Picnic Plans for July Fourth at Park Place Grove
In Muscatine Mechanics Aid Society members organize a grand July 4 celebration at Park Place grove with a free 10 am street parade and afternoon races. Panchet and Mechanics bands perform as five Park Place lots valued at 1500 dollars are awarded. Railrates lure out-of-town visitors for a festive day and band concerts. Memorial Day observances follow with graves decorated at Greenwood and St Marys cemeteries by Muscatine Camp No. 106 MWA. The Eastern Iowa Picnic and Log Rolling association plans a fifth annual picnic on August 15 under Woodmen camp auspices, with an executive committee named to organize the event. Knights of Pythias host a social Friday with Alberta lodge invited and Davenport visitors expected to speak. Rathbone Sisters hold a regular meeting with a candidate initiated and spouses joining for social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanics’ Aid Society
Park Place Grove
Panchet
Mechanics
Park Place
Muscatine
Muscatine Camp
Greenwood
St. Mary’s
Muscatine Lodge
Edward Moylan
Cedar Valley
Elmer Greeley
Greenwood Cemetery
J. Mansfield
Henry Hagerman
Eastern Iowa Picnic and Log Rolling Association
Woodman Camp
J. A. Townsley
Fr. B. Caple
J. L. Glesler
Charles Spaethe
C. F. Hoeffiin
Knights
Knights of Pythias
Alberta Lodge
Wilton
Davenport
Diamond Dollars of 1804 and the restrikes tale
A New Orleans Times-Democrat readers tale explains the famous diamond dollars of 1804. It details four genuine originals locked in Washington and a larger set dispersed in private collections. The piece notes restrikes, rare value around 150 dollars, and a humorous misfire in a friend’s purchase from Savannah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Washington
Philadelphia
China
United States
Oriental
Sam
Savannah
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Engineers advance city improvements on East Fifth Street
City engineers and assistants work on plats profiles and estimates for improvement district No 19 streets and alleys preparing grading before paving. Pilings driven for the East Fifth Street bridge over Mad Creek. Sewers laid on East Fourth and Poplar streets toward supporting a new A B button factory and other subdistrict projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Engineer's
Ryan
Mad Creek
East Fifth Street
East Fourth Street
Oak and
Cypress Streets
Poplar Street
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Sycamore Street
Eighth
Tenth Streets
Iowa Avenue
Tenth Street
Ninth Street
Sycamore
Chestnut Street
Knights to Initiate At Tonight's Woodcraft Meet
Hustling Knights of Woodcraft plan to initiate two more members at the meeting tonight and perform work in the 13th degree. Clerks Union to hold mock trial next Monday with refreshments and social hour. Womans' Relief Corps to meet Saturday evening as delegates to the state encampment read reports. Illinois Woodmen set July 4 events at Maple's Grove with games, drill, music, and Declaration reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Woodcraft
Clerks’ Union
Womans’ Relief Corps
Dubuque
Ilinois
Wminois City Woodmen
Maple’s Grove
Manufacturing Industries Wanted for Iowa Central Railway
Substantial inducements offered for manufacturing or other industries at several points on the Iowa Central railway with good facilities and natural advantages. Seekers of new locations should contact Geo. S. Batty general passenger and ticket agent Iowa Central railway Marshalltown Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central Railway
Geo. S. Batty
Marshalltown
Iowa
The Venomous Spider and the Grain of Madness
A sensational 19th century account describes two deadly agents. First a tiny Peruvian South Australian spider nicknamed specky that causes excruciating pain and prolonged agony before death. Second a grain called bhat, mixed with rice, which drives victims into mania and violent self harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
South Australia
Europe
America
Victoria
A Case of It in Muscatine
A Muscatine case mirrors many daily occurrences. Jno Bloom of 1071 Hershey Avenue describes years of severe back pain reduced after his wife bought Doan's Kidney Pills from Havercamp's drug store. He reports lasting relief and urges others to use Doan's, 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Jno. Bloom
Hershey Avenue
Hershey
Dean
Havercamp’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stuart
E. P. Day
East 2Nd St
Hershey State
Pres
Henry Jayne
Vice Press
G. Burnett Aadinterc
Sara Hersher Eddy
Mira Hershe
W. Francis
Jensey Jayne
Hurnett
General Barcing
The
Woodmen
Log Reiling Association
Morial Day
Charles A. Gatlin
Keokuk
H. P. Jones
Bloomington
James J. Fitzgerald
St. Mary's
Edward Leatherman
Jay H. Howe
Conrad Hacker
Henry Hintman
Jacob Martin
W. A. Thornton
Gavin Millar
Ford
Ahlechlager—Greenwood
F. B. Holffimeyer
M. M. Morris
John McCaw
Charles H. Logan
al. Meerdink
Walter Boot
Chas. G. Rowland
California
H. C. Boehsman
F. M. Hadley
J. F. Gunzernhauser
C.F. Schwertfecer
Ottie Orrin
Woodman Hall
Wodman
Rathbone Sisters Social
Rathbone
Vnsto
Climer Street
Geiss’ Addition
Ninth
Tenth
Freeman's Addition
J.carskaldan
J.bee
Chas. Page
Casa Capital
First National Bank
Reliance Loan Co
Manufacturing Industries
Supolio
Sapolio
C. B. Fuller
Mother's Remedies CO
Chicago
Ali Druagiste
Druzcists
da. Kline
Waonent
Wre
Ow Iteorders
Danty Rohaecron
Kline
Arch Street
J. J. Havercamp
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