Western Pearl Specialty company faces multiple suits and property sale
The Western Pearl Specialty company, a new local firm, faces four suits totaling $201.20 with attachments and sales scheduled for next Saturday at 2 PM. Goods including pearls and pins are stored at 309 East Third Street as creditors press for payment.
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Western Pearl Specialty Company
Keystone
Mad Creek
East Third Street
A. Wagner
Henry Becker
Elmer Becker
Lee Richards
Wagner
Justice Court
H. S. Howe
Harvey Warner
R. A. Holmes
F. W. Eversmeyer
Record Printing Company
M. E. Nabstadt and Sons
Davenport
Wm. Schoenig
Holmes
Garnisheed Warner
Organ
Trade Winners Wednesday Deals In Muscatine Ads
Readers are urged to shop downtown for bargains on Wednesday as merchants offer special values to draw trade. Bee Hive cuts summer vests to 13 cents while George J. Jackson offers 50 percent off wrappers. The Boston Store, Wilson's Shoe Store, and Anson Clothing Co announce discounts on waists skirts wash goods summer shoes and straw hats respectively.
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Muscatine
Chicago
Bee Hive
George J. Jackson
Boston
Wilson’s Shoe
Anson Clothing Company
Pearl novelty business joins suit for debts
The firm aims to produce pearl novelties including pins and hat pins from pearls or slugs. The total suit amount is 201.20 with costs likely increasing. Goods and property on hand are probably worth 200 to 400 dollars.
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Ized
Off to the Convention Muscatine Teachers Attend Iowa Meet
A Muscatine party headed by Miss Nellie Robertson Mrs E F Gobble Mrs Julia Binhausen the Misses Manlove and Charles Grade left for Dubuque to join the Society of Music Teachers of Iowa convention The four day session begins with a concert this evening with teachers from nearly every town and city in the state in attendance Robertson and Grade have been invited to appear on the program.
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Muscatine
Dubuque
Nellie Robertson
E. F. Gobble
Julia Binhausen
Manlove
Charles Grade
Society of Music Teachers of Iowa
Robertson
Grade
Unclaimed Mail at Muscatine Post Office Week Ending June 24 1902
List of unclaimed letters at the Muscatine Iowa post office for the week ending June 24 1902 includes men H Curtis M DeLaura Frank Edgars Will Grafton W B Gross E W Hartman J T Kenworthy Angus McCormack F M Pease Chas Robik S G Smith Ugean Smith and women Mrs Mabel Carpening Mrs M H Fowler Eva Hopkins Mrs Grace Morey Mrs Mollie Payton Mrs Emma Spangler Miss Viva Young Miss Maggie Zerby. Callers should mention advertised. Wm L Roach P M.
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Muscatine
Iowa
H. Curtis
M. DeLaura
Frank Edgars
Will Grafton
W. B. Gross
E. W. Hartman
J. T. Kenworthy
Angus McCormack
F. M. Pease
Chas. Robik
S. G. Smith
Ugean Smith
Star Button Co
Mabel Carpening
M. H. Fowler
Eva Hopkins
Grace Morey
Mollie Payton
Emma Spangler
Viva Young
Maggie Zerby
Wm. L. Roach
P. M
Scenic Grand Trunk Tour to Falls and Lakes
A promotional notice touts travel by the Grand Trunk railway to Niagara Falls Muskoka Kawartha Lakes St. Lawrence river rapids Thousand Islands White mountains and Atlantic coast resorts. For copies of tourist publications contact Geo. W. Vaux A. G. P. T. A. 135 Adams St Chicago.
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Niagara Falls
Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
Thousand Islands
White Mountains
Atlantic Sea Coast
Grand Trunk Railway System
Geo. W. Vaux, A. G. P
T. A
Adams St
Chicago
River Forecast: Mississippi Falls Between Dubuque and Muscatine
River forecast ending 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, 1902. The Mississippi River will continue to fall slowly between Dubuque and Muscatine as cited in the available weather bulletin.
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Ness
Souacceus
Lecce
LaCrosse
Eanes
Akedd Ees
Stoun Vance
Hanuedoac
Svadebeews
Mississippi
Dubuque
Muscatine
Free Colorado literature from the Rock Island Route
John Sebastian announces free literature on Colorado including Under the Turquoise Sky and Camping in Colorado. Details cover hotels boarding houses and cheap summer rates. A postal request to G P A Great Rock Island Route Chicago will secure the information and free literature for the inexperienced traveler.
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Colorado
John Sebastian
Great Rock Island
Chicago
Rock Island
Rock Island System Becomes Official Trademark
The Rock Island system replaces the great Rock Island route as the official trademark for the aggregation of corporations now dominated by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway company.
Strong backing for I and St Louis road
Sioux City news from Centerville Iowa reports that the Chicago Rock Island Pacific is backing the Iowa and St Louis Railroad company which was formed to build a line from Centerville to St Louis as the southern end of the Iowa and Missouri Railroad planned to extend from Centerville to Sioux City placing Rock Island support behind the project.
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Rock Island
Sioux City
Centerville
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Iowa & St. Louis Railroad Company
St. Louis
Iowa & Missouri Railroad Company
Indoor street fair planned by Muscatine Camp M W A
Muscatine Camp No 106 M W A announces an indoor street fair and jubilee on July 1 at Woodman Hall. An invitation resembling a legal subpoena is issued to all 800 members, promising amusements and free consumables, with a humorous warning of penalties for noncompliance.
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Muscatine
State of Iowa
County of Muscatine
Muscatine Camp No. 106
Woodman Hall
A. D
Chas. Kern
John H. Niebling
Fred Koehler
City adjusts night police leadership in Fourth ward
Mayor McNutt replaced Night Captain Dollarhide with Carl Thorman and named John Steahr as Fourth ward patrolman. Dollarhide admits a Davenport excursion while resigning rather than neglect duties. Thorman is a former Hershey mill employee. Dollarhide may join Nebraska Mercantile Agency in Grand Island.
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McNutt
Dollarhide
Carl Thorman
John Steahr
Ollarhide
Davenport
Hershey Mill
Nebraska Mercantile Agency
Bill
Grand Island
Peculiar Case Of A Man Dumb For A Lifetime
The life of Joseph Philpott who died near Creston reveals a mystery: born dumb, he never spoke an audible syllable in fifty two years. He could hear as well as any man but never used speech or obeyed commands, baffling physicians and those who knew him.
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Joseph Philpott
Creston
Mystery of Philpott Relates to Silent Life and Lost Love
The account chronicles a man named Philpott noted for a nearly blank mind and peculiar life. He avoided exertion but understood events, feared storms, and showed silent affection for a school girl. His decline followed heartbreak, ending with death attributed to a broken heart. The piece ends with a moral urging kindness and encouragement.
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Philpott
High Quality Shoes Made by Specially Trained Workers
A claim that every part of the shoe is crafted by men trained for their special work. These workers focus year after year to ensure the best workmanship in each pair while keeping prices lower than competitors.
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Justice Courts
Constable Garnisheed
River Bulletin
Mayor McNutt
Oxford
Oxfords
Wilson’s Shoe Store
Iselz Shoes
Selz Shoes
Braunwarth
Duprez & Son
Mulberry St
Brandenburg
Paint Man
Danner
Wittich Bros
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