Weed Park Develops Into Ideal Picnic Ground
City council orders a well installed as part of Weed Park improvements to create an ideal picnic area. Officials say the project will enhance public recreation and accessibility for residents.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1905
Page
5
Huttig Mfg Paints New Lumber Shed at East Hill
East Hill reports the Huttig Manufacturing Company has painted its new lumber shed. A boy is hit on the head by a rock in an unrelated incident nearby, prompting a minor local alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huttig Mfg. Company
Park Activity and Local News Then and Now
Rope and lawn swings in Weed park host a Methodist Sunday school picnic with children and elders enjoying the event. A park well is to receive a pump for water, six feet of water currently available. Ralph Welch suffers a head wound from a thrown rock. not dangerous. M B Turner visits Port Illinois to see a seriously ill wife. Mrs Tillie McCaw visits relatives in Island township. Scott Lane recovers from lumbago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weed Park
Chiren
Methodist
East Hill
Th Huttig Manufacturing Company
Ralph Welch
John Welch
Kerman Street
Park Avenue
M. B. Turner
Port
Ill
Tillie McCaw
Grant Street
McCormack
Itland Township
Scott Lane
232d Anniversary of the Marquette and Joliet Expedition
The passage notes the 232d anniversary of Jacques Marquette and Lois Joliet discovering Iowa on June 17, 1673. It states there will be no formal observance in Iowa, though the St. Louis exposition last year saw a commemorative celebration by the Iowa commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacques Marquette
Lois Joliet
Iowa
France
America
Iowa Commission
The Really Good Man in Trade Ads
The Atchison Globe notes that true value lies in demonstrated good work over capital. It argues that a truly good man earns trust by results, with ads praising reliable service, good habits, and health enabling skilled effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Globe
Tiger trap tale sparks Penang writer’s quip in Perak
A Penang writer notes a Chinaman sleeping in a tiger trap near a Kinta mine. The man said sleep overtook him and he chose the trap as the least likely tiger site, claiming the animal knows traps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perak
Penang
Cody
Kinta
The Falling Off In Tips
A Philadelphia Ledger item quotes waiters commenting on tip declines. One waiter notes fewer tips, while another quips about Esau trading his birthright for a mess of pottage, illustrating changing patron giving habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esau
Philadelphia Ledger
Pie etiquette warning from the Boston Transcript
A quirky quote warns that peeking under a pie crust may offend a hostess and advises insulting only what you can afford to insult, phrased as a humorous precaution from the Boston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Wealthy mystery man sparks unlikely insight
A playful exchange reveals a character's claim of abundant funds and another's disbelief as they joke about ignorance being bliss in a light dialogue.
Wealth’s Rewards Require a Patriot’s Patient Taste
A thought on fortune’s rewards, noting that benefits demand a refined palate to truly savor. The author suggests restraint and discernment are needed to appreciate prosperity without excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montaigne
Special Train Brings Woodmen to Sudbury for Milwaukee Walk
A Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul train passed Sudbury at 7 20 am carrying two Modern Woodmen of America drill teams from Los Angeles and San Francisco bound for Milwaukee. About 100 passengers, many from Los Angeles, endured five days on the road as they rode and planned a public preaching mission by a bearded traveler named Sampson the Second who walks to San Francisco preaching and collecting alms along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Sampson
Boston
Mass
San Francisco
Cal
Sudbury
Summer School to Fast-Track Certificate Exams
The six week session begins July 10 and aims to fit students for any certificate in a fraction of the usual time. It focuses on weaker areas, offers flexible study load, and reports high marks even from students lacking algebra and physics basics. Board costs and tuition are listed with contact to R. W. Leverich in Muscatine, Iowa.
