Illinois City News Briefs From July Update
In Illinois City on Monday Mrs. Carrie Shuttee injured her shoulder when she fell in a cellar and required medical help until evening. Louie Stull injured his forefinger in a hay pulley accident while handling hay last week. Community notes report dry pastures and failing wells with four weeks without rain. Other items mention visits, a church ice cream supper, and local visitors including Miss Anna Pardee from Fairport.
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Illinois City
Carrie Shuttee
E. M. Baker
Ed. Huber
Wylie
Grandson
Muscatine
Anna Pardee
Fairport
Sherman Powell
Heat waves grip Sevastopol as locals describe hot spell
Sevastopol reports extreme heat drying out vegetation. Local residents like Harry Holmes on sick list. Social notes mention a Saturday dance at Wifey Smith's and several visits and farm tasks, including threshers Scott and McMichael starting Monday.
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Harry Holmes
Wifey Smith
Fred Kindler
Muscatine
Raetz
J. T. Jolmes
Louis Klein
E. Chapman
Wm. Scott
Mrs. Laree
Inc. Harper
Bayfield
L. Schwarz
Hoffmy
Foster notes and visits across Missouri and Iowa
Mrs Frank arrived last Saturday with relatives from Missouri. James Rucketts came from Grinnell for a family visit. Mrs Mary LeQuatte and daughter Julia of Muscatine visited relatives. Brad Whaley returned to What Cheer. Mrs Krueger's child ill but improving. Lucy Watson and Kate r returned from Buffalo Prairie visit. Jones Buffalo Prairie preacher Aptzena Watson joined LeQuatte in Muscatine for a few days. Thornton schoolhouse will host a sermon and Sunday school.
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Frank
Reli
Missouri
Jaude Rucketts
Grunnell
Mary LeQuatte
Jula
Muscatine
Brad Whaley
Fred Krueger
Lucy Watson
Kater
H. Freyermuth
Near View
Jones
Buffalo Prairie
Thornton School
T.s Aptzena Watsom
I. T Vta LeQuatte
Muscatine Wenesday
S. C. Dickenson
Flo Curtis
Chicago
East
Rev. McAuley
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lehigh Valley Rail Link Between Chicago and New York
The route connects Chicago and New York via Niagara Falls and Buffalo with a stop-over at Buffalo on all air tickets to New York and Philadelphia.
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Lehigh Valley
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Farmers Invite Readers to See County's Biggest Hog
A county farmer issues a playful invite in a note to the paper saying readers may visit his farm to see the biggest hog in the county by asking for him. The humorous line highlights local rural life and pride in livestock.
Miss Edith Sparrows and Miss Lizzie Dubois Visit Montpelier
Montpelier notes Edith Sparrows from St. Louis and Lizzie Dubois from Ottumwa spent several days at Mrs. Milton Buckwalter’s home before returning home. Other items: Mr. and Mrs. John Lieh on the sick list. Mrs. James Chittick has died in Stuart Iowa. Della Mavis returns home from Atkinsmeon Tl.
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Stuart
Iowa
Montpelier
Della Mavis
Atkinmeon
Minn'e Pulse
Harvest Outlook Mixed Amid Heat and Drought
Farmers report intense heat has stressed crops with oats light and hay poor. Corn stands may suffer from continuing dry weather, sweet corn and potatoes small, blackberries dried up, cherries good, apples poor, and peaches expected to be a fair crop. G W Hartman notes hopes for blackberries fading.
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G. W. Hartman
He Healed Fast After One Month of Treatment
Patient Edward M. Rosetta recounts severe typhoid related heel ulcer and near amputation. Dr J Alvin Horne promised two to three months but cured in one month at Mitchell Lynde BuildingRock Island. Ad promotes cures for skin kidney bladder prostate and female diseases with specific hours.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Chicago
J. Alvin Horne
Edward M. Rosetta
7Th Ave
Mitchell & Lynde Building
Township convention planned during grandview meet
Town residents discuss a forthcoming township convention to be arranged soon. Visitors from Muscatine and Wapello drop by, including Schmidt Hurlbut and McCray. Community notes include church services on campus and local visits, with Bridges repainting his house.
