Local notices and ads from Muscatine area
Local items list Pure drugs at Graff's Pharmacy and fruit drinks at Barger's. For Sale Buggies, carriages and Wagons. San Francisco earthquake postal cards offered by Alex Grosheim. Various residents travel and visit notes: Mrs Idle, Chas Crow, W Beyer, Mrs Boer, Miss Harmeier, Mrs Dunlap. Hospital operations: Wim Crow and Miss Thiesen operated on at Pellevue venue with Dr Fulliam attending.
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San Francisco
Alex Grosheim
East Second Street
Wim. Crow
Bellevue Hospital
E. B. Fulliam
Miss Thiesen
H. Thiesen
Pellevue Hospital
Miss Margaret Blackwell Returns From San Francisco
Local report notes the passenger Miss Margaret Blackwell returning on the first train from San Francisco. Wreckage sighted of a city after a disaster scene visible from the site. A statue was driven from the top of a building during the incident.
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J. Scott Blackwell
Omaha
Margaret
Warren Blackwell
M. Blackwell
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miss Blackwell
Blackwell Party
Leland Stanford University
Palo Alto
Blackwell
Fairport Base Slide Breaks John Neibert Sr.’s Leg
A scrub baseball game near Fairport Iowa ended with a bad slide at third base. John Neibert Sr. of this city suffered a broken leg when his son collided with him during the play. Dr. Beveridge treated him, and he rests as well as could be expected. Neibert Sr. is manager of Neibert Brick Company.
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Fairport
John Neibert
Bowman
Miss Florence Brossart Birthday Celebration At Country Home
Mrs Adam Brossart hosted a social at their country home for the ninth birthday of daughter Florence Brossart. Guests enjoyed games and amusements with refreshments in the afternoon. Attendees included Freda Kemper Grace Hunn Cora Kemper Mamie Welch Lizzie Brace Willie Kemper Joe Brossart Ray Buster Katie Brace Willie Kemper Harold Buster Frankie Brossart Florence Brossart Addie Brace Ethel Brunson Minnie Brace Fred Kemper Mrs Julius Welch Jr and son Clarence Mrs Frank Feustel and daughter Violet and Miss Myrtle M Greiner.
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Adam Brossart
Florence Brossart
Freda Kemper
Grace Hunn
Cora Kemper
Mamie Welch
Lizzie Brace
Willie Kemper
Joe Brossart
Ray Buster
Katie Brace
Harold Buster
Frankie Brossart
Addie Brace
Ethel Brunson
Minnie Brace
Fred Kemper
Julius Welch, Jr
Clarence
Frank Feustel
Violet
Myrtle M. Greiner
Woman's Mission Circle Meeting at Mrs Coyner Home
The Woman's Mission Circle of the First Baptist church will meet tomorrow at 3 PM at Mrs. Mark Coyner's East Fifth Street home instead of with Mrs. Henry Jayne. The devotional will be led by Mrs. Walton and the program by Mrs. Brandt with the Congo State as the subject.
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First Baptist Church
Mark Coyner
East Fifth Street
Henry Jayne
Walton
Brandt
Congo State
Pre Nuptial Tonight for Miss Greely
Miss Viola Greely will marry George Pitchforth this week. The S. S. S. eclub will host a miscellaneous shower at Miss Cleo Richardson Mulerry street home this evening, promising a pleasant social hour.
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S. S. S. Eclub
Cleo Richardson Mulerry
Viola Greely
George Pitchforth
S R McElhaney Surprised by Birthday Party
Thirty friends gathered at his home to celebrate S R McElhaney's forty sixth birthday. They presented him a wicker rocker and the evening included games music and refreshments.
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S. R. McEhaney
Miriam Aid Society Meets at Mrs Watsons Home
The Miriam Aid Society will meet at Mrs. Thomas Watsons home on East Third Street Wednesday at 2 oclock. A good attendance is desired as important business will be transacted.
