Nearby Towns News and Local Updates
Lewis Parsons shipped a carload of sand Tuesday. Henry Lieberknecht had a wreck this week. His phone fell and broke jars but is repaired. D. H. Westbrook is building a 215 mile phone line from his home to his farm near Muscatine Slough. J. H. Letts will join a wire with the Foster Bennet line to the village. A large switchboard will be procured for use soon.
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Lewis Parsons
Henry Lieberknecht
D. H. Westbrook
Muscatine Slough
J. H. Letts
Foster Bennet
To Have a Phone Connection The Dilemma of Modern Living
A fragment contemplates whether to keep a telephone subscription or cut it to save money. It weighs the social cost of being out of touch against the financial relief, framing the choice as a modern life dilemma.
North Prairie News Roundup May 9 Farmers Planting
Rain aids corn planting as farmers note ample time. Local social visits include Miss Minnie Houvernagle and Mrs H Kramer. Health updates list Alex Stutsman rheumatism Oscar mashed foot Arthur eye trouble. Henry Kramer installs a new cistern as Will and Sagler ship cattle and hogs. H Gray to have well drilled this week.
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North Prairie
Paul and Grimm
Grimm
Paul and
Webster
Melpine
Minnie Houvernagle
Etta Carter
Geo. Kramer
Sweetland
H. Kramer
Alex Stutsman
Oscar
Arthur
Mrs. Yeater
Muscatine
Dunkard
Stutsman
Henry Kramer
Will
Sagler
H. Gray
Geneva Rain Brings Relief to Farmers in May
Geneva reports welcome rain easing drought for gardens fields and pastures. The town notes the Sunday school gathering at 2 o clock later today with no further details available.
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Geneva
Geneva Sunday School
Rev W H Slack Preaching and Social at Whitcomb Home
A sermon by Rev W H Slack invites all. Wm Browning and wife attended Harry Shellabarger funeral. Neighbors gathered Saturday at Stanley Whitcomb’s home for games music and dancing with a lap supper and a pleasant social night.
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W. H. Slack
Wm. Browning
Harry Shellabarger
Stanley Whitcomb
Stockton News Roundup Highlights Plantings and Travel
The article notes beneficial rainfall boosting vegetation and mentions Mr Shipley limping from a sprained ankle. Mr and Mrs Jensen visited New Liberty last weekend. John Luetje donated 27 evergreen trees to the school district. after the board did nothing, he planted some and sold the rest. Miss Bertha Haller, a popular primary teacher, received a new buggy from her brother in Omaha.
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Stockton
Shipley
Bertha Haller
Omaha
Believes the Teachers
Assistant Attorney Charles Van Vleck argues teachers need not learn vocal music when a specialist is employed. The state law requiring vocal music testing affects regular teachers where no specialist is used, leaving exemptions to local boards and teacher vigilance.
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Charles van Vleck
van Vieck
Board of Education
Charming Lake Resorts of the Lake Country
Northern Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and Upper Michigan areas on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line host hundreds of summer resorts. Featured spots include Fox Lake Delavan Lake Lake Geneva the Lauderdale Lakes Waukesha Oconomowoc Palmyra The Dells Kilbourn Elkhart Lake Madison Minocqua Star Lake Frontenac White Bear Minnetonka Marquette Spirit Lake Okoboji and Big Stone Lake. Send six cents postage and address for two illustrated booklets Summer tomes for 1901 and In the Lake Country to F A Miller Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Chicago Il.
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Illiois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Fox Lake
Delavan Lake
Lake Geneva
Lauderdale Lakes
Waukesha
Oconomowoc
Palmyra
Dells
Kilbourn
Elkhart Lake
Madison
Minocqua
Star Lake
Frontenac
White Bear
Minnetonka
Marquette
Spirit Lake
The Best Sort of Success Aids Others To Help Themselves
A concise reflection asserts true success lies in efforts that enable others to improve their own situation. It emphasizes empowerment, shared growth, and practical impact over personal gain. The message advocates generosity and sustainable progress.
Court calendar notes and libel privacy ruling in Missouri case
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that an action for libel in a divorce proceeding cannot lie as allegations in court filings are absolutely privileged. The article also lists court calendar entries including cases against Muscatine county and various equity and law actions. It notes local temperance sentiment and a Dubuque saloon closing observed after Archbishop Keane’s appeal.
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Supreme Court of Missouri
Jones
Andrew Cracker
Julius Bodman
Equity
Martha J. Smith
Moses Adams
F. E. Schmidt
Muscatine County
Clara M. Crissman
Town of Wilton
F. O. Block
Hnnttig & Gertz Et al
Law
Decree
Gertz
Annie E. Hauser
Victor M. Hauser
Frederick Eichhoff
Christine Eichhoff
W. W. Crockett
Conrad Koehler
Phoebe A. Lucas
James White
Maurice Whitacre
Demurrer
Oscar Schmidt
Bessie Schmidt
Archbishop Keane
Dubuque Malting Company
Dubuque
M. Schmidt
Dubuque Sunday Closing Fight Reaches Judge Mathews
A Dubuque court action pushes for enforcement of Sunday closing for saloons. Judge Mathews instructs the grand jury to investigate alleged all day Sunday openings across about 125 saloons and to determine if the mulct law is observed. The case hinges on whether the grand jury will probe amid mixed local sentiment.
