Local Muscatine trading center draws wide rural patrons
Muscatine merchants report a brisk Saturday as customers from Sweetland, Fruitland, Bloomfield, Pike, Drury and surrounding Illinois towns visit stores. Lists show many residents and travelers from rural towns stopping in for goods. article highlights vast regional trade and monthly reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Murray Wheeler
F. Getter Sweetland
Ino
P. Berwel
Sweetland
Ira Miller
Ilinois
B. Meerdink
Bloomington
W. J. Craddock
Fruitland
W. L. Fisher
Frank Blanchard
Foster
Tll
Rosella
Ida Altekruse
Vicinity
F. G. Holtz
Mary Adrien
W. H. Robinson
Aldinger
J. Fitzsimmons
Wm. Busch
Ed. Barnard
J. G. Pantel
Frank Havenagle
E. H. Libbey
L. J. Hain
Moscow
Bloomfield
Town
M. Kranz
Illinois City
Otto Keppe
A. Keppe
Stockton
Williams
Thompson Bros
Vortemark
Lake
Ed. Hessen
E. R. Sherkey
Drury
E. H. Libbe
A. S. Wells
Rock Island County
Mr. Campbell
Moscow Township
H. G. Smith
Notice to Advertisers for Same Day Ad Insertion
The Journal offers guaranteed same day ad changes if copy reaches the office by 9 a.m. Ads are sold daily at R. A. Holmes E. E. Davidson and C. W. Hodges news stands with available supply for all customers.
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the Journal
R. A. Holmes
E. E. Davidson
C. W. Hodges
Local Notices and Advertisements Chronicle
Smoke George's Charm and Torreno at B. E. Lilly's shows latest tailor made suits and skirts. Major Shipley becomes clerk at Commercial hotel. Joe Miller returns from Minnesota business trip. Fred Ludlow home from Cedar Rapids. W. E. Bliven recovered from la grippe. Rube band performs at Stein's Hall with reserved seats 40 and 50c. Co C cleaning armory for upcoming inspection. Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup promoted. Mrs. Tiffany returns to Marshalltown. Burdock Blood Bitters praised by Mrs. Chas Hutton. Mull's Lightning Pain Killer guaranteed for all pain. Druggists.
Cuban Made New York Life Cigar Sighting at Hodge’s
A reader notes C. W. Hodges carries a Cuban made New York Life cigar. The item appears in stock at the local tobacconist shop serving customers seeking premium imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Hodge’s
New York Life
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. Internal remedies are needed. Hall's Catarrh Cure, taken internally, targets blood and mucous surfaces. Not a quack medicine, it’s a long prescribed formula with tonics and blood purifiers. Toledo business F J Chevster & Son advertise testimonials and sell at 5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Chextey & Son
Toledo
Ohio
New Opera House to be built. repairs by Realing at 205 W Second
In the interim the opera house is promised but not yet finished. For reliable watch and clock repairs visit Realing, the watch maker, at 205 West Second Street.
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West Second Street
PINE MILLS NOTES ON TOWN LIFE AND SCHOOL CLOSING
F O Raymond tours Montpelier township promoting a health guide. Street life includes skated commutes to school on slick roads. Local sightings include Walter Clemons and sisters Birtie and Edith, Bert Nettleton moving into the W Irvin house, Herman Pudzine and Wm Hartman on business, and Charlie Stone seen recently. The school will close this week on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. Raymond
Montpelier
Walter Clemons
Birtie
Edith
Bert Nettleton
W. Irvin
Herman Pudzine
Wm. Hartman
Charlie Stone
Postum helps aging couple regain health and weight
A Cincinnati Iowa woman, 75, says stopping coffee and using Postum Food Coffee cured her and her husband's digestion, improved their sleep, and helped her gain 11 pounds in two months. She praises Postum and Grape Nuts as daily staples in their meals, noting her husband is 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Stevens
Cincinnati
Iowa
Moving Season In Petersville District Sees Property Shifts
Sherman Kerch moves from Childs home stead to a new large farm near Marston. The Childs farm sells to Tom Murray who took possession last week. Drury stock farm becomes property of the Pullain family, welcomed by ten teams sending goods from New Boston. Heavy sleet complicates moves. Miss Kate Hartman of Muscatine visits this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Kerch
Marston
Childs
Tom Murray
Drury
Mr. Murray
Pullain
New Boston
Kate Hartman
Muscatine
Opportunity and Health Advice Amid Electric Vehicle Dilemma
A promotional piece touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure to purify blood and boost health for a year, alongside a note that Hood's Pills relieve constipation. It mentions London facing a driver shortage for electric vehicles, leading one company to dismiss staff and close operations over the issue.
