Local city notes with visitors and theater ads
Local city listings recount visits by Nichols Mary Bider Mrs Watkins George Young Jessie Cocklin and others spending the day in town. Theater ads promote The Sacrifice at the Princess and the Manger to the Grogs. Concession bids invite Chautauqua refreshment vendors and trips from Cedar Rapids to Grandview.
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Misa Mary Bider
Nichols
Pathe's
HH. Watkins
Wis
Dar’s
James Oostendorp
City
Sarah Mapes
Mamla
Atabesa
Princess
Z. R. Boschtagel
Raphael
Town City
X. Burkle
Hiteman
Ferguson
West Fifth Street
Arabia
Misa Euther Kaufmann
Wilton
West Aieth Street
Det
Bida
Chautauqua
Jung
G. Hoopes
St—Ady
South End Drag Roads Petition and Death Notice
Mrs Frank Jones of 1119 East Tenth street died suddenly at about 6pm after returning from shopping. Natural heart failure listed as cause. She was 27, widow of James Jones, mother of five. Coroner confirmed death. funeral plans undetermined. Local notes include births and visits, with a city council petition to drag and replace roads damaged by recent rains and a Gollmar Brothers circus blamed for road damage on Bleeker and Sterneman boulevards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jones
East Tenth Street
Henry Gordis
Lagan Street
Ifn
Fivo
Nellie
June
Hi. Gray
Edna
Alberta
Muscatine
Gollmar Brothers
Hershey
Bleeker Street
Sterneman Boulevard
Snape
Oregon Street
South End
Dorothy Haverman
Wisconsin Street
Thenioy
Rainy Season Slows Giant Reservoir Construction
Rains and storms challenge the West Hill reservoir project yet half of the concrete work is finished. The wall stands ten feet high, with the remaining half to be erected immediately. Excavation still totals about 4,000 yards of dirt, and a new concrete mixer promises faster completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Hill
Heisles
Busy West Des Moines social notes unfold across counties
Miss Bert Vanzant left May 1 for Hale Field, Cal, to visit her sister while Ella Spear from Speer, Ill, visits the home of Miss Marshall. Wayne Gibbs of Elmwood, Illinois, visits his uncle O S Gibbs. August Mecklenberr of Burlington visits Adolph and family. Tide Selser spends Sunday at Mt Pleasant. Clara Allen visits Columbus Junction relatives. J F Holliday visits his brother at Oakville. W J Williams of Streator, Iowa, visits Thomas McClintoch. Mrs Jamie Blakenay visits her sister E Marshall. Rev G Blagg and son John visit his brother in Estherville. Baccalaureate sermon given by Rev G D Trumbull at the R P church May 18. Fred Gregory and children from Burlington visit relatives here. Mrs Norris of Wapslo and Mrs John Miller of Haukey visit Mrs Henry Smith last week. Mrs Miles T Babb of Kansas
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Bert Vanzant
Halearsfield
Cal
Ella Spear
Speer
Marshall
É Wayne Gibbs
Elmwood
O. S. Gibbs
August Mecklenberr
Burlington
Adolph
Tide Selser
Mt Pleasant
Clara Allen
Columbus Junction
J. F. Holliday
Oakville
Mra
WJ. Williams
Streator
Mya
Thomas’ McClintoch
Jamie Blakenay
E. Marshall
George Blagg
John
Minn
Henry Smith
Miles T. Babb
Kansas
Millerburg Area Notes Show Health, Visits and Church
May 20 report from Millerburg area notes William McKinnell is very ill from old army troubles. Mrs Murdock and Mr Perry Hormel visited relatives, while Mrs B Ramecy improves in hospital. Several locals travel to Aledo and West Liberty to visit, plus a M E church dinner and a Millerburg high school sermon at the Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anlersburg
William McKinnell
Vabe
M. D. Murdock
Sunbeam
B. Ramecy
J. le
Scranton Bowlsby Wakeland
Hiebhsburg
W. BE. “Wakeland
Aledo
J. L. Scranton
Esa
Misa ‘Gora Agy
Presbyterian Church
Jones
M. E. Church
God
James Smith
Ale ‘Do
J. Ly Terry
Soap and Muscle Won’t Clean Pots and Pans Properly
A reader reports that standard soap and muscle approach fails to thoroughly clean pots and pans, noting residue and stubborn stains remain despite scrubbing efforts. Experts suggest trying hotter water, longer soaking, and using a mineral-based cleaner for tough grime.
