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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1907
Page
8
Local residents report Stirlen offering a fine lot in River View addition. Numerous visitors and locals arrive in Muscatine for business, chautauqua, or to visit friends, with a steady stream of social notices and excursions noted throughout the day.
A promotional blurb highlights remarkable relief from constipation and digestive ills with Electric Bitters priced at 68 cents. The ad asserts guaranteed results and mentions Havercamys Prescription Drug Store as the source.
The July teachers examinations start tomorrow at 8 o clock in this city. Prof. F M Witter is absent, and R W Leverich will conduct exams at his school room over Bishop s store on East Second Street. All branches will be tested and many teachers are expected to participate.
A. E. Kephart of Atalissa mistook horse liniment for brandy and drank strychnine solution. Dr. Brisbine treated him with antidotes and he survived past midnight. He rests at his son Ed Kephart’s home before returning to his own. Archie Croxen visits. Mrs. Lamb welcomes a new grandson. Will Hayes family to Chicago. Mrs. Hillis Ady visits Muscatine. Mrs. G. W. Black returns home.
Residents and visitors tally in a series of short notes. Chas McCoy visited his father in Tipton. Joe Hiatt and Mrs. Lundy went to Mitchelville for Hiatt’s sister’s illness. West Liberty and Davenport residents stopped by. Reverend Pinkerton moved to a new home and will preach at the Presbyterian church.
Chicago tied New York 1 to 1 before eastward travel, as Altrock and Young spun perfect work in a 12 inning affair. Cubs blanked Giants 2 to 0 behind Reulbach, who appeared unfazed by trouble in the later innings.
In Indianapolis on July 23 a large crowd gathered for the unveiling of the Oliver P. Morton monument. Attending were Vice President Fairbanks and G A R commander General R B Brown. The statue stands at the east entrance of the state house and cost $10,900 to erect.
Mr and Mrs W H Hoben and their children visited friends on the opposite bank of the Pokesmen River. H H Boyd and wife called at Lone Tree on Friday.
Brandenburg thanks readers in a brief classified style item noting the return of a firearm with a curt, satisfied acknowledgment and the phrase Nuff Sed.
Results yesterday show American League games with Chicago 1 Boston 1 ended twelfth inning to catch trains. Cleveland 6 Washington 8. St. Louis 4 New York 64. Detroit 6 Philadelphia 3. National League games New York 6 Chicago 8. Philadelphia 8 5 St. Louis 1 1. Brooklyn 1 Cincinnati 2. Boston 4 Pittsburg 5 thirteen innings. Iowa and league games list Cedar Rapids 1 Springfield 8 Rock Island 1 Bloomington 6 Dubuque 2 Pecatur 4 Clinton 5 Peoria 4 Waterios 4 Jacksonville 4 Marshalltown 7 Quincy 6 Keokuk 4 Oskaloosa 1.
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