Muscatine's Rich Athletic Scene Draws Local Support
Muscatine offers extensive sports with base ball and football drawing strong local interest. The city hosts prominent teams like the Tourists in basketball history, promotes independent baseball funding, and plans a May season opening supported by about five thousand dollars from residents. Amateur squads thrive on Sunday games and regional play, sustaining a lively athletic culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Middle West
Y. M. C. A. High School
Company C
Soldier Five
Chicago
Three-Eye
I. and M
E Cient
Hess Machine Works M74 Contractors and Builders
Hess Machine Works advertises seven years of Swissness in Muscatine offering fire escapes and structural steel work. It notes completion of the German American Bank Building and invites inquiries by mail or telegraph for prices figures and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Heinz Pickle Works Large Muscatine Plant Details
The Muscatine plant of H. J. Heinz Pickle Works is a major operation with 57 varieties. The factory employs 200 workers in peak season from July to fall, plus 50 to 100 year round. Farm operations employ 400 to 500 on about 800 acres. C. M. Van Riper manages local plant. most ketchup, sauerkraut, and pickles are produced here for global distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
H. J. Heinz Pickle Works
Tere
C. M. van Riper
Muscatine Concern
Purest City Water Is Muscatine's Proud Boast
Muscatine touts its water as the best in Iowa, purified by fifty feet of natural sand and gravel. Municipal ownership since 1900 has reduced bonds, with five miles of mains to be added and cross streets to connect. Water quality praised by inspectors from multiple states and Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Pearl City
Cubs
Sox
Mississippi
Iowa City
Middle West
Iowa
Moscow canal plan could 25 000 HP Muscatine power
The Moscow canal project would divert Cedar river at Moscow to Muscatine to generate 25 000 horsepower for commercial use. The route was surveyed last winter with interest from local and eastern capitalists. The Independent Power Company formed to push the scheme with experts declaring it feasible. A completion within years is hoped by supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Moscow
Eastern
Independent Power Company
Tevac the Engine's Fault Delays Weekly News
A humorous note explains the gasoline engine failed for two days delaying this issue. The foreman was away, the editor tinkered with parts and wiring but the machine refused to run. They awaited a sparker delivery from Omaha before setting type for this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tevac
Elliott Graphic
Adams Express Company
Omaha
Muscatine Claims Best Water in Iowa
Muscatine touts its water supply as absolutely pure, declaring it the source of universal public rejoicing and a key factor in the city’s prosperity. The article stresses the value of clean water to residents and industries alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Also Mentioned on This Page
van Nostrand Saddlery Company
Great Northwest
Sioux City
Ing
van Nostrand Saddlery Co
Muscatine, Iowa
East Front Street
Hess Machine Works
M. H. Hess
IGWA
HEINZ
Heinz Plant and
Heinz Farms Big
Muscatine’s
Hoscow Canal
F.usgatin
Muscatine Cigar Box Factory
Bush and
Mill Streets
J. Herget
Muscatine Industries
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!