Local News Briefs Include Shops Events and Arrivals
Otto Fitchner of Fairport arrives for a day of business. Miss Kate Pearce of 614 East Fourth street recovers from illness. March 28 display of suits and spring coats at B E Lifly Dry Goods. Dr R S McNutt dentist at 126 East Second Street. Iowa Lodge No 2 Masonic meets tonight. C & S Sanitary Milk Co buys cream and eggs. Retail Merchants association meeting tonight at Commercial club rooms. Holyoke Hunter wedding referenced with Rev B C Preston officiating.
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Nobby
B. E. Lifly
Retail Merchants’ Association
Commercial Club
Co. H. Gobble
Safe first mortgage loans offered for investors
Parties with money seek safe investments and find government bonds matched by first mortgage real estate loans. G. M. Titus at 212 Iowa Avenue has loans from 100 to 15000 ready for assignment and handles interest and principal collection at no charge to the investor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Titus
Iowa Avenue
Newbro's Herpicide touted as dandruff germ killer
An advertisement proclaims Newbro's Herpicide removes dandruff by destroying its cause, claims it prevents falling hair and promotes growth, and notes availability through Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store and Detroit headquarters with sample requests via stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Havercamp
Painter Claus Koll Signals Ongoing Work and Availability
Notice states Claus Koll remains in business for painting decorating and paper hanging. He guarantees satisfaction and invites contracts, with contact by telephone. claims to be out of the union but still active in work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claus Koll
Pioneer
Special Conclave of De Molay Commandery No 1
Sir Knights gather for a special conclave of De Molay Commandery No 1 K T on Wednesday evening March 28. Work in red cross degree conducted by order of G D Lezotte E C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Molay Commandery No. 1
K. T
Red Cross
G. D. Lezotte
E. C
Relief Hose Club to Stage Another Dance Evening
A second dance by the Relief Hose company dancing club is planned at their headquarters Thursday night. A Musserville M E Church entertainment tomorrow promises a popular program and a height based contribution system. Ducks were plentiful for hunters yesterday and the South Muscatine Lumber mill may open next week with logs ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relief Hose Company
South
Foreign Missionary Talk Highlights Africa and Persia
Rev H F Martin spoke on foreign missions with a map of Africa showing the spread of societies and noting one Christian worker per 82 000 in Africa versus one minister per 500 in America. He cited Americans giving forty cents yearly to spread salvation and introduced Nweeya Badal from Persia who described Kurdish persecution and dire village schooling with no lights or seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Martin
Africa
America
Nweeya Badal
Persia
Railroad man credits Grape-Nuts for relief from indigestion
A railroad worker recalls years of stomach distress from irregular meals and fatty food. After trying Grape-Nuts from a newspaper ad, he reports no burning or pains, improved digestion, and sharper mental clarity. The testimonial cites Postum Co. and a booklet "The Road to Weilville" in packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Weilville
Persian envoy wins sympathy with tale of suffering
He has disposed of the money for a place of worship and travels to America to raise support for starving, beaten, dying men in his homeland. Badal shared Persian needle-work, pictures, costumes, and songs, closing with a prayer in his language. His credentials and manner suggest a life devoted to service, stirring many listeners to compassion for eastern brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Badal
Our Brothers of the East
Street Cleaning Underway By City Force
Street Commissioner Fuller directs a large crew to clean downtown streets as warm days melt ice and snow. A substantial amount of mud and slush is removed from the business district.
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Fuller
Eight Horses and Two Men Die in Fire on Train Freight Car
A freight car near Gardner station twenty miles north of Fargo bursts into flame after a lantern ignites hay. Two men die and an injured son of P S McGuire escapes through the doors as the car burns to iron. Bodies and injured transported to Fargo.
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Fargo
N. D
Gardner Station
Here
Ayrshire
Iowa
Williams County
North Dakota
P. S. McGuire
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David Adler & Sons Clothing Company
Milwaukee
Ruthenberg Clothing Comp
Chas. Ruthenberg
Chas. F. Schroeder
West Second Street
Fred Ruthenberg
E. Kranz
Florist
Journal
Iowa Ave
Brainworth
McKee & Bliven
Freight Depot
Pear City
Frank Bowman
Otto Fitchner
Fairport
Kate Pearce
East Fourth Street
Melita
Muscatine
C. T. Gremmel
J. A. Robbins
Cranston
Holyoke-Hunter
Miss Sade Wilson
Modern Methods
Studio
R. S. McNutt
East Second Street
Iowa Lodge
No. 2
Masonic
F. S. Pentzer
C. K. Beatty
New Era
Lone Tree
J. E. Stevenson
L. C. Hirt
Rock Island
Letts
C. & S. Sanitary Milk Co
Third
Cedar Streets
B. C. Preston
Holyoke Hunter
Preston
H. B. Brock
G. R. Babbett
Lingo
Chicago
Brock
Haskell Dental College
3Abbott
Hirt & Fesier
UST
I, Merel & Son
Muscatine’s Ideal Jewelry Store
South Muscatine
Musser
Ora
Ida Appel
Mr. O'Leary
Evans Street
Lucile Boston
Casper Myers
J. H. Burtner
Marton
South End
Grace Lutheran Church
A R. R
Blasius
Richard Mansfield
Maude Adams
Julia Marlowe
de Wolf Hopper
Helene Modjeska
Henry Irving
Ellen Terry
Mrs. Kendal
Alex Salvini
Francis Wilson
Laura Joyce Bell
Mary Anderson
Minnie Palmer
Josephine Hall
S Lhe
Earth
H. Schmidt & Son CO
yard—Nobby Sheppard
Boston
Imoon
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