Muscatine Notes and Local Visitors From Daily
A long list of residents and visitors to Muscatine is noted, including A. J. LaTourette Bayfield and Mrs. Ebb Bell Fairfield, J. H. McDaniel Letts, W. O. Gray Hopewell, Cc. B. Kirchner Nichols, Elizabeth Boot Wilton, J. J. Legler, Mrs. John Singleton Conesville, E. E. Shellabarger Lake, S. H. Smith Nichols, Jas. O'Toole Seventy- Six, J. J. Williams Grandview, and others. Also reports a Firefly delay, Cedar Falls Y M C A visit, and local social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Singleton
Conesville
E. E. Shellabarger
Lake
Muscatine
Convict Labor Bills Reported In Legislature For Passage
Des Moines Iowa March 2 The General Assembly passed several measures including convict labor bills. Senator Titus and Representative Jaeger backed reform efforts with separate ballot proposals for a constitutional amendment. The Senate and House held sessions, heard from visiting schools, and considered library and funding bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
General Assembly
Dallas City
Adel
Rome
Senate
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Committee On Judiciary
House
Thuenen
Jaeger
Burlington
Pers
New York
Women sufferings and cures urged by Mrs Pinkham
A long warning on monthly pain and feminine ill health promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters from Mrs Lizzit Coleman of Wayland New York and Miss C D Morris of Boston praise relief from painful menstruation nausea headaches and fatigue. Readers are told to seek free advice by writing to Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkham
Lizzit Coleman
Wayland
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
C. D. Morris
Louisburg Square
Boston
Mass
Tragic 12 Year Old Hazel Rogers Ends Life in Fort Madison
Hazel Rogers aged 12 of Fort Madison Iowa died yesterday morning by shooting herself in the heart. The death is believed to be a result of a childish love affair that caused her distress with authorities noting little is known of the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Board of Control
Iowa
United States
Hazel Rogers
Fort Madison
Muscatine Manager Delivers Small Man Big Threat
A well known Muscatine manager warned a tall subordinate with a humorous restraint, declaring he would deliver a swift kick that the man would never forget, even if he had to stand on a stool to do it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
George
Jim Davis Celebrates 59th Birthday and Barrel Milestone
Jim Davis told colleagues yesterday was his 59th birthday and that he made 59 barrels of oats for the Muscatine Oat Meal Company on the same day. He boasted of 36 years ago producing 53 barrels with 10 hoops at 25 cents each, earning $13.25 daily. He challenged others his age in barrel making and quoted a boast about beating rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Davis
Muscatine Oat Meal Company
Jim
Joe Patchen
Nightly Barking Triggers Neighborhood Complaints
Residents near 4th and Pine report a loud new dog that disturbs sleep with deep tuneful howls and persistent noise. Call for a peacemaker to restore quiet as the dog supposedly settles for dreams of bone and broth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4Th and
Pine Streets
Death of Dan Rice Reveals Wide Fame Across the Nation
The death of famed clown Dan Rice prompts reminiscences from Muscatine locals who recall his visits, posters, and a long career with his white blind horse. A neighboring insurance tale shows a Chinese policy twist as a cautionary anecdote amid broader discussions on morals and Bible sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Rice
United States
Muscatine
Ross Drury
Bill Poster Drury
Billy Block
Dan
Mr. Mahin
Journal
Posters and Bibles Signal Shift in Local Morals
In a city of over 600, Bible sales rise as moral tone shifts. The piece notes youths decorating rooms with magazine covers and posters, including a fourteen year old covering walls with colorful magazines. A local girl hides two doors with magazine covers and posters, seen as sign of evolving standards, moving away from earlier low quality songs.
Local Muscatine Kidney Remedy Testimonial
Muscatine resident N S Washburn of 396 Bartlett street testifies Doan s Kidney Pills gave him lasting kidney relief after years of trouble. He says he slept through the night and felt rested, noting prior remedies failed. Sold by Havercamp s drug store with Doan s Kidney Pills 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Buffalo
New York
N. S. Washburn
Bartlett Street
Musser’s Mill
Dean
Havercamp’s
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
N. Y
United States
Doan’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Muscatine Journal
A. J. LaTourette
Bayfield
J. H. McDaniel
Letts
W. O. Gray
Hopewell
Cc. B. Kirchner
Nichols
Elizabeth Boot
Wilton
J. J. Legler
S. H. Smith
Jas. O'Toole
J. J. Williams
Grandview
Bert Mark
Cedar Falls
W. H. Foster
Scott House
Sweetland
Hazel Meyers
Rock Island
Blue Front Clothing
St. Louis
Mr. Lanham
Ray Ewing
Lucy Niel
Keota
S. Greenblatt
Lone Tree
John McEvoy
Fairport
Louis Federland
Atalissa
Harris Bloom
J. Q. Beatty
Fruitland
G. H. McCourtney
G. W. Tiltman
City
R. G. McMahon
Rochester, N. Y
Charles Lindner
Oskaloosa
Kate Grant
Harlem Hospital
John Peter Kuriger
Thayer, Miss
Thither
Harry Othmer
Chicago
Theo
Clark
J. L. Giesler
G. L. Dobson
Lentz
Ohio
Mrs. E. Salisbury
A.S. Tiffany
Robert B. Baird
Manda Chambers Dunsmore
Maggie Mickel
Avock, Neb
F. C. Shinabarger
R. J. McMahon
Rochester
Haynes Piano Co
Bert
Eddie Willits
J. W. Kilgore
Washington
Illinois
Dr. Wood
Shammo
Co. B. Vail
Geo. Ellmann
West Fourth Street
Kennedy
Monarch
Modern Woodmen Society
Yosemite, Gen. Grant and Sequoia National Parks
California
Mittee
REP. Jaeger
Titus
Fitspatrick
Marshalltown
Pass—Titus
Bill
Wallace
Dr. Gilman
Claussen
Mt. Pleasant
Joe Kranz
J. E Kranz
Florist
North Cedar Steel
Swan
E H. Armstrong
St.25
Moebuck & Co. c
Orients
C. J. Griffin
American Bible Society
New York City
E. B. Lewis
East Second Street
Frewht
Railroad Ag Spreiat
Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Inc
Chicago, WL Ny
Thee Keebuck & Co
Wittich Bros
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