Brick Yard Sale Rumor In Muscatine Sparks River Trade Links
A strong rumor claims Nyenhuis Brothers sold the Second and Cypress streets brick yard to Muscatine Lumber and Box Co. for about eight lots and the brick plant. Papers may be drawn soon as the deal nears closing with a $6,000 price, while river river traffic plans expand with steamers Helen Blair and Diamond Jo joining Davenport to Burlington routes and Sidney connections.
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Nyenhuis Brothers
Second and
Cypress Streets
Muscatine Lumber and Box Company
Journal
River forecast and steamboat plans hint at coming season
River bulletin notes the Mississippi will fall steadily from Dubuque to Muscatine with a 0.6 foot drop in 24 hours. Captain Blair announces the Helen Blair will launch the Carnival Packet season March 31, pulling anchors from Davenport and reaching Burlington that afternoon.
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Urania
Blair
Sidney
Black
Helen Blair
Burlington
Diamond
St. Paul
St. Louis
W. J. Young, Jr
Carnival Packet Company
Davenport
Dave Craddock
Iowa Avenue
Turkey Island
LeClaire
Glenmont
Cca
Ois
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Muscatine
W. G. Brock
Diamond Jo
Carnival Pack Company
Capt. Blair
Lower Muscatine Telephone Co organized connects to Iowa City
The Lower Muscatine Telephone company was organized Monday evening at the Bale school house. Twenty three farmers signed the articles of incorporation and will link with the Johnson county company to reach Iowa City. David Ohl was elected president and Jule Spencer secretary.
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Iowa City
Muscatine
Lower Muscatine
Very Cheap Colonist Rates On Iowa Central Road
Cheap colonist rates apply at all Iowa Central road stations in March and April. Travel to Butte Helena Boise Tacoma Spokane Seattle Portland Salt Lake City Ogden Denver and many intermediate points at these low fares.
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Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Iowa Central Road
Butte
Helena
Boise
Tacoma
Pokane
Seattle
Portland
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Denver
The Last Meeting The Evening Session Concludes
A brief report notes the final meeting of the group occurs this evening with attendees wrapping up discussions and planning upcoming sessions.
New City Council to Be Installed Tonight
The outgoing council meets to present annual reports and hear the farewell address of Mayor Barney Schmidt. The new administration will be sworn in under Mayor R. S. McNutt, with appointments for marshal, recorder, engineer, street, and more to be decided.
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Barney Schmidt
R. S. McNutt
Des Moines
Muscatine
Great Western Cereal Company
Rock Island
Champion Boys
Obituary: George A Foss Island resident dies after brief illness
George Augustus Foss 66 died yesterday morning after a four day bout with pleuro pneumonia. Born in Boston November 30 1835 he married Ella H Robinson in 1871 who died 1892. Survived by daughters Carrie Cross and Georgia Austin. Funeral Friday at 1 30 PM from Island M E church Rev W L Clapp officiating interment Greenwood Muscatine.
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George A. Foss
Island
Mr. Foss
George Augustus Foss
Boston
Mass
Stephen L
Sarah Foss
Ella H. Robinson
Greenwood
Southeastern Iowa Fair Circuit Forms Racing Meet
The Southeastern Iowa Fair Circuit announces a new chain of meets with sites at Burlington August fifth to eighth Mt. Pleasant August twelfth to fifteenth Winfield August nineteenth to twenty second and Columbus Junction August twenty sixth to twenty ninth. The text notes the absence of a desirable member for the first week in September.
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Fairfield
Mt. Pleasant
R. S. Johnston
Columbus Junction
Horse Review
Junction
Sburiington
Winfield
Iowa City Opera House Fire Damages Building and Shops
A blaze at the Iowa City opera house caused extensive damage on Wednesday afternoon. Firemen prompt action from adjacent buildings contained the fire after the roof and ceiling timbers were soaked. Losses include the opera house owner John Coldren 7000 with 20000 insurance and Frank Hatch 500 with 3000 insurance plus other minor damages nearby. The opera house will be rebuilt and may host later attractions if possible.
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Iowa City
Opera House
John Coldren
Iowa City State Bank
Frank Hatch
Mike Corso
Chris Fisher
The Hen Economy and Care Tips From John Billings
John Billings discusses practical views on keeping a hen, noting timing, breeds, and costs. He warns the long-eared hens scratch less and mentions risks from throat diseases, while claiming eggs rarely justify costs. He also cites preservation ideas using salt and lime water for extended storage.
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John Billings
Kant
Eger
Wireless telegraphy moves from lab to commerce
Ray Stannard Baker notes wireless telegraphy has migrated from the lab to wide commercial use. Since Marconi's 1896 paper and the 1899 England to France test, European navies and ocean liners equip wireless gear. The New York Herald uses daily sea reports, and England pays twelve cents a word to reach ships at sea. The inventor claims his company earns profits yet reinvests in new experiments.
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Ray Stannard Baker
McClure
Mr. Marconi
England
France
Europe
New York Herald
Refund Guarantee for Green's Syrup of Tar Ad
A conditional money back offer guarantees refunds on a 50 cent bottle of Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure a cough or cold and a 25 cent bottle to prove satisfaction. Names listed: Nesper & Co., J. J. Havercamp, G. A. Riemcke, W. B. Barkalow, J. T. Keuchmar.
