Funeral for John Chihak Held at St Marys Church
Riverside mourns John Chihak 55 who died suddenly from a ruptured blood vessel in the lung while suffering asthma. Funeral Sunday at St Marys Church conducted by Rev B Jacobsmeier. He leaves a wife two sons and two daughters and many relatives. D A Fesler attended Grain Dealers meeting in Des Moines this week. AI J Sims traveled to Illinois to visit his son. Mrs C D Wood and Alma Ott visited Iowa City and area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
D. A. Fesler
Des Moines
Grain Dealers’ Association
John Chihak
St. Mary’s Church
B. Jacobsmeier
AI. J. Sims
Illinois
John
C. D. Wood
Iowa City
Alma Ott
Oxford High School to Hold June 1 Commencement
Oxford Iowa May 18 The Iowa river dynamite killings have formed a local nuisance with Cedar Rapids dynamiters. The Bettag building will be remodeled into a hotel. There is strong demand for seed corn signaling farmer progress. Memorial day services are planned. William Henderson injured at railroad work is improving. Howell Rees dies at 84 in Montana after long Iowa county York township residence.
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Oxford
Iowa River
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Bettag
Jolden
Opera House
Wm. Henderson
Howell Rees
Montana
Rees
York Township
Iowa County
Gladwin Social Notes Report Local Visits
Gladwin Iowa May 18. Mr and Mrs John Hancher visited with sister Mrs Gus Carson near Cotter. Fred Leachner spent Sunday with wife and children in Muscatine. Mrs Will Tell and children visited Mrs Jake Teel southwest of here. Ruben Blanchard spent Tuesday in Muscatine. E C Kaufman drove to Columbus Junction with Parsons. Robert Carson and Earl Foster of Joe Tree were Gladwin visitors Wednesday.
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Gladwin
John Hancher
Gus. Carson
Near Cotter
Fred Leachner
Muscatine
Will Tell
Jake Teel
Here
Ruben Blanchard
E. C. Kaufman
Columbus Junction
Parsons
Robert Carson
Earl Foster
Jone Tree
Low Rates for Special Excursions Across the Midwest and West
The notice lists multiple excursion offers from Iowa Central to Portland Seattle Tacoma Puget Sound and other points with round trip fares via variable routes. Tickets available June 18-22 or June 2-5 and May 14-23, with 60 day limits and options for limited extensions or return validity. Includes fares to Boston Des Moines Springfield Louisville St Paul and Minneapolis for various meetings and events with specific sale dates and extension terms. Contact A B Cutts G P & Ft Minneapolis for full details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central
Portland
Ore
Tacoma
Seattle
Puget Sound
Hotel Men’s Association
California
Boston
Mass
American Medical Association
Des Moines
Iowa
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minn
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Tec
Springfield
Ilinois
Derman Baptist Brethren
Louisville
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis, Minn
Rock Island Announces Major Rail Schedule Changes
Rock Island unveils new schedule effective June 3 with minor changes to local trains and faster service to Des Moines Chicago and western points. The Golden State Limited will run through Rock Island tracks from Kansas City, plus new trains to Colorado common points Omaha and Chicago and earlier arrivals to Des Moines and Kansas City.
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Rock Island
Golden State Limited
Des Moines
Here
Chicago
Colorado
West
Kansas City
Afton
Joliet
Colorado Springs
Denver
Pueblo
Omaha
Colorado Common
Keota Notes on Local Visits and Moves
Keota Iowa May 19 local items report Will Charlton headed to western Kansas for business and pleasure Eva Davis visiting from Ainsworth for a week Mrs Nora Holton of Chicago returns from a family visit Jnc and Albert Skinner called home to attend their ill father William Skinner Henry Reinert in Oskaloosa Finneys ship household goods to Washington to settle there George Seaton family visit Sigourney J R Hanley of Muscatine visits Hattie Dixon of Marshalltown state W C T U superintendent discusses social purity plans
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Keota
Will Charlton
Kansas
Eva Davis
Ainsworth
Nora Holton
Chicago
Jas. Embree
Jnc
Albert Skinner
William Skinner
Henry Reinert
Oskaloosa
J. D. Finney
Washington
Finney
Long
George Seaton
Baby
Sigourney
J. R. Hanley
Muscatine
Hattie Dixon
Marshalltown
Social Purity Department
Muscatine Notice Orders Sidewalk Repairs Within Twenty Days
The Muscatine City Council orders all property owners along dilapidated sidewalks to repair and restore them within twenty days or face liability for injuries caused. The notice cites Iowa Code section 1053 and explains the city may sue notify parties to recover judgments and expenses. M. J. Flannery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Muscatine
Iowa
City of Muscatine
M. J. Flannery
Local Docket of Visits and Appointments in Town
A rundown of social visits and minor official notes from the week includes Ted Dalton returning to Letts, Mrs. Stein visiting Kirwin, Don Howard beginning postal duty June 1, and Rev. Arch L. Graham set to preach the baccalaureate at the U P church. Citizens and visitors from Anthony Ottumwa Harper and Des Moines appear in casual engagements and travel updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. P
Ted Dalton
Letts
