Muscatine School Board Chooses New East and West Hill Additions
Muscatine school directors met at the high school and debated eight room plans for East Hill, four rooms for West Hill, a four room South Muscatine school on Hershey avenue near Starvation Flat, and a Kecklerville four room building. Proposals included purchasing the Williams lot opposite the existing East Hill building and finishing four rooms now, with funds from a $25,000 bond issue to guide future work.
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City of Muscatine
East Hill
West Hill
South Muscatine
Hershey Avenue
Starvation Flat
Kecklerville
Koeckeritz
Europe
Halstead
Messrs Canon and Batterson
Franklin
Hunt
Messrs
Clay Kneese
A. F. Duffield
Henry Gurtner
Morgridge
Williams Lot
Willims
Appel
West Hill School
South End
Fourth Ward
Mr. Appel
Friends of the Amendment
City Board Debates Four-Room School Building Plan
Kecklerville seeks a four room school on Cypress Street but funds appear exhausted. Board members vote to fill janitor posts and finally approve a South Muscatine four room building on lot 1198 after amendments. Treasurer’s report and multiple bills are approved as the session ends.
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South Muscatine
Halstead
Appel
Franklin
Fulham
Advertising in The Journal Delivers Readership and Results
A Muscatine woman held an auction but a misprint kept her ad from appearing in The Journal on the first sale day. The second date drew a large crowd and a successful sale. The piece asserts The Journal provides the largest circulation and best ad reach among Muscatine papers.
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Muscatine
Davenport-Governor Van Sant Aids Log Rescue In Wabasha
The Davenport Virginia town notes formation of the Town and Minnesota Navigation Co with Grant Van Sant Elmer McCraney and Miles Scandrett as organizers stock at 25010. Governor Van Sant assisted logs scene at Wabasha aiding boat hands for four hours amid raft breakup of the Musser steamer.
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Davenport
van Sant
Town
Minnesota Navigation Company
County Recorder
Grant van Sant
Minnesota
Elmer McCraney
Miles J. Scandrett
LeClatre
Iowa
Musser
Wabasha
Samual R
Columbus Junction News Highlights and Local Visits
Miss Anna Jordan returned home to Maloy after visiting her sick uncle J L Collins. Eastbound passenger Miss Leo Letts passed through town. Mrs John Davis left for Wapello after a three week visit at C A Armbrights. Republican county convention attendees from Columbus Junction included Mossbery Carpenter family and J Turkington. Mrs Adams presided at the Women's Foreign Missionary convention in Wapello. The Benson firm sale rumor proved false. Front and Walnut streets receive improved crushed stone for muddy weather. Miss Etta Weaver and Mrs T S Meeker visited Fairfield and Letts respectively. J S Dean of Iowa Building and Loan Association was in town en route home.
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Columbus Junction
Anna Jordan
Maloy
J. L. Collins
Jordan
Leo. Letts
John Davis
Wapello
C. A. Armbright
J. S. Dean
West Branch
Iowa Building and Loan Association
Episcopal Diocese Convention in Davenport Iowa
The fiftieth annual diocesan convention of the Episcopal church will convene in Davenport on the 20th and 21st of this month. Deliberations include revision of the diocese constitution and canons with new proposals likely to prompt discussion. Noted speakers include Rt Rev Samuel Edral bishop of Minnesota the Rev John Henry Hopkins of Chicago Mr John W Wood of New York and Mrs John H Hopkins.
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Davenport
The
Episcopal Church
Samuel
Edrall, S. T. D
Minnesota
John Henry Hopkins
Chicago
John W. Wood
New York
John H. Hopkins
Money Investment Offers for Mortgage Loans
A Place for Money advertises choice first mortgage loans from 300 to 5000 dollars ready for assignment. No charge for collecting interest and principal. Call or write us if you have money to invest.
Public worship service at Friends' Church this evening
A public worship service is held at Friends' Church this evening at 7 30. The gathering invites all community members to attend and share in prayer and reflection.
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Friends’ Church
Grape-Nuts Praised as Instinctive Choice for Children
The piece argues taste signals good food and suggests children instinctively prefer Grape-Nuts. It claims the cereal provides natural sweetness without sugar and supports strong health after a few days of use, noting it uses creator-supplied ingredients for easy absorption.
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U. S
Local Grocer Bulletin on Prices and Stock
A brief product price notice lists corn meal per sack and bran at 1.99. Shorts priced at 1.20 and sugar grocers sell at 5.15 for 100.
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É&C
River Forecast Notice From May 1992
River forecast ending 6 a.m. Sunday May 3 1992 shows Mississippi River rising slowly between Dubuque and Muscatine as high water continues. Reading stations listed include Davenport Le Claire and Reed’s LABGINS with modest rises noted along the river.
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St. Paul Red Wing Reed
Labgins
le Claire
Davenport
Pemnoring
A. m
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Muscatine
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Worce
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Cypress Street
John Nicklas
First Ward
G. W. Downer
R. S. Amlong
Cedar Street
Demorest
Henry Heinz
BCE
NEW Navigation Company
Thos. L. Ross
Topeka
Kap
Burkr
Tam
Citi
M.S. Meade
Leadin Pharmacist
Attleboro
Mass
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Pharmaci
Vsician
G. W. Scroggs
Oakwood
Kodol
Gure
S. G. & P. Stein, Furniture Co
West 2d Street
J. L. Giesler
J. H. Kaiser
S. L. Johnson
F. H. Little
Gus Schmidt
John U H. Kaiser
A. Baird
F. W. Swan
F. W. Eversmeyer
J. L. Geisler
C. A. Mull
J. Ss. Blackwell
Episcopal Diocese Convention
Titus & Jackson
F. A. Neidig
East Second St
Free S Pentzer
Fast Second Sr
Rio
River Bulletin
Burlington
Omaha
Sam Francisco
Los Angeles
Ieee Francis
Gen’ Agt
Aveb
Duprez & Son
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East Second Street
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