Notice of Intention Improvement District No 20 Muscatine Iowa
City council announces planned improvements for Improvement District No 20 in Muscatine Iowa including brick street paving on Fourth Third Sixth Oak and Spring streets and full width alley paving in blocks 28 29 76 117. Objections due by 7:30 p m July 24 1902 with hearings set by the City Council.
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Muscatine
Iowa
City
Fourth Street
Pine Street
Reservoir Park
Third Street
Cherry Street
Ash Street
Sixth Street
Towa Avenue
Sycamore Street
Oak Street
Sth Street
Spring Street
Fifth Street
6Th Street
Ohio
City of
Muscotine
Old Subscribers Honored In 50 Year Plus List
The Journal celebrates long time loyalty by naming readers who have held subscriptions over twenty five years and offering complimentary life subscriptions to those with fifty years of service or fifty years of married life. The list names numerous residents across Muscatine and surrounding areas including Mary A. Couch J. Scott Richman L. L. Patterson Geo W Foster Col A M Hare and many others.
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Mary A. Couch
Muscatine
Joseph Bennett
J. Scott Richman
Joseph McMichael
Township
L. L. Patterson
Cyrus Townsley
Wm. A. Drury
E. B. Lewis
J. M. Richter
Mathew Cochran
Jacob A. Seiver
Wrayville
James Wilson
Suel Foster
K. van Camp
Sweetland
Peter DeMoss
City
Geo. W. Foster
Norfolk
J. H. Pingrey
Wayne
Anita
J. S. Bowlby
Cone
Samuel McNutt
Mary J. Romig
Wilton
J. S. McDonald
G. H. Corwin
Fruitland
Joseph Morrison
C. M. Hendrix
Perry
Joseph Wilhelm
Samuel Stocker
J. H. Canon
Fenner's Kidney and Backache Cure Featured in Patient Testimonials
A long anecdotal advertisement touts Dr. Fenner's Kidney and Backache Cure. Patients such as F. M. Wheeler of Randolph and many others from Iowa towns claim relief from kidney disease, rheumatism, and female troubles after using the remedy, with free consultations advertised and a 5. cent price for the product.
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Dr. Fenner
Motherhood and the Promise of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as strengthening the maternal frame and easing childbirth. It claims to calm nerves, boost appetite, and aid sleep with no alcohol or narcotics, citing a testimonial from Mrs. D. B. Barricks of Campbell County, Virginia. It also promotes a medical adviser offered by mail for a small fee.
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D. B. Barricks
Perrons
Campbell Co
Sterneman Clothing Co Leads Muscatine Wholesale Trade
The Sterneman Clothing Company in Muscatine was incorporated on November 30 1889 with John S Sterneman as president and George Nietzel as vice president. It operates the largest wholesale clothing house in Iowa, employs five traveling salesmen, and manufactures in New York to cut costs, enabling lower retail prices despite competition from eastern and midwestern firms.
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Sterneman
Iowa
Muscatine
Minnesota
North
South Dakotas
Missouri
Illinois
Nebraska
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Pete
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
West
Grand Opera House Returns with Top Attractions
Muscatine’s Grand Opera House reopens after renovations under Chamberlain Kindt Co and manager W. Kemble. The venue, a leading Iowa Illinois circuit house, promises high class shows this season including Lover's Lane and Way Down East, with metropolitan hits arriving locally.
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Muscatine
Grand Opera House
Shore Acres
Chamberlain, Kindt & Co
Iowa- Illinois
United States
W. Kemble
Kemble
Journal
Kemb
Chicago
Muscatine Watchman Recalls Editor Mahin’s Early Days
T. S. Berry, a longtime Muscatine resident and former police officer, recalls Mahin’s early years in town. Berry notes he has lived in Muscatine for 56 years and has served as night watchman at Musser's mill for 15 years, also remembering Mahin as a youth around the office.
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Muscatine
T. S. Berry
Musser’s Mill
Proposals Sought for Moscow Township School House
Notice from Geo J Lang secretary announces bids for erecting a school house in Moscow township Muscatine County. Plans and specifications available half mile west of Wilton from C Martens. Bids due by 6 pm July 25 1902 with contract awarded to lowest responsible bidder. Board may reject any bids. Dated June 25 1902.
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Moscow Township
Muscatine
C. Martens
Wilton
Geo. J. Lang
Sec
Blue Grass April 10 1902 Horse Healed With 1-0-DO
A letter from Banks explains a horse injured by barbed wire above the hind knee healed eight by five inch wound in short time using 1-0-DO. He considered killing the animal but was persuaded to try the remedy and calls the product effective beyond claims.
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DO Medicine Co
R. Bancks
Summer Outings
The most famous and popular tour resorts on the continent are reached by the Grand Trunk Railway System. Copies of descriptive pamphlets and rates will be furnished by Geo. W. Vaux A G P T A 135 Adams St Chicago. The Journal 10 cents a week.
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Grand Trunk Railway System
Geo. W
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Cedar Rapids
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C. Cope
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D. S. Brown
Dexter
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Salt Lake City
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Ill
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Brandenburg
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the Journal
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Rcobinson
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S. G. Stein
Moonaca Coffee
C. B. Fuller
Ocean Hotel
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