Memorial day plans and commencement notes from Keokuk
Visiting relatives from Amarillo attend Memorial day planning. Committees named for speakers finance music flowers and decoration. Keokuk High School holds May 22 London hall commencement for sixteen graduates led by Rev. Trumbull. Baccalaureate May 8 at Reformed Presbyterian Church. Sorosis annual banquet hosted by Butler home includes songs, prose, cartoons, and souvenirs.
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London Hall
David Edgar
Ray Swar
Cecil Wilson
Justus McClurkin
Lloyd “Reid
Frank Pogenziller
Calvin Mclhinney
Samuel’ Marshall
Anna Rawitt
Lillian Vielsell
Wattle Poxemiller
Helena Reid
Mildred Dowel
Ethel McKlhinney
Elia Beat
Tle
Mary Dickson
Private Estates Tied Up By Laborers Strike
White Plains on May 20 saw a Laborers International Union strike for shorter hours and higher wages. The action disrupted private estates in the area with 64 shops involved, pulling in 400 non union workers on public works and prompting locals to quit garden and field duties at estates of Mrs Whitelaw Reid Silver Harriman Charles Bilingham Robert Frothingham and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
Laborers’ International Union
Ania Viiaga
Strdkers
Mexican Delegation Hints at Diaz Presidency Bid
Paris May 20 General Biaz former president of México staying at a hotel there declines to answer inquiries about a Mexican delegation arriving in Europe to offer him the presidency. Reports in Corunna yesterday cited Ypiranga officers claiming passages for a delegation to Diaz were engaged as far back as January.
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Paris
France
General Biaz
México
Mexico
Corunna
Spain
Europe
General Diaz
ZEMO Promises Fast Skin Relief In Ad Claim
An old advertisement touts ZEMO as a clean skin treatment for various troubles with immediate relief. It claims success in thousands of cases, notes a 25¢ price, and lists Muscatine dealer Henderson Druggist Ad and a customer testimonial from W. Flowers.
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Frovo
Iyo
Zemo
Sion
Bablex
Ong Pettla
W. Flowers
Jeuveler
Oadale
Zemo Ie
Henderson
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Coda
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The
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General Insurance
Martin L. Seltzer
J. Linn Hoopes
Town Ave
H. D. Horst
Muscatine State Bank
G. Phone
Oakland
Smalley Auto & Marine Co
East Front St
Trust
DY J
Mark & Son
MM. Groajaan
TS Townsllp
N Nichols
George Young
Jett
Jessie Cocklin
Grantview
Apent
Tett
E. J. Kent
Cedar Rapids
Grandview
John A. Robbins
Adv
Mre
Katherine Moyers
Margaret J. Burke
Adams
Tr. A. Kelly
Wilyton
Co- Harbus Junction
C. F. Jappe
Faradia
Hieb-Wreugney
Davenport
ST. Paul
East Hill
MHS
Will A‘k Council
South End Roads
South Muscatine
East WA
Vinnie Robson
Hattie Frazier
Reward Wedekind
Sweetland Road
Koesler
East Front Streat
Margarst Birney
Colon
Vhcome
J. Co. Harris
Washington Street
Rex Elis
Detroit
Mich
Mma Ellis
J Gorda
E. H.' Pace
Orchard Avenue
V. Rum
Mery
Eust Fourth - Streat
Melvin. Brown
West Liberty
Bone
James Swailey
East Fifth Street
William Loeb
Missouri
James Martz
Millersburg
Klgen Maid
Kleen Math Ible
Kautz Baking CO
Keokuk
Ray Swan
Boots
Anna Hewitt
Tuatas
McClurkin
Samuel Marshall
Hattie Poremiler
Srn¢ice
Calvin McFithinney
Ethe McElhhinney
Lloyd Reid
Lillian Wicksell
Napoleon
Frank Pagemiller
Buccess
Mildred Dowell
Ags
Progrega
David
Dr. W
McClellan
Scrosses
Mrv
Mré
Charles Butler
Thurasay
Mildred Back
Daan’ Hewitt
Zelia ‘McElhinney
Helen Brow
Mildred Latta
Elda Latta
Nongs
Joe
Miliar Arts
F. G. Whent
Smith
We B
Garvin
J. L. Vertreen
C. W. Butler
Chicago Parper
Pial Silentt
Baby
Chicago
Rock Island Lines
la Salle Station
E. R, Ferguson
Tota
Hal
Ray
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