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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
7
Local items report people arriving by North and South and Western trains to visit Muscatine and attend to business including J H Teel Frank Pemble A H Young D D Bottomley and others. Promotions and sales offer Western Firefly and Wilton train travel plus Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea advertisements.
The Muscatine county teachers institute at the high school features morning musicales by local musicians led by Lilian Bridgeford and Mrs. Gobble with solo performances by Jessie Stirlen and others. Lectures begin with Miss Bridgeford on reading in public schools and extend to nature study topics by Prof. B. Shimek.
The Iowa State Bar Association announces its twelfth annual meeting in Des Moines on July 12 and 13 with speakers from Muscatine and other cities. Highlights include addresses on the divorce problem, the Salus Populi Suprema Lex topic, juvenile court laws, and jury drawing reforms. Proposals by the law reform committee cover docketing times, criminal appeal limits, non-resident executors, and divorce trial procedures.
Washington June 20 The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of national banks at the close of business June 18. The statement requirements set new scrutiny for bank health and liquidity across institutions.
Mrs Jenkins and son from Keokuk Iowa visit Mrs J Walkers in Illinois City. Anna Neely visits relatives in Rock Island and Sears. Commencement June 22 diplomas to Seidler Thomas France Cannan Morehead with Kinley address. Fourth of July program Castle Grove Woodman camp includes band music races tug of war and drills.
About 350 Muscatine firemen and friends rode the Milwaukee special to Clinton for a week of events. Pauchet's band accompanied the crowd as banners framed the cars. A big parade and afternoon races followed the morning arrival with numerous prizes and events listed for Thursday including amateur, hook and ladder, hub races, a free-for-all, drills, and a leaders' foot race.
An auto misadventure ends with injuries quickly treated by Bucklen's Arnica Salve at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store. The advertisement promises rapid healing of wounds and guarantees results for 25 cents.
The Iowa state fair, August 24 to 31, will be the largest in its 52 year history with $40,000 in prizes and new classes. Promoted features include Knabenshue’s airship demonstrations, Liberati and his grand military band, vaudeville acts, trotting and pacing races, and a nightly spectacular show.
Daily advanced claims praise the curative powers of Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and lung diseases. Advertisement notes prices of 50 cents and one dollar and cites Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
At a Bloomington church business meeting on Sunday, about 100 and 50 subscriptions were reported toward a $1,000 indebtness on the parsonage. A soliciting committee was named including Co. K. Winnemore J. C. Commons Walter E. Hoag W. S. Miller and John P. Fishburn. Other local visits and social notes followed the meeting.
Bids due by 9 a m July 2 1906 at the County Auditor office for 21600 in Drainage Bonds District 2 issued under Iowa statutes. Bonds in $500 denominations bear 6 percent interest run five years redeemable anytime. successful bidder to furnish bonds.
Travel brochure touts superb service en route to Niagara Falls and famed regions including Muskoka Kawartha Lakes Georgian Bay Temagami St Lawrence rapids Thousand Islands Algonquin White Mountains and Atlantic coast via Grand Trunk Railway. Mentions double track Chicago to Montreal and Niagara Falls New York and requests for tourist publications from Geo. W. Vaux at 135 Adams St Chicago.
G. M. Titus of 213 Iowa Avenue advertises first mortgage farm loans for sale in all sizes. He cites 38 years of experience in the business.
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