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Nesper & Co
J. J. Havercamp
G. A. Riemcke
W. B. Barkalow
J.T. Keuchmar
Grain and Produce Price List Abbreviated Ledger
A dense catalog of farm prices lists grains wheat oats rye and corn with cents per bushel and parcels for hay, corn meal and bran. It shows livestock figures for hogs cattle calves sheep and lambs, plus poultry prices for turkeys ducks geese and chickens, and various vegetables fruits and fuels with per unit or per peck rates.
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Graham
Duke of Wellington Outsmarts Fearful Intruder
In a library scene the Duke receives Apollyon who announces a mission to kill him. The exchange ends with the apparition fleeing to an asylum after the duke refuses to halt his work and stays unmoved.
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Duke of Wellington
Apollyon
Box of Bromo Lax Promises Quick Cold Cure
A box of Bromo Lax priced at 25 cents promises to cure colds and grippe within a few hours. The product contains no quinine and is sold by druggists.
How to Prevent Pneumonia With Cough Remedy
The article urges using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy during severe colds to prevent pneumonia. It cites widespread use and claims no pneumonia cases among users, noting sales by all druggists.
J B Mark Real Estate and Insurance Notice
For loans reliable fire insurance and real estate see J. B. Mark.
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J. B. Mark
United States Government Building at Louisiana Purchase Exposition
The U S Government building will rise sixty feet above Grand Lagoon, with a view along the main avenue. Its west front features large Corinthian colonnades. The project is funded at 250000 dollars, though officials seek a larger space without changing the design.
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Grand Lagoon
A Glimpse of Samoa Through Its Dictionary Voices
The Century excerpt surveys the native Samoan dictionary noting ironies and multi meaning terms such as widow and mean ness. It cites entries like Faapuataina and Popoga and explains ta can convey many actions from I to beating a stick to playing a instrument and more.
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Fanny Leageanece
Samoa
Popoga
A Penn Avenue Sculptor’s Mourning Tomb in Window Show
A marble sculptor on Penn Avenue near Ninth Street kept an unpaid life size tomb statue of a businessman's wife. After years the artist displayed it in his shop window where a passerby realized the likeness and remarked that Mary Jane was vain, never imagining such lengths.
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Penn Avenue
Ninth Street
Mary Jane
Pittsburg Press
Four Corners Point Where Four States Meet
The St. Louis Republic describes a unique US spot where Colorado Utah New Mexico and Arizona converge. A government survey stone sits atop a Carriso mountains spur near Mancos Colorado, about 100 miles from the closest railroad town, with the surrounding area once densely inhabited.
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United States
St. Louis Republic
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Carriso Mountains
Populated by Children Dwellers Now Empty Plain
A fragment notes an area once populated by children or residents now stands deserted with no humans visible for miles. The context suggests a sudden change or evacuation leaving the landscape vacant.
Two Kashmir Tea Preparations Described in Historical Text
The text outlines two methods for brewing tea in Kashmir. One method uses cold water boiled for thirty minutes then more cold water boiled another half hour, with milk added before serving. The second method adds a little setia, salt and butter, boils for thirty further minutes, then serves.
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Kashmir
Emeralds of India Persia and Peru and their lore
The Emeralds power and value are tied to tints and luster classifying them as prosines nerdhmanes and domitianes. Suetonius notes Nero watching emerald fighting gladiators. The stone symbolizes charity hope joy abundance and was said to cure epilepsy and relieve pain.
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India
Persia
Peru
Prosines
Nerdhmanes
Domitianes
Suetonius
Nero
Tron and Copper Fuel Modern World’s Vital Needs
The excerpt argues that iron and copper are more critical than gold and silver, noting tron and copper underpin construction and electricity. It claims civilization would suffer far more from a sudden exhaustion of iron and copper than from the loss of gold and silver.
Conmt asks consent as Rocksey child pleads to judge
Dialogue shows Miss Rocksey asking for paternal consent, arguing she was all he had left. Old Rocksey refuses, prompting the judge to comment on the situation and the lack of support.
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Miss Rocksey
Conmt
Old Rocksey
Kitty and Mother-in-Law Clash Over Homemade Shirts
In Detroit, a domestic dispute centers on Kitty and her mother-in-law who disapproved of Kitty's statement that no husband should wear shirts made at home. The exchange reveals family tensions and social expectations surrounding marriage attire.
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Dorothy
Kitty
Detroit Free Press
Coachman Diesse Dialogue on a Windy Road
Dialect dialogue depicts a stout coachman and LT arguing who should tend to the horses on a gale battered road with the speaker asking for tasks amid the wind. The scene centers on a vow of duty and the chaotic moment on an old highway.
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Diesse
It Struck the Poet and the Dinner Table Quiver
A fragment from a literary piece depicts a wise man remarking that the first writing was done on stone while a rising poet reacts with a startled shudder at the word post as dishes rattle at the table.
Influence of Self Improvement on Others
The quote from Ladies Home Journal notes that each person affects someone else. It argues that personal growth amplifies impact on others through action, example, and leadership.
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Ladies Home Journal
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Baki
William GT
New York
Nyenhuis Bros
Muscatine Lumber & Box CO
River Bulletin
the Journal
Old Council
Iowa
Sedd
Vis Grove
C. Fiack
Hocking Valley
Pocahontas
Wellington
United States Government Building
Fish
Tron
Chinatown
Atrip
San Francisco
California
Omaha
Los Angeles
J Francis
Omaha, Neb
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