Fraternal Lodges Meet in Muscatine Contacts
Masonic lodge No 2 regular meeting first Tuesday each month. Muscatine Homestead No 336 meets second and fourth Wednesdays in G A R hall. Musquetine Tribe No 95 I O R M meets Thursday night at 8. Masonic Lodge No 5 meets Monday 7 30. Miriam Lodge No 27 D of R meets second and fourth Friday 7 30. Prairie Encampment No 4 meets first and third Friday 7 30.
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BRO
Cne
K. P. Hall
Ce Eoe Muscatine Lodge
Miriam Lodge
D. of R
Prairie Encampment
Local Fraternal Lodges Meet Weekly In Muscatine Area
M B A Bend City LODGS No 148 Modern Brotherhood of America meets first and third Mondays at K of P building. Muscatine Tent No 9 meets Tuesdays in Maccabee Hall. Electa Chapter No 32 meets second and fourth Mondays. Muscatine Camp No 106 Modern Woodmen of America meets Tuesdays at Woodman Hall. Wyoming Lodge No 76 K of P meets Fridays at 7 50 P M with visiting brethren welcome.
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M. B.A
Bend City
Lodgs&, No. 148
Modern Brotherhood of America
K. of P
J. BR. Cosgrove
H. Arnold
Muscatine
Camp
Woodmen of America
Woodman Hail
W. E. Ashton
V. C. J. A. Leyda
Knights OF Pythias
Wyoming Lodge No
K. P
Iowa Avenue
J. W. Millar
C. Cc
H. S. Howe
K. of BR
Major Johns Circle Ladies of Grand Army Meet Regularly
The Ladies of Grand Army of the Republic public chapter holds meetings on the second and fourth Saturdays each month at the G A R hall. President is Mrs. M. M. Lewis and secretary is Mary K. Davis.
Woodbine Camp No 142 Royal Neighbors meeting notice
Woodbine Camp No 142 Royal Neighbors of America meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month. Officers listed include Oracle Mrs Catherine Moncrief Recorder Mrs Katie Parvin and Receiver Mrs Aman da Tarr. Visiting neighbors in good standing are welcome.
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Wooddbine Camp NO
Royal Neighbors of America
Catherine Moncrief
Oracle
Katie Parvin
Amanda Tarr
County finances show cash on hand and overdrawn balances
From Wapello to West Liberty and other towns, a ledger of public funds lists cash on hand totals and outstanding overdrafts. Major totals include county insane fund, state normal school, school fund, and administrators and guardians fund with combined cash on hand of 21,590.04 and overdrafts of 1,529.08 leaving a balance of 20,060.96.
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Iowa School For Deaf
Institute Fund
Soldiers
Hoffman
State University
Wapello
Port Louisa
Grandview Road
State Colleges
County Insane Fund
State Normal School
County Road
Grandview Township
Jefferson Township
Wapello Township
Grandview Corporation
Wapello News Briefs Include Worry Over Missing Telegraph Crew
A telegraph line repair trip north of Wapello by William Thorndyke and Ed Tracy sparked a search when they failed to return by noon. Tracy was located in Muscatine, Thorndyke waited at Hogback bridge. Nearby, a free ferry service was established from the east end of the Wapello bridge to the levee road near the Christie shanty. The board of supervisors adjourned mid-session. county funds balances were reviewed with multiple cemetery and fund tallies noted.
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Wapello
William Thorndyke
Ed. Tracy
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Hogback Bridge
Tracy
Thorndyke
Muscatine
Bill
D. C. Thomas
Joiner
Davison
Wapello Bridge
Levee Road
Christie Shanty
Peter Zimmerman
Commissioners of Insanity
State Hospital For
Mt. Pleasant
Zimmerman
Sheriff Saunders
Board of Supervisors
Hoffman
Muscatine Island
R. F. McConnell
Insane
Wapello Corporation
Morning Sun _ corporation
Columbus City Corporation
Columbus Junction Corporation
Letts Corporation
Jefferson
Fine stock sells strong at local breeders sale
A robust crowd attended the sale with many Iowa breeders among the heaviest buyers. Forest Brothers and Dunham of Miles and H G Millen of Rock Rapids led purchases while Granger and Carrolton Missouri and Bowen Illinois took some stock. Colonel Woods Jones and Paschal Brothers acted as auctioneers.
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Iowa
Forest Brothers and
Dunham
Miles
H. G. Millen
Rock Rapids
Granger
Carrolton
Bowen
Snipe Shooting on an Irish Bog
The excerpt describes bog shooting as a demanding test of skill with risky treacherous terrain. It notes a hunter may be dragged by peat and will throw the gun to a gossoon attendant to avoid being buried. Bog density offers unexpected support when a hunter lies on his side or back.
Horse Power and Pull in a Horizontal Draft
The text states an average horse weighs 1000 pounds and equals five men in strength. A horse mill turning at three feet per second with a 25 foot diameter track exerts power equal to about four and a half horses. The maximum continuous pull in a horizontal line is about 900 pounds, though this is momentary and sustained effort may be about half that.
Sacred Plants of the Druids Mentioned in Tradition
The Druids held many plants sacred including vervain selago mistletoe and sacred trees like the oak and rowan. Selago is likely club moss while oak wistletoe is rare yet real, lending it special sacred status in tradition.
Grace Ott visits friends before returning home
West Liberty notes show Grace Ott of Wilton visiting Etta Hildebrand and the Barr sisters for a weekend. Rev. J. E. Newsom preaches in Morning Sun and heads to Mt. Pleasant for a college trustees meeting. Community updates include property sale, family visits, and a Woman’s Foreign Missionary society bank offering with a piano solo by Ailene Floyd.
