Local News Bites From Candy Kitchen And City Folks
Local brief items report Candy Kitchen promotions and tuberculosis treatment notes. Clinton visitor and West Liberty business conduct are noted alongside Miss Ethel Davis headed to Mansfield. Estate final report filed in district court with hearing date pending. Womens Relief Corps sale at B E Lilly, visiting Davenport guests, and meat market ad. Company C rifles arriving, transport arranged from Wilton to city.
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Mathias Beng
Fraternal Aid Meeting Tonight Prompted by Ida Stephenson
Mrs Ida Stephenson General Guide invites members to a Fraternal Aid gathering tonight with a promised engaging talk Per order.
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Ida Stephenson
Cedar Township Republicans To Nominate In Caucus
Cedar township Republicans will meet in caucus to nominate a township ticket Tuesday evening March 31 at o'clock. J. F. Williams, Committeeman.
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Cedar Township
J. F. Williams
Mississippi Power Boat Regatta to Run July Fourth
Davenport and Burlington compete for the 100 mile race at the first annual Mississippi Power Boat Association regatta in Muscatine on July 4. Secretary A C Adams says events may extend to July 5 to accommodate about 200 boats. A key feature is the 100 mile cruise with course decisions pending at the next club meeting.
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Mississippi Power Boat Association
A. C. Adams
Davenport
Burlington
Georgiana and Veronica Debate Flour Choice in Kitchen
Georgiana cites a chef endorsement for Gold Medal Flour while Veronica insists on a different brand. The exchange centers on which flour best suits their recipe and kitchen standards. Gold Medal praise and Veronica’s counterpoint frame the debate as they prepare a meal.
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Veronica
Wapello Notes From March Word and Visits
Wapello IA March 27 local items list visits by O B Hixon Morning Sun W J Kelly horse sale West Liberty and Cedar Rapids visitors to Toolsboro Miss Blanche Henry Hedrick visiting Cc P Johnson Mrs S Reynolds Conesville illness of Elmer Reddick Sam Davison Unionville Mo attends funeral of Frank Townsend Drake student Bessie Blanchard Drake return home Myrtle Caparoon Morning Sun visit to father Thomas Galbe returning home Mrs Philip Richley Muscatine J E Garrett Chicago trip Ollie Phoenix Davenport visit groom Ethel Roach Ira Lesner Morning Sun to see elderly grandmother Bevans 81 Rev Cooper Fullerton Neb reports prosperity revival growing church membership Robert Taylor wife Clinton visit Sermons next Lord's day March 29 Morning Day of Battle Evening Who is on the Lord's Side Communion at Presbyterian March 29 Oakland 3 pm I W U Glee Club to perform at Methodist March 29 morning refined by companionship with God evening program by Glee Club students I W U docket March term court begins Monday nine stock-damage cases from railroads one divorce Morrison vs Morrison.
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Conesville
Elmer Reddick
Sam Davison
Unionville
Frank Townsend
Sth
Iowa Infantry
Bessie Blanchard
Drake University
Des Moines
Cedars
Myrtle Caparoon
Morning Sun
Thos. Galbe
Philip Richley
Muscatine
John Richley
W. T. Thompson
Grandview
Chas. King’s
J. E. Garrett
Chicago
Ollie Phoenix
Ethel Roach
J. M. Walker
Davenport
Ira Lesner
H. S. F. Bevans
Clinton
Iowa
Rogers
Christian Church
Presbyterian Church
Oakland
I. W. U. Glee Club
The
Methodist Church
Nellie Foster
Ora Shrader
Maggie R. Morrison
Loren Leroy Morrison
Charm the Fat Away Home Remedy Claim
An advertisement touts a home concoction claiming to magically remove fat. It describes a mix of Marmo la Cascara Aromatic and Syrup Simplex to be taken after meals and at night, promising rapid, effortless weight loss with no effort or danger.
Williams Gives Out Ultimatum In Congress
Washington March 27 Representative John Sharp Williams of Mississippi, Democratic leader, set forth measures the party will back or oppose to avert a filibuster. He lists campaign disclosure, child labor limits for DC and territories, a liability law, federal liability to federal workers, injunctions with notice, removal of pulp and paper tariffs, and a water power royalties tax, plus criticized items including boycott penalties, receiverships for carriers, and tariff revision data commission.
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Washington, D. C
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Williams
District of Columbia
Territories
Supreme Court
Mrs Holmes Birthday Celebrated With Turkey Dinner
Mrs. John T. Holmes marked her birthday by hosting a turkey dinner for seventeen friends. Music followed the meal, with illness keeping several away. Her three Muscatine sisters Mrs N Fetherson Mrs M Cochran and Mrs J J Huntermaster attended, presenting an oak rocker and books.
