Parasitic Cure Promoted by New Discovery Medicine
A Chicago family recounts relief from a long standing tapeworm case after using Cooper’s New Discovery. The product is pitched as a stomach tonic that expels parasites and improves general health. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store declares itself an agent in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cooper
Cooper
Jessie Birdsall
Ida Birdsall
Carroll Avenue
Chicago
Jessie
Havercamp’s
Local notes and visits fill Muscatine day
Regional residents and visitors flow through Muscatine with numerous calls and errands. Dr. A B Clapp and Dr P R Axtell tend local business while the Rock Island agent C Gardner handles railroad matters. Public ads offer box wood and health teas from Havercamp and Hollister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. C. Gardner
Rock Island
East Hill Sweetland Grange installs officers
The Sweetland Township Farmers Grange held a special meeting at the M. B. A. hall in Sweetland Center to install newly elected officers. County Grange Master J R McClean assisted with the ceremony and a plan to invite more charter members was approved, closing the charter membership on March 25. The report notes 38 charter members and outlines upcoming events and other local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetland, Township
Farmers Grange
Sweetland Center
J. R. McClean
Wilton
Ladies’ Aid Society
Park Avenue M. E
Ruth MacDonald
Halstead Street
Paving and sewer plans proposed for coming summer
City Engineer J. J. Ryan urges council adoption of paving and sewerage improvements this summer. He names streets for paving, notes about 6200 dollars in funds with a 2000 balance after paving, and asks sewer extensions from 11th street to Fulham avenue at about 4000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Ryan
Ryan
Mulberry
Oak
Poplar
Lucas
Green Street
Second
Cypress
Smalley Avenue
East Hill
11Th Street
Fulham Avenue
Orange
Oak Streets
Maple
Woodlawn Avenue
Local residents move about on various short trips
Visiting at the MacDonald home on East Seventh street, Miss Ollie Henderson of Letts returns home. Miss Pearl Furnas of Letts visited Muscatine relatives. Charles Kell of Park Place heads to Pleasant Prairie to help his brother on the farm. Mrs. Ollie Dean of Sherman street leaves for Haskins Ohio due to her mother’s illness. Miss Nellie Beitel of Titus returns home. A F Sissell of Fairport spent yesterday in the city and leaves for Nichols. F Phillips of near Fairport visits in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henderson of Wellman return home after staying with Mr. and Mrs. Pulse and attend the Davenport death of Mrs. J W Davis.
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Albert Light
Kansas City
Kan
Ben
Richard Bender
Viola
Frances Harrington
Rock Island
City
Park Place
Wellman
J. W. Wilson
Burlington
Lee Baker and Son
Edgington, Lll
MacDonald
East Seventh Street
Ollie Henderson
Letts
Pearl Furnas
Charles Kell
Pleasant Prairie
George
Ollie Dean
Sherman Street
Haskins
Ila
H. Boyd
Nellie Beitel
Titus
Fred Beitel
Orange Street
A. F. Sissell
Fairport
Nichols
F. Phillips
Robert Henderson
D. W. Pulse
Park Avenue
Davenport
J. W. Davis
Cunningham
Philomathean Literary Society
E. R. Lacey
F. M. Mossberry
Des Moines
N. T. Hendrix
Muscatine
Vinnie Letts
Zola Wilcox
Cornell College
Ella Rownd
Washington
J. A. Sprague
Fred Bisher
Charles
Adrain
G. W. Selman
Winfield
Moberly
Alice Rowe
Singleton & McKee
R. F. Duncan
Calvin Foster
Lone Tree
Mr. Black
J. S. Blair
W. R. Lytle
Hus
City Officials Elected by Council in Smooth Meeting
The new council selected city officers including M O Neidig as sexton and W J Vannatta as marshal after ballots. Gustav Weis was elected city recorder by acclamation, other posts included street commissioner Geo Fuller and city engineer J J Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Weis
W. J. Vannatta
John Bloom
Sexton
M. O. Neidig
Chas. Baluff
Vannatta
Balloff
Nietzie
Hahn
Marshal
W. C. A. Notes and Club Schedule
The S S L club meets tonight at the rooms with Junior Classes Saturday afternoon as usual. D Y B from 1 to 3, K C from 3 to 5. Gospel meeting Sunday at 3 p.m. led by Mrs. Francis. The War of Roses ends at nine Monday night. Join the Y W as soon as possible to support one side. The White Roses lead by twelve points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. L. Club
Francis
Y. W
White Roses
Mass Meeting at Kalorama to Explain Primary Law
A mass meeting will be held at the Kalorama school house in Bloomington township Friday night March 27. County Auditor W. S. Lawrence and others will speak on the primary law. Township officers and delegates to the county convention will be chosen. Committeeman J. C. Stuart backs explaining the law to voters before the primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalorama
Bloomington Township
W. S. Lawrence
J. C. Stuart
Columbus Junction C. E. Event at High School
Columbus Junction on March 20 hosted a C. E. group entertainment at the high school. The program showcased local talent and community participation in a schoolhouse gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
C. E
Dyspepsia remedy ad and local notices mix
An old advertisement for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets promotes relief from indigestion with a 50 cent box and mail sample offer. The page also covers brief society notes, travel to Des Moines and Ottumwa, visits, and a wedding in Muscatine with Miss Or lena Armbright and Hubert Haffner.
Electric Bitters Promised Quick Cure in Advertisement
An 19th century ad touts Electric Bitters as a remedy to purge stomach liver kidneys and bowels with claim of rapid relief. It cites Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store as source and price of five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Havercamp
Mrs Hand Visits Montpelier Relatives on the Hill
Mrs. Ella Hand of Montpelier arrived in the city yesterday afternoon and spent today with relatives on the hill in a brief social note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Hand
Montpelier
City
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Grat Dalton
Kate Smedley
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West Liberty
P. R. Axtell
Y. W. Smith
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E. H. van Loon
A. D. Sinclair
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W. C. Franklin
Guy Brown
A. E. Walker
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J. A. Trautman
Ben Kurtz
Hubert
Climer Street
Grace Woodhouse
Peter Rininsland
Herbert and
Arthur
T. Bersch
Lucas Street
A. E. Jewell
S. C. Fulton
G. Glass
Mary E. Atkins
Rock Island, Ill
Hershey Hospital
ED. Pinaud
Pinaud
New York City
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Sweetland Grange
Harry van Camp
Society
Fred George
J. F. McDonald
East Second Street
Frank Longstreth
East Fifth Street
Mr. Longstreth
Plymouth Rocks
George Reeder
Mulberry Ave
Cally Without
Hitch
Police
Balluff
Weighmas Rosenmund
Kleinfelder
Ae Pee A Poon
OGRE
Frank Cullen
Ce Moe
Vet Wise
Street
Fuller
von Dresky
Bradford McDonald
Oss
Bloomington
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Waterloo
G. W. Duncan
T. Lee
H. L. Duncan
F. H. Johnston
Ed Gamble
E. T. Foster
Jas. Smith
May
Martha Walker
Ainsworth
Orlena Armbright
Hubert Haffner
D. W. Jackson
Court House
W. A. Smith
ST. Muscatine
Kohr
C. A. Giesenhaus
Cash Grocer
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