Local Youths Return and Homes Leave After Visits
Clinton traveler F. T. McLargen returns home after business in the city. Mrs. John Clifton and Mrs. John Haifleigh depart Joliet and Centerville respectively. Laura Shellabarger visits Letts. Lillian Romey returns from West Liberty. Joy Ford travels to Wilton after visiting here. Five room house for sale. Milch cow and phaetons offered. Snyder buggies and Dr Husted and Dr Dice listed locally.
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Lillian Romey
West Liberty
Ethel Bohnsack
Red Oak Man Reports Melon Seed Craze Reaching Des Moines
A Red Oak man promotes Compound Melon Seed and Dr Nott treatment as highly effective, citing testimony from a Des Moines hearing and a Muscatine druggist who bought a carload. Interviewed buyers urge recognition of demand and potential profits from the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Chas. Rogg
Dr. Nott
Frank Johnson
Red Oak
Nott
Special Train Carries Muscatine Firemen To State Tournament
Final arrangements for a Wednesday trip to Davenport are complete. Stark's Military band and Muscatine volunteer and Independent Firemen will board a Rock Island special at 7:30 am for the state meet, with about 250 firemen expected in line for the parade and several coaches provided. The return leaves Davenport at 10:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark
Muscatine
Rock Island
Davenport
Iowa
Roach & Musser Hose Company
Striking Indian Nomenclature and Seasonal Getaways
Indian names such as Muskoka Kawartha Temagami and Wawa describe popular summer spots on the American continent. Grand Trunk Railway offers special low round trip fares with double track from Chicago to Montreal and Niagara Falls. Free fare literature and timetables are available by mail from W. S. Cookson at 185 Adams Street Chicago.
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Muskoka
Kawartha
Temagami
Grand Trunk Railway System
Chicago
Montreal
Niagara Falls
W. S. Cookson
Adams Street
Love My Wife But You Wrestlers Lures Ruff To Manila Bout
A note from Idaho heavyweight Ruff, famed as Kid Kuff, laments wrestling rivals while his wife seeks a divorce. He faces J. M. Albers in Manila, Iowa, tonight for a $25 purse, with town interest high.
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Kid Kuff
Idaho
Ruff
Manila
J. M. Albers
Death Notices for Edward White in Wapello
Mrs J T Crow learns of the 76 year old Edward White death at his Wapello home. He is survived by four children including B F Toms Cedar Rapids D O White Washington Edward White Jacksonville Ill and J T Crow. Mr and Mrs Crow travel to Wapello with their sons Ira and Samuel to attend the 3 PM funeral today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Crow
Beggs St
Edward White
Wapello
Misses Wyant Headed to Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expo
Misses Josephine and Florence Wyant of 214 West Fourth Street depart this morning over the Rock Island to Seattle Washington to attend the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. They will visit relatives in Omaha Nebraska and Denver Colorado on the way.
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Josephine
Florence Wyant
West Fourth Street
Rock Island
Seattle
Wash
Omaha
Neb
Denver
Colo
Mimicry of Animals Topic of Lecture
Prof Gilbert discusses protective resemblance in nature with examples of monarch and vice regal butterflies, mimicking bees and wasps, walking sticks and twigs, and quail backs resembling grasses to avoid predation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert
Vice Roy
J. P. Gilbert
Harry Eshleman
Eshleman
Kryl
Strickland Gillilan
Cooke Nominated for Supreme Bench by Democratic Convention
Monmouth Illinois July 36 George A Cooke of Aledo secretary of the district convention announces the Democratic Fourth Judicial District nominates a prominent Illinois politician for the supreme bench.
Stella Mills Takes Stenographer Post in Des Moines
Miss Stella Mills of 309 Broadway left this morning for Des Moines after accepting a position as stenographer with a local firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Mills
Broadway
Des Moines
Cooke Named Democratic Candidate for State Supreme Bench
At the fourth district judicial democratic convention yesterday Mr. Cooke was named by acclamation to succeed the late Justice Guy C. Scott on the state supreme bench. Elmer Hurst nominated him, with no other candidates presented. A Henderson county delegation dispute was resolved by seating both sets with half votes.
