Local residents and travelers pass through the city
Daily Journal notes Fairport visitors and residents moving about. Citizens such as John Feuster, Mrs. Will Wallace, Will Harris, Henry Wilasin, J. A. Rider, and Joe Keck appear in city business and social rounds. Stephen Stiles plans to relocate to Wisconsin with his family. Local services by Dr Pentzer promote free eyesight exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Will Harris
Henry Wilasin
J. A. Rider
Wilton
Pine Creek News and Notes from May Visit and Work
Mrs Mary Bierman of Muscatine visits her father in Pine Creek. Harvey and Ralph Fix recover from typhoid. Bert Nettleton trips to Davenport. Surveyors work for an electric railway. Ed Kemper builds a summer kitchen. Fruit outlook favors cherries and apples but peaches will be scarce. Mrs Nagle visits Muscatine. Geo Fry Will Fix Norman and Arthur Kiitchner visit Durant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Creek
Mary Bierman
Muscatine
Harvey
Ralph Fix
Bert Nettleton
Davenport
Ed. Kemper
Men Wanted to Pick Lumber at South Muscatine Firm
Help wanted notice seeks male workers to pick lumber at the South Muscatine Lumber Company. Apply at once at the listed location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Muscatine Lumber Company
League to Celebrate Thirteenth Anniversary of Epworth League
The Musserville Epworth League parish announces a Sunday evening celebration at M E church to mark its 13th anniversary. Founded May 11, 1889 by the General M E Conference, the Musserville chapter grew into a large, active group with weekly meetings and sizable league supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musserville
Epworth League
M. E
Iowa
Burkitt
May W. Patten
League
G. B. Schwartz
W. L. Clapp
G. B. Swartz
Clapp
Muscatine
Grape-Nuts Presented as Cost-Effective Meat Alternative
A Buffalo Express excerpt argues rising meat prices force households to seek body building foods. It touts Grape-Nuts from Battle Creek as nutritious, economical, and ready to eat, claiming four teaspoons suffices for a meal and one pound beats ten pounds of meat for nourishment. The ad notes a 15 cent package yields 14 meals and targets workers, athletes, and invalids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Buffalo Express
Battle Creek
Mich
Testimonial praises Pinkham remedy and local notes
Laura Howard of Chicago credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for restoring her health after a year of pain swelling and nervousness. The letter offers advice to women and warns of a 5000 forfeit for fake testimonials. Local Muscatine notes mention perpetual motion claims a gas engine powering a pump and merchants extending Sunday hours for dining needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
End Ladies’ Golf Club
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Laura Howard
Newberry Ave
Local notes on revival services and town improvements
Revival services in Wilton see baptisms as Rev. Clapp leads. Upcoming Sunday features league in charge and anniversary address by the pastor. Hershey avenue sewer extension progresses. A gasoline stern wheeler from Keithsburg, Ill. attracts curiosity, while Muscatine Lumber & Box Co. faces river flood delays. Government mail service study engages local youths. Band plans and a citizen meeting seek a portable band stand. Rock Island Railroad advances cut-offs reducing Kansas City distance and boosting competition with other lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hoopes
Wilton
Clapp
League
Hershey Avenue
Rock Island Railway
Government Mail Service Correspondence School
Washington, D. C
Des Moines
Musserville
Electric Light and Power Co
R. S. Dilley
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Rock Island Railroad
Burlington Railroad
Cameron
Hannibal
Congress
Rock Island
Missouri River
Hickory Creek
Trenton
Chicago & Alton
Burlington
Santa Fe
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Milwaukee
Chicago
Cheap Rail Rates For National Baptist Anniversary Meet
The Iowa Central Railway offers a low rate of one fare plus two dollars for a round trip to St Paul for the National Baptist anniversaries May 19 to 28. Tickets go on sale May 18 to 20 with return by May 29. Depositing and paying 50 cents with the St Paul joint agent extends travel to June 30. Hear leading Baptist speakers and enjoy programs on missionary education and benevolent works. For details contact local agents or Geo S Battey Marshalltown IA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Baptist
St. Paul
Iowa Central Railway
Baptist Church
Geo. S. Battey
Marshalltown
Iowa
Runaway Near Pickle Factory Hurts Woman and Daughter
Mrs Henry Freyermuth and her daughter Mildred were injured in a runaway near the pickle factory yesterday afternoon. They returned home this morning shaken but not seriously harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Freyermuth
Mildred
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Endorsed By Dunlap Postmaster
Postmaster R H Randall of Dunlap Iowa shares a sworn testimonial praising Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for lasting relief from years of stomach troubles. He asserts it digests foods and builds the stomach with tonics, claiming it cures all stomach troubles and does not require dieting. The ad notes the Chicago firm F C Davenport Co in Chicago and that the one dollar bottle contains 3 1/2 times the 5 cent size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Randall
Dunlap
F. C. da Wert & Co
Chicago
Canadian Pacific Railway Showcases World Famous Scenery
Travel along the Canadian Pacific Railway to view the line’s famed scenery. Take advantage of low excursion rates offered during the many conventions and events along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ourmine
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lhckets
Railway route literature offer from A G Shaw Gen Agt
In San Francisco Portland and Tacoma regions the route can be made good and purchased via any railway agent. Literature copies available upon application to A. G. Shaw General Agent Pass Department at Clark Street Chicago.
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A. G. Shaw
Pass
Ets
Clark St
Chicago
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Chicaga
Daily Journal
John Feuster
Fairport
Warnette
Will Wallace
Helen Blair
Stephen Stiles
Wyerhauser, Wis
Pentzer
P. M. Musser
Iowa City
Bert Mertz
Sigourney
City
Chas. Houdek
Aelius Verus
Dr. Crane
A. O. U. W. Hall
Ald. Robt
C. Schenck
L. Kemptrer
East Fifth
Joe Keck
Muscatine Sash & Door Co
Edna Smalley
W. S. Jarboe
Cedar Rapids
S. F. Wilkinson
Minnie Towers
Eldon
Edward
C. F. Nevins
May V. Patten
Keota
Fred Mavis
Mr. Mavis
Luellen Bros
East Second Street
Grand Hotel
Milo Doran
Mary Regan
Nichols
Letilla Hild
Texas
Pacific States
Great Western Cereal Company
John Stuart
Mt. Pleasant
Hank” Matteer
Kaiser
Mark Quinn
P. M. Mulser
Iowa Avenue
Third Street
W.E. Batley
Optician
Chicago Ophthalmic College
West Second Street
Robinson
McBride & Cope
Diu
John A. Robbins
Oids’ Block
Fredo Spentzer
Fast Second ST
South Muscatine
the League
Muscatine Lumber and Box Co
S. M. Pease
Other
Musserville News
Canadian Pacific
San Francisco
Portland
Tacoma
California
Nature
Science
Muscatine Lumber & Box Company
F. A. Neidig
East Second St
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