This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1907
Page
8
Local notices list numerous residents traveling to Letts Keota West Liberty and other places for visits and work. Mentions farmers selling land prices attesting to Canada lands rising, Bankers Reserve moonlight excursion, chautauqua attendance, and retail promos for Bond's restaurant and a cottage cheese maker.
Revered local resident, a well known young woman, died after a year long battle with consumption. Friends and neighbors mourn her loss as arrangements are announced by the family.
Roach and Musser Lads go to Mitt for the big annual Fire Laddies picnic. The event brings together local volunteers and their families for community games, food, and a turnout reported by attendees.
Lucy Bierman of South Muscatine died at 3 a m at her parents home 1215 Kansas Street after a long illness of tuberculosis She was born in Hamburg Germany March 16 1878 and came to the United States with her parents in 1893 She leaves her parents three sisters and one brother and was active in German Lutheran church services and community life in South Muscatine The funeral is set for Wednesday at 2 pm from the German Lutheran church with interment in Greenwood Cemetery
At a committee meeting the Ladies' Aid society adopts resolutions in memory of Mrs Calista Benshoof secretary who died in Muscatine Iowa on July 12 1967. The resolutions note an irreparable loss emphasize her example and instruct copies for the Journal and Tribune family and minutes.
John Basil Barnhill and Walter Mills arrive for a 2:30 p.m. joint debate at Electric Park on government ownership of railroads. Mills, a leading socialist voice from Seattle, faces Barnhill who has debated socialist figures worldwide. The event features prepared questions emulating Lincoln Douglas lines.
The Jackson Electrical Supply company has taken the agency of a new automobile named The Jackson. Manufactured at Jackson Michigan the car combines appearance and durability at a reasonable price. A Journal representative test drove it praising its smooth ride hill climbing ease and easy handling. Demand is high and agency is secured to meet it.
The cornerstone of St. Mary's Catholic church in Fairfield was laid after high mass with Bishop Davis in charge. John Galvin of Council Bluffs spoke, a record of the congregation and local officials was sealed in the stone, and the red granite centerpiece was blessed amid ceremony.
Keota Iowa July 22 Mrs Charles W Burham and daughter Velda returned home in Washington after a several day visit with local friends. Mr and Mrs John Carris and children traveled from Colfax for a visit. Carris showing health improvement. Mrs C P Gardner Des Moines and Mrs Glennie Eicher and baby from Nebraska visited at J M White home last week. Mrs J F Robertson and daughter Marjory went to Muscatine for Chautauqua camp life. Rev Robertson joined them. Miss Lila Fagen Sioux Rapids visiting sister Mrs Carl Cady. Mrs J A Y Ashby and son Gerald also mentioned.
Charley Pemble and his wife with son Harold and his wife and two children from Peoria Illinois are visiting relatives and friends in Wapello Iowa and surrounding area. L C Wappell Joo Murphy Con.
An old ad notes S90nh 22 Electric Bitters from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store. It promotes gentle remedy for ailments described with oblique terms and lists a price of 35 cents. The fragment hints at tonics for stomach and digestive issues.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.