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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
7
Local residents travel to Fairfield Letts Des Moines and other nearby places aboard Wilton and Firefly trains. People include E Hoopes A Wadley B King J Elliott and others visiting relatives attending church assemblies and handling business in Des Moines Has kins and Columbus Junction. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup advertised at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Boone Iowa prepares for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in early June with Cavalry and artillery units and a Fort Des Moines band. Corporal Tanner commander in chief will attend June 5, bolstering local plans at the opera house and tabernacle with minstrel shows and badge purchases slated.
City engineers report widespread improvements with water and sewer mains being laid, concrete sidewalks underway, and street grading along Washington street near Weed park. Cedar and Fourth streets gain 10 inch water mains, Brook street receives sewer work, and Kecklerville sees sidewalk upgrades as Muscatine expands infrastructure citywide.
Mrs A J Brockway spent Sunday in Nichols with relatives. Mr and Mrs D C McKee attended Simon Berry funeral at Nichols. Wilbur Chapman and baby of Conesville visited the Abbotts. Elbert Ferry and Cass Hawkins attended a Nichols play. Nellie Chapman from Arden visited Ika Abbott. Sam Buser shopped in Nichols Saturday. Fannie Brown of Wapello and Sue Morris of Davenport visited John and Will Hawkins. James Healy and children of Arden visited Ralph Babbitt.
Alvin H. Stimpson of Willimantic Conn. attributes his recovery from acute kidney trouble to Foley's Kidney Cure. After many failed remedies, four bottles cured him completely and left him fully well. Hayes camp's Prescription Drug Store.
Wrayville reports include visits by Ed Feldman Sr and Fred Feldman families to Iowa relatives and a Old Maid society banquet at F P Gillett’s home. Funeral attendees for Fred Huttig from the area, and a Muscatine weekend trip by Rev F W Carwell. Foster records show a baseball game where juniors beat seniors eleven to seven after an eleventh inning rally.
Mea ser Ia May 17 details Henry Agar and Mae Agar visiting Mrs. Mary Fridley and a string of relatives seen in Davenport. Sick list includes Mrs. Fridley, August Schroeder, Len Morris, with Morris improving. Other items cover travel, housing work on Muscatine Island, farm visits, and Wm Strouse’s grave illness.
An advertisement extols Pyramid Pile Cure as a rapid, certain remedy avoiding surgery. It cites Benjamin Shaw of Bland as a cured patient and offers a 50 cent trial package via Pyramid Drug Co. in Marshall Michigan.
Mrs. George Hartman of Muscatine visited her aunt Mrs. Mary Fridley on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Murer of Buffalo called in town on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Robert Henderson of Wellman arrived Monday night to see Mrs. Fridley. Mrs. Jacob Sanders shopped in Davenport on Tuesday. Max Peterson of Blue Grass has been paper hanging in the area for a few days.
East Buffalo on May 17 reports Mr and Mrs Clark McDearmon and family visiting the Roseberrys in Edgington. Gertrude Kelly stayed with Susie Murdock. Della Mahaffey visited Vesta Ward. Mrs Joel Bales and Mrs Albert Tettler called in Moline. Agness Kelly visited Nellie Kimball. The Buffalo Prairie dance drew few attendees due to rain.
May 17 Fredonia Iowa residents mingle with relatives and neighbors. Mrs Char ley Brown of Grandview visits her mother Mrs Sam Snyder. Nellie Williams of Columbus Junction calls on local residents. Wes McDaniel from Muscatine makes business calls. Jacob McDaniel of Morning Sun visits relatives. Joe Trimble roofs his house with help from Fred Snyder. Mrs John Bliven and children travel from Muscatine to Letts area. Miss Ethel Johnson of Cedar Bethel visits friends. Earl Bedwell hosts over weekend.
A string of visits and gatherings is recorded with Mr and Mrs R M Lee hosting family guests. Floyd Johnston spent a night with Cedar Bethel relatives while others traveled between Muscatine Concord and Columbus City to see friends and attend to affairs. Mrs Ellsworth’s husband remains ill and friends express concern.
Sunflower Ridge Minnesota May 17. Mr and Mrs Frank Stecher and daughter Miss Gertie of Pleasant Prairie visited the town Monday. Eugene Hetzler and Miss Addie Wunderlich spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Geo Grimm. Oscar Harris of Muscatine visited N B Cole and family Tuesday. Locals attended a baseball game at Pine Millis Sunday. Patterson brothers called at D A Cole's Monday. Elmer Hetzler attended church at New Era Sunday evening. Jenkins Bros of Pleasant Prairie were in town Sunday. Wm Wright of Tipton was a business caller Tuesday. Charlotta Cole visited from Muscatine Monday. Mrs James Metz and son of Pleasant Prairie called on friends Monday.
An old ad claims Electric Bitters cure multiple ailments including stomach and bowels while improving appetite. The text notes a price of 50 cents and credits Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store as the seller.
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