Campers Host Two Chicago Guests on Geneva Island
Mrs Ada Kauffman of Chicago and Mrs Carl Schroeder of West Branch were guests of honor Friday at Hans Mohn sen s cottage on Geneva Island. Eighteen enjoyed the outing with other campers including Robert C Schenck who is visiting Earl Eversmeyer at Oneonta and will return to the city Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Kauffman
Chicago
Carl Schroeder
West Branch
Hans Mohnsen
Mulberry Avenue
Geneva Island
Robert C. Schenck
Earl Eversmeyer
Oneonta
Southwick Hampton Nuptials Planned At Fair Oaks Home
Miss Lenna Southwick daughter of Mrs. Minnie Southwick Fair Oaks at Orchard avenue and Mary Place will wed Ray Hampton son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hampton Maple Grove farm near Columbus Junction this afternoon. Rev. O W Carrell of the Friends church will officiate followed by a wedding dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenna Southwick
Minnie Southwick
Fair Oaks
Orchard Avenue
Mary Place
Ray Hampton
Fred Hampton
Maple Grove
Columbus Junction
O. W. Carrell
The
Friends’ Church
Altrora club outing on slough with guests
Twelve members of the Altrora club enjoyed an evening outing on the slough Friday. Special guests Miss Marguerite Allen of the YWCA and Miss Bessie B. Buchanan of Fairfield Iowa, here as an institute instructor, attended. The evening featured rowing and a late picnic supper at seven. The club plans another outing on Geneva island next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altrora Club
Slough
Marguerite Allen
Bessie B. Buchanan
Fairfield
Geneva Island
Not Salts Oil or Pills But Cascarets
Cascarets act as a bowel tonic not an irritant. They are vegetable and natural in effect, gentle with no griping or dreading. They are convenient and cost 10 cents per box, offering a steady daily cleanse by taking one Cascaret when needed.
Sunshine club outing on Helen Blair to Davenport
Royal Neighbors Sunshine club members plan a Friday morning steamer trip on the Helen Blair to Davenport. All members are invited and promise a pleasant day in the parks with an evening return on the same boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbrs’ Sunshine Club
Helen Blair
Davenport
Royal Neighbor
Kensington club meets for sewing afternoon at church parlors
Mrs. Frank Ellman Jr acted as hostess to twenty United Brethren Kensington club members Friday afternoon. The women sewed and shared refreshments. The next session will be Friday afternoon July 7 at the church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ellman, Jr
United Brethren Kensington Club
Mrs Carey Rees Guests at Fair Oaks Party
Mrs Rees of Chicago sister of Mrs Carl Schmidt was the complimented guest at an informal afternoon party at Fair Oaks home Friday. She has spent the past month with her sister and leaves for Chicago today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey Rees
Chicago
Carl Schmidt
Fair Oaks
Mulberry Avenue Kensington Club Porch Party
Mrs B E Libby entertained the Mulberry avenue Kensington club at a porch party on West Third street Friday afternoon. Nearly all members attended and the hours were spent in a delightfully informal manner with refreshments served during the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Libby
Mulberry Avenue Kensington Club
West Third Street
Dinner Party Hosts Faculty At Geneva Golf Club
M. F. Cronin acted as host to institute faculty at a dinner party held Friday evening at the Geneva Golf and Country Club. The event at the High school weeklong gathering was described as most enjoyable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F .Cronin
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Electa Chapter No 32 to Meet Monday Evening
O. E. S. Electa Chapter No 32 will hold its regular session Monday evening in the Masonic hall. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electa Chapter
Masonic Hall
Pitchforths Host Informal Mulberry Ave Party
Mr and Mrs George S Pitchforth acted as host and hostess to a party of ten guests informally Friday evening at their home on Mulberry Avenue. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Pitchforth
Mulberry Avenue
Social notes from Springdale Iowa crowd events
June entries from Springdale Iowa list visits and trips. Notable mentions include Chas. E. Mather at Tipton on legal business, Frank Montgomery visiting Dr. Hill in Downey, Ann Smith and Mrs. Mixel in Davenport, Mrs. Benson of Iowa City visiting the Phelps family, Belva Kennedy returning from Decatur Illinois, Miss Lucile Porter visiting Decatur Illinois, Mrs. Kirkpatrick visiting John Hern, and McMollon of West Liberty helping varnish the M E church. George Worrall, now in Kansas City, visited the Springdale area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springdale
Iowa
Chas. E. Mather
Tipton
Frank Montgomery
Doctor Hill
Downey
Ann Smith
Mixel
Davenport
Benson
Iowa City
W. C. Phelps
Belva Kennedy
Decatur
Ill
Porter
J. M. Berry
Oklahoma
Lucile Porter
Kirkpatrick
You Will Begin Now to Save for Your Future
The notice urges weekly savings toward independence and financial success. It promotes starting an account with Our Savings Department with one dollar, promising future interest as earnings grow. It invites readers to come in Saturday night.
