California Waters of Life Visits and Local Greetings
Isham's California Waters of Life Will Mahoney of Wilton visited the city on business. Fred Miller traveled to Libertyville for a business trip. Mrs. Amos Judisch visited Davenport and Miss Clara Milhouse returned from Davenport. Various residents of Wilton and nearby towns were noted in social calls, travels, and visits. Burdock Blood Bitters and Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup advertised amid local notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Mahoney
Wilton
Fred Miller
Libertyville
A Long Season For Mississippi River Rafting
The Mississippi opens early this year with ice leaving La Crosse Wisconsin first in twenty years. Damage from breaking ice includes crushed boathouses and wrecked piers as it moves upstream with rising water. rafting and packet navigation may start sooner boosting sawmills and river trade along towns like Fountain City and Davenport. The Saturn and Satellite prepare to drive a record raft from Fountain City to St Louis containing nine million feet of lumber plus two million stored above, while Muscatine sees new excursion schedules between Muscatine and Burlington offering affordable trips and lunch basket options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
LaCrosse
Wis
Saturn
Fountain City
LaCrosse Press
Mississippi River
Winans
Davenport
Pete O'Rourke
Levi King
St. Louis
Burlington
Eggs Drop to Fifteen Cents a Dozen in Fresh Market
Groceryman reports eggs now 15 cents a dozen as market supply increases. Radishes from Louisiana and turnips from Michigan shown at wholesale, with fresh produce and expectations prices will stay lower. Potatoes likely to follow with reduced pricing in near term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Louisiana
Michigan
River Ice Clears Quietly At Levee Watchers Note Smooth Exit
River flows free of ice with little piling up along the banks as observers gather on the levee to watch the movement. Ducks soon follow, promising tall tales of Muscatine County’s famed hunters and seasonal exploits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional cure. It states internal dosing from 10 drops to a teaspoonful and a $100 reward for any failing case, with circulars and testimonials available. The ad also notes Hall's Family Pills as the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & VA
Druggters
the. Hall
Obituary for Mrs. Sarah Carey Olds
Mrs. Sarah Carey Olds dies at 11 30 p m March 5 1902 in Warsaw Kentucky widow of Lyman W Olds born Circleville Ohio March 1 1824 lived in Muscatine from the early fifties to help grow the city survived by daughter Ella O Payne of Warsaw five grandchildren and two other children funeral at Reppert residence 413 West Third Street Wednesday at 2 p m with burial beside her husband and children recommended by friends and relatives to be brought from the sunny south land next Tuesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella O. Payne
Warsaw
Sarah C. Olds
Lyman W. Olds
Circleville
Ohio
Muscatine
Frank
George
Emma O. Reppert
Betty
Whitney
Leonard Payne
Yyell
Ella Reppert
Kentucky
Olds
First Congregational Church
Reppert
West Third Street
Levee Bill Moves in Iowa House Over Public Highway Use
Representative McClurkin of Louisa introduces a bill to amend Iowa code on levees drains and water courses. The measure authorizes emergency levee repairs funded by the levee funds and allows building public highways along levees under board supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClurkin
Sucna Gill
Kk. L. McClurkin
Louisa
House
Board of Supervisors
Muscatine Island
Sleep and Rest in His Loving Care
A devotional verse reflects on Psalms 127:2, describing how God notices human weakness and fatigue. He grants rest during exile from toil, guiding souls to peaceful sleep in green pastures as they long for home and its final rest.
Very Cheap Colonies Rates Apply on Town Central Route
Low fares for March and April cover Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and Utah. Travel to Butte Helena Botse Tacoma Spokane Seattle Portland Salt Lake City Ogden Denver and many intermediate points available from all stations daily.
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Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Town Central Road
Butte
Helena
Botse
Tacoma
Gpokane
Seattle
Portland
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Denver
Railway Timetable Fragments At Elrick Junction
Partial timetable notes for Iowa Central and St Paul Express routes at Elrick Junction show daily and sun services with various connections. Mentions Mason City Mall, Peoria Express, and freight or youth services with ticket agents Geo. and Baty at Elrick Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Express
Mason City Mall
Sun
Way Freight
Peoria Mall
Sun No
Peoria Express
Sun Cez
Poliiers
United States
Canada
Ind
Fexica
Geo. & Baty
C L. Beevers
Agen
Wen
Bass & Tkt Agt
Elrick Junction
C.uailior Lows
Also Mentioned on This Page
Taber
Peorie
Daily Journal
MRS
John A. Robbins
Olds’ Block
Isham's
California
McBride & Cope
Amos Judisch
Clara Milhouse
Gist
Hawesville
Nellie Stortz
Rock Island
Ben Black
Nichols
M. J. Welch
Ludwig C. Lange
Clinton
Kate Delahan
Chicago
C. P. Teeple
Misa Gertrude Korte
Clara Ruff
Dr. Wood
Minnie Mason
Ruth Eaton
Mary McIntyre
D. R. Hanley
Ottumwa
J. H. Baker
Ruth
Faith
Conesville
Dean
Mary Hickey
Pike, No. 2
P. H. Brimm
Mollie
Atalissa
Mr. Brimm
Greensborough
North Carolina
Geo. Patrick
Harlan
Iowa
Mrs. Patrick
Runkel Brothers
River Street
W. 3Th Street
New York
the Journal Muscatine
the Journal
Atlantic
Sycamore Street
Sarah Carey Olds
Lee Levee
Florida
VIA
Louisville & Nashville
R. R
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
L. Stone
Gen. Pass
Louisville&, KY
J. H.munros & Son
Traveler's Guide
Chitaco
Kangan
City
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Evans
Wilton Brayor
Wilton Muscatine
Banany
Loing
South BY. CO
Tine Tapia
San Tay
Roundhous Fruitland
Grandview Wapello
Elrick
Elrick Jun
Cgastis
Lowasoencral
Trace Marac
All
Broadway
F St
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