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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1913
Page
3
Fragmentary telephony note lists numbers 38 and 37 for town private exchange, requests for department staff, mentions Throop publisher and de Mannine Fal tor as editor, and advertises business office contact options with numbers 26 or 27.
Letters from Cong Pepper and Judge Wade discuss consolidating Iowa southern district revenues with another, citing Treasury and Internal Revenue officials. Thomas Stivers of Burlington, editor of the Gazette, comments on the plan and Burlington’s potential loss of the revenue office, while praising a possible federal court move. Both letters admit they were unaware of the consolidation until official announcement and note political dynamics in Washington and South’s districts.
Superintendent William Diolla warns of severe water strain during hot weather. The public must use water carefully to prevent waste and avoid famine until the ongoing improvements are finished.
The water works superintendent warns residents to confine drinking and washing to specified hours to prevent water waste that strains service and endangers fire protection. An obituary notes a city fireman’s death and a Central American journalist killed yesterday. The new weather chief is welcomed amid calls for rain.
A Clinton Advertiser item urges building a fine bathing beach to benefit citizens with healthful recreation, proposing winter skating as a secondary use. Other voices mock social trends, demand responses on Mexico policy, and reference public figures in a string of editorial snippets.
Weekly list for Muscatine includes names such as E. Schillig, Eugeny Cook, Shuble Fuller, Peter Helmer, James Nolley, Charles Noel, Wm. Peck, Miss Hanna Bhrens, Mina Nichols, Lizzie Wills, and other addressees. Advertised notices request claimants to say advertised. compiled by R. McNutt.
A vintage the ad touts Electric Bitters as a life changing remedy for the weak and nervous, promising increased energy and appetite. A testimonial from Mrs. Rhinevault of Veeta Center, Nanya, praises the product as a great gift with health benefits. Priced 50 cents to 1.00, recommended by Havercomp Prescription Drug Store.
Long ago reminiscences from the Muscatine Journal recounts events fifty years back with notes on Mrs Eya Johnson and Bilas Richard, a Colorado regiment member at Picot Knob Missouri, and Dick’s recovery from inflammatory rheumatism. Thirty years ago front street developments and the Rock Island company plans are described, followed by forty years ago school staff listings. Twenty years ago notes mark a Sunday, and ten years ago David Ewing is promoted in railway service with rapid ascent at St Louis.
The Double Tee Ranch scene erupts with boastful suitors vying for Miss Tensile while a new East man arrives to pledge loyalty. A stampede driven by wolves tests their courage as Robson orders a rescue maneuver to shield Tensile on her exhausted horse. The tense chase unfolds with threats and daring, highlighting loyalty and danger on the plains.
In a quippy column, ABE MARTIN questions how the old fashioned mother would view her daughter in the era of darkness. He notes that good fellows are not embezzlers, while all embezzlers are considered cool liars.
An account describes a stampede where two frenzied cattle avoidants create a narrowing path after alarms, and Tensit’s horse forces a wary, tense escape. Dick praises Tensit as a better cowboy as the crowd disperses, while a separate ad touts Dr. King’s New Life Pills for constipation and digestion.
In Wapello on July 30 more than seventy tickets were sold for Burlington travelers joining a United Presbyterian excursion to Keokuk. Locals report visits from judges Hale Smythe and others, plus numerous relatives and friends from Iowa City Des Moines Muscatine and Columbus Junction.
James Mullen, in declining health requiring care, received attention from his Keota relatives Mr and Mrs Harley Hardin and their niece and nephew, while Mrs George Dillinger of Washington also visited. Others, including John Harris and wife and J H Jamison and wife with Verne Mullen, spent Monday in Muscatine. Mrs George Fox, near Newport, deemed of unsound mind, was taken to Mt Pleasant by Sheriff Guthrie, leaving three young sons without a mother.
Green Valley Iowa notes cover hay harvest wrap up with most farmers done, visits by residents to Muscatine Letts and Fruitland, social calls at J Eisele home and Woodmen hall dance, many trips to Muscatine and Davenport, and cholera scare among local bogs.
Jes tna Gearhart of Oelwein visited a brother. Charles Shuck and wife plan to Ohio for an indefinite stay. his brother is seriously ill. Mrs. Shuck known as Fern Roming. Mrs. B. Dawson and daughters Grace and Rose travel to Long Beach Cal to visit Alva Strickler family until about May 1. Grace to Newark for con ness work returning Sept 1. en route to Washington. Library buys valuable encyclopedia set for reference. Howard Skinner of Ottumwa visiting Mrs. Skinner’s parents John and Mrs. Shettler. Marie Shettler returns from Ottumwa trip. J. M. Kirkpatrick and wife of Cedar Rapids visit relatives. Fitts National Guard encampment attendees Gardner family and Rev. Walter Smith visit church. Rev. Patterson’s family stay on C. L. Mayer Jr. farm in August. Marie Zavanda Gardner and Naomi Stewart working in Leader Jars. Rue Holden Taylor of Minburn attends chautauqua and greets sister Mrs. I. Garr. Mrs. J. W. Coffer of West Chester visiting at Shackoat home.
Fredonia notes list Mrs Verna Renee Iitle visiting relatives with Mrs Bavnie Wagner and Mrs Martha Georss in Fort Concord. Davenport business caller Mrs Charles Lee. Mrs Charles Brown of Wapello visited son Jessa Wagner and family. Miss Hazel Schmidt’s death prompted visits to Covnell Bluffa. Verga Ore visiting sister Mrs Jos Snyder. Will Tode visited Mrs George Crull. Walter Kemp and son Rupert from near Cranston spent Sunday with Dim family.
Mrs Una Wagner and daughter visited near Cane with the Pfeifer family. Jesse Wagner and family, Soloman, Arthur, and others spent time with Nolvoz, Lee, and friends in Fredonia. Various calls and outings occur including a band concert in Crawfordsville. Mrs Joe Reed visited Fre donia friends. Jesse Lupton, a visitor from Washington, attended local events. Knott family gatherings extend to Columbus Junction. Mrs Wagner plans a visit to Wapello with her mother. An ice cream and cake social at the O E church is set for July 3 with all invited.
West Liberty Iowa July 30. Mrs A G Kent and two granddaughters Jennie and Ada Kent return home in Solon after visiting brother John Ford family. Local visits include Mr Gus Tiemerer in Wilton and Ed Harden from Cedar Rapids. Mrs Grace Knight and friend from St Louis visit Rachel Nichols and attend Nicholas reunion on Aug 6 at fair grounds. Picnic planned at Whitacre pasture Friday. Rebekah officers installed in Wilton by district deputy president Mrs F H Shelinbarger. Levi Pickering rents east half of Andrew Anderson home on East Third Street with daughters after California return. Funeral of Sam Halleck held at Ataliesa.
Grace Kerr heads to Gen oxeo and Valmont Alabama for an indefinite visit with relatives. Merle Roderwick stays with aunt Mrs. Hoover in Columbus Junction. Mrs. Al McGill and children visit Henry Oakes. Madge Duncan and Gertie Greens call in the neighborhood. Yula Bradley days with Buckle Hank. Lionnis Quinn visits Charley Kerr. Mrs. Chris Markison and children return to Davenport from MM. F. Murray home. Leola Kemp of Wapello visits cousin Mac Kemp this week. Buckian Arnica Balm advertised as healing for skin burns and inflammation. J T Sossaman reports one dose aided his nervous ailment. ad from Corselton News.
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