West Liberty Briefs Include Accident and Local News
Mike Leahey suffered a head and shoulder bruise in a fall at a Brooklyn coal chute and was brought home by train No. 8. The town reports social and business visits, hospital updates, a M. E. church supper profit, and a telephone company meeting with a 31 per share levy. Several residents travel to Iowa City, Chicago, Burlington, and Muscatine for visits, work, or medical care, with ongoing ill health and family notices.
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West Liberty
Mike Leahey
Brooklyn
Frank Holmes
Iowa City
Owen Doyle
Atalissa
Charlie
C. D. Gibson
Downey
Burlington
Harry Hardin
Chicago
A. A. Hardin
Savannah
Jessie Winslow
C. S. Martin
Muscatine
J. D. Potter
Elizabeth Beck
Des Moines
S. R. McLaughlin
Reed Hawthorne
W. McLaughlin
Golda Branson
West Branch
Chas. Stratton
J. E. MclIntosh
Washington
Lou Webster
West Liberty and Union Valley Telephone Company
C. M. Millhone
H. S. Bowman
Hattie Smith
W. B. Davis
Wilton
Mary Wright
Joe McMillen
Clarence Evans
Silvis
Ralph
Prairie Avenue
Jamlin
Joel Crees
Neely Crees
F. H. Schmidt
Margaret
Anna Smith
Nicholls
Viola Houston
Davenport
Frank Briggs
Eda Moore
Muscatioe
Walter Bailey
Myrta Swain
Geo. Hormel
Frank Hormel
R. J. Wiley
Thos. Smiley
Earl Evans
Ida Wilderbest
A. T. Flaharty
Rock Island
Lil
James Hayes
M. E. Church
J. ©. Hall
West Fifth Street
Ray Astic
Ladora
Chas. Hardin
North English
Mathias Markle
Markle
Springdale
Elmer Faires
Union Valley
York
Lisbon
B. J. Oostendorp
Nichols
Mayor Asthalter Appeals For Municipal Lighting Plant
Mayor J Asthalter’s farewell address to Muscatine council in 1908 recalls two years of administration marked by economy and progress. He cites paved streets, sewerage, water supply, and a strong police force while urging study of municipal lighting utilities and outlining debt and tax issues exposing the city’s fiscal challenges.
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J. Asthalter
Barney Schmidt
Asthalter
Muscatine
Iowa
Marshal Flannery
Cleveland Vapor Light Co
Citizens’ Ry. & Lt. Co
We Are King promoter touts female appeal and lavish costumes
New York theater manager A W Cross, starring Lawrence Ewart in We Are King, says pleasing women yields better advertising returns. He notes spending about $2,000 on costumes for the show, including Miss Violet Dale’s French voile gown and a Worth hand made Paris import, arguing generous outfits attract ladies and boost attendance.
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A W. Cross
New York
Lawrence Ewart
Cross
Violet Dale
Bill
Paris
Worth
Muscatine Bridge and Drury Toll Road Hold April Meeting
The Muscatine Bridge and Drury Toll Road companies will hold an April 14 meeting at City Hall to elect three new directors for the Bridge company and the full Toll Road board. Officers are not elected this day. a week later the boards will appoint officers. Current officers listed include William Huttig president of Muscatine Bridge and Chester Lillibridge treasurer of both companies.
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Muscatine Bridge
Drury Toll Road Companies
Bridge Company
The
Toll Road Company
Muscatine Bridge Company
William Huttig
Henry Jayne
J. H. Munroe
Chester Lillibridge
Drury Toll Road Company
B. E. Lilly
Sisaax: Peter’s appetite boosts with baking powder biscuits
For Peter's appetite, bake powder biscuits made with Gold Medal Flour. Marts offer Gold Medal and baking supplies for home bakers.
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Peter
Marts
Sour Stomach Relief With Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin
A cure for sour stomach and digestive woes is Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. The pamphlet claims the tonic laxative eases dyspepsia flatulency and constipation with gentle action and pleasant taste. It highlights Mrs Fenbee of Cumberland Furnace Tenn as a longtime user and notes bottle prices at 50 cents and 81. Druggists guarantee results and it’s suitable for children and the elderly.
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Cumberland Furnace
Tenn
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin
Washington, D. C
Pepsin Syrup CO
Caldwell
Monticello
Gold Medal Flour Prompts Customer Praise
A shopper praises Gold Medal Flour for reliable results and quality in cooking. The remark highlights satisfaction with this brand among other bakery products.
Dr King’s New Discovery touted for babies’ croup relief
Ad claims instant relief for babies from croup coughs and colds with Dr King’s New Discovery. Ends with price five seconds and one dollar. store listed as Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
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Havercamp’s
ZEMO Claims Quick Permanent Cure for Eczema and Pimples
An advertisement from E. W. Rose Med. Co. promotes ZEMO as a clean external liquid that draws germs to the skin surface and destroys them, promising clear healthy skin. Sample requests urged and notices that all Druggists sell ZEMO. Available at A. W. Morgan, 107 West Second street in St. Louis.
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ZEMO
E. W. Rose Med. Co
St. Louis
A. W. Morgan
West Second Street
Open an Account With This Institution Now
The notice appeals to readers with two selling points: absolute security for every dollar of deposits and a liberal rate of interest on saved funds, urging immediate account opening.
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Met
Althalter
Gas and Electric Light Fund
General Fund
County Board of Supervisors
Fulham Avenue
Board of Health
Weed Park
Mary Weed
Mississippi Valley
California
California Fruit Growers
Crue Growers
Mira Gershey Lumber Company
NIES
Drury Toll Road
Annu
City Hall
New England
H. J. Heinz CO
Pittsburgh
HEINZ
Elissa
Lccions
Hershey State Bank
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