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Democratic State Central Committee
Guy C. Scott
Cooke
Elmer Hurst
Rock Island
Charles J. Scofield
Carthage
Sooke
Hancock County
Carl Epler
Quincy
Homer Dines
L. O. Skiles
Virginia
Cass County
Henderson County
Justice Scott
Denis infant dies in Gladwin area
Lester, 11 months old, of Mr. and Mrs. Will A. Denis of Gladwin, passed away Thursday at 4 p.m. Funeral services set for Friday at 4 p.m. Interment in Boston cemetery. Relatives of Mrs. John De Harpport traveled to Ainsworth for his funeral. Other local families visited relatives in Iowa communities this week.
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Columbus Junction
Lester
Will A. Denis
Gladwin
Boston Cemetery
Geo. Gardner
Gertrude
Fred Morrison
Columbus City
John de Harpport
Ainsworth
G. W. Houck
James McKee
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
R. D. Michner
Muscatine
Chicago
E. E. Gentzler
Kate
Residents and visitors share Muscatine updates
In Muscatine Mrs R A Hutton visits Mrs J L Giesler while Mrs C W Hannan and Miss Ruth Hannan spend a day in town. Ros Johnston of Aberdeen SD arrives to visit relatives and his mother travels with him to Washington for a visit. Mrs E R Murdock and two children of Gladwin plus Mrs Simpkins of Washington visit G W Murdock’s family. Mr and Mrs J E Erwin and two children travel to Washington for a birthday dinner for Mrs Mary Erwin. John Soll and daughter Mrs C Knott return home to Muscatine after a week with relatives in the country. Mrs James R Rickey of Crawfordsville spends Thursday with relatives. Eva Pretz, recently at summer school in Des Moines.
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Muscatine
R. A. Hutton
J. L. Giesler
C. W. Hannan
Ruth Hannan
R. W. Owen
Gertrude
B. C. Cranor
J. W. Pence
Ros. Johnston
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Washington
E. R. Murdock
Gladwin
Simpkins
G. W. Murdock
J. E. Erwin
Letha Oaks
Hattie Freeman
Della Hill
Grace Butler
Bessie
Nellie Moore
Blanch
Alma Johnston
E. B. Tucker
Will
Frank Wilcox
Montrose
Washington State
Samose promises gain in flesh with guaranteed results
An advertisement touts Samose as a flesh forming food that, taken after meals, blends with the diet to steadily increase flesh, nerves, and health. A. W. Morgan guarantees money back if it does not fatten thin people, backed by a Muscatine business house. Maines arrives in town. local visits and social notes follow, including A. S. Thompson’s Chicago-bound trip and Clarence Griffith’s improving condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Morgan
Muscatine
Millinery Sale At Cost By Vail & Floyd
After purchasing A. Markman & Co the Vail and Floyd millinery shop offers all summer goods at cost on Saturday July 31. Trimmed hats priced from 1 to 3 dollars. Untrimmed hats 25 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Markman & Co
Vail & Floyd
Doctor Eversmeyer Relocates Office to Bank Building
Dr. B. E. Eversmeyer moves from Iowa avenue to the fourth floor of the German American Bank building. The change secures a new location for his practice and invites patients to use the updated office address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Eversmeyer
Iowa Avenue
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J. E. Kranz
Boston Candy Kitchen
East Second St
Max Siegel
East Second Street
Hahn & Sneichen
F. T. McLargen
Clinton
Brainsworth
John Clifton
E. J. Willard
Joliet
John Haifleigh
Clarence
Centerville
Snyder
Stockton
H. L. Husted
John Freeland
Atalissa
M. W. Stirlen
Walter Snyder
H. E. Dice
Laura Shellabarger
Letts
Frank Bowman
John A. Robbins
Miss Joy Ford
Wilton
Trip
Stark's
Butch
Beggs Street
Supreme Bench
Democratic
Fourth Judicial District
Nois
Post
McCorm Dry Goods Co
Samose
Cremona
John Maxwell
Geo Eltman
Geo. Eitman
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