Peter Stein
Kirwin
Kansas
Don Howard
Washington
Burlington
George Truby
Anthony
Longenecker
Delta
Christian Church
Orma Dusenberry
Lee
Ottumwa
Elmer G. Warrington
Post Office Department
New Great South American Kidney Cure Promises Quick Relief
Relief comes in six hours for kidney bladder distress. It relieves pain and urinary retention quickly for both men and women. Sold by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store in Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havercamp
Muscatine
Downey Social Roundup Keeps Busy
Downey Iowa May 19 Mrs Wm Miller left for Kansas to visit friends and relatives for a few weeks. Miss Daisy Harrington and her father headed to Tennessee. Mrs Stella Bennett and son Everett of West Liberty visit Wm Miller. The Ladies Aid met with Mrs Mabel Schenck south of town. Anne Hinchliffe of West Liberty visits her brother. Will Brisbane and daughter Ruth shopping in Iowa City. Roy Rauch and Albert Holloway visit Downey and Iowa City respectively. Mrs Duff with renewed health. A E Smith in Town City hospital very low. Mrs Janney visits West Liberty. Etley Whitacre and children visit Healds. Charles Holloway returns from Cedar Rapids Business College for Sunday. Fred Meardon ships cattle. Gertie Meredith and Nora Orler visit from West Branch. W C Knight of Muscatine reports in Downey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Brisbane
Ruth
Iowa City
Roy Rauch
Downey
Albert Holloway
Wm. Clifford
Cedar Rapids
Evans
Marengo
Duff
Howy
Hobart
Bert Lodge
Russell
West Liberty
A. E. Smith
Town City
Janney
Etley Whitacre
James Heald
Charles Holloway
How to Grow an Acre of Potatoes A Practical Guide
An article outlines methods for optimizing a potato crop across regions in New York Michigan Illinois. It covers soil preparation prior year seed selection planting timing spacing and tools. It notes disease issues like potato leaf blight and the Bordeaux spray, and emphasizes climatic factors in regional success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Michigan
Ilinois
United States
Maine
Colorado
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Debt Relief Sentiment: Happiness in Getting Out of Debt
The remark notes many people would find happiness in escaping debt, suggesting financial freedom as a key source of contentment. It emphasizes the universal appeal of debt relief.
Farmer Seeks End to Political and Trade Middlemen
A historian notes that removing political intermediaries is often harder than uprooting middlemen in trade, highlighting the enduring role of brokers in farm economics and policy influence.
Onion Sleep Belief Questioned in Shared Bed Case
A saying links onions to better sleep but in a two person in one bed situation the effect may not hold. The remark suggests varied outcomes when two individuals share a sleeping space.
Farmers' fertile acres seen as gold mine for profits
A planting era view asserts that every farmer owning good acres possesses a profitable gold mine. The piece argues such land yields steady returns without fear of operating expense assessments.
Garden Pest Note Warns on Worms and Slugs
If currant bushes are attacked by worms in the coming weeks dust with white hellebore powder. The same treatment will fix slugs that may attack garden rosebushes.
Illinois Good Roads Push For Dragging Highways
The Illinois good roads commission drives a new plan of dragging highways to secure improved roads. This method is being adopted widely across the western states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Roads Commission
State of
Illinois
West
Birds Menace Early Western Crops In Vast Flocks
In early western days birds troubled settlers as millions of blackbirds raided cornfields while sandhill cranes wild geese and wild ducks devastated crops, threatening harvests and livelihoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Hill
Canadian Farmers Embrace Imported American Corn Over Local Grains
Canadian farmers conclude after long experience they can raise their pork more cheaply using imported American corn than home grown peas and barley. This shift likely to create an active demand for American corn from Canada.
Testing the corn planter before field use
The article argues against delaying testing a corn planter until field work. It recommends two or three preliminary heats to evaluate performance. It warns that careful seed corn selection does not guarantee planter reliability in operation.
Maple sap tapping yields superior sugar and sirup
Settlers along the Missouri river slope tap abundant soft maple trees to produce sugar and sirup. The sap, though not as sweet as hard maple, yields a product greatly superior to the ordinary commercial article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Quick growing deciduous trees praised for speed and wood
The soft maple and sycamore are highlighted as top quick growing deciduous options. They grow fast like cottonwood or willow, resist pests, and produce wood suitable for fuel, with quality and workability superior to many soft woods.
Farm Living Outshines Town Profits in Hidden Comfort
A late magazine writer argues lower profits from acculture but misses a key point. Salaried workers and small earners spend much on rent and supplies, while farmers enjoy free home, abundant produce, and cheaper living. Farms often offer a better lifestyle than a town job paying higher nominal wages.