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Miriam Aid Society
Thomas Watson
East Third Street
Thimble Bee Meet Planned at Mrs McGaughey Home
The Thimble bee will meet tomorrow afternoon at 512 East Tenth Street, the home of Mrs. McGaughey.
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The
Thimble Bee
Banner lodge to hold regular session at A. O. U. W. hall
Regular session of Banner lodge scheduled for tomorrow night at the A O U W hall. The meeting location is the same as prior gatherings and invites members to attend.
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Banner Lodge
A. O .v. W. Hall
First Iowa Regiment to Hold Reunion in Muscatine
The First Iowa regiment will hold its annual reunion in Muscatine in August. J S Clark, president of the First Iowa association, requested the meeting and Col. Benjamin Beach, Robert Baird, and N M Brown arranged use of the G A R hall and a banquet. Few survivors will attend, as the regiment was among the first to answer the Civil War call.
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First Iowa
J. S. Clark
First Iowa Association
Col
Benjamin Beach
Robert Baird
N. M. Brown
G. A. R. Hall
Iowa
Shelby Norman
Heror
Wilton Community Notes and Social Updates
Wilton society circles report May gatherings with the Home Missionary society meeting at 2 30 PM May 10 at Mrs Nettie Silberhorns. Residents share prizes at Te day parties, visits to Muscatine and Chicago, and travel to Clinton Davenport Rock Island and Iowa City for social and church activities.
Local visits noted in Davenport and Tipton area
Get to Davenport last evening where she will visit at the home of her daughter Mrs Teufel. Will Mahoney was a business visitor in Walcott today. Mr and Mrs Garry Farrell of Rock Island arrived Saturday evening visiting at the home of the former's parents Mr and Mrs John Farrell. Mr and Mrs Chas Miller of Tipton were calling on friends in town. Grove Hill spent yesterday in Tipton and was a guest at the Farrier home.
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Burdette Bunker
Jay Woodhouse
Chas Wright
Clarence Fulton
Harry Griffith
Edwin Bannick
Leo Harris
Floyd Shifler
Maude Illingsworth
Margaret Nicolaus
Pauline Bunker
Margaret Woodhouse
Kate Pentzer
Muscatine
E. W. Morris
Cedar Rapids
Mary MccGuckin
Rock Island
Dorothea Sullivan
Ella Frick
M. Sullivan
W. D. Harris
Tipton
H. H. Dunlap
Baby
Ford. Jacobs
Denver
D. M. Hudler
Hudler
C. R. McCandless
St. Paul
C. D. Eaton
C. R. Wilson
Atalissa
C. H. Wilson
Theo
Port
Clinton
Chas. Port
H. E. Hurlbert
Birdie Doran McKulligan
Davenport
Walter Hucke
St. Louis
Marie Hudler
Iowa City
Geo. Manasmith
Teufel
Will Mahoney
Walcott
Garry Farrell
John Farrell
Chas. Miller
Grove Hill
Farrier
East Hill Children Highlight Program and Local Baseball Result
East Hill church children held a short program last night with Rev. J W Potter delivering a brief talk. East Hill Juniors lost to the Little Professionals 23 to 21 in a Saturday baseball game amid steady community activity and local gossip about residents moving and visiting.
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Park Avenue Church
J. W. Potter
East Hill
Little Professionals
A. Downherty
Laie Ren. Russell
Cs Concen Ct
Mae Borttow
Cnceia
C. Hume George Kemmer
Walters
RGR Cgi
Louis Russell
Debs Arrives for Tonight's Grand Opera Talk
Eugene V. Debs a nationally known socialist arrived this afternoon from Chicago and will lecture tonight at the Grand Opera house. He recalled his earlier visits here dating to 1885 and 1897 and expressed interest in the local button industry and Muscatine's various enterprises.
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Eugene V. Debs
Chicago
Grand Opera House
Journal
Muscatine
Muscatine Is Blessed. Mr
Debs
Journal Want Columns Guide Employers to Find Help
Employers seeking staff can use the Journal want columns to locate suitable candidates. The notice explains placing ads and the benefits of targeted postings for quick hiring.
