St Paul and G W Hall Excursion Steamer Race Rocks River After Davenport Start
Excursion ships St Paul and G W Hall drew crowds on the river with a Davenport to Muscatine run. St Paul overtook Hill after passing Buttas, returned to dock, then carried passengers twice. G W Hall brought many to Muscatine Saturday evening, while Geneva Island hosted numerous cottagers and partygoers. Dr Klein opens new office at 110 W Second. new German American Bank building gains notice.
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St. Paul
Davenport
Muscadle
Buttasso
Ted
Achtehmien
Here
St Paul
G. W. Hall
Geneva Island
Dr. Klein
Tentehnery New German A Ameria Ean Bank
Wdg—-Ady
Benefit at Palace Theatre to Aid Playgrounds Movement
A benefit event at the Palace Theatre on June 19 will support the playgrounds movement. E M Henle will donate gross receipts to the society. area children will sell tickets with incentives of one ticket per ten sold or a dime for ten. Educational films will be shown and Dr Emma Braunworth will supervise ticket sales.
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E. M. Henle
Palace Theatre
Civic Society
Henle
Ely
Emma Braunworth
Pine Creek Briefs Delayed Transit Notes
Pine Creek May 25 delayed report notes August Kemper and son Hears traveled to Muscatine on business state writing. Mrs Ira Reeves of Muscatine and Mrs Chas Pix of Pine Mills are mentioned in the Pine Creek item.
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Pine Creek
August Kemper
Hears
Muscatine
Ira Reeves
Chas, Pix
Pine Mills
South End Light Bearers Entertain At Mulford Church
A spring program by the Light Bestars at Mulford Congregational drew praise. Highlights included a Hindoo Child Widow solo by Miss Bifle Henderson, Anterioa's Welcome by fourteen girls, a Wise Earth Lessmah recitation, and Lilian Detthol's Robert Moffet story. No pastor has been chosen to fill Rev. F. B. Wangein’s vacancy.
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Mulford
Anterloa
Wise Earth Lessmah
Robert Moffet
Lilian Detthol
F. B. Wange
Boosters to Swell Attendance in South End
South End booster club proposed to unite factory workers and shops for Roach and Musser ball games. Glazing department origin at Roach Musser sparks citywide support as employers and employees rally to boost attendance and pride for local team.
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South End
Roach & Musser
Southauscatine
Muses’ Ting
Expect Large Attendance at Iowa State College Summer Sessions
Ames Ia June 1 Although the opening of the summer session of agricultural home economics and manual training courses at Iowa state college in two or three weeks away Director G J Wilson has definite assurances already of an attendance that will reach 300 Approximately that number of men and women have stated that they will attend The number of inquiries from rural and grade teachers who want training in the teaching of agriculture home economics and manual training is large For these tenthers the tuition too has been eliminated Beautify Grounds Beginning with the next college year the beautification of the surroundings of rural and urban homes is to have special attention at Iowa State college To that end the state
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Ames
Iowa
State College
G. J. Wilson
Jawa State College
Interurban Trip to Funeral Sparks Small Town News
The Interurban carried people to Moline for a sister's funeral as neighbors attended gatherings and visited relatives. Names appear across a list of local residents like Misses Missel and Miss Brunson, with several Sunday visits and a local cricket-like game noted as Blog Grass defeated Ping Creek 18 to 5.
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Moline
Neian
Nal Reeves
Noline
Will Wunderlich
Misa Nellie Fix
Walter Heteler
Clarabel Nagle
Wire
L. W. Fix
Otto Fitchner
Muscatine
Dusiness
Carl Missel
Pine Mills
College hires landscape gardening assistant professor Prank Culley
The board of education authorized the employment of Prank Culley, a former Marshalltown boy with training in landscape gardening. He studied at Northwestern, Massachusetts agrarian natural college, and did graduate work at Harvard. The Town State college department of Home Economics hosts an annual exhibit from June 2 to 4 featuring fashion and home design by college girls, including built to order gowns and hats.
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Board of Education
Pranky
Culley
Marshalltown
Northwestern Univerrsity
Marshalltown High School
Massachusetts Agrenatural College
Department of
Town State College
Ames
Kidney Health Warning Uses Salts to Flush Urine
An advertisement claims daily use of a Jad Salts drink cleanses kidneys and prevents bladder and kidney problems. It asserts meat eaters risk kidney issues and suggests four ounces of the solution nightly before breakfast for several days to improve kidney function and urine quality.
Griffiths Funeral Held in Gotham
The funeral of John L. Griffiths American cons ul general in London who died in England two weeks ago was held at the old First Presbyterian church in New York. Representing many bodies a score of bar associations literary clubs political organizations and government departments attended. pallbearers included Sir Arthur Gowan Doyle Chauncey M. Depew Alton B. Parker and Joseph H. Choate. Sir Courtenay Bennett British consul general attended as representative of the British consulate. Dr. Anthony Evans Park Presbyterian church pastor conducted the services.
