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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1902

Page

7

Wells Fargo era adjourns with East Liberty visit notes

Isham's California Water's of Life Spring and summer suitings at Welch & Knopp's. Mr. Kerr arrives from the east. Miss Lilly Fuller to visit relatives in West Liberty. Sore throat cured by Eclectric Oil in 24 hours. Pleurisy strikes Herman Elfers. Misses McCormick and Gordon travel to Columbus Junction to visit relatives. Dean's Kidney Pills praised for itching piles relief. L. B. Klein travels to Burlington. Mrs. John Froener ill in Buter ville. Jaun dice afflicts Mrs. H. P. Schuyler. Typhoid patient John Achter improving. Mrs. Wm. Kruiger and daughter better. Adolph Lessering improving after leg operation. Mrs. Mary Martin recovering from pneumonia. Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup endorsed for coughs. Mrs. O. Schiller visiting then returns to Lone Tree. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised. Arthur Wagner stops in city en route home. Katherine Ridgway Concert company leaves after Grand Opera performance. John W. McKee travels to Ft. Scott, Kan. Then visits Wichita. Family from Warsaw, Ky arrive with remains of Mrs. Olds. M. W. A. appoints Mart F. Eaton chief forester. to attend Des Moines state meeting March 20–21.

Real Estate Transfers Hit Notable March Week Totaling Near 400000

During the first week of March, big real estate deals dominated at the recorder's office. From March 1 to March 8, valuations reached 391494.33 across 882 transfers averaging 4774.32 each. The largest single transfer was 20900 by William F. Lee and wife to Jacob L. Peters in section 8 township 73 3w. Similar activity echoed in Cedar and Muscatine counties with widespread business.

Recorder Recorder Reesink Miss Hawley William F. Lee Jacob L. Peters Muscatine Cedar County

Testimonial Praises Lydia E Pinkham's Compound

Mrs Jennie O'Donnell of Chicago credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing eight years of female ailments including falling of the womb. She states she recovered after using the product for seven months and thanks Mrs Pinkham. An offer of $5000 is noted for genuine testimonials.

Lydia E. Pinkham Jennie F. O'Donnell Oakland Woman's Riding Club Lydia Pinkham

Real estate sales surge in Muscatine area listings

The list shows a week of property transfers with abundant instruments and land deals across Muscatine and neighboring counties. Entries include Alfred Tunnison, J. A. Cochran, Michael Lynch, John Blaesing, George Leutzinger, and multiple others transferring lots and tracts in sections and townships, highlighting notable volumes of property transactions and prosperity signals.

Muscatine Alfred Tunnison Byron Drury Michael Lynch John G. Happer J. M. Martin Franklin Barnes F. PD. Steen John Blaesing William Schoenig David Parsons Cora Ek Fullerton Dennis Ryan Jam Byrne Vie Nely George Leutzinger George W. Swopesto George W. Swope Richard Flint William A. Barger E. E. Barger William Hickey Hugh F. Zybarth R. W. Vance John N J. L. Peters Cora Peters Louisa Weiss Joseph C. Hiersemann Lincoln Fridley Charles M. Hendrix D. M. Riggs Aaron C. Noble John P. Fishburn Moeller Carl Grimm Stockton Macgie Haney W. J Charles G. Dykes Geo. H. Witmering

Property Transfers in Muscatine and Wilton Areas

Multiple deeds recorded transferring parcels in Muscatine and Wilton. Margaret Holzhauer and others sell to L B Harmes. Carrie L Franklin and husb sell to Patrick M OBrien. Sarah Null and others sell to Christian Lebow. Fred Brandt sells to Orval A Ford. Amounts listed include 36000 and 1600, with lot and block numbers specified.

Margaret Holzhauer L. B. Harmes Green

River Activity Heats Up Along The Davenport Levee

Riverfront business chatter grows along the levee as spring weather returns. Rumors of a Davenport to Burlington line resuming trade by about the 20th boost river commerce. Details note Ma mond Jo company officers re-elected in Dubuque and pilots earning first papers while boats undergo upgrades for navigation season. A floater found at Fifteenth Street is identified as J Byron of Clinton Indiana, a 50 year old foreman missing since September.

America Davenport Burlington Waterway Journal Mamond Jo Company Dubuque S. H. Jackson Newport Waltz Brazee Augusta Black Rock O. H Kennedy Monarch MuscaUnela Shell Orrin Smith LeClaire Mississippi Lizzie Gardner South Gullwater St Louis F. L. Kennedy Lotus Charles Warner Fifteenth Street Rock Island J. Byron Clinton Byrne Peekskill N. Y Margaret Smith

Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy

Claim asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio is touted as the only constitutional cure, with a $100 reward for failure and instructions to send for circulars. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills as the best.

Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio Tie Hall

Scarce Ducks Plague Burlington Spring Hunting

Local duck hunters report a poor duck outlook due to water scarcity. Ducks seen in the area are high in the air and struggle to alight. A large green-headed bird was spotted in John W. Avery’s barnyard, seven miles south of the city, and captured.

Burlington John W. Avery John

Also Mentioned on This Page

Daily Journal W.E. Battey Optician Chicago West Second Street John A. Robbins Oids’ Block Isham's California Water's of Life McBride & Cope Welch & Knopp’s—progressive Tailors Mr. Kerr Pickle Works Lilly Fuller West Liberty M. S. Gist Hawesville, Ky Herman Elfers South Muscatine Hattie McCormick Nettie Gordon Columbus Junction Dean L. B. Klein John Froener Buterville H. P. Schuyler East Hill John Achter Wm. Kruiger Adolph Lessering Mulberry Street Mary Martin Cemetery Road Dr. Wood Arthur Wagner City Alfred Wagner Katherine Ridgway Grand Opera House John W. McKee Ft. Scott Kan Wichita Robert Payne Bettie Master Whitney Warsaw Olds Kentucky Mart F. Eaton Des Moines Court House Mies F. H. Oaks Jamestown Tor. Miles Dr. Miles Medical Co Elkhart Ind J. E. O'Donnell Dean Mrs. Prxxgam Lands Reliable Furniture House Stein
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