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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1912

Page

8

Davenport & Muscatine Railway seeks 25 year street line

The Davenport and Muscatine Railway Company applies to Muscatine City Council for a twenty five year ordinance granting the right to lay operate and maintain a street railway in Muscatine Iowa. The plan includes Front Street Iowa Avenue Town Avenue Second Street and Chestnut Front Streets blocks with track and power by electricity or other non steam motive power. The company must complete construction within eight months and reimburse publication costs.

Davenport Petitlona City of Muscatine Davenport & Muscatine Tailway Company Tts Ansigns Alqsertine Muscatine County Davenport & Muscatine Rallywes Company Cownell Musscatine Lowa Teenlt Aluseatine Davenport & Muscaine Tally War Company Stara of Tows Visht Ay Frameni Irself Munde Clzend Raileway & Light Company Davenpore & Muncating Railway Company Citizens Tailway & Light Company Ighershy Davenport & Millseating Rail Company Asslang Muscatine Town Chestnut and Pront Streets Front Street Towa Avenue Town Avenue Second Street Cleleng Railway & Light Company Mroat Street Chestnut Street Davenport & Muscatine Railway Company Citizens’ Trailway and Light Company Iowa Avenue Joseph Pf, Porter

Appearance of Weed Park Much Improved This Season

Weed park has greatly improved in appearance since opening. Flower beds receive much care with plants transplanted to large beds. Lincolt shoal plants were moved to the park, drawing crowds daily as visitors enjoy outdoor leisure and rising popularity among societies and organizations.

Weed Park Koenig

Mississippi River Rapidly Falls This Week

The Mississippi river stage continues to fall from 7.8 feet, easing flood fears in the city. After a period of rapid rise, the river shows a six inch drop in hours and is now well below the 1892 flood level.

Millersberg Journal: Local Notes and Family Visit Reports

Millersburg on June 18 reports updates as Er nest J Murdock visits his father M D Murdock and takes sister Mes Julia Ags home for a few days. Mrs Henry Godard and daughter from Hartford Indiana visit W W Wakefield and other kin while Turner and Avelie Royal travel to Davenport for business. Various residents attend church events, dinners, and farm visits with strawberry deliveries and visitors from Aledo Gilimore family members noted.

Millersburg Scranton Frank Allen Gearhamnar Wee Ernest J. Murdock Neer Biz M. D. Murdock Ags Henry Godard Hartford Indiana Wakefind Turner Avelie Royal Davenport Town Mra. M.D. Marlong Aledo Herschel Faften Lee Mayhew Bay Spencer Rater Gilimore Michel Violet Derwiler Tor Xogjal Penial Church Joy A. Turmer John Bays M.D. Murdock R. B Ernest Murdock R. G. Murdock Julia DuAgy Gilchrist

Proposals for Grading Welsse Hill Moscow Township

Bids are due at the County Auditor's office by noon on Monday July 1 1912 for grading and fill of the road in Section 8 78 2 west identified as Welsse Hill along the River to River Road. Estimated earth to be moved is 2630 gable yards. Plans and profiles are available at the County Auditor's office A B Lawrence County Auditor.

Welsse Hill Moscow Township County Auditor's A.B. Lawrence County Auditor

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Color Plates and Monotones, costing thousands, surpass any in a reference work. The Colored Charts, prepared for Everybody's Cyclopedia, offer valuable, clear illustrations of subjects. Historical and Educational Charts provide rapid knowledge of world history and global production, wealth, and trade.

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Advertisers pour millions into promoting costly sets like the Britannica, running four page notices in magazines for over a year. Sets contain ten or more heavy volumes and sell on installment plans due to prices exceeding $100.

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The Most Useful Set of Books on Earth

Publishers of Everybody's Creelopedia present a condensed set compiled from major creelopedias. It covers essential material for general readers, omitting specialist content and aiming for broad usefulness. Available only through this newspaper before its wider sale at $12.

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