Local Friday and midweek social and travel notes
Grand ball at Letts on July 1. Letts band and orchestra to provide music for Wednesday’s dance. Several residents depart on the Western or morning trains for business or travel to Riverside Riderside Wellman and the southwest. Miss Edith E. Davis and Louis Corey quietly married in Muscatine and reside in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letts
Nellie Robertson
Gertrude Moynahan
Muscatine
Miss Robertson
Miss Moynahan
Ottumwa
Davenport
Edith E. Davis
Mississippi Avenue
Louis Corey
The
Baptist Church
Man With Head On Him Faces Curiosity About Origin
A man known for his distinctive head feature faces ongoing questions about how he acquired it. Local residents and reporters note the pattern of inquiries focusing on the origin rather than the present appearance.
Rug business dispute warns customers in Muscatine
15 000 damage suit noted as Muscatine Rug Co. state they still operate at Schaefer's laundry and accept rug orders locally. Miss L Woods of East Hill is singled out. Tri City Rug Co. samples are accused of falsehood and a call to the laundry will reveal details. They advertise home service, guaranteed work, expert weaver, and carpet buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaefer
Miss L. Woods
East Hill
Tri-City Rug Co
Tri. City Rug Co
William G. Lohr
Musserville
Mr. Lohr
O. Stoker
Howard Philips
Wm. G. Lohr
Columbus
Neb
Muscatine
Minnie Lohr
Mrs. Stoker
Lobr
United Brethren Church
Marshal Rice
South
South End
Kemper Avenue
Oregon Street
Stewart Road
Charlies Fowler
Schiey Avenue
John Kaiser
St. Paul
Frank Bahsen
Rock Island
South Muscatine
Muscatine author in Muscatine with western novel plan
A Muscatine visitor, a noted magazine contributor and grandson of Rev A B Robbins, plans a western novel based on life west of the Mississippi. He has traveled 25,000 miles by rail and 5,000 by stage for research, seeking authentic portraits of western people and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Muscatine
New West
Northwest
Earth
Lee de Forest
John A. Robbins
A. B. Robbins
Muscatine Congregational Church
Roosevelt
Naval Academy At Annapolis
Annapolis Naval Academy
Washington
Manila
Hawaii
California
de Forest
Iowa
Marconi
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Annapolis
Block Island
Cape Hatteras
Key West
Havana
United States
Cuba
San Juan
Puerto Rico
National Capital
Yale
Western Electric Company of
Chicago
Western Metropolis
New England
United States Signal Corps
Shoe Stores Open Friday Night Holiday Hours
The undersigned agree to keep open Friday night July 3 and close Saturday noon July 4 for the rest of the day. Signatories include B. Schmidt Leysen's Shoe Store T. W. Cherry C. C. Braunworth and Wilson Shoe Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Schmidt
Leysen
T. W. Cherry
C. C. Braunworth
Wilson Shoe Store
Hidden Edge Gains After Unseen Slip
A terse saying notes that advantages grow most when they pass without notice, suggesting strategic patience and awareness reveal benefits only after unnoticed slips.
Weeds Improve a Wet Season to Sass the Farmer
The fragment hints at weeds thriving in a wet season and challenging a farmer. No clear names, dates, or organizations are readable to identify people or groups involved.
Children Who Run From Father Rarely Stay Home When He Nears
The saying reflects children fleeing paternal presence and avoiding domestic moments. It captures a view of family tension where kids seek distance during parental proximity and seek space from authority.
When a Man Reaches Adulthood He Suffers Infirmities
A terse saying notes that once a man is old enough to know a thing or two his own body begins to fail him. The remark implies aging brings mechanical faults in the physical self.
Night Captain Claims Chickens Need Not Be In His Possession
Night Captain Carl Thurman asserts ownership of two chickens not in his custody. He entered a local restaurant for a midnight meal and ordered ham and eggs. The first egg cracked revealed an unforeseen issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Thurman
Mr. Thurman
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Reliance Loan Co
West Second St
J. E. Kranz
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Neidig’s
Ladies Auxiliary of
Company C
Fred Miller
H. Rowe
Wilton
Clara Rowe
Broadway
Mark Anson
West Fourth Street
Southwest
J. H. Hutchins
East Front Street
W. H. Fitzgerald
Conesville
Geo. Fitzgerald
Jacob Martin
East Seventh Street
Ralph Lillibridge
George Krejci
Riverside
Savannah
Illinois
C. E. Schillig
G. S. Rice
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Schillig
Joseph Schillig
East Fifteenth Street
Muscatine Rug CO
Globe Restaurant
Iowa Ave
Journal
Albert Brazel
Prop
Mississippi
Muscatine Man
Rev
Ences
Plains
Wister
Virginian Or Mr. White
Simon Willey
Idaho
Goise City
New York State
Nez Perces
San Salvador
Lincoln
Clarence Kemptner
Pinestreet
Roach and Musser
John Nevada
Kindler Avenue
South Muscatine Lumber Company
Joseph Schott
Green Street
James Philips
Kansas Street
FE. H. King
F. H. Fuller Cigar Co
L’aiglon
Cis
C. T. Gremmel
Second Street
Scott
Old Reliable
Ira J
Godfray
Carl
M. C. Hayes & Co
Union Siop IY
F. W. Winslow
Frank
Pearl Dealer
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