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West Liberty
Grace Ott
Wilton
Cedar Falls
Etta Hildebrand
Barr
J. E. Newsom
M. EF
Mt. Pleasant
W. M. McFadden
Poland China Record
Chicago
H. H. Hildebrand
Spencer and
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Ernest Kerr
East Fourth Street
Myra Kerr
West Branch
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church
A. H. Floyd
East Sixth Street
Ailene Floyd
L. W. Adams
Morning Sun
M .E
Short horn cattle sale yields strong prices in Morning Sun
Saturday afternoon a successful Short horn cattle sale at the Morning Sun pavilion saw Andrew Alexander, R. G. Robb and son sell thirty four cows and one bull of high breeding. Average price 202.75 dollars with cows and bull peaking at 400 and 250 dollars respectively. Forest Brothers and Dunham of Miles, Iowa paid 400 dollars for an imported cow from Robb and Son's herd. One en-
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Morning Sun
Andrew Alexander
R. G. Robb
Street cleaning bureau in a tidy town exchange
An old resident apologizes for a dirty town and defends the street cleaning bureau. A sophisticated stranger dismisses the bureau as a poor tool for cleaning streets, prompting a brief exchange reported by the Chicago Tribune.
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Chicago Tribune
Disorder Reflections On Morality And Mind In Angean Stable
A fragment expresses distrust of those indifferent to disorder. It argues surroundings mirror inner nature and likens the mind to a lantern that still emits light despite darkness. It notes tastes reveal character and urges introspection over complacency.
Wonderful Financing Notes in Exchange Column
A column fragment recounts dealings around loans and repayments. It mentions Sport-Dickson as a financier and a chain of small loans including a nickel, five dollars, and fifty dollars among individuals, with implied social maneuvers in town. The tone resembles a gossip or exchange note from a local section.
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Dickson
No Newfangled Notions for Him
A humor-filled vignette from Chicago News contrasts strict grandfatherly discipline with modern coaching ideas. The old-fashioned method centers on a wood shed and a hickory switch, dismissing contemporary notions.
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Adelbert
Grandpa
Chicago News
Hat size guessing in a playful shoppers chat
A young wife seeks a hat for her husband but forgot his hat size. The hatter asks for his collar size which is 15, then estimates that a hat would require sizes around 18 or 20, noting potential variation.
Goat Versus Wooden Legs Security Remark
A brief Boston Globe quip notes a poor man with two wooden legs asking for help, and a reply that the speaker has a goat in both feet, implying a humorous exaggeration or witty retort. The exchange frames a comical contrast between disability and animal prowess as urban lore.
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Boston Globe
Proposal Rebuffed as Father Objected in Public Exchange
An exchange reveals a man proposing and a woman’s headshake in reply while her father confronts him with a raised fist. The incident highlights social tensions and parental scrutiny during a courtship.
Special Summer Excursion Rates to the West
The Iowa Central railway announces special summer excursion rates from Elrick Junction for June 1 to September 30 1903. Destinations include Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo for 24.25 dollars. Glenwood Springs 36.25. Salt Lake City Ogden 37.25. with low returns to Deadwood Lead City Hot Springs and Custer South Dakota. Call Iowa Central agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis for folders and rates.
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Iowa Central Railway
Elrick Junction
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Colo
Glenwood Springs
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Utah
Deadwood
Lead City
Hot Springs
Custer
S. C
Iowa Central
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis, Minn
A Pair of Mrs Henry Peck Cook Standoff
Dialogue shows Mrs Henry Peck facing her stubborn cook. The cook threatens to quit unless given a recommendation, while Mrs Peck refuses to provide one and won’t let the cook leave. Both stubborn figures drive a tense exchange.
Quote on attire and memory from the Atlanta Globe
A reflective line from the Atlanta Globe remarks that clothing cannot salvage vanity, noting that true appearance suffers when a person projects awareness of wearing fine clothes. The aphorism highlights dignity versus ostentation in public conduct.
Kidney Cure Claim by Dr Hobbs Sparacus Pills
An advertisement touts Sparacus Pills from Sterling Remedy Co in Chicago or New York promising to cure all kidney illnesses framed as a medical product promotion.
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Hobbs
Sparacus
Sam. Free
Add. Steriing Remedy Co
Chicago
N.Y
A Nation of Smokers Across Europe
The London Tatler says England ranks low as a smoking patron while Dutch men lead in consumption. Germans trail behind, but Netherlands and Germany far outpace the United States in pipe tobacco use. Three times as many cigarettes are consumed annually in England as in Germany or Holland.
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England
London Tatler
Germany
Holland
Sap Sucking Squirrel Feeds On Maple Sap at Liberty
A reporter from Forest and Stream describes a night in Liberty Maine watching a small red squirrel gnawing bark on young sugar maples and sucking sap. The creature did not move as the observer passed, continuing its sap feast.
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Liberty
Christian Scientists Meeting in Boston Announces Travel Rates
The notice promotes Nickel Plate Road rail rates for a Boston meeting from June 28 to July 1. Tickets go on sale June 25 to 27 with no excess fare and a final return limit August 1. John Y. Calahan, General Agent, Chicago, details stop-overs and train service.
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Boston
Nickel Plate Road
John Y. Calahan
Adams St
Chicago
Cummins Team Dominates Kossuth County Primary Returns
Cummins supporters led the Kossuth county primary results as D A Hageard was named the party's nominee for representative.
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Cummins
Kossuth
D. A. Hageard
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Muscatine, Iowa
Citizens’ Railway & Light Company
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