Local notes from Hoopeston and area mix travel, health, and chores
Wm Heitman and Wm Smith return from Pueblo with good wages but high living costs. Mrs Ward and Mrs Castor return from Quincy after illness. Chas Latham visits from Moline and leaves for painting work. Pearl Fitzgerald suffers inflammatory rheumatism and is confined to her room. Gardeners plant sweet potatoes and late tomatoes while a frost scare prompts field cover. little damage. A. Boke rents Chas Figg's house. Shell buyers from the east and Burlington plan further northerly travel with Schmalz Bros. Fred Miller of Monmouth expected home to visit parents. Jack and Mrs Seltzer visit family. Mrs Guerde returns home with them. Mrs Chas Schmalz hosts Shinn's business college pupils and George Pitchforth. Pine wood drying in mill yard. Wm Cooper rebuilds part of his house to add a two-story sleeping area. City residents continue house cleaning after sand storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Heitman
Wm. Smith
Pueblo
Col
Mr. H
Chas. Ward
Pearl Fitzgerald
Ine
A. Boke
Chas. Figg
Burlington
Chas. F. Schmalz
Schmaalz Bros
Dubuque
Fred H. Miller
Monmouth
Rock Island Railroad
Wes Miller
Jack Seltzer
Wilton
Guerde
S. Front Street
Shinn
Business College
George Pitchforth
Wm. Cooper
Noble the murderer shows change in court as trial proceeds
The account notes Kid Noble's mood shifts from casual to grave in court as doctors question insanity and testimony mounts. His brother and wife provide support while Noble fixes on the floor, and Sheriff Stuart reports Noble remains a decent prisoner who reads and dresses well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kid
Noble
Tom Morgan
Stuart
Davenport
Logs Bring Fresh Rafts for South Muscatine Lumber
The little steamer Ondine delivered a raft of logs for the South Muscatine Lumber Company in the morning and returned upriver with another raft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ondine
South Muscatine Lumber Company
Peopls Pulpit Column Reserved for Readers
A column titled Peoples Pulpit runs as a forum set aside by the journal for signed reader communications. It invites submissions and presents the community voice in a structured reader page.
Expression policy note in journal column
A disclaimer states the paper grants writers freedom to express ideas and will not approve or disapprove the sentiments, serving as a medium for columnists to share thoughts. The Journal emphasizes neutrality in presenting reader opinions.
Equal Suffragist Again in Des Moines Letter
In Des Moines on May 12 an equal suffrage advocate writes from Supt. Barrett's home, arguing that equal suffrage should not be equated with manhood suffrage denial in the southern states. The author discusses a National Equal Suffrage Association proposal to appoint a commission to study enfranchised states and notes skepticism about the commission's findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Journal
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Muscatine Reader
Mrs. J. W. Lowry of 513 Cedar Street describes decades of gravel rheumatism and swelling. She says Doan's Kidney Pills reduced kidney secretions, eased the swelling and rheumatic pain, though she notes she is not fully cured. For sale by all dealers, 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as US agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lowry
Cedar Street
Dean
Havercamp
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Doan’s
Musserville firm to duplicate button plant after buy
Fred Block buys the W F Boston button plant of 24 saws and will take possession May 19. Bert Beadle from Hagerman and Bishop plant 47 saws in South Muscatine will resign to become foreman here. The firm plans immediate duplication and expansion as demand grows. Sam Hoover improves his property with a fresh coat of paint. Frank and Ed Hogan of West Lib open for further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Block
W. F. Boston
Bert Beadle
Hagerman and Bishop
South Muscatine
Sam Hoover
Frank
Ed. Hogan
West Lib
Neighbors Return From Noble Trial and Office Cleanups
Neighbors of Jesse Rehmel and his wife return home after visiting them and attending the Noble trial. Musser Lumber company cleans its office to refresh the staff for summer. Seven car loads of steel for Milwaukee arrive with rails measured 33 feet long and of good quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erty
Jesse Rehmel
Musser Lumber Company
Milwaukee
Pleasure seeking party of 14 travels by train to Helenair
A party numbering 14 from New Boston Illinois yesterday afternoon boarded the W J Young and were transferred to the Helenair on its downward trip. They enjoyed the excursion immensely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Young
New Boston
Helen Riair
Canadian Pacific Railway Stunning Mountain Scenery Feature
Descriptive pitch touts six hundred miles of dramatic peaks canyons and cataracts along the Canadian Pacific line. Encourages viewing the world famed scenery and notes low excursion rates for conventions along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
Literature available through railway agents route
Copies of our literature can be purchased via any railway agent. Applications to A. and S. General Agent, Passenger Department, 22 Clark Street, Chicago, will receive copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascarets
A. &. Suaw Gen
Pass. Dept
Clark St
Chicago
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Hedge
Congress
Louisa County
Colorado
Muscatine
Denver
Wapello
Rebecca Lowe
Georgia
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Los Angeles
Anna Shaw
House of Representatives
House
Alice Walton Beatty
Candy Cathartic
Durely
Eoon
Ccc
Onenuine. Com
Sterling Remedy CO
Montreal
Can
New York
Peoples’ Pulpit
Geo. H. Phillips Commission
Pe Oefiake
Lewin Green & Co
Chicago Evening Post
Chicago Event Journal
Ion
Musserville
Idan McDonald
McDonald
Beaubient Street
Detroit
Mich
Vine of Cardus
The
Maccabees
United States
Asta
Cardui
Mrs. Ida Mc Donald
Cardus
Thedford
Omaha
California
J. Francis
Gen
Neb
Cunid
Canadian Pacific
San Francisco
Portland
Tacoma
S. G. Stein
Chestnut Hill Academy
Wissahickon Heights
Chestnut Hill, Pat
Philarphia
Broad St
James L. Patterson
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