Instill New Life in Muscatine Launch Club
The Muscatine Launch club plans weekly riverfront concerts to boost popularity and life at the clubhouse. A dramatic club will form with home talent entertainments at the Grand Opera house to liquidate debts and feature local amateur thespians. Charles H. Salisbury heads the entertainment committee to elevate the club’s theatrical efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
River Front
Grand Opera House
Charles H. Salisbury
Friends Church Picnic At Weed's Park July Fourth
The annual Friends church picnic will be held at Weed's Park on July Fourth with joint participation from the Musserville and Bloomington congregations. W A Allman chairs the sports committee and Rev Carrell oversees entertainment. N Rosenberger leads the look-out committee ensuring comfort for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends’ Church
Musserville
Harvey Jones
O. W. Carrell
Bloomington
Weed’s Park
W. A. Allman
Orvis Pringle
Carrell
N. Rosenberger
Village Notes On Visitors Funerals And Local Events
Numerous Cedar County residents hosted and visited kin and friends across the week. Mrs Mather spent days in Mt Vernon while Orpha Phelps returned from North Dakota. J S Fawcett and family visited South Easter Ohio. J M Berry learned of Mrs J N M Minsch’s passing in Hobert Oklahoma with funeral plans to Springdale. Local reunions, a Violin class improvement, and society sewing activities wrapped the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mather
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Schofield
Chesterfield
Ohio
Hobs
West Branch
J. W. Eves
J. S. Fawcett
South Easter
W. H. Maxson
Mary Phelps
Muscatine
William Millett
Phelps
Maxson
Lou Lewis
Carl Todd
Masonic Grand Lodge
Cedar Rapids
J. M. Berry
J. N. M. Minsch
Hobert
Oklahoma
Springdale
Minsch
Cedar County
Herbert Worrall
W. B. Ellyson
al Pearson
J. Shreve
E. Bailey
Ellyson
Linn County
Tipton
Viola Bratton
J. L. Riden
John Pendergast
M. E. Aid Society
Carlton
Explosion Wrecks Iowa City House and Local Talks
An unexplained explosion partly wrecked Mrs. Matilda Emdia’s residence in Iowa City just after midnight. No injuries were reported. Nearby households were awakened. no motive is known. The report mentions Button factory moves, a potential German shell contract, a university invite from Norway, a major 1911 1912 music festival, and Luther league planning July events in Iowa City and North Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Matilda Emdia
Davis & Co
John Figg
Iowa
Germany
Mississippi
Norway
University of Iowa
Royal Frederick University of Christiana
Bowman
Local Social Notes from Fredonia Iowa District
Fredonia residents record visits and family gatherings across nearby towns including Bard Letts Concord Columbus Junction Eldon Muscatine and Grandview. Couples and relatives such as Mrs Will Skipton Mrs Scott Van Dyke Mr and Mrs Jim Kemp and others are noted visiting family birthdays and Sunday visits with extended baskets and cheerful reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Will Skipton
Scott Vandyke
Bard
Wes McDaniel
Lou Dahlmyer
Concord
J. A. Trimble
Nell Snyder
Eldon
C. W. Solomon
Jim Kemp
Joe Skipon
Baby
Letts
Charles Littrell
A. Williams
Edith Campbell
Eva Bedwell
Muscatine
Bertha Kelly
Columbus Junction
Fredonia Friends
O. C. Farmer
Harriet
Ray Solomon
Jesse Coolage
Vena
Near Grandview
George Thompson
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Ends Teething Troubles
An old patent medicine claim touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as trusted for over sixty five years by millions of mothers to ease teething pain and colic in children. Sold by druggists worldwide for twenty five cents a bottle, guaranteed under law.
