Mississippi River Odyssey of Marquette and Joliet Recalled
A Muscatine pages feature recalls the 1667 voyage of Father Marquette and Louis Joliet along the Mississippi. The article traces their route from Lake Michigan to the Wisconsin and Mississippi confluence, and notes the river’s historical role in exploration, trade, and legend. It highlights sights such as Maiden Rock, Piasa cliffs, Nauvoo, Mormon history, and St Louis, and reflects on the river’s enduring beauty and cultural memory.
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Alexander
Ozcar Grossheim
Mississippi River
Father of Waters
Fond du Lac
Wis
Marquette
Joliet
Upper
Mississippi
Great Stream
Father Marquette
St. Ignace
Louis Joliet
Montreal
Mackinac
Lake Michigan
Geren Bay
Fox River
Winnebago
Wisconsin
de Soto
la Salle
New Found
Grand Valley
Louisiana
England
Spain
France
Napoleon
Europe
United States
Lake Itasca
Gulf
Rock Island
St. Paul
Lake
Pepin
Switzerland
Winona
Alton
Juliet
Piasa Bluff
Prairie du Chein
Moline
Nauvoo
Joseph Smith
Smith
Adam
Carthage
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
St. Louis
Cattle shipments and county social notes from Conesville
L M Cecil shipped two carloads of cattle to Chicago on Tuesday with him riding along. Frank Storms also took a carload for his father. Visitors and departures populate Conesville including Jarrards from Mt. Pleasant Illinois, Burrel Foer and sons, Roy Tipton departing for Montana, and several family visits. A Grace Reformed church children's day program is planned for next Sunday evening.
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Conesville
L. M. Cecil
Chicago
Frank Storms
S. A. Jarrard
Mt. Pleasant
Burrel Foer
George
Walter Cody
Ottumwa
Roy Tipton
West Liberty
Montana
George Ketchner
Jesse Delap
Muscatine
Ruth
Eva
Jesse
Frank Philips
Grace Reformed Church
R. Sherbuyne
Lone Tree
C. B. Horton
al. McCormick
Cadiz
Ohio
Wm. McCormick
H. O. Meredith
Messrs
W. A. Mincher
J. C Gay
Iowa City
William Howard Taft
Wm. Daniels
Cecil
William
Teacher's County Institute
Grace Yocum
Geneva Miller
Eva Krider
L. R. McKee
Glenn MccCullough
John Gay
Dubuque
School closes Friday with a basket dinner
North Prairie reports school will dismiss Friday after a basket dinner. The Friends church notes Children’s Day activities were postponed to next Sunday.
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North Prairie
Friends Church
Community Notes From Ferdinand Area
The sick are not improving. Chris Ruthenberg sold two horses. Lydia Krueger sewed for Mrs Lewis Krueger. John Zollner travels to Dubuque for several days. Women from Ferdinand Wrayville and Foster cleaned the German M E church. A luncheon followed. Anna Zoliner attended to business in Muscatine. Mrs Ed Feldman of Wrayville and Mrs Fred Feldman of Foster visited the Ruthenberg and Krueger families. John Colter from Wrayville works for Wm Ruthenberg.
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Ferdinand
Chris. Ruthenberg
Lydia Krueger
Lewis Krueger
Illinois City
John Zollner
Dubuque
Wrayville
Foster
M. E
F. W. Carwell
Anna Zoliner
Muscatine
Ed. Feldman
Wrarville
Fred Feldman
W. C. Krueger
C. Ruthenbere
Chas. Ruthenberg
South Muscatine
Chris. Ruthenbere
John Colter
Wm. Ruthenberg
Residents Visit Across Town in Copperas Creek Notebook
June 14 notes show Mrs W Thirtyacre and son Maynard with Miss Louise Feldman and Sadie Foster visiting Miss Anna Zoliner near Ferdinand. Mrs G Kleist and daughters Esther and Mabel stayed with her parents near Illinois City while Martha cared for relatives. Harvey Miller from near Decalb visits uncles J and O Dolan. W Colberg family and Mrs J Schill with W Moore spend time with Colberg family in Eliza. Mrs G Sharder and L Shar der visit Eliza kin. Mrs F Passmore from Bay Island visits daughter and family. C Kleist near White Lily visits home folks.
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Copperas Creek
Lil
W. Thirtyacre
Maynard
Louise Feldman
Sadie
Foster
Anna Zoliner
Ferdinand
G. Kleist
Esther
Mabel
C. Mewes
Illinois City
Martha
Harvey Miller
Near
Decalb
Ill
Iowa Central By offers record low summer excursion rates
The Iowa Central By announces unusually low excursion fares for summer travel to eastern resorts and to Minnesota Wisconsin Colorado Utah California Washington Oregon Montana Wyoming and South Dakota. Tickets on sale daily from June 1 through October 31 1997 with liberal stopovers and flexible routes. Contact agents or A B Cutts G P & T A Minneapolis MN for details.
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Iowa Central By
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Colorado
Utah
California
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Wyoming
South Dakota
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Zemo and Zemotone Germicidal Cure Claim
An advertisement proclaims two powerful germicides, ZEMO and ZEMOTONE, can destroy germs causing skin disease and always cure. It urges readers to buy from A W Morgan at 107 West Second Street and from druggists, with E W Rose Med Co of St Louis listed as the supplier.
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Samp
E.W Rose Med. Co
St. Louis
Summer Schedule Steamers Helen Blair and Columbia
Schedule notice lists steamers Helen Blair and Columbia among summer departures with routes and times. Passenger details and exact ports not specified in readable text.
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Helen Blair
Columbia
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American Surety Company OF
New York
Thompson & Thompson
Attys
E. 2Nd St
H. Howe
F. A Martin
Wilton Junction
Trail OF
Eur
Waters
N. P
Carl Fisher
James Maher, Jr
Will Crowe, Jr
Mrr
A. C. Houvernagie
Durant
Myrtle Greiner
Cyrus MecPike
Myrtle
John Long
Andy Lang
Jennie Pollock
Jaserheimer
Armstrong
H. N. Lang
G. J. Lang
John Brumbaugh
ED. Pinaud
New York City
B. A. Metz
Tize
Sar
Inform
B. E. Lilly
W.B. Recluse Corset
Reduso
Weingarten Bros
Beach's
Peosta
Home Savings Bank
Iowa
Iowa Avenue
J. E. Stevenson
Chas. H. Gobble
The
Travelers’ Ins. Co
Carnival City Packet Co
Davenport
Burlington
W.G. Block CO
W. A. Blair
Mgr
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