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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
8
A collage of short items noting visits and travel by local residents. Mrs A E Moody and son leave Davenport after a visit with E C Moody. Miss G Rehbehn visits Muscatine while Katharine Harney returns from Davenport. John Long departs Summit for Topeka on vacation. Local eateries and services promote ice cream and guaranteed electrical work.
Local items note Luther Woods Jr spent yesterday with firefighters in Iowa City. Miss Ruth Knowles returns from Kansas trip. Miss Henrietta Becker visits Davenport. Mrs George Dunker leaves for Davenport. Henry Stellrecht travels to Davenport to visit relatives. For sale a good house and full lot for 500 dollars. Miss Elizabeth Roddewig guests of Mrs J H Vail. Dr Norton obstetrics and diseases of women listed. Mrs C Alger and Florence return from Davenport after visit with Mrs Bierman.
Dr Charles L Stafford longtime Muscatine Methodist pastor engages in a major chautauqua program at Siloam Springs Arkansas. He delivers several lectures with strong audience approval and leads forenoon Bible study classes during the session.
Giants rout the Cubs 11 to 0 at West Side park in Chicago. Willie pitches superbly aiding a lopsided victory that dampens Cubs hopes in the series opener. Sox and Athletics split double header as Walsh and Dygert win for their sides.
Fragmented OCR text shows partial scores and city names including Rock Island Clinton Waterloo Keokuk Oskaloosa Kewanee Ottumwa and Grace Jacksonville. No coherent game or event details emerge from the readable lines.
Maquoketa, Ia July 16 The Maquoketa Independents rallied in the ninth to edge Muscatine 3 to 2 in the opener of the series. McKee limited Muscatine to four hits as errors helped swing the decisive inning.
The next tribe council will convene Thursday at 8 p m in Yeoman hall on the third floor of the Nyenhuis building located at corner Lawn Avenue and Third Street. Trustees are noted.
An advertisement notes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a remedy for wounds sores burns and injuries. The product is sold at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store for 25 cents.
A Knights of Pythias notice announces work in the first rank on Friday at 8 o'clock sharp and calls for full attendance from members.
Frank Ashcraft offers the Clark Jewel gas stove for sale beside the Kemble Hotel, presenting a trustworthy option for home comfort.
Yesterday's scores show New York 11 Chicago 9 Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 6 Pittsburg 3 Boston 2 in ten innings Philadelphia 8 St Louis 1.
In the league games listed, Philadelphia leads Chicago 7 to 2 in the second game after a 2 to 1 first game involving Chicago and Philadelphia. Detroit defeats Boston 5 to 1. Washington wins 3 to 2 over St. Louis, while Cleveland dominates New York 16 to 1 in the first game and 3 to 2 in the second.
In the Three T League Bloomington edged Cedar Rapids 4 to 2 while Decatur outscored Clinton 11 to 9 and Springfield defeated Rock Island 3 to 2 in 10 innings. In the Central Association Burlington beat Keokuk 2 to 0 and Quincy defeated Kewanee 3 to 9. Waterloo topped Jacksonville 6 to 1 with Oskaloosa taking a doubleheader from Jacksonville 12 to 2 in the first game and 9 to 3 in the second.
New York heads to Chicago while Philadelphia visits St. Louis. Boston travels to Pittsburg with Brooklyn at Cincinnati. Chicago plays Boston and Cleveland faces Washington. St Louis meets New York and Detroit plays Philadelphia in a dense day of games.
An advertisement claims abdominal surgery is avoided through Dr Kings New Life Pills described as painless purifiers offered by Havercamp's Prescription Drug.
A Muscatine resident claims the Benders fled toward the Thayer area and left their wagon hitched to a post, suggesting they boarded a train to escape. The story follows continued speculation and extensive searching for the family.
The passage asserts that unmarked graves near the farm confirm the Benders were executed by frontier law for their murders. It cites two divergent sources supporting the claim and portrays the infamous outlaws as having died near the crime scene at the hands of self-appointed lawmen.
To Disse o The Valen Of stomach, liver and kidney troubles and cure biliousness and malaria, take Electric Bitters. Guaranteed. 50c. Havercamp's Prescription Drug.
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