Local Muscatine Residents Arrange Visits and Travel
Residents venture to nearby towns and states for visits and business. Notables include Mrs. Sophia Shricke returning from Dubuque after a death in the family, Mrs. J. J. Stanley traveling to Oskaloosa for a few days, and Mrs. Huffman from Wapello shopping in Muscatine. The Polk directory canvass proceeds, with completion in two weeks and August book release.
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Muscatine
R. L. Polk and Company
Detroit, Mich
No Firecrackers Before the Fourth Ban Enforced
Chief Vannatta warns strict enforcement of a city ordinance banning any firework before July 4. Arrests will follow complaints, with the police aiming to minimize danger. The report also notes a state act restricting sale of large firecrackers and toy caps with penalties up to 100 dollars or 30 days jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vannatta
Marshal Vannatta
First Bellevue nurses graduate at Muscatine
Bellevue hospital training school held its first annual commencement in the Musser library auditorium with over two hundred attendees. Three graduates Dessa Weaver Leta Althaus and Elizabeth Fayle received diplomas as full nurses as Hon E M Warner spoke on lifes ally and Dr J L Klein presented diplomas before a banquet at the Commercial hotel with physicians and families in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue Hospital Training School For
P. M. Musser
E. M. Warner
Muscatine
Amalia Schmidt-Gobble
Davenport
E. M. Walker
Bellevue
Weaver
Klein
Charles Grade
Dessa Weaver
Leta Althaus
Elizabeth Fayle
Bellevue Hospital
A. J. Weaver
J. L. Klein
Maud McGuigan
Middle West
F. J. Leonard
St. Matthias Catholic Church
Althaus
A. R. Klein
Arey
Fayle
S. U. S. Hospital
Iowa City
A. M. E. Leffingwell
J. D. Robertson
Chicago
E. B. Fulhiam
Miss Fayle
Warner
Harvey
Alexander
Julius Caesar
Napoleon Bonaparte
George Washington
Florence Nightingale
Red Cross
Don
G. A. Heidel
A. W. Morgan
C. E. Crow
R. W. Durkee
Boiler
Helen Klein
Fred Schmidt
W. F. Chevalier
F. W. Swan
Amalia Schmidt- Gobble
J. W. Morgan
Mabel
R. M. Arey
J. N. Elliott
B. C. Preston
Misses McGuigan
Yingst
Geibel
Roth
Dorothy Sullivan
Sherwood
Miss Stevenson
Dr King’s New Discovery Cough Remedy Recalled
An old drug advert describes Dr King’s New Discovery as a quick safe cure for coughs and colds sold for 50 cents and 1 dollar at Havercamp's Description Drug Store.
Davenport Women to Visit Muscatine Friends
The Silver Autumn Leaf club of Davenport colored women will travel to Muscatine tomorrow to visit about twenty five members. They will be hosted by Miss Nola Walker at 402 Walnut Street in the morning and by Mrs. F. A. Grooms at 1116 East Eighth Street in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Diamond
Lewis Institute
Chicago
Muscatine
L. Diamond
East Seventh Street
H. Diamond
Becca
Cincinnati, C
Davenport
Silver Autumn Leaf Club
Pearl City
Nola Walker
Walnut Street
F. A. Grooms
East Eighth Street
Rock Island Wins Long Seventeen Innings Thriller
In Rock Island Illinois on June 23 the longest game of the season in the Three Eye league ended in the seventeenth inning as Rock Island defeated Guseng with a two-base hit by Ene. The game saw two ties and featured Berger Dowers and Prout in the field while manager Reed was fined and ejected for disputing decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Ill
Ene
Reed
Berger
Dowers
Prout
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Quick Healing
An old advertisement urges covering an ugly gash with Bucklen's Arnica Salve for burns wounds and sores. It claims fast healing and mentions Haverecamp's Prescription Drug Store selling the 25 cent remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverecamp
Local Docket of Visits and Deaths in Lone Tree Iowa
Social notes report visits by Laura Hanlon Bess Huskins Grace Shibley and Grace Loring from Iowa City Wellman and River Junction. Rev D Phillips and Montgomery Clark a 74 year old funeral occurred at the Methodist church after several months illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Iowa
Laura Hanlon
Iowa City
Hershel Sylvester
Malcom
Phillips
Charlie Phillips
Bess Huskins
W. R. Hinkley
Ellen
Grace Shibley
Wellman
Grace Loring
Rev
D. Phillips
Old Settlers
River Junction
Richey
Porter
John Kelso
Montgomery Clark
Methodist Church
Zemo Cure Promises Quick Relief for Itching Skin
An old advertisement touts Zemo as a liquid for external use that gives instant relief and permanently cures itching skin or scalp diseases. It claims availability from all druggists with samples from E. W. Rose Med Co of St. Louis and sale through A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zemo
E. W. Rose Med. Co
St. Louis
A. W. Morgan
West Second Street
America
Europe
T. A. McKune
Union Mills
N. J
Amorov
DP. Seixtle
Liberty
Amorou
Geo. P. Howell
Portersville
Penn Drug Co
Phila
W. 2Nd St
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
The advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as uniquely effective for women's illnesses promising relief without drugs. It claims a vast correspondence file with over a million letters from women cured by the remedy and notes it has saved many from surgery while using herbal ingredients to restore feminine health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia
Injury to Yard Worker Deliberately Uncoupling Cars
Louis Olson was injured in the right leg yesterday while uncoupling the airbrake between two box cars in the local yards. A hose flew from his hand and a heavy iron piece struck his right leg. Dr. H M Dean, the company physician, attended to his injuries.
