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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1909
Page
11
A jumble of brief items notes visits to Davenport and Rock Island by Mrs. Harrison and others, departures for Wilton and Fairport, multiple Mulberry Avenue homes for sale, a Thornhill horse sale in Joy Illinois on April 19, and various shopping trips, with ads for engines pumps wagons and medicines.
Fort Madison officials report interest in a girls basketball game with Muscatine Tigers. Muscatine and Fort Madison squads would travel for a contest, driven by strong local interest and financial potential despite travel costs.
Morningstar defeated Cutler 500 to 32 in the national billiard tourney in New York last night winning his fourth consecutive game. Managers Britt and Delaney for Ketchell and Kaufman posted 500 yesterday to cover a forfeit for Johnson. Chicago and boxing mentions follow with Attell eyeing Moran in a $500 forfeit bid.
Solicitors press supporters to pledge guarantees to speed the posting of the baseball stock situation. Fans are urged to provide assurances to hasten an official announcement.
J J Havercamp the enterprising druggist advertises Dr Howard's specific for constipation and dyspepsia at 50 cents a package with a money back guarantee. He has sold hundreds of bottles and none returned, inviting all Muscatine residents with digestive or liver issues to order by mail or visit the store for 60 doses at half price.
The Illinois Coal Operators' Association warns that all Illinois mines may shut down if the electric shot firing bill passes. E T Bent says mining will suspend statewide to oppose the measure while United Mine Workers of Illinois push the bill to protect shot firers underground.
Twenty thousand American boys from the Sons of Daniel Boone have enlisted to find a kidnapped member. Harold Moon of Flint Michigan is the missing boy's family contact. Rewards totaling 1300 dollars have been offered for the return of the Feb 27 child, with the search urged by Ralph Moon in a nationwide appeal to all chapters.
Edward Jenkins of Oklahoma City former editor of the Columbus Junction Safeguard arrives in Washington as a candidate for commissioner of Indian affairs. Taft persuaded Commissioner Leupp to stay. Jenkins once lived at Estherville and served as general inspector of the Indian service for several years.
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