaukee situation. Engineers are bust cross sectioning the line and H A Sutherland is out daily securing options on right of way. Evidence suggests the idea of building has not been abandoned though letting contract remains held up.
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Washington Gazette
Milwaukee
H. A. Sutherland
Rumored Western Lines Consolidation Sways Cut-off Need
The only reason inferred is that a possible consolidation of Western lines is under review which could render the construction of the cut-off unnecessary.
Iowa in Brief: Mt. Pleasant Insane Hospital Sees Record Inmates
1 051 patients are in the Mt. Pleasant hospital the largest tally in its history though many are cared for in county infirmaries. Des Moines sues to oust Iowa Telephone Company from city streets over Bell patents dispute. The city says the firm has perpetual street rights while the company resists city regulation.
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Mt. Pleasant
Des Moines
Iowa Telephone Company
Bell
Enit
Iowa Company
Mutual Company
Iowa
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm Announces New Nasal Spray
The Ely Brothers of New York introduce Ely's Liquid Cream Balm for nasal use with an atomizer spray. Sold at 75 cents including the spraying tube, available from druggists or by mail. The liquid form preserves the medicinal properties of the solid preparation and moisturizes without drying secretions.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Dollar Gained Illegally Must Not Be Kept
Editorial argues that money obtained unlawfully should be returned or used for legitimate aims rather than kept, linking ethics to practical governance and urging accountability for improprieties.
Carnival act comes to fairgrounds as races unfold
The Collins Carnival company with 25 performers arrived in the city and set up tents on the fair grounds to stage five shows during this week's races.
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Collins Carnival Company
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Daily Journal
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Glover
McBride & Cope’s
City Drug Store
W. &. Battey
Graduate Optician
John A. Robbins
Olds Block
C, H. Armstrong
Walnut Street
Douglas Union
Bb. Schmidt's
Bond
E. F. Schall
Wilton
A. F. Cruz
Muscatine Commission
J. F. Boos
Ed. Dora
Crawfordsville
Pratt
M. SS. Gist
Hawesville, Ky
Burdock
W. J. Vanatta
State Marble and Granite Dealers
IDEAL
Barry
The
Mechanics’ Concert Band
G. O. Morgridge
Keota
J. W. McKee
Dean
John Fry
Oska- Toosa
M. G. Swain
F. Somer
Chicago
Atalissa
Fowler
Iowa City
C. A. Starr
D. M. L C. & E. Railways
Williams
Catine
Columbus Junction
M. B. Hook
Wapello
Roy Michner
Buffalo
Br. van Dyke
Granite Oklahoma
R. S. Johnson
Misses Susie
Fannie Shepherd
Janesville
Blackhawk County
Tom Newells
E. B. Tucker
J. J. Russell
C. A. Carpenter
Burlington
Nita Clegg
Dr. Clegg
Denver
H. M. Letts
Mattie
Warren
Clear Lake
Florence McChesney
Cotter
Wapelio
Postmaster Letts
Fair Association
Davenport
Great Columbus Junction Fair
Cyril Carpenter
R. C. Butler
Monmouth College
Wyatt Sprague
Ditmar
Chas. McCormick
Clayton Osburn
C. Vetters
Psyche Wilgus
Nellie Parvin
Cedar Rapids
Harry Fish
Mechanicsville
Columbus City
Nellie
Dimple Blair
Lena Crilly
John Collins
M. L. Berry
Paris
Perris
Gentry
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Alee
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ATA
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Philadephia
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L. Pet
Pate Ieee Risus
American League Baseball
Ww. L. Pet
Cicero
C.ciccens
Wwe
Cnavelemed
Frank the Jeweler's
Frank
H. M. Dean
H. J. Dean
Cook, Musser & Co
Besinch
West Third Street
Clymer A. Coldren
Last Second Street
J. W. M'Kee
Bramworth’s Drug Store
East Second Street
P. Ingham
Attorney AT Law
Eireet
Lowe
B. Thompson
aCe Browning
W. B&b. Thompson , CO. Life Insurance
Ridg
Lowa Ave
2D St
J. Carskaddan
W. D. Burke
Carskaddan & Burk
West Second Street
T. R. Fitzberald
LAW, Loan and Collection
Hershey State Bank
Iowa Avenue and
Second Street
Muscatine, Iowa
Titus & Jackson
G. M. Titts
W. Jackson
Attorneys AT Law
Iowa Avenue
Jatnew
noorrMan, Jayne & Hoffman
St.te Sad
Federal Courts
Ofice
Scott Richman
Ge F.aremyay
Richman& Richman
Coun‘flors
CAM
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