Many Old Citizens Die in Muscatine County July
The Muscatine county death roll for July lists many longtime residents among the dead, including Caroline Van Wagner and Sarah McCoy, plus D. C. Cloud who died in Chicago. The roll notes ages and dates from July 2 to July 28 and mentions other local losses.
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Muscatine County
Caroline van Wagner
Mary Hopper
Sarah McCoy
Patrick Welch
Giesler
Duffield
Fred Reppert
Daniel McCabe
D. C. Cloud
Chicago
City Recorder
A. K. Raff
Infant Meyers
David C. Cloud
Bertha Moxley
Mary Hickey
Wilma D. Harris
Pearl Kern
Eugene Miller
Lydia H. Lohr
Charles W. Russ
Helen C. Stephenson
Literary Notes on Nesbit and Gordon-Perez Features
E Nesbit returns in Ainslee's August issue with The Force of Habit a psychological study praised for delicacy and optimism The Unwilling Guest by William Gordon Perez draws on South American revolutions and Newport summer life with vivid local color and realism The drama remains engaging without sensationalism and the hero’s Newport popularity stands out.
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E. Nesbit
Ainslee
William Gordon-Perez
Newport Summer Colony
Newport
Low Water After High Tide Seen Likely
Reports indicate a comparatively low stage is almost certain to follow the recent high water event, suggesting a drop in levels as floodwaters recede and riverbanks are reassessed for risk.
Extraordinary suicide in Pesth by Baron Rela Olyi
Wealthy Pesth baron Rela Olyi killed himself by smoking cigars and tobacco to excess after losing a fortune in speculation. He supported his wife and six children and ran five companies before his deliberate self destruction in a small city room. He died in ten months of galloping consumption after consuming 3 500 cigars and about a hundred pounds of tobacco.
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Pesth
Rela Olyi
Grin and Bear It A Sermon Joke
A church scene shows an old woman in bereavement. The pastor asks what scripture helped her most. Her tearful reply is simple and ironic, saying she found comfort in the line Grin and bear it.
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Dominic
Child Wonders Why Hymns Omit Verses in Church
A church scene shows Mabelle pondering why hymn writers or ministers remove certain stanzas. The mother asks why the service is quiet and well behaved as the child imagines the edits hide something wicked.
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Mabelle
New York Times
Big Four Fair Set For Fonda In First Week Of August
The Big Four fair is scheduled to take place in Fonda during the first week of August. Local organizers urge residents to mark their calendars and attend the community event featuring exhibitions, rides, and local crafts.
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Fonda
Youth Killed by Horse Kick Near Elkader
Ed Murray, aged 14, died after being kicked by a horse at Elkader. Local authorities reported the fatal accident occurred on a rural property with medical responders arriving promptly. The incident is under investigation.
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Ed. Murray
Elkader
Report on Iowa Congregational State Association
Mrs. Cora Weed delivered a lengthy report on the Iowa Congregational churches state association held in Creston last month. Representing Muscatine as regular delegate, her speech engaged listeners and conveyed the convention experience, while absentees missed the gathering of notable Congregational church figures.
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Cora Weed
Iowa Congregational Churches
Creston
Etiquette Notes and County Medical Society Formed
Dinner etiquette outlines proper departure conduct and expressions of thanks. Audubon county physicians organize a medical society to formalize professional collaboration and oversight.
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Audubon County
Right Road timetable for Muscatine area trains
Muscatine Iowa lists train routes and schedules for eastern and southwestern lines. It includes No 12 No 8 No 4 Golden State Limited and several limited vestibule services between Chicago Denver and other hubs with changes noted for Sundays and Evans adjustments.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Chicago
Omalla
ST. Louis
Denver
Memphis
Colorado Spring
Peoria
Fort Worth
ST. Josepha
ST. Paul
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Eoees
He. GG
CogRt
Uas
Golden State Limited
Iectedes Bee An Mo
Gease Secaccis Eerline
Ehwaed
Weneeccce de Re
St. Joseph
Evans
Washington
Train Schedules for Rock Island and Iowa Central
Charles Howard announces train connections and arrival times for Rock Island and Iowa Central services. Units serve Wapello Hinck Junction Elrick Junction Muscatine and Peoria with connections to Minneapolis St Paul and local east and west stations.
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Rock Island
Wapello
Burlington
Iowa Central
Elrick Junction
Peoria
Hinck Junction
Oskaloosa
Grinnell
Marshalltown
Mason City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Muscatine
Monmouth
Charles Howard
Train timetable excerpt shows service numbers and times
The notice lists trains Going North No 3 Mason City Mall ex San 11 47 am No 15 St Paul Express daily 7 52 pm No 45 Way Freight ex Sun 10 05 am.
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Muscatine
Roundhouse
Fruitland
Grandview
Wapello
Ly. Roundhouse
Blvick Jet
Elrick Jet
Mason City Mall
San
St. Paul
Way Freight
Sun
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Earnest Ruckdeschel
F. E. Chambers
Texas
Tyler
Godfrey
H. S. Giesler
Mary Sparks
W. A. Gibson
Ft. Madison
American Gibson Heater Company
Fort Madison
Illinois
New Boston
Bay Island
Muscatine Island
Red House
Congregationalists
The
State Association
Adien
Goodbys
Western Newspaper Union
Des Moines
H. M. Bartlett
Post Office
Chicago and
Northwestern Depot
C. W. Sawyer
Cushing, la
Traveler's Guide
R. J. & P. Railroad
A.m
Wilton
L. M. Allen
Missouri River
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Coneonee
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Frankfort
Charterois
Petoskey
Haerbor Springs
Mackinac Istead
Detroit
Buffalo
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Muscatine North and
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Chas. Whitmore
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