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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1901
Page
8
Boys and girls are invited to turn to another page where the Jour nal promises fireworks for the Fourth of July at no cost. The notice emphasizes a free display for young readers and nearby communities.
Douglas union makes shoes at B Schmidt s. John Delahen accepts night clerk position at Grand Hotel. Deputy Auditor Stecker returns from Chicago. Mrs James Hannan rides Firefly to Columbus Junction. If you have a few hundred dollars you can buy a home. Titus Jackson offer long time sale. Modern Brotherhood of America meets this evening with refreshments. Chas Stall ill with typhoid fever at 515 East Fourth Street. Agne Weinand Lillian Marti Dora Hagermeister visited Davenport yesterday. A Hanna of Chicago visiting wife and mother in city. they return today. Mabel Ficken and Fred take 7:58 train to Burlington for two weeks. Invitations issued for John King and Lucy H Codiell wedding Tuesday June 25 at 7 pm at bride elect s mother s home. Woman s Home Missionary society meets Tuesday at 3 pm at First M E church. Miss May Patten to speak on home work.
A humorous boast references a bombardment of San Juan and paints from Ev. Brandenburg's Red Paint Store on the Avenue. The speaker touts the durability of ordinary paint from The Read Paint Store and promotes shopping at the Red Paint Store, noting 20 years on the Avenue.
The county normal school opens this afternoon in the High School assembly room with 225 teachers expected by week’s end. The event boosts local lodging and dining needs as Muscatine hosts visiting instructors, with Dr. Higley and Col Parker among attendees. Afternoon sessions cover horticulture and forestry while plans aim to boost practical pedagogy and extend college-level study for younger educators.
Wednesday evening locals gathered for a hoop drill and social at the Congregational Sunday school ice team gathering.
William Zieger and Evelyn Bald departed Thursday aboard the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Groesse. They will go directly to Fineland where they will finalize plans for Mr. Baldwin's Arctic expedition.
The Clerks' union will meet in Assembly Hall this evening and will enjoy a social hour after the business session.
A town wide Journals promotion offers free fireworks for the Fourth of July. Many youths have joined the small task to secure orders and money for a large package of firecrackers and fireworks. The Journal explains the offer on another page and urges quick action to receive the fireworks by the holiday.
Work on the Kansas City cut-off of the Mil waukee railway will have its contract let Tuesday with aim to begin within fifteen days. Eighty miles of track must be ready for travel by August 1 1902. Residences along the route have crews for cross sections and slope stakes. In this city the force includes H A Parker George Oakley and L E Carter at 200 West Second street headquarters. Supervisors in other residences are Engineers Savage Nickerson H O Evans B M Scheid M Lindeman and Thos Downer.
Judge sustains county demurrer in Fred Smith versus Muscatine County over premises disinfection services. Case involved about 800 dollars. Attorney J R Hanley assisted county attorney in defense.
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