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Holmes
John T. Holmes
N. Fetherson
M. Cochran
J. J. Huntermaster
Muscatine
Highland Nobles Meet With Mrs C M Daniel
The Highland Nobles Sewing society gathered at Mrs Cal McDaniel's home Wednesday afternoon with good attendance and sewing progress. Afterward refreshments were served and the next meeting is set for April 8 at Mrs J Hume's residence. Mrs Peter Townley hosted an evening spider Webb social for A M E church trustees with songs games and refreshments. a neat sum was realized.
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Highland Nobles
C. M'Daniel
Highland Nobles Sewing Society
Cal McDaniel
Peter Townley
Spider Webb
Ladies' Aid Society Holds All Day Sewing Session
The Ladies' Aid of the First Baptist church organized an all day sewing event in the church parlors. Many stitches were completed and a picnic lunch was served at noon for participants.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
The
First Baptist Church
Married in Muscatine Leaks to Davenport Couple
Davenport, March 27. Lewis Stokes and Miss Angina Price were married in Muscatine yesterday and arrived at noon today to a welcome crowd. An attempt to keep the marriage secret failed as word leaked out, leaving the couple surprised at the Davenport train.
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Davenport
Lewis Stokes
Angina Price
Muscatine
Muscatine and Ottumwa Vie for Iowa High School Title
Final plans completed for Muscatine versus Ottumwa in Ottumwa tomorrow night. The game decides the state scholastic championship after both teams defeated Cedar Rapids while Waterloo was suspended. If Muscatine wins, the title goes to them. if Ottumwa wins, a third game on a neutral floor may be needed. A large crowd expected to ride the Milwaukee train at 7:19 AM.
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Muscatine
Pearl City
Milwaukee
Diamond to enter Lewis Institute for engineering study
David Diamond, long associated with the purchasing office of the C B & Q A R, is due in Muscatine Wednesday night to spend a week with his parents on East Seventh street before returning to Chicago to enroll at the Lewis Institute. He will pursue a mechanical engineering course as friends in the city celebrate his progress.
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David Diamond
Muscatine
Louis Diamond
East Seventh Street
Chicago
Lewis Institute
Death of Mrs Halday Schuyler in Woodstock Ill
Mrs H P Schuyler of Sherman Street East Hill received word of the death of her sister-in-law Mrs Halday Schuyler wife of the late Rev J J Schuyler who died years ago She had been living in Woodstock Ill where she passed away at about 76 years of age A devoted Christian woman she was well liked by all who knew her
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H. P. Schuyler
Sherman Street
East Hill
Halday Schuyler
J. J. Schuyler
Schuyler
Woodstock
Ill
Walter Wolf Injured By Rusty Nail In Foot At Tipton
In Tipton Iowa on March 27 Walter Wolf is seen on crutches after a rusty nail pierced his shoe and foot. He reports no pain currently and hopes for no serious harm. Also noted are two new girl arrivals in town, Mrs. Pfarr and Mrs. Graham households.
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Tipton
Walter Wolf
Jake Pfarr
P. Graham
Young
Madison
Wis
A. Werling
Will
Lew
Charlie Werling
Davenport
Will Marten
Ed Willer
Wendel Willer
Agnes Sissel
Fairport
Waterbury
Clara Leeiz
West Bethel
Baton Bill 1 Passes Senate For Yardmaster Support
The bill appropriating 10000 dollars for P. B. Baton of Waterloo Iowa, permanently injured while serving as yardmaster on the Panama railroad, passed the Senate today. The move followed the President's January 31 message urging such action.
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Washington, D. C
P. B. Baton
Waterloo
Senate
Manual Training Opens To Grammar Pupils
The high school manual training department now welcomes grammar school students to learn a specialized line of work. Pupils show strong interest and the program boosts engagement in other subjects like arithmetic. School closes for a week with plans for teachers attending the Davenport convention.
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Davenport
Dissolve Injunction Sought In Bijou Amusement Co Case
In district court this afternoon Girard Walters seeks to dissolve a temporary injunction that blocks enforcement of a judgment against Bijou Amusement Co. Walters claims $13 for labor, while Bijou Amusement Co. fights the move as a pending issue. Also Frick Co. sues J Piper of Wilton Junction on four promissory notes totaling $2,000 with a mortgage on engine and equipment sought to be foreclosed. George Weber seeks a divorce from Anna Weber citing desertion. they wed in Muscatine in August 1896 and separated in September 1904. Attorney F L Bihlmeier represents Frick Co. and F A Martin represents Weber.
