Local Trades and Travelers Turnout for Morning Circus
A Muscatine city page lists dozens of arrivals and departures from trains and ships. Visitors from Wapello Cedar Rapids and Grandview attend the circus while several residents travel to Davenport Clinton and Oskaloosa for business and leisure. A local printery and Panitorium offer services as Miss Stella Malone and Mrs. M. Taylor visit from Fairport and Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hartman of
Wapello
M. Taylor
J. Kelley
Garret Davis
Cedar Rapids
W. G. Cocklin
Grandview
Circus Day Brings Heightened Police Watch in Muscatine
Chief Flannery tightens surveillance to curb graft and disturbances during a busy circus day. Seven extra officers patrol while two grafters are jailed and a crippled suspect resists arrest. Drunk cases lead to brief jail sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flannery
Muscatine
Ziffron
B. F. Feller
Pioneer Thomas Healey Dies at 72 in Muscatine
Thomas Healey aged 72, longtime county resident born in Kilkenny Ireland, died at 4 PM yesterday at his home 515 East Fifth Street after a long illness. He married Eblen Dunn in Pittsburgh and later farmed in Bloomington Township before moving to town five years ago. He was a St Matthias Church member and leaves wife Miss Anna daughter Sister Mary Cephas of Boulder Colorado and son James. Funeral Saturday at 9 AM at St Matthias with burial in St Mary's Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Healey
East Fifth Street
Kilkenny
Ireland
Eblen Dunn
Pittsburg
Muscatine
Bloomington Township
St. Matthias Church
Anna
Mary Cephas
Order of the Sisters of Charity
Boulder
Colo
James
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Sweetland Social notes span visits and birthdays
Miss Marie Martin and Henry Paul of Montpelier visit the Martin home. Families from Shiloh Muscatine Wilton Montpelier and Cedar River areas attend church and gatherings. Irene Purcell hosts a 16th birthday party. Eleven Davenport men survey Sweetland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetland
Marie Martin
Henry Paul
Montpelier
Martin
Charles Shephard
Vern
Shiloh
Frank Burnside
Belle Taylor
Moots
Muscatine
Mary Harker
Irene
Ed. Wedekind
Joe Martin
Fairport
Harvey Tunison
Pine Creek
Harry Connor
Sweetland M. E
Frank
Katie Longstreth
Wm. Sinkler
Katie Abbott
Feltman
Wallace
Abbott
Wilton
Wagner
Wm. Haifleigh
S. D. Haifleigh
New Bro's Herpicide Promises Hair Regrowth
An advertisement touts New Bro’s Herpicide as a cure for hair loss by destroying the scalp germ and cleansing impurities. It claims renewed scalp vigor and guaranteed happy results, urging readers to try it and sending 16 cents for a sample to The Herpicide Co. Detroit, with Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store listed as a special agent.
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Havercamp’s
Hyomei
Ecome
Newbro
Try Iit
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Havercamp
New Boston Docket Includes Visitors and Reunion Plans
Mrs F A Mathers and family visit New Boston as Miss B G Widneyson from North Henderson and Pearl Ott from Peoria call on relatives. Mercer county boys in blue reunion set for late August in New Boston. Minneapolis Iowa beat New Boston 9 to 3, and Mrs H O Bauer died with remains to be brought for burial. Mrs T L Irvin from Ball Bluff visits on business.
