Firemen Parade Draws Thousands in Muscatine Gala
Firemen in uniform parade through Muscatine with decorated carts and brass bands drawing crowds on Second and Third streets. Mrs. C. L. Bottum leads the Mechanics' band, and a grand ball at the Armory closes the day after a lengthy, well attended procession featuring numerous fire companies and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Second Street
Third Street
Iowa Avenue
C. L. Bottum
Mechanics’ Band
Hershey Hose Company
Muscatine Sash & Door Company
Huttig Hose Company
Paudiet
Champion Hose Company
Rescue Hose
Excelsior Hose Company
Relief Hose Company
Champion Blook & Ladder Co
Muscatine City and Independent Fire
Novel artificial arms aid corn shelter victim
Capt J B Jester of Sweetland sent new artificial arms for William Weiser who lost both arms in a corn shelter accident last year. The leather iron and wood devices strap over the shoulders with a forked hand for eating and a hook to fasten clothing. A pen can be held and a former wearer’s letter praises the aid.
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J. B. Jester
Sweetland
Express
Wm. Weiser
Jester
Weiser
Capt
Charming Lake Resort List Along Lake Country Rail Line
A promotional list highlights dozens of summer retreats on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line across Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan Upper Peninsula. Featured spots include Fox Lake Delavan Lake Lake Geneva The Lauderdale Lakes Waukesha Oconomowoc Palmyra The Dells Kilbourn Elkhart Lake Madison Minocqua Star Lake Frontenac White Bear Minnetonka Marquette Spirit Lake Okoboji Big Stone Lake and more. Requests for illustrated booklets and addresses with six cents postage to F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Chicago IL.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Fox Lake
Delavan Lake
Lake Geneva
Lauderdale Lakes
Waukesha
Oconomowoc
Palmyra
The
Dells
Kilbourn
Elkhart Lake
Madison
Minocqua
Star Lake
Frontenac
White Bear
Minnetonka
Marquette
Spirit Lake
Okoboji
Big Stone Lake
Lake Country
F. A. Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Chicago
Curios in Cuba store windows and town notes
May reports from Columbus Junction detail Jake Bath visiting his Cuba home with a returning Philippines veteran. Local residents Mr and Mrs R F Jones, J L Murray, Supt Simpson’s family, property trades near Drake University, and several travels to Davenport Des Moines and Muscatine are listed along with church and school notes and community greetings.
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Columbus Junction
Jake Bath
Cuba
Mr. Bath
Philippines
Jake
R. F. Jones
Cotter
J. L. Murray
Cairo
Walter McKinley
McKinley
San Francisco
Simpson
H. G
Mt. Vernon
Abington
Heading College
Messrs
Gray
Tucker
Concord Township
Eighth Street
Drake University
Des Moines
T. S. Curtis
Boneparte
Chas. Wonnel
Wapello
Muscatine
Fouse
Reformed Church
Mr. Orr
Philadelphia
W. H. Gray
W. P. Moffitt
Bismarck
Philadelphia Presbyterian
G. A
J. A. Sprague
E. R. Harvey
Washington
F. M. Colton
C. &. Todd
Crystal Temple
Grand Kedge
Cedar Rapids
Harry Mosher
New York
Miss Orr
John
Diehl
Schlunz
Millie Harper
Sigafoose
Carson
Edward Not Counted in British Census Says London Dispatch
A London dispatch to the New York Journal reports King Edward was omitted from the British census since he is not a subject of the crown. The article notes Queen Victoria often appeared on census lists as a citizen, unlike her son who asserts sovereign rights in this instance.
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London
New York Journal
Edward
Victoria
Compliment on Lehigh Valley Scenic Train Ride
A letter to the Lehigh Valley general passenger agent praises a daylight round trip from New York to Buffalo via Niagara Falls. The writer, unsolicited and selfless, declares the Lehigh Valley superior for beauty, scenery, road bed, and elegant trains with no uninteresting mile on the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Lehigh Valley
New York
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Stevenson’s Stepson Plans Gift to University of Edinburgh
Lloyd Osbourne, stepson of Robert Louis Stevenson, reportedly intends to donate his valuable collection of Stevenson manuscripts to the University of Edinburgh, detailing a possible future transfer.
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Lloyd Osbourne
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
University of Edinburg
Muscatine Markets Prices for Corn and Livestock
Market notes list corn 40 to 43 cents, oats 23 to 26 cents, hay timothy 11 to 12 dollars, hides five cents, potatoes 40 cents per bushel, apples 1 to 1.50 per bushel, butter 11 to 20 cents, lard 12 cents, eggs 10 cents, young chickens dressed 12 cents, calves 4.56 to 5.00 dollars, hogs 5.25 to 5.39, cattle 3.00 to 3.50, sugar and flour prices, oranges 20 to 60 cents per dozen, strawberries 15 cents per box, coal prices, greens and vegetables price ranges, per the Muscatine market report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powitry
Green House
Mull's Grape Tonic and Lightning Pain Killer Ad
A 19th century ad touts Mull's Grape Tonic as cooling and purifying for all ages with safe use and nerve toning benefits. It offers a large bottle for 50 cents and directs readers to see their organist. Mull's Lightning Pain Killer claims to relieve pain with a 2 cent rat and flavor drink mentioned.