Residents Visit Family in Copperas Creek News
Edw Mewes and sister Lizzie visited relatives including Mr and Mrs Louis Kleist. Several local families shared time with kin form Illinois City Muscatine and Minnesota trips noted. Spending days with relatives at Mewes and Kleist homes were O McNall Terry and families Wagler Spitzenogle and Colberg families plus others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copperas Creek
Ill
Mewes
Lizzie
Louis Kleist
O. McNall
Chas. Mewes
Illinois City
Terry
Galesburg
M. S. Boyer
Charles Mewes
Lela Deakman
Ed. Wagler
Lloyd
Muscatine
al. Wagler
S. Wagler
W. F. Krueger
J. Zollner
Ferdinand
Pernoon
William Mewes
Tri City Scribess Joy Annual Picnic Fraud Fight
Davenport guests witness a staged prize fight at Suburban Park as the Tri City Press Club holds its annual picnic. A 133 pound white contender and a 215 pound “Jack Johnson” figure are involved with ex mayor Charles P. Skinner acting as referee, arrested then released after a mock court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Tricity
Tri-City Press Club
Suburban Park
Jack Johnson
Charles P. Skinner
Moline Millionaire Plow Manufacturer
Louis Eckhardt
Scott Co
Sunday Services and Week Announcements
Sunday schedule includes Sunday school at 9 15 A M followed by preaching. Epworth League at 7 15 P M. Evening service at 7 45 o'clock. Week announcements mention Ladies Aid meeting Wednesday afternoon at the church parlors and a prayer meeting Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Ladies’ Aid Society
Walter Lane Heads Milwaukee Train To Ottumwa Visit Relatives
Walter Lane of West Third Street rode the Milwaukee this morning bound for Ottumwa and Brocomfield where he plans to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lane
West Third Street
Milwaukee
Ottumwa
Brocomfield
Heinz Cuts Cabbage Field Jobs Amid Drought
Dry weather harms the early cabbage crop near Muscatine and Heinz Company lays off a large share of farm workers east of the city. Ground conditions limit field work but a heavy rain could save much of the harvest and permit rehiring. Local notices mention travel to Atalissa and visits among East Fifth Street residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinz Company
Muscatine
East Hill
Levi Griffith
Atalissa
Charles Parker
J. W. Lewis
East Fifth Street
Eli Holliday
Fairport
Harry Holiday
Farthest North by Motor Car by Howard S. Hamilton
The July Century will feature an account by Howard S. Hamilton recounting his party's unusual motor journey from Denmark to Stockholm along the Gulf of Bothnia, into Lapland near the Arctic Circle, and back through Finland. The Century also notes forthcoming descriptions of trips in Algiers and Tunis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard S. Hamilton
Denmark
Stockholm
Gulf of Bothnia
Lapland
Malmberget Mines
Artic Circle
Finland
Algiers
Tunis
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Joan Stocker
Adeline Ruth Stocker
Jessie Hastings
Muscatine High School
Iowa City High School
Bret Cobb
Miss Hastings
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Weed Park
League
North English
Wade Denham
Northern
I P.A
Bancoeboygan
North End
Rush Street Bridge
Puscatine State Bank
Launch Club
Prospect
Friends Church
Weed's Park
Ubrses
Memorial Hospital Training School For
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Presbyterian Hospital
Lincoln Park
R. N
Fullerton Ave
Europe
J. T. Jones
Pittsburg
North Liberty
Luther Leaguers
Iowa State
Luther Fuhrmeister
Johnson County
Claude R. Foss
Augustana College
J. M. Flannagan
Mrs. Winslow
Tri-City
M. FE. Church
Muscatine Vacuum Cleaning Co
E. 3d St
Colorado
Rock Island
Rockies
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
S. F. Boyd
E. Ferguson
Maecenas
Hershey
F. S. Pentzer
Bank
Bldg
Muscatine, Ia
Bosco
Phila. Fress
Florida
Pope Sumerwell
George Kerr
Wey Bai the
Bobbs Merrill
University Square
Indianapolis
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