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J. C. Coster
Justice of the Peace
Bijou Amusement Co
District Court
Girard Walters
Bijou
Frick Company
J. Piper
Wilton Junction
F. L. Bihlmeier
George Weber
Anna O. Weber
Muscatine
F. A. Martin
St Louis Market Wheat and Corn Prices Reported
In St Louis on March 27, prices for May wheat reached 9 57 and a half cents, corn traded from 62 to 63 cents, and oats at 51 cents.
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St. Louis
New York Produce Market Wheat and Corn Prices
New York March 27 wheat May 1.03. Corn 7 35 percent. Market observers note slight shifts in futures as traders monitor supply and demand signals amid ongoing market adjustments.
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New York
Peoria Produce Market Report Corn Prices
Peoria market update from March 27 lists corn No. 38 at 62.0 cents per bushel. No further prices or items are provided in the readable text.
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Peoria
Eczema Cure Promises Instant Relief and Germ Elimination
An old advertisement touts ZEMO as a permanent cure for eczema. It claims instant itching relief and germ destruction, offered by E. W. Rose Med Co and sold by A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second Street in St. Louis.
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E. W. Rose Med. Co
St. Louis
A. W. Morgan
West Second Street
Mrs J K Ballou Lain In Sioux City Funeral
The funeral of Mrs. J. K. Ballou formerly Miss Florence McKibben was held this afternoon at 3 from the McKibben home at 1009 Oak Street. Rev. A J E Ross of Trinity church officiated delivering an impressive address. Floral offerings from the Christian Endeavor Society, church members, the McKee Bliven Button Co employer, its sorting girls, and the Degree of Honor accompanied by pallbearers George Koenigsaecker Lee Ashcraft Henry Fayle Glenn Barnard Arlie Eaton and Harry Schwertfeger. Interment in Greenwood cemetery.
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J. K. Ballou
Florence McKibben
S. M. McKibben
Oak Street
A. J. E. Ross
Trinity Church
Christian Endeavor Society
Christian Church of
Sioux City
Ballou
McKee & Bliven Button Company
Messrs
George Koenigsaecker
Lee Ashcraft
Henry Fayle
Glenn Barnard
Arlie Eaton
Harry Schwertfeger
Greenwood Cemetery
Iowa Delegation Backs Bryan for President in Denver
The Iowa platform urges delegates to the national convention to vote as a unit and support William Jennings Bryan for the presidency. It emphasizes earnest desire to adopt the principles into national policy and to elect a president who embodies integrity, patriotism, and Democratic ideals.
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United States
Iowa
Denver
William Jennings Bryan
Fear of Appendicitis Prompts Quick Cure Pill Ad
An old style drug-store advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a quick remedy for bowel trouble. The copy insists fear of appendicitis motivates readers to try the product priced at 25c from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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Dr. King
Havercamp
Color of Eggs an Asset in Market Egg Value
In selecting laying poultry, consider market color preferences. New York and nearby cities favor white eggs, Boston pays more for brown eggs, and most markets show little color bias. Maintain breeds laying the preferred color where a market exists, as noted in Profitable Chicken Raising by Roscoe B. Sando.
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New York City
Boston
Roscoe B. Sando
Outing Magazine
Dr Williams Pink Pills Aid Blood and Nerves for Neuralgia
A medical claim urges that neuralgia and sciatic pain stem from blood deficiency and that Dr Williams Pink Pills improve blood quality to nourish nerves. A testimonial from Mrs. George Henderson describes relief after using the pills, which are advertised at 59 cents per box or six for $2.50 from the Dr Williams Medicine Co. in Schenectady, NY.
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Williams
George Henderson
Wynantskill, Rensselaer Co
N. Y
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Hans Wagner May Quit The Game For A Year
Hans Wagner, famed NL batting champion, says he will not play baseball this year and plans to quit the strenuous life for at least a year. Yet past rumors have repeated this pattern, and he may still reconsider.
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Hans Wagner
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B. Elilly
J. E. McIntosh
West Liberty
Ethel Davis
Sycamore Street
Mansfield
Ohio
Glen
Women’s Relief Corps
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L. H. Kern
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City
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Mulberry Avenue
People’s Meat Market
Wilton
Wapello
W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
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Ottumwa
R. M. Arey
Nickelodeon
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Igiheart Bros
Dept
Evansville
Ind
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Ices
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Bryan
Fluff
Louise Reeder
Lucas St
Hahn Bros. & Co
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