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Dubuque
Young People’s Christian Temperance Union
Mathews
May 1 Wheat Condition Strong Across Belt
Reports from crop observers show winter wheat at 91.15 on May 1, down from 95.5 last month but favorable versus five-year average. Insect damage limited to Texas Oklahoma and Michigan while spring wheat sowing proceeds strongly and moisture remains ample across most regions. States listed include Ohio Kentucky Michigan New York Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Kansas Nebraska California with high condition readings.
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New York
Texas
Oklahoma
Michigan
South Dakota
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
Nebraska
California
Spiritualists to Hold Nineteenth Annual Camp Meeting
Advance sheets for the Mississippi Valley Spiritualists' association announce the nineteenth annual camp meeting from July 28 to August 25. The group, organized November 21, 1882 as the Iowa Conference of Spiritualists, renamed The Mississippi Valley Spiritualists' association on April 1, 1885.
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Clinton
Mississippi Valley Spiritualists’ Association
Iowa Conference of Spiritualists
Riverside Couple In Aft Clash End In Fine
In Riverside on May 9 a feud between J. Miller and Mrs. Joe Wringle led to Miller being struck with a club. Miller sustained a head cut and lies bedridden. Mrs. Wringle was arrested, fined ten dollars plus costs, and will face the high court when able. Both families long held a grudge over adjoining lots.
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Riverside
J. Miller
Joe Wringle
Miller
Fishing season opens at Spirit and Okoboji Lakes
The fishing season begins May 15 at Spirit and Okoboji Lakes in north western Iowa. Hotels and boarding houses offer reasonable rates. A transfer bus will meet BCR&N trains at Spirit Lake to shuttling guests to The Inn and Arnolds Park and return passengers to Spirit Lake to catch trains. For rates and train times contact BCR&N agents or Jnc. G. Farmer AGP Cedar Rapids IA.
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Spirit and
Okoboji Lakes
Iowa
Spirit Lake Town
Inn
Arnolds Park
Spirit Lake
Jnc
G. Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Free Chamberlain's Pain Balm Offer Promises Cure
For a stiff neck there is nothing better than a free application of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It quickly relieves stiffness and soreness, effecting a complete cure. For sale by J. J. Havercamp and W. C. A. Busch, druggists.
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Chamberlain
J. J. Havercamp
W. C. A. Busch
Scenic Lehigh Valley Route Promises Easy Travel
The Lehigh Valley railroad offers a picturesque journey between Niagara Falls or Buffalo and New York and Philadelphia with panoramic scenery at every turn. Fast trains and dining cars enhance the trip with service a la carte.
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Lehigh Valley
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
New York
Philadelphia
Envy Sparks Scandal In Turbulent Social Scene
A wave of envy fuels a string of public suspicions and whispered accusations within a tight circle, drawing attention to rivalries and rumored misdeeds. Community figures wrestle with reputations as tensions rise and secrets threaten to erupt.
Train Schedule Fragments for Muscatine Wilton Line
Fragmentary timetable notes show departure and arrival stamps for Muscatine and Wilton with times like 5:15 am and 7:33 am, plus daily operations excluding Sunday. The legible items hint at a local rail or streetcar schedule with multiple stops and inconsistent timing marks.
Iowa Central Timetable at Elrick Junction
Trains listed for Going North and Going South include the St. Paul Express Mason City Mail Way Freight Peoria Mail and Peoria Express with daily and Sunday services. Coupon tickets are on sale to all points in the United States Canada and Mexico. Contact Geo S Batty or Seevers for rates folders and tickets at Elrick Junction Marshalltown Iowa.
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St. Paul Express
Mason City Mail
Sun
Way Freight
Peoria Mail
Peoria Express
United States
Canada
Mexteo
Batty, Co
L. Seevers
Pass. & Tkt. Agt
Elrick Junction
Marshalltown
Iowa
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Otto Snyder
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Arthur Craddock
Havercamp’s Drug Store
J. H. Munroe & Son
J. H. Munroe
C. F. Cable
Second St
G. A. Pierson
Golden and Silver Wyandottes
Plymouth Rocks
J.G. Holmes
Mulberry Street
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Akron Rubber
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Mulberry
Iowa Ave
Bond Bros
Walnut Street
Co. C. Leysen’s Grocery
Lucas Grove Road
Roller King
Special Corps of Correspondents
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Curtis
T. L. Curtis
Main
Chestnut Streets
Joseph Fry
Katie Rowe
C. N. Holliday
Homer Vincent
E. P. Day
East 2Nd St
Callon
Peter Olsen
East 6Th
Corner 6Th
Orange
Apolibauy
Pierce
Edward Jacobs
Marengo
Crawford Co
Dr. Pierce
Dr. Schmidt
Supreme Court
Fred E. Schmidt
Leventritt
New York Supreme Court
Temperance
Sue Mountains
Jennie Locke
Arnold
Minn
Jeanie Locke
Traveler’s Guide
Muscatins
Montezuma
RL & P. Railroad
Denver
Kansg City
St. Joseph
Kansasity
Evans Astead
Washington
Sobedols
Wilton Branck
Wilton
Muscat
Soo
B. Ux
Iowa Central
Muscatine North & South Railroad Company
Fruitland Roundhouse
Grandview
Wapello
Wapelo
Fruitlandee & Ham
Hershey Lumber Co
Trial Duttle
Orbaucon
ER. M.blinse
Arch Street
Muscatine Street Railway Company
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