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Mull
Grand Chance for Earnest Man or Woman to Secure Position
Advertisement seeks men and women of good address to act as agents and local workers. $90 yearly salary plus commissions and expenses, rapid advancement, and rent support in a new line. A pleasant permanent position with liberal income and future. Write at once.
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Magnificent Street
Hershey Hose Co
John Vogal
John Graebner
George Detthof
F. H. Behres
William Bloom
Frank Eberling
A. Bierman
Christ. Bierman
L. Baurbach
Frank Casper
H. Dealing
John Dunphy
Nick Engel
Joe Eitman
Fred Eitman
George Eitman
Frank Eitman
Ed. Eberling
J. H. Fuller
A. Frambers
H. Rick
W. R. Rice
J. A. Stortz
George Thomas
Wm. Rathz
Arthur Dugan
W. Royster
Harry Bloom
Hugh Wigim
H. Schlipf
John Schrempf
F. Faulhaber
Ed. Betzold
George Betzold
George Behres
Huttig Bros. Hose Co
Charles Clark
Muscatine Sash & Door Co
Casper Meyers
Henry Schlutz
Wm. Massey
Wm. Johnson
Bart Schwitzer
Carl W. Mueller
John B. Reay
George Deller
Frank Priester
Aug. Funk
Wm. Hyink
Mike Frankenriter
John Kemmer
Albert Herget
John Stromer
Henry Lesman
Ed. Stromer
Andre Link
Anton Schlipf
Geo. Luckhardt
Geo. Scholten
Henry Marx
Alvin Reay
Fred Norwood
Geo. Fitzgerald
Joe Norwood
Wm. O'Brien
Joe Opelt
Amos Royster
Nick Bast
Joe Crippen
Wm. Archer
Foreman
Robert Leu
Albert Lowry
Louie Schmelzer
Harry Stevenson
James Powers
Louie Tiecke
Geo
George Trown
Ben Eikelman
Louis Bodman
Bert Chaudoin
Joseph Maurath
John Neibert
Frank Gottbrecht
Wm. Eichhoff
E. E. Davidson
Chas. Spathe
Dewitt Berntheisel
Theodore Gottbrecht
Rescue Hose Company
W. L. Bitzer
S. D. Bailey
W. E. Carl
W. H. Deutschman
Chas. C. Hagerman
N. M. Brown
H. L. Coon
C. H. Hartwig
Chas
C. Hagermann
H. R. Ripson
H. H. Freeman
Wm. Barry
Chas. Hermiey
W. H. Lamar
Lester Smith
Excelsior Hose Co
T. P. Fahey
Barney Korte
Robert Thompson
Herman Gremmel
M. J. Fahey
Eugene Horst
L. J. Horan
F. P. Anson
Henry Freyermuth
Frank P. Anson
George Schaeffer
Dan Fogarty
Jas. O'Toole
C. Schomberger
Wm. Freers
Henry Schmidt
L. P. Flannery
John Vetter
John LaGrille
William Schmidt
Con. Toohey
Patrick Toohey
John Fuller
William Mull
William Edminston
Con. Nicholaus
Charles Timm
Emil Schmidt
Otto Snyder
M. T. Fahey
E. Horst
William Neff
James Fitzgerald
Ulric Schmidt
J. Heusner
H. Hilderbrand
C. E
Geo. Schmidt
Clarence Haifleigh
Joe Homeyer
Frank Maurath
Thomas M. Welch
Samuel Logan
Frank B. Smith
Herman Miller
Emil Moore
Theodore Gerischer
Wm. Weismiller
Paul Freundt
Patrick Purcell
Lewis Lange
S. J. Fuller
Clark Nelson
George Crouch
Henry Fuller
George Neibern
Frank Nicklaus
Otto Quandt
George
Chas. Dericks
O. L. Pyeatt
John Bechman
Geo. Schrader
H. Lemkau
W. A. Ryan
Robt. Bauer
Geo. Priester
Champion Hook & Ladder Co
M. A. Barnard
B. Schmidt
J. J. Brown
A. Deutschman
J. Feasler
Wm. Herris
J. Richards
A. Hild
M. Quinn
H. J. Hartman
H. Smith
E. Hagerman
J. McElravy
M. P. Goff
F. Hinkel
Wm. Scholten
T. Bruser
F. Schrautmeyer
Wm. Beretz
G. Hintermeister
F. Deutschman
Muscatine Heating & Plumbing Co
Hill Block
River Bulletin
Naaenus Ieee
Isco Et
Mississippi
Dubuque
Isaac Stapleton
Kaiser's Mill
F. A. Neidig
East 2Nd St
Muscatine, Iowa
Muscatine Markets
Hay
Timothy Hay
Lincis Hay
Bottom
Sprint
Winter
Graham
A. Welk
Mulberry St
Sycamore St
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