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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1900
Page
2
Railroad travel, arrivals, and departures feature heavily with multiple passengers on the Firefly and Wilton lines. Local residents in Muscatine, Letts, Davenport, Burlington, Wilton enjoy visits, funerals, and births as officials report transport and social updates amid smallpox concerns and church revival planning.
The veteran Iowa Methodist preacher Rev. I P Teeter collapsed and died in Sharon while on duty. The Gate City memorial notes his useful life and says he labored for Iowa with little pay, and recounts his brief 1850s Iowa Senate stint and a dramatic Civil War union speech in Virginia that triggered mob talk.
A testimonial from Mrs Franklin Freeman of Dover New Hampshire describes catarrh relief after using Ely's Cream Balm. Marcus G Shantz of Rahway New Jersey also reports relief. the balm is sold by druggists for 50 cents or mailed from Ely Brothers New York.
An advertisement markets Cascarets as a beauty aid. It promises clean blood improves skin, claims to purge pimples boils blotches and bilious complexion. Available in 23c 50c sizes with satisfaction guaranteed through druggists.
W H H Franklin is adding a large extension to his button factory in South Muscatine. The plant will grow from twelve to twenty four machines, with a new engine room 26 by 28 feet. Holzhauer and Bauerbach also plan a six machine addition as they upgrade their factory. The shell trade remains strong and Muscatine factories report steady operation and growth ahead of summer production.
As summer comes and shells become more available the price is expected to return to the usual standard. This notes a seasonal drop tied to supply changes and market demand.
A Chula Missouri clipping mocks Paderewski after a Kansas City Convention Hall recital claiming the pianist deceives listeners by fake tunes and a trained piano that plays without him. The writer contrasts the music with personal misgivings and jokes about marital patience.
Supreme Court ruling denies Illinois Central Railroad the right to fill submerged lands along Lake Michigan between Sixteenth and Fifty-First streets without Chicago Common Council consent. The decision affirms state and local authority over lakefront land and could affect inland property, piers, and future shore development. The ruling limits railroad grants and emphasizes municipal control to protect navigation and shore structure.
Fort Dodge Iowa March 10 a remarkable bankruptcy case develops Jorgan J Torkheim a Norwegian farmer near Thor Humboldt county held a 40 acre farm mortgaged land and borrowed 13060 from a neighborhood bank neighbors aided by his wealth became security for him creditors forced him to assign tor J Lund Thor bank cashier Mrs Torkheim continues to manage the farm on the same grand scale.
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