Muscatine Commercial Club reviews Water Works bid and library plans
The Muscatine Commercial Club discusses opera site options and schedules a canvassing meeting with city officials and John son the opera house builder. A detailed Water Works report outlines charter history and the city’s bid to buy the plant for 100 000 dollars with a 25 year charter and 58 dollar hydrant rentals. The library committee plans a Wednesday meeting to discuss library campaign and mayors council propose common actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Joe R. Lane
Century
Muscatine Commercial Club
Muscatine Water Works Company
Water Works Company
Commercial Club
J. Linn Hoopes
J. F. Devitt
F. A. Neidig
Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Circus Comes to Muscatine
After Barnum and Bailey left New York City a void formed in the circus world. The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers troupe rose to fill it, delivering two seasons of triumphs and earning praise from press and public. The show will be in Muscatine on Thursday June 28, continuing its chic brilliant and bewitching presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arenic Field
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Greater Gotham
Adam Forepaugh
Sells Brothers
Aggregation
New York
Muscatine
Candy Cathartic Claim For Constipation
An advertorial touts Cascarets as an education for bowels with a cure for constipation. The ad promises refunds by druggists if it fails and lists prices of 10 or 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.C.C
Journal unveils improved printing as new machinery runs in
The Journal announces progress with recently installed machinery now reaching first class running order. The editors acknowledge past imperfect issues and thank patrons for patience as each evening's appearance improves toward a clean, handsome paper.
Y P C T U Meeting Program Bloomington Township
The Y P C T U meeting program outlines its origin history departments and advantages with talks by E C Ingraham Miss Ellen M Knoll and Mrs E C Ingraham on keeping the union interesting and helpful and on material aid for temperance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Young People’s Christian Temperance Union
Bloomington Township
E. C. Ingraham
Ellen M. Knoll
Western Drawing Teachers Meet In Grand Rapids Review
Walter S. Perry reports the Seventh Annual Western Drawing Teachers session in Grand Rapids with standout Pratt Institute works. Talks covered Moorish art, Windy City architecture, and furniture design while cooperation between Minneapolis and Rock Island shaped next year’s location.
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Grand Rapids
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
N. Y
Walter S. Perry
Spain
Chicago
Minneapolis
Rock Island
R. G. Young
Northern Illinois Teachers’ Association
Moline
Young
Board of Education
Sexsmith
Prof. Cooley
Dr. Andrews
Col. Parker
la Grange
Ill
Cook County Normal
Griffin
Lettsville Social And Business Notes Amid Local Happenings
Rev Mahaffe travels to Chicago and back. Dr Thompson’s residence work progresses. Mr Moore of the co operative store in Davenport. Geo Epperly visits from St Paul for a month. Mrs Hastings of Odebolt visiting her brother Thos Manning. Barnett family to Centerville Iowa this week. U B quarterly conference Tuesday. Elder Williams to be here. Architect Croll moves millinery store west. Mr Dickinson of New York expert in safes clocks here. Wm Moles family visit Guthrie county. Wm Reiner badly injured by a horse. D W Paine plans a Cherry street business block. Garrett Bros ship cattle to Chicago, then wheat and hogs. Miss Shellbury mourns sister’s Clinton Iowa death. Politicians training voices at post office ahead of campaign. Miss Daisy Lieberknecht visits east of town.
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Rev. Mahaffe
Chicago
Dr. Thompson
Moore
Co-Operative
Davenport
Geo. Epperly
St. Paul
Mrs. Hastings
Odebolt
Iowa
Thos. Manning
Wm. T. Barnett
Centerville
U. B
Elder Williams
Architeec
Thompson
D. W. Paine
Cherry Street
Garrett Bros
Shellbury
Commercial Hotel
Clinton
Daisy Leiberknecht
Muscatine
H. Lieberknecht
No-To-Tic Advertised Cure for Tobacco Habit
An advertisement offers No-To-Tic as a wonder worker to quit tobacco easily and forever. It claims to restore life, vigor, and nerves, with a cure guaranteed and a free sample. Framed as a drugstore pitch, it cites a 50c or 61 price and lists New York or Chicago addresses for the Tomety Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sr Tomety Co
Chicago
New York
Art Room Exhibit at Prof Plumly’s Institute
The county normal hosts Prof. Silvan Plumly’s exhibit of pupil work. Seventh grade relief maps from Cedar Street School show topography and regional samples. Younger pupils display nature studies, rhymes, and imaginative drawings. Additional art from Musserville and first ward schools, plus Perry masterworks, enrich the collection.
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County Normal
Silvan Plumly
Cedar Street
Coyner
Plumly
Perry
Chicago
Clerks Elect Officers In City Union Meeting
Retail Clerks Union held a meeting last evening electing officers for the next term. President H J Rutherford and vice presidents Wm Freers C F Schroeder. secretaries J J Engel Will Scholton. treasurer O L Pyeatt. guide Ida Engel. guard Amelia Eberhardt. trustees Wm Freers H H Sharar John Wessels. Delegates to the Trades and Labor Assembly Will Scholton Garrett Wiggers Mrs Emma Lamphen. The national organizer of the R C I P A is in the city today.
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O. L. Pyeatt
Ida Engel
Amelia Eberhardt
Wm. Freers
H. H. Sharrar
John Wessels
Trades and Labor Assembly
Will Scholton
Garrett Wiggers
Emma Lamphen
Galesburg
Til
Noted Sayings on Speech and Sleep
A reflective line suggests people should guard against rash talk and consider the impact of lost sleep on decisions. The author argues that if someone felt the toll of sleepless nights as acutely as the following day, they would avoid hasty actions.
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Water Report
Fill
Johnston
Ness
Lic
Grand Haven
Lettsville
Prof
Morrow
United States
Story
Cascarets
Newell
Cc. H. Keitz
Jones St
Sioux City
Sterling Remedy Company
Montreal
Cresco
East Second Street
Leibbrand, Ryan & Co
McCall's Patterns
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