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Grandview
Schmidt
Hurlbut
Muscatine
Our Town
J. Schneider
Nellie
Charlies
Do. Bridges
Chas. Schneider
Leits
James McCray
Wapello
McDaniel
Stingle
Academy
John
Spence Potter
Burlington
W. T. Barnett
Helen
Letts
D. M. Bridges
One Thousand Will Go to State Convention
Des Moines will send about a thousand people to the Republican state convention at Cedar Rapids. The crowd size is driven by a low $2 round trip fare offered by the Milwaukee line, anticipation of a historic convention, and loyalists wanting to show support for A. R. Cummins despite the state central committee’s move to Cedar Rapids.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee
A. R. Cummins
Republican State Central Committee
Rev Hall Will Not Go Away on Vacation
Wilson, July 19 Miss Nellie Hall starts a Winfield visit for two to three weeks while Ida Morrison heads to Spencer and Lake Okoboji for a month. Local residents, including Rev McAuley and Rev W N Hall, take varied summers with visits, rest, and small-town routines noted by residents.
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Rev. Hall
Evin Curtis
W. N. Hall
Ruth Warren
Herrington
Kan
Pratt
Graff
Oscar
Laurerne
Minn
Holzhauer
Sarah Shuger
Mary Leach
John F. Robertson
J. F. Robertson
Harness Meet Promoter Nevens Plans Running Events
Promoter Nevens met with moderate success in his harness meet and will start preparations for September’s running meet. The 2:20 trot yielded four fine steppers, Willie Jean won, and Fideline took the 2:25 pace amid ontrack drama.
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Nevens
Willie Jean
Fideline
Willie Glenn
Boyer
McLaughlin
Baldwin
Chantwood
B. G
Johnson
Prince
Wild Pero
Blaney
Eddie C
Baramon
Leona Bazant
B. m
Bazant
Shadel
Zamar
Ward
Eddie
Commodore
Idler
Beecraft
B. S
Gov. D
Idol, Jr
Larkin
Idler D
Gr. m
Fidel
Beecroft
Auctioneer Griff Johnson Opens Fall Sales Booking
Colonel Griff Johnson plans almost daily fall sale dates as his auctioneer duties begin. George Freeland, a rural mail carrier designate, awaits August first to start duties. Preparations continue for the August camp meeting. I will report items for the Journal in the absence of the regular correspondent. Please leave items with Rev. Hall or J. T. Downer's Furniture Store.
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Griff Johnson
George Freeland
Journal
Rev. Hall
J. T. Downer
Furnture
Picturesque Pan American Route to Buffalo Inaugurates
Recognized as a picturesque Pan American route the new modern vestibule train will depart Chicago at 11:30 a.m. on June 2 passing through Detroit Mt Clemens Port Huron and Niagara Falls to Buffalo at 6:15 a.m. and New York at 4:03 p.m. It invites Pan American visitors to arrive early to avoid the rush. Time tables and rates are available from the City Passenger and Ticket agent at 219 Clark Street Chicago.
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Buffalo
Chicago
Detroit
Mt. Clemens
Port Huron
Niagara Falls
New York
Clark Street
Mob Described as a Mindless Multitude
A provocative line portrays a mob as a mindless mass with many grasping hands and little rational direction. The remark emphasizes perceived chaos and collective impulsivity within crowd behavior.
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Muscatine, Iowa
First Nation’s Bank
Reign Exchange
Hershey State
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Henry Jayne
LG Burnett
Asals
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Mira Hershey
P. W. Prancis
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Lt. Burnett
Telephone
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J.B. Dougherty
Chas
Asake Capital
Wirst National Bank Bullling
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