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Associated Press
New York
John L. Griffiths
London
England
First Presbyterian Church
Pherims
Bar Association of Indiana
State and Treasury Department
Washington
Pall Beargre
Arthur Gowan Doyle
Chauncey.m. Depaw
Alton B. Parker
Joseph H. Choate
Courtenay Bennett
Anthony Evans
the Park Presbyterian Church
Grifftts
Patents Granted Iowans For Week Ending May 6 1814
A listing of patents granted to Iowans for the week ending May 6 1814 reported from patent attorney Wilford Cane. Names include Frederick Brugger Lake City for street sweeper, A Cheshire Des Moines for feeding mechanism, Claus J W Clasen Bettendorf for sediment collector and retainer, Pembroke S Gray Boone for attachment for terret rings, Johnie Lass Paton for loading apparatus, Wm Lounden Fairfield for cattle stanchions holder, Eugene Palmer Belle Plaine for washing machine, Trangott A I Schlecht Ochevedan for boiler feed pipe cleaner, Theodore Seyt Richland for back pad tree, Timothy Stebbins Red Jacket Manufacturing Co Davenport for coupling for well pump rods, Ru Turney Davenport for piano player assistor, and related assignments to American Player Action Co New York.
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Wilford Cane
Crocker Building
Wes
Maines
Tow
Sweener
Frederick
Brugger
Lake City
Carey
A. Cheshire
Des Moines
Claus J. W. Clasen
Bettendorf Company
Bettendorf
Pembroke
Gray
Boone
Lewis N. Knudson
Somers
Johnie Lass
Paton
Wm. Lounden
Fairfield
Eugene Palmer
Belle Plaine
Trangott A
Schlecht
Ochevedan
Theodore
Seyt
Richland
Timothy. Stebbina
Red Jacket Manufacturing Co
Davenport
Turney
Gene
Action. Co
New
York
Clean-Up In Railway Stock Yards Urged By Officials
Deputy State Veterinarian Tillie orders immediate sanitation enforcement in county stock yards after reports of dead livestock left, urging railroads to cooperate. Officials from Muscatine County Crop Improvement Association back steps to curb disease spread with disinfectant and whitewash to improve conditions.
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Tillie
Muscatine County
Title
Kirkpatrick
West Liberty News Includes Birthday Toasts and Rail Changes
In West Liberty Iowa May 30 twenty two relatives surprised Mrs R Cornwall at her daughter’s home for her eighty eighth birthday. Local travels note inbound visitors and alumni news plus several train schedule changes effective Sunday May Bat. Dr Katherine Nelson departed for Kenmare N D to aid ill sister.
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West Liberty
R. Cornwall
Tomes Nay
Eli Eliott
Olive Milhone
Altoona
L. A. Royal
Iowa College of Homeopathic Medicine
BE. A. Scott
Grundy Center
Gus. Teimeyer
Kalona
P. B. Thompson
Iowa City
Henry Anson
Mascatine
Charles Anson
Katherine Nelson
Kenmare
N. D
J.M. Scott
Doctor Tells How to Shed Bad Complexion
A popular medicine advertisement advises using mercorized wax to remove a devitalized cuticle and reveal new skin. Spread thinly before bed and wash off in the morning to transform complexion in one to two weeks. It promotes saxolite dissolved in witch hazel for wrinkle treatment and facial bathing as quick results.
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RK. Mackenzie
Wilton residents visit relatives and travel plans noted
Floyd Kanause spends a few days visiting relatives in Washington. John Freshwaters family plans a year in San Jose. Mrs. Ben Nortman visits Iowa City. H R Duncan and children depart for Englewood to visit relatives before Dallas. Lieteria Merrill heads home to Marshalltown. Lise Leonard travels from Chicago toward Brooklyn to stay with Mrs. Howard Simpson. Steen attends county test busin ess. Telmeyer handles Iowa City matters. Mrs. Neely Crees and Myrtle visit Davenport. Herman Rayborn travels for urgent family illness. Violet Wuantta returns to Iowa City. Royal Neighbors gathering ends with a mock wedding and refreshments. Advertisement for Mark and Son insurance.
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Wilton
Floyd Kanause
Washington
John Freshwaters
San Jose
Cal
California
Ben Nortman
Iowa City
H. R. Duncan
Englewood
Dallas
Lieteria Merrill
5. C. Snider
Marshalltown
Misa L. Leonard
Chicago
Brooklyn
Howard Simpson
D. Steen
Gus. Telmeyer
Neely Crees
Myrtle
Henry Beeson
Davenport
Herman Rayborn
Wm. Pruess
Violet Vwanatta
Elmer Wilson
Royal Neighbors
Muscatine City Hall Proposal On Ballot For $90,000
Official sample ballot notice to Muscatine voters states the proposition to erect a City Hall at a cost not exceeding $90,000. City Recorder H. B. Caple signs the notice.
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Muscatine
Iowa
City Recorder's
Caple
City Recorder
City of Muscatine
City Recorder's Office
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Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, Ga
RAGE
the &. W. Hill
Muscaitine
Luellen-Neyens Baking Company
END Owurch Soonty
Paris Exposition
France
Rypum
Griffiths
Gotham
Whi Noti
Mark
F. A. Neidig
East Second St
Old City Hall
G. Stein
Baptist Church
Fourth and
Sycamore Streets
H. B. Caple
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