East Hill to Build Spur at Box Factory
East Hill plans a new spur from Rock Island tracks to Muscatine Lumber and Box yard sheds. Grading and stake setting start in about two weeks, with rapid progress afterward. Locals note Walter Kay moves to East Twelfth Street. county superintendent meeting in Des Moines. and Decoration Day plans advance with veterans’ groups coordinating services.
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Rock Island
Lig
Rock Ieland
Sweeney
Des Moines
C. W. Brenneman
Pennsylvan
Pover
J. M. Voleyberry
Second Street
Dave Paster
Muscatino
Foster
Albert Carpenter, Jr
O. B.S
W. A. Selton
Sam Turkington
Wd. Lacy
J. Stapp
Donlvan
2. Brown
Fom O'Niet
B. Clark
Shelly Abarver
Wilwaite
Columbus Fension Dispatches And Local Notes
Orley Wilcox traveled to Davenport on business, Drake took charge of the pool hall in his absence, and Mrs. L Ogler is listed as sick. Milton Goldsberry sues for divorce from Nancy Galisherry in Muscatine County Court citing statutory grounds. Partington visited Muscatine Tuesday returning home that evening.
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Columbus cIunedon
Orley Wilcox
Davenport
Llis Drake
L. Ogler
Milton Goldsberrs
Big City
Ig Plainter
Muscatine County
Ancy Galisherry
Partington
Yaaln
Lutheran League Opens State Convention in Cedar Rapids
The state convention of the Lutheran Young People’s Organization opened in Cedar Rapids today with large attendance. Sessions covered routine business and a renewal gathering, with a renentian and addresses by speakers of national prominence planned for tonight.
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Young People's Organization
Cedar Rapids
Kowa
Towa’ Luthheran League
Hospital Debt Reduction At Hershey Memorial Hospital
Trustees announce substantial progress in paying down the $1,775 debt at Hershey Memorial Hospital. A $1,000 donation and other gifts have cut indebtedness to $268, with hopes to finish the remainder. The Trinity Choir earned $112.27 from related work, and hospital Sunday offerings from several churches totaled $1,407.
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Hershey Memorial Hoapital
Lac Hershey Hospital
Trinity Choir
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Brotherhoodle
Ailing Skin D D D Prescription Ad at Local Stand
An early 20th century ad promotes a skin remedy for eczema with a “regular 91,00” bottle and claims of honest care. It touts Havervarap'n Prescription Drug Store near Fourth and Court avenues, offering a lunch stand and workingmen's coffee house, with strict rules about conduct and a claim to serving the best coffee in town.
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Fourth and
Court Avenues
Fourth Street
Court Avenue
Register and Header
Keen competition in short dash stakes at Cedar Valley meet
Five athletes loom in the 100 and 220 yard dashes at the first annual Cedar Valley Athletic Association track meet set for Saturday. Durrows Columbus Junction Weight Wapello Bumble Wilton Ehlers Wentuberty Cleargy Muscatine touted to contest for honors. J2h-1' Jers may beat 10.2 seconds. Oaks Columbus Junction and Abbott Muscatine high school likely fast in the half mile and mile. Henderson West Liberty also seen as a strong contender. Meet announced by President TruH Starkey. weather won’t delay the event as athletic carnival plans are complete.
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Cedar Valley Athlete Association
Durrows
Columbus
Weight
Wapello
Bumble
Wilton
Ehlers
Wentuberty
Cleargy
Muscatine
Tr.uh. Starkey
Association
City to showcase points of interest by film tour
A film company plans to photograph factories public buildings and city panoramas this Saturday. Clyde Martin coordinates sites including Henny works Weber Button Co Weed nork and several others with a downtown metropolitan air appeal. Local business support is sought to aid in providing subjects and venue angles for the shot list.
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Motion Pieteres
Clyde Martin
Catura
Monmouth
Ilinois
Ag Tar
Rockford Doctor Taken to Des Moines After Arrest
Rockford doctor Albert Kroening, one of nine implicated in a Des Moines mail fraud probe, was taken to Iowa for arraignment. Chenvski, another physician tied to the scheme, pleaded guilty to defrauding patients in Nebraska Illinois and Jews. He faces federal court next term after posting bond.
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Rockford
Albert Kroening
Des Moines
Ottiniwan
Chenvski
United State
Local Minister Delivers Restful Sermon at Tabor Convention
The seventy fourth annual Congregational convention in Tabor Iowa features Rev A G Graves pastor of Muscatine First Congregational Church as lead speaker on The Restlessness in the Ministry. Other speakers include S Davis Chicago W H Ramsey Bhrora G G Rice Council Bluffs E C Westott Sioux City O H Holmes Cedar Falls Dr P A Johnson Grinnell Dr T H Shepherd Lincoln Neb. Graves expected home Friday evening.
