For Sale: A Good House and Lot at $500
Stirlen and Rowan advertise a house and full lot for sale at $500. Miss Mary Lindley of Letts visited friends in Muscatine yesterday. Miss Blanche Wagner of Burlington Ia visiting with Miss Viola Mark of East Fourth street. McColm's Dry Goods Co. urges shoppers to come today and Saturday for bargains. C. C. Gardner Rock Island lines agent was in the city. Miss Carolyn Spickler of Hershey hospital staff left for Letts yesterday to take up a case. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Kline of St. Joseph Mo arrived from Davenport to visit relatives in Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lindley
Letts
Muscatine
Blanche Wagner
Burlington, Ia
Viola Mark
East Fourth Street
McColm’s Dry Goods Co
Carolyn Spickler
Hershey Hospital
M. J. Kline
St. Joseph, Mo
Davenport
John Gregory
North English
Samuel Baldauff
Oskaloosa
Barger & Barrows
W. B. Story
Wellman
McColm Dry Goods Co
A. E. Wagner
Washington, Ia
May Leyda
East Ninth Street
Local notes from Muscatine and surrounding towns
A compilation of brief society items and travel updates from Muscatine area residents. Included are visits among Anna Healey in Rock Island Samuel Dale in Cedar Rapids travels by E and W Rogers to Letts and Waddell Vaudeville, and several relatives passing through or departing for nearby towns. Mentioned shoppers and sales at McColm Dry Goods Co. and Barger Barrows ice cream.
Twenty-Three Agata Strikes Koochubes in East Side Confectionery
Peter Antonino Koochubes aged 22, who uses the 23 as a cautionary talisman, sues Nick and George Sirpis for 23 dollars after a June 23 assault at their East Second street candy store. He had earlier worked for the Sirpis brothers until a wage dispute led to a $23 suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Koochubes
Nick Sirpis
East Second Street
Mr. Koochabes
J. C. Coster
Koochabes
Paid in Full to Open at Grand Opera House
Manager Salisbury announces Chicago's acclaimed drama Paid in Full will play at the Grand Opera house in October 26. Wagenhall and Kemper of New York back the production. Eugene Walter also authored Wolf currently running in Chicago and planned for fall. The play has extensive runs in New York and Chicago with over 200 New York performances and the Grand’s 100th Chicago showing last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Salisbury
Grand Opera House
Wagenhall and Kemper
New York City
Eugene Walter
Wolf
Chicago Opera House
New York
Windy City
Muscatine
Colored Taft Club Plan Promoted By Jones In Muscatine
W J Jones near Mason City, Iowa organizer for the Afro American Council of Iowa, will speak tonight at the A M E church to promote an Afro American Taft club in Muscatine and to rally support for a state appropriation to build an orphanage for colored children. He notes strong black support for Taft and urges a Republican legislature to secure ongoing funding. he and his father have donated 200 acres near Mason City as a site if funds are appropriated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft Club
Musctaume
W. J. Jones
Mason City
Car Shortage Predicted By Interstate Commission Heads
Washington daily notes that IC C chairman Knapp warns of a major car shortage in the coming months as railroads cut maintenance and repairs to meet lean revenues. Officials say congestion and limited equipment will strain the system when business returns to normal after harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Journal
Washington, D. C
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Southern
Dogs Brain Shows No Hydrophobia In Muscatine
Report from Dr. Hackett confirms Iowa City tests found no hydrophobia in the brain of the suspected mad dog. Microscopic and inoculation tests ruled out infection for the over 30 dogs bitten three weeks earlier. Police chief Vannatta said a quarantine would have followed if results were unfavorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa City
Henry Albert
C. J. Hackett
W. J. Vannatta
Ties for 35 Cents At Chau Tauqua Display
The notice promotes a surprise sale of fashionable ties at 35 cents, inviting shoppers to view them in an outside display. It also touts blue serge suits originally $12, now $7.75, with sizes 34 to 44 remaining and claims buyers say they made an easy four dollars and twenty five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOC
Dr Hale's Household Ointment Ad Claims Rapid Relief
An advertisement extols Dr Hale's Household Ointment for itching and disfiguring eruptions, promising quick disappearance and velvety clear skin. It claims the product is pure wholesome and free of poisonous ingredients, selling at 25 cents or direct from Kenyon and Thomas in Adams.
Bellevue Motor Boat Regatta Draws Muscatine Attendees
The Bellevue Ia mid-summer festival and motor boat regatta craft a full program for August 13 and 14. Muscatine launch club members expect to attend. Races include Class F Five mile, Class E Five mile, Class D three purses, and Class C Ten mile plus a Mass A championship twenty mile race with significant purses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue
Muscatine
Upper Mississippi
Hitchcock Plans Sherman Speaking Tour Through Nebraska
In Lincoln James S. Sherman was to tour Nebraska in October with a national Republican slate. Chairman Hitchcock disclosed the plan during a brief Lincoln stop en route from Colorado Springs. He also anticipated sending Senators Beveridge Dolliver and other prominent Republicans to Nebrask a, signaling a hard campaign ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Lincoln
Neb
Colorado Springs
Nebraska
James S. Sherman
Beveridge
Dolliver
Tragic Drowning of Hans Bern Near Bellevue Nebraska
Two boys discovered Hans Bern of Emerson Nebraska body in the Missouri River near Bellevue. Authorities say Bern died by his own actions, leaping from the motor bridge at Council Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Bern
Emerson, Neb
Missouri River
Bellevue
Neb
Bern
Council Bluffs
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Ste
Reo
Red Cross
Wilson’s Shoe Store
People's
Re. Arranz
Journal Office
Stirlen & Rowan
C. C. Gardner
Rock Island Lines
ALL Ladies
Tan Oxfords
Leysen’s Shoe Store
Anna Healey
East Fifth Street
Rock Island
Samuel Dale
Cedar Rapids
Jacob Dale
Smalley Avenue
Arthur Oppenheimer
Ray Miller
West Branch
E., Day
W. Rogers
Waddell Vaudeville Company
Grant Sample
Canada
Manitoba
Alberta
F. L. van Horne
Cotter
Blanche Doyle
Westboro
Itia
Studebaker
Babcock
F. Bowman
Daisy Hammell
Sigourney, Ia
George Fitzgerald
Cal. W. Smith
Fern Crouch
Mary Crouch
East Third Street
MacColm Dry Goods Co
Bessie Hayes
Moline
Frank Plessey
Hershey Avenue
E. van Gent
Lucas Street
M. A. Ingersoll
East Moline
J. B. Kiel
Quincy, Ill
Fred Heerd
West Eighth Street
W. C. Hoeffiin
Margaret
Oak Park
Ill
Candy Kitchen
William H. Barry
Huttig-McDermid
Agata
Koochubes
Waterloo
East
Ning
Howe
Just
Jones
M. E. Church
Orphan’s Home For
Gro
C. J
Hackett
W. 2Nd
Wigmintigigi
David
Bogard
Sherman
Marshalltown
Judd Cox
B.S. Lilly
Flore
I. Mierel & Son
Hotel Grand
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