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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1907
Page
5
Hot weather upsets stomachs more than any other time experts warn. Eat light plain foods with many vegetables and fruits. For relief a home remedy uses Compound Tincture of Cinchona Prosene and Sherry to be taken before meals and at night.
The Interstate Commerce Commission released a unanimous report on E. H. Harriman and the Harriman lines outlining the system’s control history and policy. Copies went to President Roosevelt and the Attorney General. no prosecutions were recommended. Harriman dismissed the document as political and biased.
The Ben Hershey once a favorite with rivermen is burned to the waterline at Stillwater and deemed unrecoverable due to leaks. Carpenters have failed to salvage it and plans call for beaching the craft on the east side of the St. Croix river. Local society notes include visits from Miss Bertha Grady Mrs Henry Marx and other residents.
Rock river mussel beds offer strong shelling profits with several Muscatine residents flocking to the area. Over two dozen locals have left the city in recent weeks as daily hauls stay heavy despite a brief high water lull. Meanwhile the Richards button factory shut down due to shell shortages, with operations expected to resume soon. Local notes include visits to Rock Island and Winfield, family visits, and acoma of social updates.
Jackson Electric Supply Co. notes Rambler cars are famed for reliability, a sentiment echoed by area motorists who trust the brand for steady service.
Buffalo Ia July 15. The Chautauqua board has named rows and streets for campers with numbered lots. Shakespeare Row and Longfellow Whittier Washington and Roosevelt streets greet attendees. List of residents and addresses follows with notes on visits, society meetings, and local happenings.
Advertisement notes Ben Pool of Threet Alabama healed after using Bucklen's Amica Salve. It urges readers to try the product priced at 25 cents available at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
One 450 Story and Clark piano lightly used to sell at a bargain if taken soon. Also a slightly used piano cased organ available. Call and see them at Hirt and Fesler Piano Co.
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