Local City News Briefs and Citizens Travels
Local items report straw hats cleaned at Pearl City Panitorium and multiple residents traveling to Davenport Rock Island Wilton and Letts for visits business or to attend events. Several arrivals depart for Rock Island Davenport Wilton and Montezuma with relatives friends and professional engagements noted along with upcoming teachers institute at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Martin of
Sweetland
Wilton
Teachers Institute
Endorse Work of Fraternal Sanitorium Move
Report presented at the Supreme Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen in Montreal praises a National Fraternal Sanitorium for tuberculosis care. It notes Las Vegas New Mexico property transfer, calls for Narvis to join the board, approves $100 for expenses, and seeks wide publicity to gain lodge cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
N. M
Will M. Narvis
Supreme Lodge of the
Montreal
Canada
Committee On National Fraternal Sanitorium
Santa Fe Railroad
Board of Control
Order of United Workmen
Workman
Narvis
Supreme Lodge
A Lesson in Health Kidney Cure Promote Kidney Wellness
An ad extols Fo ley's Kidney Cure and Hayvercamp's Prescription Drug Store claiming the remedy strengthens the kidneys and cures kidney and bladder diseases, improving overall health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Hayvercamp
Local Notes on Travelers and Visits from Columbus Junction
Misses Mamie and Margaret Huston Effie Kelly and Lois Hetfield travel to Mt. Vernon for ten days of camping. Iva Kendrick heads to Chicago after visiting her parents Rev and Mrs J C Kendrick. Mr and Mrs Gerry Stapp and boys visit Muscatine and Will Moore family. Various residents journey to Cedar Falls Muscatine Iowa City and Washington to visit relatives or attend school events. A car load of shells for the button factory was unloaded yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Mamie
Margaret Huston
Effie Kelly
Lois Hetfield
Palisades
Mt. Vernon
Iva Kendrick
Des Moines
J. C. Kendrick
Chicago
Gerry Stapp
Fred
David
Muscatine
Florence Curtis
Iowa City
Murray Hutton
Will
A. J. Brown
A. G. Long
Washington County
Cushman
L. A. Reiley
Wapello
Women Seek Health By Lydia Pinkham Remedy Ad
A testimonial promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for painful or irregular periods backache and other female ailments. Mrs. Chas F Brown of Hot Springs Arkansas claims the remedy restored her health, strengthened her and rekindled her husband’s affection after three months of use. The ad warns troubled women may regain health and strength through the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia F. Pinkham
Chas. F. Brown
Mothers’ Club
Cedar Terrace
Hot Springs
Ark
Mrs. Pinkham
Ione Day
Lydia E. Pinkham
Duncan and Lacey relatives visit and travel notes
J. J. Duncan of Iowa City and his son Dr. Alvin Duncan of Sanborn visited relatives near Old Clifton Saturday to handle business. Mrs. C. A. Lacey returned to Keota after visiting her husband's parents, accompanied by her sister Miss Nomi Stewart and Clarence Lacey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Clifton
J. J. Duncan
Iowa City
Alvin Duncan
Sanborn
Iowa
C. A. Lacey
Keota
E. R. Lacey
Nomi Stewart
Clarence Lacey
Obituary of Townsend Sharp from Ohio to Missouri
Townsend Sharp son of Thomas Sharp was born in 1834 near Cardington Ohio. He lived in Iowa on farms near Muscatine and in Madison county before running a Greenfield Iowa grocery for 25 years. He buried his wife and children, adopted a daughter, and after paralysis he died May 1 1906 in Bates county Missouri. His remains were returned to Greenfield for burial beside family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardington
Morrow County
Ohio
Townsend Sharp
Thomas Sharp
Iowa
Muscatine City
Madison County
Greenfield
Adair County
Adrian
Bates County
Iowa Labor Bulletin Details Statewide Strikes and Wages
The May issue from the Iowa Federation of Labor reports printers and tailors strikes ongoing in Davenport and Des Moines, wage scales for plumbers and street railway workers, a large United Mine Workers fund balance, and new union drives including cigarmakers. It notes hard work by machinists and tinners, a Santa Fe strike still active, and Iowa cities planning a joint Labor Day event at Fort Madison with broader political action aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Davenport
Sioux City
Plumbers’ Union of
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Dubbuque
Omaha
United Mine Workers District
Iowa
Putnam County
Missouri
Oskaloosa
Albia
Boone
Ottumwa
Lehigh
Centerville
Western Federation of Miners
Tinners’ Union of
Eastern
Santa Fe Railway
Fort Madison
Iowa Point
Burlington
Keokuk
American
State Federations of Labor
Painters’ Union
Sioux City Industrial Association
Iowa General Assembly
Industrial Association
Cold Kills the Germ Hair Remedy Ad Claims
An advertisement asserts cold climate and Lieut Perry prove germs kill hair at the root. Newbro's Herpicide is touted as the first remedy based on destroying scalp germs, with claims of hair regrowth and strong sales. Sold by druggists and Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store with a sample offer by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
Lieut. Perry
Arctic
Newbro
Cample
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Havercamp
Special Agents
Haskins church notes and visiting kin
Rev Voorhies will return later this week and stay at the J C Mathew place. Mrs W H Hancock and daughter Mayne of Bloomfield visited Ross Hancock and sister Mrs J N Pickens. Dr Alcorn and wife visited his parents last week. Roy Alcorn is recovering from appendicitis. Ladies cleaned the church last Wednesday. Mrs C A Hopkins of Bloomfield visited Ross Hancock's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
C. A. Hopkins
Bloomfield
Ross Hancock
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sells Bros Cys United
Moe Ag Teu Salvo
Havercamp’s Drug Store
Pearl Ciy Panitorium
Towa Avenue
Abe Siegel
F. S. Pentzer
E. 2Nd
M. Courtney
Rock Island
Columbia
Ideal Printery
Iowa Avenue
B. H. Beadle
Bessie Nicolaus
R. S. McNutt
East Second Street
Cr. H. Thornhill
H. F. Emerson
Conesville
M. Moyer
Milwaukee
Frank Smith
Fulton, IL
Kate Dale
Cedar Rapids
J. R. Seitz
Cc. S. Wahl
Bert Hershey
Fairport
Agnes McSwiggin
Witton
W.G. Thorn
Washington
Montezuma
S. W. Fessler
D. J. Patterson
Harry Hoffman
O. L. Peck
Chas. Burns
Bloomington
Letts
A. Jepson
West Branch
Ayer
Daniel
Hirt
Fesler
AL Fraternal Sanitorium
Supreme
Lodge of
Chas. F Brown
Energine
Jackson Electric Supply Company
Stein
Iowa Federation Issues Bulletin
Labor Movements OF Inter
Federation
Jap Rose
James S. Kirk & Co
Haskins
J. H. Munot
East Third Street
John Redmond
Walnut Street
Opera House
Masouo-Ta
HERM
Swan’s Jewelry Store
Thormann Laws
Thormann Mfg. Co
Cor
3Rd & Mulberry Sts
W.b.corsets
Broadway
Weingarten Bros
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