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Louis Olson
H. M. Dean
Local YMCA Abandons Planned Junior Summer Camp
Due to heavy extra work at the association building, YMCA officers cancel the junior outdoor camp. Repairs delayed the project last year and now Hammond staff faces a gigantic task, leaving no time for the outing. Youths anticipated the camp but now are likely to be disappointed.
Local social notes from Conesville June visit and family ties
Miss Nita Jean of Cedar Falls visits grandparents in Conesville after two weeks with her uncle W S McKee in Muscatine and attendance at the county institute. Dozens of relatives and friends are mentioned as traveling to nearby towns for weddings, visits, and family care, including the Gay O Connell wedding in Moline with Anna as bridesmaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Nita Jean
Cedar Falls
W.S. McKee
Muscatine
County Institute
P. Strand
Esther
Galva
Ill
Jno. Gunderson
John Gay
Chas
Cecil
Blanche
Anna Gay
Little Francis Gay
Moline
Gay- O'Connell
Anna
Francis
L. B. Smith
Maude
Henry Smith
Josie
Atalissa
Tipton
J. W. Bechtel
Lena
Ohio
Grace Stickney
Charles McWilliams
Columbus Junction
Will McCormick
Ina
Georgia
Roy Abbott
Myrtle Foster
Iowa City
Mary Maxwell
Hiram Jarrard
Jake Snyder
Phiney Lord
Nichols
Tilla Milholi
Parnell
F. X. Neff
Druggist Turns to His Own Medicine in Cure Story
A Kansas druggist J M Hawkins of Mound City reports taking Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin to treat his stomach trouble and being cured. Lexington il druggist Kennedy also uses the remedy after customer recommendations and improves. The piece promotes Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle effective treatment for constipation dyspepsia and related liver troubles with a 50 cent bottle price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hawkins
Mound City
Kans
Dr. Caldwell
Hawkins
Cas
Kennedy
Lexington
Oxiéweill
Ees
Caldwell
Washington, D. G
Pepsin Syrup CO
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Kingsford’s
Oswego Stite
Janet M. Hill
Alice Cary Waterman
Kingsford
T. Kingsford & Son
Osweso, N. Y
National Starch Company
Just
Wittich Bros
Fred Wingerter
West Seventh Street
Abbott
Cotter
Sophia Shricke
Dubuque
Minnie Maak
S. A. Reynolds
Keokuk, Ia
George Stoker
Fulham Avenue
J. Smith
Fredonia
George Kranz
Parham Street
J. J. Stanley
Lucas Street
Oskaloosa
Kemble
M. W. Stapleton
Washington
M. J. Huffman
Wapello
George Mark
Sycamore Street
F. W. Christian
Fred Christian
Katherine Weingart
West Eighth Street
Peoria
A. D. Hants
Orange Street
William Hunn
Fairport
William Ford
Sparta
Harry Huffman
K. of P. Hall
Frank Haas
Arcadia
Galveston County
Texas
Amos Schott
East Third Street
John Weber
Kate
Fruitland
L. Houser
August E. Othmer
Iowa Avenue
T. W. Carter
Spirit Lake
Mr. Othmer
Miss Mae Bowser
West
Foster, Jll
Miss Bowser
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lows
W.b.corsets
Binga
Aw. N
Portland Cement
Atlas Marquett
CEIVE
Musser Library
Prof
E. B. Fulham
Prof. Chevalier
Dr. Crowe
Dr. J. L. Klein
Guseng
Association
NOT 10
Ployes
Havercamp’s
King OF
J. H. Mundt
East Third St
Home Tea Co
Opera House
Mark Coyner
E. P. Day
East Second Street
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