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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1900

Page

4

Osteopath Dr Elizabeth Harlan Opens Women and Children Practice

Dr Elizabeth Harlan a graduate of the American School of Osteopathy Herksville Mo has moved to 319 W 2nd St Muscatine to practice Osteopathy. She will treat women and children with free consultations daily 10 am to 4 pm She previously practiced three years in Colorado and invites dress to explain the new science.

Elizabeth Harlan American School of Osteopathy Herksville Warfield House Chestnut Streets 2Nd Street Colorado Muscatine Harlan

No Man With A Lack Of Confidence Enjoys Hash

A terse aphorism notes that self doubt hinders savoring hash as a humorous reflection on attitude and appetite.

Hash

Dying declaration in 1899 shooting case in West Liberty

Walter W. Boot, gravely wounded, signs a dying statement alleging Z. W. Johns shot him in a West Liberty restaurant on October 1, 1899. He says he defended himself during a fight, was ordered to release the other man, and was shot while standing. Johns left after the shot. State rests its case.

West Liberty Coldren State of Iowa Muscatine County Walter W. Boot Iowa Z. W. John Johns T Johns John Lve McCarthy Briggs Sullivan Wright Walter Boot Ross Wiley Boot Wiley Donley Harley Block Mr. John Bert John Z W. John Atlanta B. John Bert Wright's

West Liberty Court Hearings Open in Oct. 1 Shooting Case

Witnesses describe Oct. 1 events at McCarthy and Wrights restaurants in West Liberty, involving Walter Boot, Ross Wiley, and John Wiley. Declared gun history and revolver handling emerge as the defense presents its side with testimony about boots, injuries, and atmosphere before the arrest.

S. McMahin R. L West West Liberty Ross Wiley Bert John

Thought Less Women Prominent in Local Health Ad

A fragment from a period advertisement recounts testimonials for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. Women describe relief from weakness backache and menstrual issues after using the remedies and note improved health and weight gain.

Walnut St Canton Lydia E. Pinkham A. TolLe Hilton St Philadelphia Pinknall

Morning gun found at grandfather’s house

Testimony describes Bert retrieving a loaded revolver from under a pillow at about midnight and waking their father in the early morning. The witness notes the father appeared intoxicated, and the marshal arrived shortly after Bert’s second visit. The defense rests as the State begins rebuttal with Carney to testify.

Bert Hert Muscatine Boot Father Carney

Postmasters Named and Bids Opened Across Iowa

L O Wolf named postmaster at Titonka Kossuth County replacing Ella Graham. New postmasters commissioned Christ Jemsen Graettinger Joseph W Rippey Ord. Mail route Anita to Manilla awarded to E J Mutagh. Oskaloosa public building site bids: McCurdy 5800 Huffman 4000 Hadley 16700 Green 5000 Evans 4600 Longshore 6500. Iowa first class mail weights Oct 31-Nov 6 1899 include Des Moines 447257, Sioux City 131307, Dubuque 111057, Davenport 51489, Burlington 47684, Council Bluffs 45219, Cedar Rapids 84512, Keokuk 31087.

Washington L. O. Wolf Titonka Kossuth County Ella Graham Christ. Jemsen Second Avenue Post Office Department Iowa Des Moines Burlington Cedar Rapids Council Bluffs Davenport Dubuque Keokuk Sioux City

Homeseekers Urged to Try Iowa Central Railway

Attention Homeseekers. The Iowa Central Railway offers reclining chair cars free on day trains and elegant day coaches and palace sleeping cars on night trains. Homeseekers Excursions are Feb 20, Mar 6 and 20, and Apr 3 and 17, 1900. For details contact Geo. S. Batty, G P T A, Marshalltown Iowa.

Iowa Central Railway Homeseekers Geo. S. Batty Marshalltown Iowa

Guarantee on Tar Syrup Refund Promise Card

The undersigned offer a refund on a 60 cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure coughs or colds. A 25 cent bottle is also guaranteed to prove satisfactory or money refunded. Signatories include G. A. Reinicke and others.

Greene G. A. Reinicke W. B. Barkalow Nesper & Co Jno J. Havercamp J. Theo. Kuechmann

Mormon numbers cited in South Carolina and region

President Anderson of the Southern Mormon mission reports 1300 adherents in South Carolina and 16000 across eleven Southern states.

Anderson Southern Mormon Mission Field South Carolina

Porter vows review of customs and tax laws in Philippines

Robert P. Porter promises to examine customs and internal revenue statutes once a stable government is established in the Philippines. The statement signals forthcoming policy scrutiny pending political stabilization.

Robert P. Porter Philippines

Creditors Watch Castellane In New York

Paris creditors sent agents to monitor Count Castellane’s dealings with the Goulds as he visited New York. Reported debt totals reach about 3.4 million dollars, largely from the palace project. He secured funds here sufficient to ease but not erase his obligations.

New York Paris Count Castellane Goulds Castellano

Fort Dodge Smallpox Fear Sparks Vaccination Debate

In Fort Dodge Iowa residents challenge alleged smallpox scare as several hundred children miss school over vaccination rules. Prominent citizens publish a protest card denying bed confinement and urging a tighter disease inquiry. The Daily Journal.

Fort Dodge Iowa

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