Summer wash goods advertised at Geo B Jacksons
In city news several residents and visitors are noted including Will Lacey of Wapello and R W Moore of Letts. Edith Hoover and Jake Schomberg travel to nearby towns. A Mystic Shriners special car passed en route to Oskaloosa. High school students report a successful dinner raising funds. Fred Hontbaum Jr underwent surgery reducing a necrotic area below the knee today by Dr Fulhiam and Dr Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic Shriners
Oskaloosa
Fred Hontbaum, Jr
Drs. Fulhiam & Miller
Book Binding At Low Prices By T C Ryan
T C Ryan offers binding services for all kinds of books at very low prices. Contact for estimates and turnarounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Ryan
Trade Offer and Local Notices in Muscatine Area
Small farm near Muscatine offered for city property. Various residents and visitors from Letts Columbus Junction Wapello Winfield and Moscow are noted in city visits. Firemen’s parade, real estate ads, and small business promotions pepper the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Titus & Jackson
Chicago Markets Report May 23 Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices
Chicago live stock market summary for May 23 shows cattle receipts at 9 000 with beef cattle 5 50 to 5 90 and Texans 4 25 to 4 75. Hogs receipts 30 000 with prices 5 55 to 5 82 for light to 5 92 for heavy. Sheep 14 000 with sheep 3 75 to 4 75 and lambs 5 00 to 5 85.
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Chicago
Wheat and grain futures update from Chicago board
May wheat opens at 74 and closes 7375 in May and 73% in July. May corn opens 4715 with July 44% and 48% close. May oats 36 and July 28% open, with 29% and 28% closes. Car lots receive 30 wheat 724 corn 284 oats. Cats estimated tomorrow project 40 wheat 675 corn 280 oats 36000 hogs.
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Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Lehigh Valley Rail Road Pleasant New York Route
The Lehigh Valley rail line offers a stylish trip to New York via Niagara Falls with fast trains and dining cars. Passengers can stop over at Buffalo on through tickets to New York and Philadelphia, enjoying attractive scenery along the route.
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New York
Niagara Falls
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Attention Fireman Reminder For Tomorrow
A short notice urges firemen to remember their best friend tomorrow. It mentions Grand Opera cigar as part of the message or motif.
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Grand Opera
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Heals Wounds and Pain
A historic ad touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a household remedy that takes away the burn, heals the wound, and cures the pain. The copy emphasizes quick relief and domestic use.
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Thomas
Milk Diet Declared A Modern Fad In Health Advice
A Milwaukee item outlines the milk diet as a popular fad with men and women using milk with fruit for breakfast and lunch and lean roast meat with greens for dinner. It warns milk is not inherently fattening and explains portions, meal composition, and variations for nervous debility or weight loss.
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Muk
Tommy Atkins
Holland
Leo
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Funston on Octopus Diet During Filipino Campaign
General Frederick Funston and his men faced starvation on the march to capture Aguinaldo, surviving on rice, snails, and a retrieved octopus. In a San Isidro diary dated April 5 and relayed by Captain Adna G. Clark, Funston notes the harsh trek, the disguise as prisoners, and the rare octopus meal described as a devil fish with long arms.
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Kansas
Stored Goods in Cellar Raise Creditors Alarm in Vicinity
Grinnell residents report a warehouse of groceries bought by $1,000 raised by local farmers. N Willamuth and Charles Orcutt ran the venture until last week when creditors closed the store. A search of Orcutt’s home uncovered flour, soap, tobacco, and canned goods in the cellar. Legal questions arise over Orcutt’s shareholder status and the mismatched items in the warrant.
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Grinnell
N. Willamuth
Charles Orcutt
Orcuttsas
Woman Beaten With Horsewhip at Cemetery in Momence
Mrs James Moran of Momence was attacked at her granddaughter’s grave in Momence cemetery last Sunday. Her daughter in law Mrs Bert Moran and her sister Miss Rosanna Hasney assaulted her with a horsewhip and a club during a dispute over flowers and religious questions.
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James Moran
Kankakee
Momence
Bert Moran
Rosanna Hasney
Miss Hasney
Primitive African Telephones Use Tusks and Tam Tams
The article explains Sudanese communication through two primitive devices a hollow tusk and a tam tam. A bark slice near the mouthpiece tunes seven notes allowing sound to travel miles and messages to travel up to 200 miles in a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Enduring California Redwoods Awe Readers Across Centuries
An English magazine notes California's redwoods may live 2500 to 3000 years. The article recalls ancient eras from Saul to Babylon to Alexander, arguing these mighty trees outlast empires, except by the woodman’s axe. The piece from Milwaukee Wisconsin reflects on the trees’ imperishability.
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California
Saul
Israel
Babylon
Persia
Alexander the Great
Greece
Rome
Britain
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Peat to Replace Coal and Transform Irish Bog Resources
Science explores peat as a fuel with a plant that disintegrates moist peat in minutes to yield peat fuel at 3s 6d to 5s per ton and peat charcoal at 15s to 17s per ton. The fuel is nearly smokeless with strong heat, and a steam naval variant uses a secret treatment to avoid smoke and dirt.
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Ireland
Utica Cvobe
Manufacturing Industries Wanted on Iowa Central Railway
Substantial inducements offered for manufacturing and related industries at several points along the Iowa Central railway. Locations offer good facilities and natural advantages. Inquiries to Geo. S. Batty, general passenger and ticket agent, Marshalltown Iowa.
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Iowa Central Railway
Geo. S. Batty
Marshalltown
Iowa
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Gaily Journal
Capital, Profita
J. L. Giesser
J. H. Kaiser
East Second
Geo. B. Jackson's
Will Lacey
Wapello
City
R. W. Moore
Letts
BE. QO. Eliason
Schmidt
Edith Hoover
West Liberty
Jake Schomberg
Columbus Junction
Prof. Langenburg
Henry Armbright
East Second Street
Studgnts
Watt
Eortel
Ey. Brandenburg
the Paint Man
R. A. Holmes
E. 2d Street
J. T. Verink
Scheetz’s
Asa Wagner
Ross Murdock
Will Kelly
Merrit Jamison
Ed. Gamble
Columbus
C. Utter
Standard Oil Co
Henry Butt
Wm. Jay
Isbin Metzger
Winfield
Moline
Wm. Beford
Fred Fieldman
Noah Church
R. V. Church
J. W. Bodiman
Indiana
Amos Strawn
Chas. Haines
Shinn
F. H. Shinn
Times
J. B. Mark
W. P. Paugh
J. Lieberknecht
J. B. O'Conner
Wiesse’s
Kalse Mining
JaGrille & Son
W. A. Smith
New Century Restaurant
Front Street
F. H. McDaniel
E. L. Kemptner
East
Suh Street
Ola Cobb
Chas. Byer
Rowan
Robert Clements
Justice Eversmeyer
Jardinieres
Dillaway S
Funston
Weber
Schubert
Stuyvesant
Conover
Kingsbury
Wellington
Schaeffer
Hirt & Griffith
Manufacturing Industries
Frank
Maximillian Hartung
South Muscatine
Grove St
B. E. Lilly’s Dry
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