Train numbers to be renumbered on Sunday
Rock Island railroad announces changes to passenger train numbers and route names. Numbers 3 and 4 will become 1 and 2, and 43 and 44 become 3 and 4, with the Golden State Limited renamed the California Special westbound and Chicago Special eastbound. A smoking chair car is added on the California run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Underdonk
Rock Island Railroad
Golden State Limited
California
St. Paul-St. Louis
Peoria
Dr. King’s New Life Pills Promote Health
Slogan promising relief from serious bowel trouble with Dr King’s New Life Pills priced at 25 cents sold by Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Havercamp
Local Notices From Mannon Ill Across June
Olof Oldeen of Eliza papered the chapel last week. Loren Stearns of Joy visits his grandma Mrs Bustard. Misses Ruth Willitts Elsa Schrader Mary Muhlenberg Edith Stodge attend Decoration in Aledo. J F Willitts Louis Schrader David Schrader L L Sloan in Aledo Saturday. Jesse Willitts and wife travel to Perryton for uncles funeral M F Sterling. Many attend Mrs M J Ballards funeral. Rev Ewing anti license speaker at chapel Sunday. Perry Wells moves goods to Elias Willitts farm at Aspree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannon
Ill
Olof Oldeen
Eliza
Loren Stearns
Joy
Bustard
Ruth Willitts
Elsa Schrader
Mary Muhlenberg
Edith Stodge
Aledo
Messrs. Louis
David Schrader
J. F. Willitts
L. L. Sloan
Jesse Willitts
Attempted Murder in Railroad Yards Injures Man
Hamilton, believed from Shelbyville Tennessee, was shot in the face last night in the local railroad yards. The bullet pierced his nose and roof of the mouth, lodging in the tongue, leaving him in intense pain and unable to speak. Police searched cars for a tall suspect wearing a derby hat. no one was captured. He was taken to the county poor farm for treatment as doctors planned an operation to remove the bullet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Shelbyville
Tenn
Front Street
John O' Melia
J. D. Fulham
W. S. Norton
Poor Farm
County Poor Farm
Norton
Nerve Pills praised by Newark man for cure
Mr A J Filkins of Newark New York testifies that Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills restored his health steadied his nerves and improved sleep after a period of exhaustion and insomnia. He recommends the medicine and states he used a box bought from local dealer A W Morgan Buffalo NY and other dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Chase
Mr. Filkins
Dr. A. W. Chase
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Muscatine to Aid Iowa City Firemen Day Celebration
The Muscatine city council voted to provide up to 300 dollars to cover expenses for entertaining the Iowa City firemen delegation visiting next Tuesday. The council plans to invite the mayor, city council, and Iowa City officials, aiming to bring their guests by special train with good connections between the two cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa City
Brockway school closes term with pleasant program
Miss Lara McCullough led the Brockway school term closing program to hearty appreciation. Decoration day visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Letts and many Brockway Cemetery attendees placed flowers on veterans graves for Jonathan Horton, William Horton, Thomas Jones, William Lasear, Thomas Pomeroy, and George Brockway. Local residents and travelers were noted in visits to Letts and Lone Tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Brockway Cemetery
Jonnathan Horton
William Horton
Thomas Jones
William Lasear
Thomas Pomeroy
George Brockway
Zula Abbott
Muscatine
Will Hankins
Washington
Beulah Settlemire
Abbott
Lone Tree
Henry Brown
Thomas Hawkins
Gladwin
F. B. Gay
Cone
First Cold Tablet Sold In White Package Signatures Grove
An early advertising note highlights the original Cold Tablet sold in a white package bearing E. W. Grove’s signature. The product is priced at 25 cents and marketed as the sole effective remedy among similar bromide and quinine laxatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Excelsior Hose House Move Sought by City Council
City council discusses relocating the Excelsior hose house to a hilltop site to improve protection for western wards and reduce response time. The plan involves selling the current valuable site and building a new station with minimal expense, to be reviewed by the fire committee. Articles of incorporation filed for the Excelsior Hose Company with a fifty year life and debt exemption for private property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Zy
Excelsior Hose House
van Zyl
County Recorder
Excelsior Hose Company
Herman Grenner
L. J. Horan
Fred Walton
M. J. Flannery
P. F. Anson
J. Heussner
Adam Korte
W. J. Diercks
Eugene Horst, Jr
Chas. Nicklas
Herpicide Promises Cure for Dandruff and Hair Loss
Advertisement claims dandruff is contagious parasite related and promotes Newbro s Herpicide as the grease free cure. User testifies it stops itching and hair loss, leaves hair glossy, with sample and price details. Sold by leading druggists and Havercamp s Prescription Drug Store as special agents in Detroit Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbro
Charles Klein
Laramie
Wyo
Itc
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Havercamp
Dog license due notice for Muscatine owners
The city notices all dog owners in Muscatine that the annual dog license is due at the City Recorder's office. If the license is not paid by July 1, 1997, owners may be imprisoned or fined under the ordinance and unlicensed dogs may be killed or impounded. M. J. Flannery, City Marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
M. J. Flannery
City Dads Reject June Carnival Pitch From Cosmotopolitan
Mr Fiske of Cosmotopolitan Carnival Co asks City to sponsor a June carnival with ten percent gross receipts. City council shows cold shoulder citing desire for restraint on rubber balls confetti bands and cheap shows. He seeks license for last week of June but proposal is declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiske
Cosmopolitan Carnival Company
Mr. Fiske
Cure for rheumatism with Dr Miles Nervine claims
An advertising testimonial asserts uric acid buildup causes rheumatism and that Dr Miles Nervine, alkaline and soothing, relieves pain and aids sleep. A patient describes severe foot and body pain, hospital treatment, and recovery after using Nervine with salicylate of soda, concluding with purchase details and a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Dr. Miles
Miles Medical Co
Jas. H. Sanders
P. O
Rockaway
Kidney Cure Claim Promises Disease Cure
An advertisement touts Foley’s Kidney Cure as a guaranteed treatment for all kidney and bladder diseases. It claims to strengthen the whole system and prevent health issues by improving kidney filtration. A. W. Morgan, 107 W. Second St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
A. W. Morgan
Second St
Sunday Visitors and Local Health Notes in Pomeroy
Fred Spence visited from Aledo as part of Murl Fisher's group while she remains ill but is able to be about the house. M O Boruff and family joined Chas Aaronson party near Sunbeam. Chas Noble's group from Joy visited Grandma Nobile. Mrs F A Crawford shows improvement after illness. Fred Shoppa family visited Joy. Chas Kellums sick last week but better now. Duncan township Sunday school convention set for Marston on the last Sunday in June. Dr Brown and Vina Thomason of Joy called in town Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Fred Spence
Murl Fisher
M. O. Boruff
Mildred
Esther Aaronson
Chas. Aaronson
Sunbeam
Chas. Noble
Hazel
Joy
Grandma Nobile
F. A. Crawford
Fred Shoppa
Chas. Kellums
Duncan Township
Marston
Dr. Brown
Vina Thomason
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