Pine Creek Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Ills
A Pine Creek report recounts a Thursday evening Nagel home gathering with games music and refreshments at 10 pm. Attendees include Elsie Franklin Nellie Fix Anna Kretschmar and many others. Other items note Mike Missel’s Buffalo trip, visitors from Muscatine and Pine Mills and Ira Reeves hospitalized at Bellevue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Creek
Nagel
Elsie Franklin
Nellie Fix
Anna
Fredia Kretschmar
Florence Haman
Nellie Budzine
Vernie Gatton
Myrtle
Mabel Sours
Lilly Holling
Girty Holtz
May Brace
Mildred Grimm
Lizzie Brace
Mable Pace
George Fry
Will Fitchner
Jack
Muscatine
Mike Missel
Pine Mills
Mr. Smith
Ira Reeves
Bellevue Hospital
Hazel Dell Social Roundup Tallys Local Visits
Hazel Dell Iowa July near 24 reports Mr and Mrs Henry Bridgford of Prince visiting relatives. Felix Vanatta and family of Ferdinand call on Calvin Vanatta. Giden Reed and Oakley McGinnis Muscatine callers. Mrs John Powell Illinois City visits Sherman Powell. Charles Whithock and Oran business callers in Muscatine. Floss Hayes Illinois City visits sister Mrs Fred Krueger. Mrs Charles Vanatta at Will Powell home. Will Powell's wife recovering from rheumatism. Wallace Reeding Bernice and Henry Krantz visit Oscar Peterson with Chas Peterson and sisters at Buffalo Prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Dell
Henry Bridgford
Prince
Felix Vanatta
Ferdinand
Calvin Vanatta
Giden Reed
Oakley McGinnis
Muscatine
Melvin Thomas
Cal
John Powell
Illinois City
Sherman Powell
Henry Potter
John Vanatta
Floss Hayes
Fred Krueger
Charles Vanatta
Will Powell
Wallace Reeding
Bernice
Buffalo Prairie
Henry Krantz
Chas. Peterson
Oscar Peterson
C. E. Barrett
C. Ruthenberg
Mary Ahlschlager
East Wapsie Society Notes and Local Visits
East Wapsie on July 24 reports Mr and Mrs Alfred Marolf visiting D W Millers Cedar Valley. Otto Marsteller heads to Iowa City to work as a carpenter. Clara Marolf to Muscatine for a week long visit. Mary Robertson and nephew socialized at W H Marsteller’s from Thursday to Sunday. Naftiger and Ed Helmer of West Liberty working for Fred Evans this week. W H Marsteller assists Wm Protzman with haying. Dorothy Evans hosted a small Friday gathering. Tony Fickler spent Monday afternoon in West Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Wapsie
Alfred Marolf
D. W. Miller
W. H. Marsteller
Wm. Protzman
Dorothy Evans
Tony Fickler
West Liberty
Ministers Endorse Action of League by City Clergymen
Eleven Muscatine ministers sign a paper endorsing the Anti-Saloon League effort to enforce the mulct law and suppress law violations in the city. The document, circulated among clergy, lists names from various churches including J N Elliott Judson Kempton and C E Baumgarten, with Bryant Preston noted as supportive though absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Anti-Saloon League
Bryant Preston
J. N. Elliott
1St Presbyterian Church
Judson Kempton
1St Baptist Church
J. C. HB. Light
United Brethren Church
W. P. Stoddard
M. E
H. F. Martin
Per M. Grace
Eng. Luthearn
C. E. Baumgarten
M. E. Church
Hugh Jameson
J. Oea
Ferdinand Journal Notes and Local Visits
Ferdinand notes a recovery from rheumatism for Mrs. Wm. Powell and lists visits among local families including Krueger Zollner Feldman and Ruthenberg. Chautauqua attendees from the area, kinship calls, and care arrangements for Mrs. Ruthenberg are mentioned with Muscatine ties.
Community Notes From Orono Iowa Update
D N Cecil of Ottumwa visits his parents Mr. and Mrs L M Cecil. Roy Abbott recent Burlington visitor. Wilbur Chapman and baby from Conesville spend Sunday with Art Abbott family. Henry Krider calls from Columbus Junction. R M Norris of Nichols visits son George and family. Bell Reed shopped in Lone Tree. Barton Cecil visits Columbus Junction. L M Cecil family in Muscatine. Eva Krider Zula and Roy Abbott attend W C T U convention in Wellman. Clara Stemen visits E McCullough home Port Allen. Grace Yocum in Muscatine Tuesday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Ia
D. N. Cecil
Ottumwa
L. M. Cecil
Roy Abbott
Burlington
Wilbur Chapman
Conesville
Art. Abbott
Henry Krider
Columbus Junction
R. M. Norris
Nichols
George
Bell Reed
Lone Tree
Barton Cecil
Muscatine
Eva Krider
Zula
Wellman
Clara Stemen
E. McCullough
Port Allen
Grace Yocum
Debaters Clash Over Government Ownership Of Railroads
In Muscatine Chautauqua Walter Mills and John Barnhill argued for and against government ownership of railroads. Mills, a socialist, pressed for public ownership as a remedy to corporate dominance, while Barnhill warned of centralization and monopoly, urging competition and private control. The audience debated with strong points on democracy, capitalism, and the post office system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Thomas Mills
John Bast Barnhill
Mills
Mr. Barnhill
Millis
Barnhill
Burlington
Iowa
Senate
Roosevelt
Harriman
Illinois
Rockefeller
Express
Mr. Mills
U. S. Post Office Department
Thomas Platt
Platt
Baenh. 1
Frightful Loss of Life Prompts Cure Claim Ad
An old advertisement proclaims Dr. King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds as a sure cure and lists prices of 50 cents and one dollar. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store appears as the retailer in this health ad.
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Keith Konqueror
Preston B. Keith Shoe Co., Makers
Brockton, Mass
T. W. Cherry
Mira Hershey Lumber
Gillette Sales Company
Exez
Hershey State Bank
Musectine
Iowa Avenue
J. E. Stevenson
Ipzerez Pilgay
F. A. Neidig
East Second St
Pliny Fry
Friends’ Church
ORONO
Thompson Bros
Clark
Herbert Spencer
Chamberlain
Attorneys AT Law
Frank L. Bihlmeier
Notary Public
Telephone
J. Otce
Henry Jayne Wm. Hofman
Arthurs Hofman
R. Jayon Jayne & Hoffman
Lowa Avenue
Journal Office
G. M. Titus
Titus & Jackson
Iowa Ave
Thos. Brown
Illinois Bianke
Ofice
Birst National Bank
Ingham
2Nd Street
Muscatine, Iowa
H. D. Horst
Second Foor
West Second Street
J. Carskaddan
W. D. Burk
I. S. Pepper
Carskaddan
Burk & Pepper
Lowa
J. Hiuscatine
Carl Barnard
Chas. H. Gobble
East Second Street
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