This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
2
The New Majestic, a river excursion vessel with 2500 capacity, 225 feet long and 49 feet wide, will reach the city on June 14 for an afternoon trip from the tri-cities. It plans to run additional excursions locally, featuring a dining café and a five-deck steel structure with an onboard orchestra.
Keokuk Iowa June 4 a program to sow wild rice and other duck foods in shallow waters along the shores of a lake above the Keokuk dam aims to attract wild ducks during spring and summer. Officials expect the project to boost duck populations and benefit local fishing and flood control, though some hunters oppose the plan.
An important meeting of the Modern Brotherhood of America will be held tomorrow evening to arrange for the Sunday picnic and discuss the Memorial Day plans for Sunday June 7. Also contains a testimonial advertisement for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Memorial Sunday observance for the Bankers Reserve order includes a ritual at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E P. Kent with brief exercises. Decorations will be placed at St Mary’s and Greenwood cemeteries by the committee, followed by refreshments and the initiation of two new members last evening.
A Muscatine Island grower says ideal spring conditions and larger acreage promise a bumper watermelon harvest, with a start two weeks earlier than last season. He cites benefits from milder rains this spring compared with 1943 and notes Cone area planting totals around 2,500 acres. Mrs. R. D. Wilkergon visited Wilton yesterday.
The Court of Honor plans to buy a downtown building for a lodge home. A five-man committee of local business leaders will study several sites and report next month or two. The 700-member group aims to own rather than rent and expects definite action soon.
The Pleasant Prairie Sunday school will host an ice cream social at the Pleasant Prairie school house Wednesday evening in June. Everyone is invited and corns mention is noted. The article notes a light rainfall total of about two inches.
Ironton Ohio resident Rena Bowman says she could not sit up before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and now enjoys better health. She also helped her thirteen year old daughter who slept poorly and improved. A confidential mail reply service is offered by Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co at Lyon Massachusetts.
The report notes an unusually fine corn stand with good color ten days to two weeks ahead of last year. Small grain has done well despite cold, but heads are near ground level. Clover and timothy crops are short. Pigs are prolific and strong, with wealth improving so far.
Members of the Muscatine County Group Improvement Association praised the tour held yesterday with talks by extension department members from Iowa State College. Profs O Donnell Turpin and Hoffman spoke on hog cholera poultry raising and farm construction noting strong farmer interest. The concluding session at Nauman Farm near West Liberty suggested the tour be an annual event. Meg Hawkins left for Summit to visit relatives.
Shelby Norman Post No. 231 GR notes the death of Comrade Frederick Ulrich of Company I Seventh Iowa Cavalry on May 5 1914. The committee requests memorial entry on post records, a copy to Ulrichs widow, and publication in city papers. Also mentions Mrs Raymond Davidson returning home from Wapello after visiting Shelby.
We furnish a full range of shoes for baby, boy, girl, men and women. Prices are low and every pair is guaranteed. Oxfords and ventilated footwear available with quick, reasonable shoe repairs. Latest improved machinery in use.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.