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Want
Gospel meeting at Y W C A features Rev J W Potter sermon
At the Y W C A rooms yesterday afternoon Rev J W Potter of the First M E Church delivered a sermon titled Wilt Thou Go With This Man based on Genesis 24 about Rebecca and Isaac. Epworth League male quartet provided music and the attendance was good.
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J. W. Potter
M. E
Rebecca
Isaac
Epworth League
County Supervisors Adjourned Session Finishes Routine Work
The county board met in adjourned session this afternoon to check warrants hear tax abatement petitions and conduct regular business. No special matters of importance were handled during the session.
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County Board of Supervisors
Boy from Muscatine Injured Falling From Wagon
While riding in a wagon the seven year old son of Frank Strouse of South Muscatine fell out and broke his arm just below the elbow. Dr. J. W. Morgan dressed the injury and the boy is progressing as well as possible.
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Frank Strouse
South , Muscatine
J. W. Morgan
Pleasure Fleet Passes South on Mississippi River
The Lambs of Clinton Indiana own a fine fleet of pleasure boats named Idler Wanderer NI Summer Girl and Chaperon. The fleet passed Muscatine late Saturday afternoon en route to the sunny south. They will travel down to St. Louis then up the Ohio to Louisville.
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Lambs of
Clinton
Muscatine
St. Louis
Ohio
Louisville
Captain Rudd Injured In Baseball Game
Captain Rudd of the Muscatine Independent baseball team is confined to bed at the Kemble house after a severe sprain from yesterday's game. He was initially thought fine, but his condition worsened and he cannot play tomorrow.
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Rudd
Muscatine
Kemble House
Heat From Living Plants and Vegetation
Observations note that plants generate warmth through life processes. Sap in healthy trees resists frost, fibrous plant interiors stay warmer than air on cold days, and snow melts faster at living-tree bases. Some vegetables warm midday, then cool as sun declines, and flowering can raise temperature. The Italian arum stalk shows daily gains up to 100 degrees and another plant stalk up to 109 degrees Fahrenheit.
Curious European epitaphs in cemeteries
Brief inscriptions from European graves include a Worcester vaudeville auctioneer marked “Gone” and a Sussex tomb “He was” followed by the date. Charles the Great of Germany bears “Caralo Magno” while Cane Hill Belfast notes “Left till called for” on a memorial.
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Worcester
England
Sussex
Charles the Great
Germany
Caralo Magno
Cane Hill
Belfast
First American Drummer Eli Terry and April Births List
The item notes Eli Terry as a pioneering American drummer and commercial traveler from Connecticut to New York in 1796. It then reports April births and deaths: 13 births and 9 deaths, compared with March 16 births and 19 deaths, and last year’s April 12 births and 26 deaths, followed by a list of April births for multiple couples with dates and child genders.
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W. S. Fultz
Eli Terry
Connecticut
New York
Fulham
Notable Deaths Listed with Ages in April Dates
The brief obituary-like notice records multiple death entries with names and ages in April. Names include Thomas Fisher aged 7, Helen G Pfeiffer aged 2 years 8 months, Charles Painter Reynolds aged 10, Joseph Bennett aged 88, John McDaniel aged 7, Charles Narvis aged 48, Edith Bryant 10 months, Charlotta Liebbe 72, Al Siegel 70. April 4 through April 26 are shown for these entries.
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Thomas Fisher
Helen G. Pfeiffer
Charles Painter Reynolds
Joseph Bennett
John McDaniel
Charles Narvis
Edith Bryant
Charlotta Liebbe
Clay Eating Habit Destroys Health Leads to Death
A historical report notes that a person following a clay eating habit consumes four to six pounds daily with water, develops aversion to other foods and alcohol, and ultimately dies after fully adopting the habit.
Cicero Puns Collected by Julius Caesar
Cicero famous for witty lines. Julius Caesar collected a now lost set of his puns. The note hints at a scholarly reference to historical humor and literary reputation.
