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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1913
Page
2
A Muscatine Commercial Club meeting heard a proposal from Letts business leaders to permanently improve Highway 10 between Muscatine and Lettaville. The delegation outlined initial steps, and the plan received favorable comment from attending members.
A Wells Fargo express wagon driven by Leo Maher ran runaway on Towns avenue near Second street. Maher tried to stop the animal but could not. The wagon crashed into another near Muscatine State bank, tearing the wagon top. Maher leapt clear and coaxed the horse to a halt in front of Davidson bookstore with a wine in hand. The horse was lightly cut, Maher uninjured.
May 13. Solon, Indiana. Harley Miller of Brush Funeral Service in Solon died in Minneapolis and was sent to his home village for burial. A rumor claims a bullet hole was found in his head but Miller says he has no knowledge of such a wound. Miller was once linked to the Solon Black Hand troubles years ago.
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Officials of the Iowa State Automobile Association plan the 1943 Little Glidden tour with pathfinder car piloted by J. P. Robinson of Des Moines. The 1,904 mile eight day run will pass through Keokuk Davenport and many towns including Burlington Fort Madison Cedar Rapids Waterloo Fort Dodge Mason City and Des Moines. The route and schedule are being finalized for the June event.
A rambling tale mentions Guy Recorder H. P. Caple drawn into a supposed ransom scheme offering $450,000 for a frog trap. A Madrid letter claims Ser Soloviett, once a banker, is jailed in Spain after alleged Ruble theft. A niece’s secret recess supposedly hides $460,000. Caple awaits a wire to Madrid signaling good intentions.
An old advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People claiming a blood cleansing effect improves overall health. It links weak blood to disease exposure and asserts the pills strengthen the stomach liver brain and skin, boosting appetite digestion and vitality.
A garbled message mentions forwarding letters to a director and a demand that the relief of an imprisoned Russian banker come from funds. The text is unclear and appears to be a fragment of a larger communication.
The mushroom season diminishes as warm weather arrives with few gatherers on the local markets. Prices peaked at 25 cents per quart, many being sold by peddlers. Illinois bottoms yielded abundant plants but scarcity of pickers kept supply modest and overall market thinner than expected. A Rheumatism cure ad claims success with Chamberlain's Liniment, noting relief after two months.
The Sigil Elks Lodge 204 votes to charter a special train to move Muscatine Bills to Burlington for the June state convention. Delegates will be chosen next Monday. a return trip is planned from Muscatine North South line with a band, in uniform, Davenport joining the delegation.
Muscatine Seventh Day Adventists prepare to attend the Guadrennial general conference session in Washington D C from May 13 to June 8. Delegates include Wicter A R Ogden J W McComas B D Parkhurst J G Lamson and C W Head representing congregations across Iowa with twelve churches in the state. The church members in Iowa await the return of President Ogden and the delegation.
The board of education voted to spend under 2000 for minor repairs at local public schools this year. Directors reported each building is well preserved and supervision assigned to trustees. Attempts to raise other matters were set aside as the meeting adjourned.
The American Bay Benefit Association met last evening and advanced plans for upcoming activities. They agreed to participate in Decoration Day graveside ceremonies and organize moonlight excursions on the steamer WWW. W. A July 3 oratorio contest at Weed Park was discussed, and stands to operate during the baseball carnival were approved with Clifford Randleman named chair.
Mrs A Gléagon of Muscatine learns of the death of her uncle Georges Young of Dubuque at age seventy. Funeral services were held yesterday in Dubuque. May 13 notes delay. Local social updates include visits and travels among Muscatine residents and friends from Iowa City and Tipton.
Readers urged to trust Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for women’s health, citing extensive testimonials and world wide endorsements. The text argues belief accelerates relief and highlights ongoing publication of genuine letters supporting the medicine’s claims.
A testimonial from Bluffton Ohio praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing monthly agony and a severe displacement. Another wife from Pentwater Michigan reports marked recovery after long pain and weakness. The ad encourages women to write for confidential advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Mass.
A string of Muscatine area residents are listed as visiting relatives or traveling to Davenport, Davenport and Muscatine hosted receptions and visits, with several names including Dunker Morlan Harms Heather Wolerheyser Kincaid Ady Nauman Weaver Atwill Millage Riningland Brugmann and families noted alongside travel and brief business trips. The item closes with an ad offering 5 percent farm loans in Iowa.
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