The Man With the Hoe and American Agriculture
The piece discusses Miller's image noting the hoe signifies both character and critique. It contrasts American and foreign farming styles, arguing Americans favor bright, sharp tools and efficient labor, while the crude implement symbolizes a lesser approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Markham
Strippings as a Tonic for the Infirm
The article claims cow milk strippings are a valuable tonic for weakly persons unable to digest other foods. If widely used, creameries may see a drop in tests as demand rises. The piece notes many degenerates needing a moral tonic who crave strippings.
Plan to train a large family for equal domestic labor
A farmer and mother raises five boys and three girls on a farm, teaching the boys to handle house work and the girls to assist in outdoor tasks. The aim is to create useful, independent children through balanced, shared responsibilities.
Bordeaux mixture fights potato blight on early and late crop
The Bordeaux mixture is advised to protect potatoes from blight. Apply when plants reach eight to ten inches, again in August if late blight appears. Mix five pounds copper sulphate into fifty gallons water with five pounds lime. add half a pound Paris green if beetles are present.
Farm Hired Man Solution Gives Mutual Benefit
A farmer builds a small on farm house and employs a married man to solve hired help issues. The arrangement ensures the worker’s whereabouts, improves daytime service quality, and eases home burdens for the wife. The worker gains some chickens and a pie, benefiting both parties.
Feeding efficiency favors variety over fixed fodder mixes
Careful tests at multiple experiment stations indicate that feeding gains come from a diverse range of foods rather than a single combination. The feeding value is shown by equivalencies: 100 lb of hay equals 225 lb oat straw, 125 lb cured corn fodder, 325 lb rye straw, 200 lb potatoes, 300 lb carrots, 250 lb rutabaga turnips, 45 lb pea or bean meal, and 60 lb oats or linseed or corn meal.
Ideal natural conditions for tree growth in forests
The best conditions for tree growth come from nature in undisturbed tracts where ground is shaded and mulched by fallen forage. Moisture is conserved and the surface remains mellow by decaying vegetation, guiding efforts to replicate these conditions in shade trees and orchards.
Railway timetable notes and city train names
A fragmented timetable lists trains including Gravesport Chicago No 50 Davenort Chicago No 20 Chicago Fast Mall No 4 Davenport Chicago No 72 Local Freiedt and southbound No 3 Kansas City Denver No 29 California Limited No 409 Washington Oskala No 11 Kansas City Fl and Dalia No 7 Local Freight. The only readable times show 11:32 pm and 6:15 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravesport
Chicago
Davenort
Davenport
Kansas City
Denver
California
Washington
Oskala
Dalia
Wilton Trains Timetable Shows Daily Runs
Wilton branch trains operate daily except Sunday with multiple east and westbound services. Main line trains at Wilton include No. 20 No. 64 and No. 85 eastbound, and No. 1 No. 37 fast mail and express No. 19 westbound with varied morning and evening departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Oort
Train schedule notes with passenger and freight movements
The document lists train numbers and times for passenger and freight services. It notes No 12 at 2 34am No 92 freight with passengers and No 3 No 5 passenger, No 1 freight carries passengers, and mentions W. S. Underaonk as agent with a time 7 554m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Underaonk
Rail schedule fragment for Muscatine region trains
A historical rail timetable lists arrivals and departures for Muscatine North and South routes. It notes No 4 No 2 as southbound services with listed stations and times and No 5 No 1 northbound services with corresponding stops. Daily operation excludes Sunday for some trains and No 6 runs Monday only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Fruitland
Grandview
Wapelto Sceanethii
Elrick Junct
W. S. Underdonk
Muscatine Ae Ee
North Bound
Round House
Hahn's Switch
Wapello
Elrick Junet
Weeeesess
Round House Saavcence
Hahn's
Bse
Cceeeeress
Wamello
Elrieck Janet
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Dr. Caldwells
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Co
Monticello, Ill
Crescription Drug Store
Jercam
Stearns & Foster
Wittich
P. W. Francis
Henry Jayne
Vice Press
L. G. Burnett
Cashier
Butler Building
Second St
WM. Bokenkamp
Mark Coyner
Journal
THE
Athlophoros CO
New Haven
Conn
Graff's Pharmacy
East
Sccond Street
H. P. Newton
Carrie Swanger
Pleasant
Clarke Nelson
Dr. Droz
Elks
Clarke Pulver
Jim White
Jas. Clarahan
Harper
Blanche K. Stewart
Presbyterian Assembly
Doc. Ash
Js.trigg
Register
Des Moines, IA
Farmer's Living
H. King
W. 4Th Street
Attorneys AT Law
J. Carskaddan
W. D. Burk
Pepper
Ce. M. Titus
Titue & Jackson
Iowa Ave
Thos. Brown
First National Bark
Fred Ss. Pentzer
Fast 2Nd St.Muscatine
Frenzy Jayne
Wm. Hofman
Arthur Hoffman
Wm. R. Jayne Jayne
Hoffman Attorneys
Iowa Avenue
Journal Ofice
P. Ingham
Attorney AT Law
2Nd
H. D. Horst
West Second Street
Rock Island System
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
Muscatine Western
Ody
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