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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1913
Page
7
James Horan of East Hill, aged 18, while playing near the Helnal factory with a companion, slipped and dislocated his knee. He was helped home, Dr. A J Oliver attended, and the injury is expected not to be grave.
Yesterday the local stockyards handled shipment of 1185 hogs to Goblin P. Squitren & Son of Boston. The hogs were moved to Chicago via Rock Island and then transferred to the Lake Shore line, the sole railroad operating eastward. The shipment is valued around $29,000.
A crew of men works on the Blosanmund icehouse roof, replacing the old structure with Tuberoid covering. F L Schwaetinger returns from a trip to St Louis and Indianapolis. Mrs Margaret Edwards leaves for Pleasant Plain after visiting her daughter. Charles Metzger of Nevada IA visits his mother Caroline Metzger and brother Edward. Miss Viola Tigner leaves for Burlington. Floyd Franklin is on the Wick List. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs William Stamler, a ten-pound son. Mrs L Newman and sons and daughter depart for a short visit to Atalleda.
In Muscatine the Harvey Stock company plans a benefit performance on April 1 at Ari Muse U theater for playgrounds. Twenty five percent of gross receipts will be added to a central fund. Mr. Henle envisions this as an annual event to boost ticket sales and support the district.
A busy week at the Orpheum promises a large attendance as Thespians present Little Alabama. Survey actors star in The Girl From the Golden Wear while Mise Wylde, with family in Athensville, headlines amid a benefit push for playgrounds. Harry Joyner and Jack Robertson lead, and a big crowd is expected for both matinee and evening shows. The program also features Everywoman by Henry W. Savage with over 150 cast and crew, traveling by special train, plus Rabbi Hugo Heyman in a Grand Theatre Sunday matinee and night engagement. The event aims to maximize audience support for charitable causes as tickets go on sale and mail orders receive priority handling.
Audiences will enjoy three nights of entertainment at Burtis Opera House Deven, starting Friday April 1 with matinees Saturday. The renowned production, previously praised for its appeal, returns for this local engagement despite a few garbled words in the description.
State of Iowa Muscatine County notice announces an opened probate matter public reading on a March day in 1928. It addresses potential interested parties and directs notice to all whom it may concern regarding the proceedings.
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