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New Boston
F. A. Mathers
Willie
Marie
B. G. Widneyson
North Henderson
Manville Chamberlain
Oda Ott
Heber
Pearl
Peoria
David Ott
Mercer County
Boys In Blue
Minneapolis
Memphis
Tenn
H. O. Bauer
T. L. Irvin
Ball Bluff
Ill
Iowa Central Sells Round Trip Excursion Tickets
Iowa Central will sell round trip excursion tickets every Tuesday to Minnesota Wisconsin the Dakotas Manitoba Saskatchewan and the Canadian northwest and on the first and third Tuesdays monthly to the south southeast west and southwest. Rate one fare plus 2.00 with liberal limits and stop over privileges. For rates and particulars call on agents or address A B Cutts P T 4 Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Iowa Central
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canadian Northwest
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Mina
Interurban line route report and local obituary note
An item notes the Davenport to Muscatine interurban line project while reporting the death of Mrs. Maggie Fritchman at her home. The funeral is planned for Friday at 1 PM. The notice includes a sympathy message to Mr. Fritchman and a brief health-related testimonial from L C Rogers of Branchton, praising Foley's Kidney Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Muscatine
Maggie Fritchman
Fritchman
L. C. Rodgers
Branchton
Foley
Havercamp
Do Not Rock the Baby and Other Notes
A collection of literary notes discusses child sleep guidance, Sioux elder Red Crow, and vacation planning. It covers parenting tactics that warn against rocking or soothing to sleep, a portrait of Red Crow near Pine Ridge at ninety-one, and a college professor’s June World Today piece on affordable vacations for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theaby
Balby
Frank Barkley Copley
Outing Magazine
Red Cloud
Red Crowd
Pine Ridge Agency
Fetterman
Northwest Plains
E. S. Curtis
Plan to Move Family to Wilderness for Swiss Family Robison Life
A narrator describes a plan to relocate into a remote wilderness to live like a modern Swiss Family Robinson. Eighteen miles from the railroad and near a lakefront, they seek a log house site with hemlock walls and Douglas fir rafters, with Douder stones for a fireplace, all for six hundred dollars.
Moscow Township Republicans Meet Thursday Evening
Moscow Township Republicans will hold a caucus on Thursday evening June 7 at 7 o clock to select a delegation for the Republican County Convention at Muscatine on June 5 and to transact other business as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow Township
Muscatine
Round Trip Special Chicago to Boston by Nickel Plate
Fare includes one round trip plus 1.00 dollar from Chicago to Boston and return with Nickel Plate. Valid May list through June 9, inclusive, with excursion rates via New York City. Extended return limit to July 15. John Y. Calahan, general agent, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Boston
Nickel Plate Road
New York City
John Y. Calahan
Adams Street
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Cardy
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
The
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Harry Metzger
Maxwell and
Ford Automobiles
Jackson Electric Supply Co
Stein's
Ideal Printery
Iowa Avenue
Oscar Stone
Wapelo
J. R. Reuling
F. S. Pentzer
E. 2Nd
J. W. Wood
Wm. H. Smith
Clinton, Mo
Chas. Fisch
Tacoma
Washington
Canada
Pearl City
N. B. Rush
Ainsworth
Stella Malone
Melita
C. T. Gremmel
F. M. Witter
Dan Wymer
Barnes City
White Swan
J. O
Havana
Miss L. Chehak
Columbia
D. W. Shellabarter
Letts
J. W.morgan
Columbus Junction
H. Rupp
West Second Street
Bodman’s Grocery
S. Rineley
L. D. Williams
Stanwood
Iowa
Witton
Co. E. Horman of
S. Laupa
Fruitland
Will Graves
Lone Tree
S. A. Crull
Fredonia
A. Williams
Geo. Ferguson
Rock Island
Chas. Dickey
J. R. McKinstry
West Liberty
Oskaloosa
Ayer
J.C. AyerCo
Lowel Mass
Muscatine Lumber and Box Co
East Second Street
Lance
Yester
Ances Marie Knowlton
Garfield Boulevard
Danderine
Knowlton Danderine Co
Frances Marie Knowlton
FE. W. Knowlton
Athlophoros CO
New Haven
Conn
Graff’s Pharmacy
Sccond Street
Evening Journal
Wormras
Wrother’s
Biedfield Regulator
Atlanta
Woodley
John Manville
West 2Nd St
Thormann Laws
Thormann Mfg. Co
Cor
3Rd & Mulberry Sts
Anna Astumitu
Fort
Charlevoiz
Petoskey
Tate Morieges
M. Island Leth Soci al Eastern
Kond Tri
Resa, Teamship Co
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