Churches and local notices in Wapello area
Regular services at Friends and Presbyterian churches with sermons and Sunday School times. Other items note Mrs. Jennie Field and Y P S S C E schedules, memorial services, and upcoming home visits. Local residents mentioned include C. E. Stone planning to return to Iowa, Miss Vinnie Winter accepting a Des Moines teaching post, and various visiting or moving plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University At
Iowa City
Hayden
Ladies’ Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian Church
C. E. Hoae
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Rebekahs
Arthur Springer
B. F. Wright
John Hale
Springer
C. E. Stone
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Iowa
Knoxville
Wapello
Mary Bowman
Columbus Junction
Lulu Young
North
Kate Robinson
Robinson
Ft. Madison
Myrtle Fisher
Des Moines
Mary Adams
Morning Sun
Charles Zimmerman
C. E. Bosley
Ladora
J. F. Heins
Ida Ingham
Hampton
Grimes
Henry Stubblefield
T. Correll
Bloomfeld
Olive Phoenix
Davenport
J. M. Walker
F. Roach
Vinnie Winter
Norman
German Congregational Church Schedule Update
Corner Fifth and Cedar street hosts morning service at 10 a m with Children day celebration. Evening service at 7 50 led by Miss Edith Stocker. Y P C E meets 7 p m. Ladies Aid gathers Wednesday at 2 p m. Weekly prayer Thursday 7 30 p m. German school on vacation. Pastor Cc A Dettmers notes morning service time change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Congregational Church
First Baptist Church Evening Sermon and Schedule
Judson Kempton, pastor, hosts Sunday morning service at 10 30 with a sermon The Teaching of Jesus Concerning Sin. Sunday school at 11 30 led by Z W Hutchinson. B Y P U at 6 30 and People's evening service at 7 30 featuring special music and congregational singing. The pastor closes the Moses series with Moses the Patriot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Judson Kempton
Jesus
Z. W. Hutchinson
Moses
Man of God
Moses the Patriot
First Church Christ Scientists Service Times
Sunday morning 11 00 a m subject Christian Science. Sunday evening 8 00 p m. Sunday school 9 30 a m. Wednesday 8 00 p m. Reading daily 2 00 to 4 00 except Sunday. Corner Sixth and Walnut streets. All are cordially invited to all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church
Christ Scientists
Corner Sixth
Walnut Streets
First Congregation Church Services Announced
Preaching by Rev. Dr. Edward A. Steiner of Grinnell. Morning service at 7:30 p. m. evening service at 7:20 p. m. Sunday school 1:30 p. m. juniors 3:00 p. m. F. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday 7:45 p. m. All welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregation Church
Edward A. Steiner
Grinnell
Presbyterian Church Notice in Iowa Avenue Area
Morning worship at 10 30 a m and evening worship at 7 30 p m. Sunday school at 2 p m. Young People society meets at 6 30. Service of praise led by the regular quarter choir. Strangers welcome. J N Elliott Minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Iowa Avenue
Fourth Street
Young People’s Society
J. N. Elliott
G A R Day Committees Named for State Fair Event
Commander Harper appoints staff and a soldiers day committee for the state fair. Notables include Gus Schmidt of Muscatine and staff members from Des Moines to Ottumwa and beyond, with Aug 29 as the event date and veterans plus widows invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus. Schmidt
Harper
State Department
Mr. Schmidt
Shelby Norman Post
Department of Agriculture
J. G. Rounds
Des Moines
A. S. Harper
W. D. Forbes
Wall Lake
Sac City
T. R. Irons
Toledo
J. W. Carr
Montezuma
W. H. Needham
Sigourney
Alonzo Johnson
Avoca
J. P. Toombs
Bloomfield
F. E. Woodward
Rock Rapids
F. L Davis
Missouri Valley
S. C. Spear
Algona
P. H. Bradley
Jefferson
H. E. Little
Strawberry Point
W. E. Harper
Oscela
O. D. Morehead
Creston
C. H. Kurtz
Marion
W. H. Cain
Hartford
George H. Walker
Colesburg
D. F. Thayer
Ruthven
H. Armstrong
Riceville
J. S. Pressnall
Atlantic
F. J. Disque
Burlington
Milo L. Sherman
Fredericksburg
A. W. Whaley
Aplington
F. M. Hemerling
Cedar Falls
W. G. Gregory
Oelwein
I. S. Jones
Albia
W. E. Conner
Ottumwa
D. B. Cowles
Chariton
H. C. Nosler
George D. Underwood
New Hampton
FE. W. Tatlock
Salt Lake City
Utah
Muscatine
J. A. Brewer
Let the Cat Out of the Bag Innwinery Raffle Fraud Tale
A rural innkeeper runs a weekly raffle with farm prizes. Disks numbered 1 to 25 are drawn from a bag by the innkeeper's daughter. The wife wins frequently, but a pause reveals she cannot find the hot disk, suggesting potently odd manipulation.