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First Congregational Church
Congregational Churches
Tabor
Mr. Graves
Muscatine
S. Davis
Chicago
W. H. Ramsey
Bhlora
G. G. Rice
Council Bluffs
Mr. Rice
E. C. Westott
Sioux City
O. H. Holmes
Cedar Fills
P. A. Johnson
Grinnell
T. H. Shepherd
Lincoln
Neb
Officers Chosen At Meeting In Wilton
Wilton township farmers formed a local society at Wilton city hall. B L Norton was named president and Joseph McClean vice president with W D Haring as secretary treasurer. F D Steen of the County Crop Improvement Society spoke on county goals. Prof Kirkpatrick, prominent in agricultural work, will speak at No 4 school in 76 township this afternoon on Education and Farm Service. An organization meeting at Conesville is planned for this evening.
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Wilton Township
Wilton
B. L. Norton
Joseph McClean
W. D. Haring
F. D. Steen
Rox
Kirkpatrick Aso
Kirkpatrick
76 Township
Kirkstrick
Conesville
Neal Jones joins Cleveland News staff
Neal Jones former Muscatine Journal city editor and Town newspaper man leaves this week to join the Cleveland Press in Ohio. He has been managing editor of the Des Moines News for several years and served as Des Moines city clerk. Jones previously drew attention in Muscatine with his Des Moines News series during the industrial controversy.
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Neal Jones
Muscatine Journal
Cleveland
Cleveland Press
Mr. Jones
Des Moines News
Des Moines
Jones
Muscatine
Feast Day Observed in City Churches
The festival of Cornus Christi is observed today in Cashe olig churches with Masses at St Matthias and St Mary's well attended. The solemnity will be celebrated on Sunday, marking a significant ecclesiastical occasion.
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Cashe Olig
St. Matthias
St. Mary's
Pups Recital at Nichols Hosts Local Students
A pupil recital will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sehmitt in Nichols on Saturday evening May 24. Miss Leona Powell and Miss Margaret Sehmitt, piano pupils of Miss Ida Appel of Muscatine, will perform in their first recital featuring multiple piano solos, a piano duet, a violin piece, a vocal solo, and a reading among other numbers performed by local students including Mildred Carpenter and Lincoln Leong Powell.
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Mystic Dance
Visses Ss
Howell Leona Powell
Ces
Mary Stephens
Margaret Schmitt
Pred’ Schmitt
Coney Leona Powell
Streabhos
Konler
Harry Shannon
Blicker
Margaret S¢ebralr
Boel
Silvery Waven
Leona Powell
Mildred
Carpenter
Lincoln Leong Powell
Lunch Stand For Workmen Reported In Des Moines
A Des Moines man named Geo H. Senny proposed a lunch stand for workmen in Des Moines Illinois on May 2. The arrangement would allocate two dollars to the establishment, with funds designated for the benefit of workers and the project in the city.
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Des Moines
Ill
Kate Geo
Fragmentary product note from a misread OCR page
Jumbled text describes antiseptic powder for shoes and foot comfort. Mentions Allen Footage and Bee, with references to shoes, irritations, and relaxation claims. Text is garbled and lacks coherent facts or clear entities.
Vakura Skin Cream Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement claims Vakura cream relieves itching and irritation without grease or acids, promising to soften skin and clear pimples, eczema, and salt rheum. Offered at Morwan’s Drug Store with a liberal trial size and a money back guarantee if results fail.
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Satail
Morwan
Are After Rural Assessors Des Moines Property Interests Rise
Des Moines property interests plan to summon rural district assessors before the grand jury to account for reduced acreage taxed in Polle county this year and lower land values. State reports indicate similar declines statewide, signaling scrutiny of assessment practices.
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Des Moines
Polle
Fragments Describe Idolized Behavior Across Counties
A partial OCR fragment notes allegations of idolization behavior across various counties in the state. The readable portion mentions widespread admiration but lacks full context, names, dates, or specific actions, making a complete summary uncertain.
Angel Doctor Dies With Secret Lost In Mourning
New York on May 29 the lower east side mourns the death of the "angel doctor" Dr. Karoly who for thirty years aided the poor of Little Hungary. Born in Hungary sixty years ago he arrived in 1881 and changed his name to Dr. Frank Charles. He practiced on the Pacific coast and in Chicago before settling in New York in 1883. While chatting yesterday he suddenly collapsed and died before revealing the great secret he wished to share.
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New York
Lower East Side
Angel
Hungary
Karoly
Tig Country
Frank Charles
Chicago
Gotham Barbers Win Bosses Grant Raise
New York on May 22 six committees representing all the boss barbers in New York and Brooklyn ended a lengthy conference by deciding early this morning to accede to the bosses grant raise plan.
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Gotham Barbers
Grant
New York
Brooklyn
Probate Notice in Muscatine County Iowa
Notice is given that on May 21 1918 the clerk read an instrument purporting to be the last will of Fred Kirchner deceased. It will be heard for probate on June 17 1923 at the district court in Muscatine. Any interested may appear and show cause why it should not be admitted to probate. May 21 1915 W S McKee Clerk. Louise Eversmeyer Astorary
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District Court
Salad County
A. D
Muscatine
W. S. McKee
Louise Eversmeyer
Astoruay
Striking Journeymen Barbers Seek Shorter Week
Union demands cut weekly hours from 92 to 65 with 69 hours settled after strike talks. Protest plans close all shops on Sundays as recognition of the union is pursued. The dispute centers on working week length and union status.
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Hoss
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