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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1901
Page
7
An advertisement touts I-C-H-O as a sure health fix claiming quick cures for cuts burns and bruises. It markets the product as effective after one trial and asserts widespread customer satisfaction for 25 cents.
The boat departs Muscatine for Davenport on Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday and Saturday mornings at 6 30 and returns in the evening. It also leaves for Burlington each weekday evening except Sunday.
Morning train riders include Mrs M J Hallew and Miss Hallie Ayres traveling to Tipton and Wilton respectively. A Friday ice cream social hosted by Mrs Patience Sherfey in Sweetland. Dr. Fowler's Wild Strawberry extract advertised for dysentery seasickness and nausea. Doun's Ointment touted as cure for itching piles.
Dre Miller and Fulliam have removed their offices to 299 East Second Street one block east of their former location inviting friends to call.
A formal declaration announces D. H. Westbrooke as a candidate for the supervisor nomination under the strict primary pressure of Ang 3d. The statement frames the candidacy within local political dynamics and outlines intent to seek party support.
J. J. Havercamp advertises a cure with a no cure no pay guarantee. A Nile pipe shoe is included with each package and samples are free. The offer emphasizes a positive written guarantee and a 50 cent price.
The Black Diamond Express leaves Buffalo at noon via the Lehigh Valley line to New York. It offers a la carte dining car service and luxurious parlor and day coaches. Stop-overs are allowed at Buffalo on all through tickets to New York and Philadelphia via this line.
Describes the Lehigh Valley route connecting Chicago to New York and Philadelphia via Niagara Falls and Buffalo with stops allowed at Buffalo. Emphasizes scenic regions including lakes rivers and mountains along the line.
The writer surveys the Pan-American Exposition as a major summer attraction, ranking it behind Chicago’s World’s Fair but praising the extraordinary electric display and the illuminated tower. He notes the ferry ride glimpse of wealth along the Jersey shore, pointing to the Stevens estate as a source of dock rents.
A local report cites speculation on the total number of incandescent lights used at the Exparition. Two electrical officials reportedly know the exact figure, with estimates ranging from 200000 lights in the first order to a current estimate near 560000 lights.
The Pan-American midway is hailed as the most elaborate the world has seen with greater expenditure on attractions than any previous fair. Some rides required initial costs over 100000 dollars and one major act pays 75000 dollars for space on the exposition grounds.
Report notes Western audiences spend freely while Eastern crowds are stingy and hesitant to pay. A vendor talks about the Moon voyage ride and the Johnston Flood as popular, with the airship simulator scenes delivering a dramatic moon landing and a visit to a moon king.
The display features dancers from multiple nations and appeals to Iowa visitors as the venture of skilled young Iowans including a man once based in Ottumwa and Mt. Pleasant.
The narrator recalls meeting S E Kiser of the Chicago Record-Herald, a modest figure whose column attracts wide western readership. He notes Kiser met two Muscatine women en route from Cleveland to Buffalo, recalling only that they were sisters and pleasant.
The passage notes strong demand for Pan-American midway spaces with over 200 permit applications and about 40 granted as speculation and opportunity drive excitement among investors. The speaker recalls experiences in securing space and privileges at the fair.
In New York City a four story corner building at Broadway and Wall Street is described as the most valuable in the United States. The first floor houses a drug store while the upper floors remain vacant. The drug store owner has repeatedly refused to sell despite offers up to 40000 dollars per front foot.
The speaker notes five miles of salt marshes beyond Jersey City are worthless though land could be valuable if cleared. A company is rumored to form to fill the marsh for factory use. Nearby in Newark a brick chimney 320 feet tall is pointed out as the tallest in the United States.
A newspaper account recalls a Sousa concert at Muscatine and repeats a spoken tale about his name, claiming John Philip So U S A as his registered signature abroad. The piece also notes a memorable first trip to Coney Island, described as indescribable and eventful.
The piece describes a new Coney Island ride Loop the Loop where a small car travels a loop resulting in a momentary upside down position. The ride, likened to swinging water in a bucket, attracted me yet I would not ride again after news reports that a young girl died after fear during a recent ride. No other accidents are noted for the year but the ride has carried over 290000 people before being forbidden.
A man seeking notoriety rode the Niagara River in a custom padded barrel with a swinging rotating seat. He endured bruises as the barrel was recovered from the water and he was removed unharmed in the end.
Narrator recalls telling a friend in New York that a statue of Washington stands at the spot of the first presidential inauguration. The friend doubted and only learned after a walk by the Wall Street Treasury building. The tale echoes the man who never saw Niagara Falls despite living nearby.
The piece notes New York towers rising higher than Chicago’s skyline. It argues Chicago cannot match New York in building on solid foundations, citing swampy Chicago soil. It mentions a $1 story building that draws attention from visitors.
Round trip tickets at favorable rates will be on sale to New York via the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway. Call on agents for particulars or witness Jnc G Farmer A GOP and Tt B C R N Ry Cedar Rapids IA 718920.
Important notice to Muscatine water customers warns against sprinkling outside allowed hours to protect fire protection. The Water Works stresses pumps are taxed, urges cooperation, and threatens discontinuation of supply or metering for continued violations. Superintendent W. Molis urges strict adherence and notes open hoses are forbidden.
The Rock Island Route offers one fare for round trip from Iowa points excluding Council Bluffs. Tickets on sale Aug 7 to 18 with return by Aug 12 1901. Assembly program promises health pleasure and intellectual enjoyment at low cost. inquire via any Rock Island agent or John Sebastian G I A Chicago MM 3et.
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