Roche Corbon: Early European Settlement by Loire
Roche Corbon on the Loire welcomes early European habitation seven miles above Tours. Limestone cliffs shelter caves and terraces carved by rivers, forming south facing refuges used by primitive cave dwellers during a harsh glacial era amid forests and plentiful game nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Roche Corbon
Loire
Tours
France
Dr Hoffman Appointed Resident Physician at Mercy Davenport
Dr Paul Hoffman, a recent graduate of the Iowa City medical course, has been appointed to the position of resident physician at Mercy hospital in Davenport. He studied in Chicago and at the Iowa State university, and his friends here wish him success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Paul Hoffman
Iowa City
Hoffman
Chicago
Iowa State University
City
The Oriole and the Bee
An amateur naturalist argues that the oriole is intelligent as it hunts bees for honey. He notes the bird decapitates bees, removes viscera, and consumes honey, while sparing stingless male white headed bees.
The Stork, The Printer and A Lifelong Tax
A humorous obituary sketch tracing a man from infancy to old age. He endures childhood illnesses and work as a printing apprentice. By twenty he marries and, by thirty-five, lies in a cheap pine coffin as 500 delinquent subscribers file by, recalling he was a good fellow who could not save money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockwood
Grace Lutheran Church Sunday services and Sunday school
Grace Lutheran Church invites families to Sunday school at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30 with a sermon on Stir Up the Gift of God for the first Sunday in Trinity Evening service at 7 00 p m The pastor is H F Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
H. F. Martin
United Brethren Church Service Schedule
United Brethren Church announces preaching at 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Sabbaths with Sabbath school at 11:15 a.m. YY. W. Co. BU. at 6:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Thursday evening led by pastor W. IL Beatty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethern Church
YY. P. Co. BU
W. IL Beatty
Funeral service for James Cornell at family home
The funeral for the late James Cornell will be held Sunday at 2 36 oclock from the family home 510 East Eighth Street. Rev J W Potter pastor of the Methodist church will conduct the private service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cornell
East Eighth Street
J. W. Potter
Methodist Church
West Hill Chapel Sunday School Notice
West Hill Chapel announces Sunday school led by H. D. Horst, superintendent, at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Hill Chapel
H. D. Horst
Mrs Lambert visits Wapello as Hayden returns home
Mrs. William Lambert of Elrick Junction visits her daughter Mrs. F. E. Johnson in Wapello. A. G. Hayden is back for summer vacation after graduating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
William Lambert
Elrick Junction
F. E. Johnson
A. G. Hayden
Train Service Advise for the Midwest Route
Hor Via the Iowa Central Ry. on first and third Tuesdays of each month to Nebraska Kansas Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas New Mexico Colorado and other states. Stopovers allowed and tickets limited 21 days. For rates and times call agents or address A. B. Cutts G. P. and T. A. Minneapolis Minn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central Ry
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Indian Oratory
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
A. B. Cutts
Minneapols
Minn
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St. Louis Fair
D. P. McClure
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Winton-Elmore-Pope-Tribune
The
Pal
Minder Cov
Council
Jas. Cotter
Louis P. Schlosser
West Second Street
East Second St
C. E. Crow
Lowa
South Muscatine
Sud
Milwaukee
Golden State
Los Angeles
God
Milwaukee Train
Silas Matherly
Stewert Road
Numa
W. Robertson
Grandview
Everett Skeels
Grandview Avenue
South Omaha
Neb
Dick Wilson
Oregon Street
Elmer van Wagner
Leverich Normal and Training School
R. W. Leverich
Muscatine, Iowa
Friends’ Church
Pliny Fry
Fifth and Scamp
Jennie Field
Aliso
Friend's Mission
Park Place
Mander
G. A. R. Day
der Harper Names Committee
Meiba Shoe
Seiler Bros
Mark Coyner
Greenwood
Seseeker
Swan’s New Jewelry Store
Wittich Bros
Rxexaketa
TakeExIakx
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