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Cicero
Julius Caesar
Lemon juice used for soap in West Indies hand washing
In many lemon growing regions of the world the fruit is used as soap. Men and women in the West Indies rinse their hands by squeezing lemon juice into water and rubbing until clean.
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West Indies
Soap Tree Promises Strong Suds for Dirt and Grease
A mention that China can claim a soap tree whose seeds yield soap with powerful suds and effective dirt and grease removal.
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China
Origin of the Woolsack in English History
The woolsack, used by the lord chancellor, is a large wool sack covered in red cloth. It first appeared under Edward III to remind peers of the wool trade’s importance and the need to maintain ties with Flanders.
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England
Edward III
Flandes
The First Spade
The first agricultural tool described is a pointed stick serving as the ancestor of the spade and pick, noted as the earliest farming instrument.
Tweed Name Origin From Blot of Twill in London Trade
A misread blot turned twill into tweed in a London merchant’s letter, giving rise to the cloth name tweed and its use at a price noted as £0 in the record.
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London
Feathers of Birds Declared as Modified Hairs by Naturalists
Naturalists assert that bird feathers are simply modified hairs. The claim reflects ongoing debates in natural history about the origin and structure of avian integument and its evolutionary implications.
Language diversity through history from Babel to today
The text estimates that since Babel there have been about 5 000 speech forms, comprising 1 500 distinct languages and 3 500 colloquials. It notes language forms developed over time.
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Babel
Teeth of the Sea Wolf Fossil Teeth Reclassify Gems
Fossil teeth once described as gems in a toad head are reidentified as teeth of a sea wolf. The find shifts the perceived value and origin of the stones, linking them to ancient marine predators rather than precious minerals.
Fanciful Rabbinical Titles In Jewish Writings
Commentary names in Jewish literature often use poetic imagery. Examples include The Heart of Aaron and Bones of Joseph as introductions, while other works are titled Garden of Nuts and Golden Apples.
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Aaron
Joseph
Cataract of Niagara Ages and Falls Height
The cataract of Niagara is estimated at 31 000 years old. Historical records indicate the falls were once 420 feet high, but current measurements place the height at 169 feet.
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Niagara
Ancient Razors From Pompeii Reveal Daily Life
In Pompeii ruins many razors of varied shapes were found, some like knives, others similar to modern razors. Barber shops from antiquity also contained perfume bottles and pomatum boxes.
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Pompeii
The Caspian Sea Large Inland Body Without Outlet
The Caspian Sea is the largest body of water with no outlet in the world. It covers about 18 000 square miles and lies as a vast inland water area.
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Caspian Sea
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Mulberry Street
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W. Beyer
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Washington
R. R. Dunlap
Eldon
Margaret Blackwell
John Neibert, Sr
Above
Woman's Mission Circle
Miss Greely
S. R. McElhaney
Castorinia
Iowa Regiment
Union In
I. R. Hicks
Wilton
East Hills
Mr. Swisher
Halstead Street
Monroe Street
Davidson
Wellman
J W. Mecum
Grand Avenue
Minnie Nagle
New Era
C. Brase
Louise Hoffmyer
Cedar River
N. A. McCoy
Washington Street
William Oeter
Manhardt
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Joseph Butcher
Park Avenue
Clark
Des Moines
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Lone Tree
Milo Rittenhouse
Beard
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Eli Sall
Rei Wing
Reeds Landing
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P. du Chien Aewnd
En Eeeee
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Ivewees
Des Moines Rapids
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St. Louis Oo
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Independent
P. J. Murphy
Sixth Street
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G. H. Waldron
Wm. Adams
L. Sells
A. L. Bransom
Leonard Wilton
Wm. A. Law
John Miller
James Warren
M. Schenk
Lee Pazderski
Charles Fauler
George Patterson
Adam Butcher
al. Siegel
Ake
Clay Paters
Tweed
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