Davenport Capital Buys Huge Mexican Timber and Farm Tract
A. W. Lee reports that Davenport capital backs a vast Campeche land venture in Mexico. The Laguna company and Mexican Gulf Land & Lumber own 1,250,000 acres with timber, mahogany, logwood and sugar cane. G. Watson French and Eri. H. Ryan lead the firms as they inspect two towns, a band sawmill, 34 km of railroad, cattle, hogs and experimental farming operations amid favorable government support. The tract spans two thousand sections and borders Guatemala, offering strong return prospects and safe operations under Mexican authorities.
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Campeche
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Guatemala
Laguna Company
Maine
Mexican Gulf Land & Lumber Company
Davenport
Iowa
G. Watson French
Nathaniel French
Eri. H. Ryan
J. J. Merrill
French
Ryan
Vera Cruz
Laguna del Carmen
Republic
Laguna
Poland
China
Ysedro
Cheneje
Messrs
French and
Towa
Muscatine Boy Built Railways Across Mexico
Isaac Mathewson, once a Muscatine high school student, rose from modest beginnings to chief engineer roles on the Great Mexican Central System and Cuernavaca Pacific railroad. He located the line from Rio Basas to the Pacific, facing dangerous gorges and years of hard study without a formal engineering degree. His reputation spans railroad and business circles in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
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Muscatine High School
W. L. Roach
S. G. Stein
J. Risley
Isaac
Mathewson
John Mathewson
Southwestern
Cuernavaca Pacific
Rio Basas
Pacific Ocean
Mexico
Muscatine
United States
Hacienda
Santa Fe
Indigestion Warning and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
A dramatic warning links undigested food to heart disease and death and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure. The ad claims one tablet digests 3,000 grains of food, relieves gas and acidity, and promises renewed energy and longevity. Sold by druggists for 56 cents per package.
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Bright
Stuart
Dr Shaffer Promised Cures for Head and Respiratory Ailments
An advertisement extols Dr Shaffer for curing all curable head and respiratory diseases including deafness, stomach disorders, catarrh of the stomach, and eye diseases with glasses fitted and guaranteed. It claims success after other treatments have failed and emphasizes the doctor’s cure rate for teable conditions.
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Shaffer
Dr Shaffer Treats Female Ailments in Free Consultation
Women with monthly disorders and nervous diseases urged to call for a no charge initial talk with Dr. Shaffer. The doctor advertises success in treating female troubles and invites inquiries about chronic ailments for any patient.
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Shaffer
Mexican hacienda near Guerrero hailed for wealth and irrigation
The article profiles a 22 000 acre Santa Fe hacienda near Guerrero on the Cuernavaca division of the Mexican Central railroad. Owned by J K Mathewson, it employs about 300 workers, with 1 200 residents, grows sugar cane and coconuts, irrigates year round, and plans to line tracks with coconut palms. The piece notes the estate’s water supply, diverse crops, and the Spanish speaking corporate operations.
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Mexico City
Guerrero
Cuernavaca
Mexican Central Railroad
Tropics
Mr. Mathewson
Mathewson
Mexico
Santa Fe
Don Carlos
Castile
West Indies
East Indies
Santa Fe Hacienda
J. K. Mathewson
John Mathewson
Muscatine
Muscatine High School
Saint beliefs and cross markers mark field rituals in Mexico
The essay describes locals parading a saint for rain and erecting crosses in fields as a sign of religious instinct. It notes cane grinding, Mexican antiquarian W. W. Blake, and his rare Aztec New Testament purchase. It also details cemetery practices in Mexico City and the rise of a through train from St. Louis to Mexico City, boosted by Geo. W. Hibbard.
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Mathewson
W. W. Blake
Burlington
Blake
E. E. Ayer
Chicago
Ayer
Field Museum
Father Molino
Santiago de Tlaltelolco
W. E. Blake
Bob Burdette
Mexico City
Dolores
United States
Mexico
Geo. W. Hibbard
Mexican National Railway Lines
Sioux City
Iowa
Marquette
Michigan
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway
Hibbard
National Lines of
National of Mexico
Mexican International
Interoceanic of
St. Louis
St. Is
Iron Mountain & Pacific
T & Pacific
International & Great Northern
Mexican National
Mr. Hibbard
Senator Dolliver Wins Crowning Service for Rail Rate Bill
The Onawa Sentinel reports that Senator Dolliver’s crowning service on behalf of the people is his victory for the railroad rate bill, highlighting his achievement and its impact.
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The
Onawa Sentinel
Dolliver
Vinol Strengthens the Aged, Havercamp Drug Ad
Old people in Muscatine are urged to try Vinol Vinol is a cod liver oil based tonic without oil claiming to boost appetite increase energy and restore vitality for the elderly The ad from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store at 203 East Second Street promises strong returns in health and wellbeing.
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John J. Havercamp
Muscatine
Vinci
Havercamp’s
East Second Street
Railway Timetable East and Southwest Service Notes
Eastbound and southwest train listings show routes from Davenport and Chicago to destinations including Kansas City Denver California Limited Washington and Ft Worth. Timings include early morning departures 4 15am and 9 53pm with daylight runs such as 11 34am and 1 38pm and freight movements listed. Local freight service operates daily at 9 15am and 7 35am departures.
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Davenport
Chicago
Davenort
Kansas City
Denver
California Limited
Washington, Oskaloosa
Ft. Worth
Dallas
Dally
Wilton Trains Schedule From Muscatine
Wilton trains depart and arrive at Muscatine with daily main line services. No. 28 12:30 pm and No. 3 2:20 pm run toward Muscatine while No. 20 and No. 37 stop on signal. Westbound No. 1 4:08 pm and No. 24 after 11:33 pm.
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Muscatine
Wilton
Conrences
South Boy
Round House
Hahn's Switch
Fruitland
Grandview
Wapello
Elrick
Hahn’s Switch
Geeee Dbl
Ann Mm
Elrick Junct
Séeeches
Tedesses
Ceccs
Blrick
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Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
A. W. Lee
Railroads
F. P. McCreery
McCreery
Latin America
Chas. C. Eberhart
Kansas
Thompson
Parsons
Chamberlin Hindt Bec
Charles H. Salisbury
Mer
Leonard
Isaac Mathewson
Richman & Richman
Illinois Central
Ss. G. Hatch
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Cuba
Hammond
South
C. C. McCarty
DR. L. Reppert
First National Bank
Ave
East Fifth Street
H. King
4Th Street
J. G. Henderson
Iowa Avenue
Cedar Street
Attorneys AT Law
H. D. Horst
West Second Street
J. Carskaddan
W. D. Burk
I. S. Pepper
G. M. Titus
Titus & Jackson
Iowa Ave
Thos. Brown
Illinois
Fred S. Pentzer
2Nd St. Muscatine
Henry Jayne
Wm. Hoffman
Arthur Hoffman
Wim
Jayne Jayne & Hoffman
Journal Ofice
P. Ingham
Attorney AT Law
E. 2Nd Street
Rock Island System
Wilton Trains
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
Ee Ee Ee Ee
Renee l
W. S. Underaonk
Muscatine West
Underdook
Muscatine North
Ewes
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