To Cure Constipation Forever With Cascarets Candy
An advertisement promises permanent relief from constipation using Cascarets Candy Cathartic. It assures a refund from druggists if C C C fails to cure.
Slick days end as spring runoff brings floodwaters
After two days of perfect sledding and skating in Atalissa the thaw returned bringing water everywhere. Residents note the brief winter spell contrasted by rising streams while families adjust with holidays and visits. local travelers head to California and Illinois as others plan trips home. Local school closes for two week vacation.
Ice Weather Long Remembered In Letts
Last Monday saw the greatest freezing rain in years with ice two-thirds full melting in a pint. The thawed rain created a solid ice crust enabling sleighs and light vehicles to travel, while sleighs sometimes slid ahead of horses. A reporter enjoyed a Wednesday ride amid glittering frosted groves and pale moonlit scenes. Clyde Turkington will apprentice with Gippel to learn the drug business. James Turkington’s horse broke the sleigh shafts Thursday. Harv Shellabarger attended Wapello Thursday. Mr Uhl of Cedar township plans to move to Illinois for a year. Eli Elliott of West Liberty visited to repair school furnace fixtures. William Ellis travels to Chicago for goods for a new store. Dr. W Paine visits Fairfield to manage lands. Telephone crews repaired lines Thursday. Rev Mehaffe conducts meetings at the M E church. C Coder moved from the Eliason farm to the village. John Wilson of Muscatine was seen on the streets Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terra Firma
Iowa
Europe
Clyde Turkington
Gippel
Jas. Turkington
Harv
Shellabarger
Rev. Mehaffe
M. E
C. Coder
Eliason
John Wilson
Muscatine
Sweetland 2nd literary resolves corporate detriment
The Sweetland second literary event drew a good crowd as the question That trusts and corporations are a detriment to this country was discussed. Judges ruled in favor of the negative with E. A. Ogilvie and J. FE. Van Camp speaking for the affirmative while the negative’s speakers were subdued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetland
E. A. Ogilvie
J. FE. van Camp
Fernald Dipner and Miss Annie Brooders wed in Davenport
Fulton townships Fernald Dipner and Annie Brooders were married by Squire Altman in Davenport on February 28. A wedding supper followed at the bride's parents home and a reception at the groom's parents, with many friends offering congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fernald Dipner
Annie Brooders
Fulton Township
Squire Altman
Davenport
Jacob Broders
Local residents move and bid farewells amid spring reconsolidation
Sidney Carter’s sale drew buyers with horses fetching good prices. Several families plan moves to Dexter Iowa and New Sharon Iowa as 35 to 40 families relocate. Rev Crull conducts meetings at North Prairie, and local folks hold social events while others visit Des Moines and Lone Tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Holtz
G. Rosborough
J. H. van Camp
Sidney Carter
Sid
Muscatine
Geo. Knapp
Dexter
Ila
Crull
North Prairie
Ethel Robinson
New Sharon
J. C. Schooley
John Foster
Des Moines
John
Schooley
K. van Camp
James van Camp
Blairstown
N. J
Elmus Day
Lone Tree
Cascarets Claim Beauty Through Clean Blood
An advertisement promotes Cascarets as a beauty aid by claiming clean blood improves skin. It touts benefits like clearing pimples boils and blackheads and notes the product stirs the liver to remove impurities. Available in 25 50 cent sizes with satisfaction guaranteed.
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