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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1902
Page
7
A notice to insure John A. Robbins residing in Room 4 of Olds Block. The directive lists property and location details with a focus on coverage obligations.
Mrs Celia Brigham left yesterday for Cedar Rapids. Miss Lena Letts spent yesterday in the city on business. W L Roach arrived home from Chicago last night. Mrs H M Fisher of Wilton was a business caller yesterday. Mrs Anna Moylan of West Liberty spent yesterday in the city on business. Mr and Mrs L E Lincoln and granddaughter left for Nichols to visit Dr Nolan. Mrs C A Loring left for a few days visit with friends in Springdale. Mrs Inez Douglas of Cedar Rapids left for home after a two weeks visit. Miss D R Randleman left Cedar Rapids this morning. Miss Frances Hooley of Nichols traveled home after visiting M J Welch. Rev C Dryer of Iowa City passed through this morning for Burlington in the Norweigian Lutheran church work.
Describes a descriptive and illustrative book of Spirit and Okoboji Lakes in northwestern Iowa, along the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry, sent free on application. Includes Minnesota and Iowa game laws. Mentions boarding houses, hotels, cottages for rent. Signed Jno G Farmer, Cedar Rapids, Ia.
Catarrh long considered incurable is now seen as constitutional disease. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio is advertised as a cure. It is taken internally and claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces. A $100 reward is offered for any case it fails to cure.
W. H. Russel of Wilton was in the city on business yesterday. Ottie Snyder and Frank Smalley attended the Van Horne sale in Davenport. A divorce petition was filed by Mrs. Lottie Hunt against Austin A. Hunt in the county clerk's office. Mrs. L. D. Miller of Conesville returned home after visiting friends. Edna Williams of Grandview left after visiting J. B. Hunt. A stranger with a thirty day sentence was sick yesterday and sent to the county farm for treatment. J. C. Smith, visiting S. A. Price's sister, returned to Columbus Junction aboard the Firefly.
A writer argues the English sparrow harms other birds and crops. He cites ruined robin nests in Boston vines and bird droppings on historic graveyards, contrasting sparrow mischief with the robin’s song and the beauty of other birds.
A travelogue of romance customs from Hungary Japan Spain and the Eskimo noting cakes with coins plum blossoms water pours porch civility and bridal celebrations as signals of acceptance and betrothal with playful resistance preserved in traditional social rituals
City council in special session canvassed the recent election result confirming published figures. Alderman Gremmel moved to issue the certificate of election and legal notices to elected officers. A new bond for Peoples Light and Power was filed and referred to committee. other business included bond No.100, and street work along East Fifth Street with a 20 day deadline for a permanent walk. Milford Frymark received a $109 sewer pipe rebate from general funds.
The article argues starvation cures for indigestion are wrong and unscientific and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe, effective alternative. It claims tablets digest food even when the stomach cannot and recommends daily post meal use to nourish and build digestive health. Doctors endorsing the product are cited, with claims of safety for children and adults.
Officers adjourned the session for one week and will reconvene at 7 30 p m on Thursday March 13 1902 to continue deliberations.
Members met at Dr. Little's office as 408 shares at five dollars each were subscribed toward a new golf club organization. The aim is to reach 800 shares before season start, with incorporation and building committees named to prepare articles and cost plans. A second meeting will set by laws and report building progress.
Al H Wilson appears next Saturday March 8 bringing a rare blend of acting and singing. He offers a repertoire with tuneful melodies and pretty words including Love is All in All My Little Fraulein The Tea Kettle Song In Tyrol When Parading and A Song of Home.
Ira Lundy a former resident shot his wife reportedly mortally wounded himself in Burwell Nebraska domestic trouble cited. His body to be buried in Atalissa with funeral set for Saturday at 2 pm from his mother's home. His wife Miss Miria Ady Lundy survived by four children and is paralyzed after being shot three times.
Business activity eases with fewer instruments and transfers. Notable deeds include A M Floyd Ww and Ruth E Hogue for Lot 8 Block 17 West Liberty at 1200 dollars and Sylvanus G Hogue to Griffith E Coale for parts of sections 35 and 36 at 14400 dollars.
A Baltimore engraver crafted the alphabet on a single pin head in about ninety minutes. The story notes that local behavior is influenced by the town’s intimate size, with many residents acting properly because of the close-knit community.
France imposes a ten percent tax on all theater tickets. Revenue funds pauper relief programs and is collected by local authorities. Authorities say the levy will support welfare efforts while remaining visible to the public.
The King of Italy petitions reduction of his salary, as regional rulers distance themselves in a tense European backdrop. Several neighboring monarchies rebuff his approach, widening diplomatic strain.
The state of Washington operates 444 lumber mills with a daily output of 9,900,000 feet of lumber and produces 29,900,000 shingles. The industry employs 24,000 workers.
Letter from Wm Coleman of McCook Nebraska describes sowing wheat in February, cold snaps, and soil conditions. He notes sugar beets on upland yielding eight to ten tons per acre selling at four dollars a ton in McCook, with land cheap but rising. He recalls earlier sowing dates in Muscatine county and urges local residents to help when melon and peach harvest arrives.
A woman describes coffee addiction costing years of invalidism, lost money and opportunity. She details daily headaches and rheumatic pains, then credits quitting coffee and using Postum Food Coffee with improved digestion, steady nerves, and regained strength. Name given by Postum Co. located in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Hamilton Mabie argues in the Literary Talk that reading has become a national habit For information instruction and pleasure Americans increasingly read good books while works popular twenty years ago now draw less attention Readers who valued The Choir Invisible Hugh Wynne The Cavalier and The Ruling Passion would find little profit or amusement in many older stories Most widely read novels of two or three hundred thousand copies were wholesome in tone and well crafted.
California figs and prunes blend with 46 percent well ripened grain to create a table beverage of rare quality. The product combines fruit flavor with nutritious grain benefits. Boil from 5 to 10 minutes. Sold by all grocers.
Alice Walton Beatty urges Muscatine residents to attend Friday’s nominating convention to elect capable school directors and secure more schoolhouses. She notes city growth, the need for financial sense, and warns against narrow self interest in public duties.
In March and April the Iowa Central Railway offers oneway excursion tickets from Iowa and Illinois stations to California at a reduced price. Elegant tourist cars with modern conveniences depart coastbound every Tuesday, travel direct without changes, and avoid winter travel discomforts. For reservations and details contact your local agent or Geo. S. Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.
The name Black Diamond Express, a label for travelers, has grown to symbolize comfort, elegance, and speed. The train operates between Buffalo New York and Philadelphia via the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
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