Local Cedar Rapids Folks Visited Muscatine and Davenport Aboard Trains
Mrs. Joe Appleton of Cedar Rapids returned home after visiting friends in this city. Chas Rentz of St. Louis will visit Davenport friends after leaving Muscatine. A Y M C A gym tonight features All Stars versus Business Men with 25 cent admission. Several residents travel by Firefly and Helen Blair for business or visits. Musical Union concert at Congregational church Monday evening May 14 with three soloists.
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Joe Appleton
Cedar Rapids
Chas. Rentz
Muscatine
St. Louis
Davenport
Musical Union Orchestra
Congregational Church
Gas Pipeline Contracted by Muscatine Gas and Improvement
Kerlin Bros Construction of Toledo awarded a contract to furnish pipes and material for a gas line from Arden wells to Muscatine. First installment to arrive in two weeks and work to begin. bids for laying pipe deemed high and not accepted. Pipeline will follow Bluff Road to supply gas to residents. pipes laid two feet underground to prevent freezing.
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C. H. Gobble
Muscatine Gas and Improvement Company
Kerlin Bros. Construction Company
Toledo
Ohio
Arden
Toledo Company
Kerlin Bros
Constipation Cure Claim by Local Drug Store Ad
An old advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills guarantee relief from constipation. The blurb promotes Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store and lists a price of 25 ets. for the product.
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Dr. King
Havercamp
Mad Creek Recedes Improving East Hill Conditions
Mad Creek has fallen from the lowlands after three weeks of overflow. Washington Street work halted by rain but will resume after drying. An East Hill Card club will organize tonight at Charles and Mrs. Armstrongs on East Second Street and meet Fridays. Weed Park entrance grading completed and holes filled. Local residents include Aaron sidelined by a sprain, Richard Longstreth improving, Mrs. D W Watkins visiting, and Mrs. Fred Martin recovering at Bellevue Hospital with no operation needed.
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East Second Stree
Washington Street
Charles Armstrong
East Second Street
East Hill
Weed Park
Aaron
Ashington Street
Richard Longstreth
Sherman Street
D. W. Watkins
Chicago
East Fifth Street
Fred Martin
Bellevue Hospital
Gas Pipelines Planned From Wells to Muscatine
The plan calls for laying gas pipes above the frost line with a local company ready to begin after bids. The route prioritizes thickly populated roads from the wells to Ardon and along Bluff Road into Muscatine. Residents along the line expect to obtain gas for their homes.
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Bluff Road
Ardon
Muscatine
Teachers To Gather For Tri-County Meeting At West Liberty
More than 30 city teachers will travel from Muscatine Iowa City and surrounding areas to West Liberty for a tri county teachers meeting starting at 9 a m and ending in the evening Local educators will drive over in rigs Garfield Jefferson and Jackson teachers join the delegation Principal program measures include piano and vocal solos discussions on supervision rural school law and teaching practices with speakers from West Liberty Solon Wilton Iowa City and surrounding towns.
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Tri-County
West Liberty
Rigs
Garfield
Jefferson and Jackson
Robert McDonald
Ida Morris
Margaret Hoskins
Wilton
B. H. Culver
Springdale
E. A. Cromer
Durant
Amos Huffman
Lone Tree
Solon
S. K. Stevenson
Iowa City
Fletcher Meade
Bessie Nicolaus
Frank Bacon
W. E. Huff
Downey
A. A. Slade
Louise F. Lloyd
Elizabeth Mott
West Branch
Myrtle Jacob
Agnes Rankin
Oxford
F. M. Witter
Muscatine
L. H. Langenberg
G. H. Kellogg
Tipion
All Stars and Business Men Optimistic for Big Exhibition Game
Both teams completed final practices yesterday ahead of a tonight exhibition contest. Players express strong confidence in conditioning and plan a hard fought matchup in the local gym, with other events of the program also set to proceed.
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All Stars
Sealed bids for Muscatine temporary sidewalks invited
Muscatine Iowa city records bids until 7 30 p m May 17 1906 for temporary sidewalks for year ending March 21 1907. Each bid requires a 200 dollar certified check and if awarded but not contracted with bond 590 dollars may be forfeited. Specifications available at city engineer office. City council may reject all bids. James J Ryan city engineer dated May 10 1906.
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City of
Muscatine
Iowa
City of Muscatine
James J. Ryan
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Pease Tog & Con
Ocena Os
Alex MciIntosh
Atalissa
Y. M. Co. A. Gymnasium
Will Speers
Freeport
A. Graebner
Helen Blair
C. Adams
Columbus Junction
BE. R. McCormick
Letts
Geo. Arnett
Ting
McColm
F. Kiefner
Wm. Hendrix
McColm’s
T. M. Smiley
L&t
Wells
Kerlin’ Bros
Quickmeal
East Hill News
Hinkel & Flannery
Bonnett
W. F. Chevalier
F. M. Witter Wills
Gram
C. W. Bangs
Nichols
Isabelle Embree
Amelia McDonald
W.F. Miksch
Miksch
W. F. Miksch
South End
Thompson Bros
Dr. Waldron
J. West Liberty
H.M. Kerr
West Fourth Street
C. C. Abbott
Anson Clothing Co
Good Clothing
Howard
H. F. Barnard
the Jewelers
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