Local notices and travel bids fill early June page
Local brief items list mortgage buying by G M Titus and travel of many residents. J W Brown of Eldon leaves for home. Frank Bowman offered buggy prices. Ottumwa move for Joe Gibney. June 2 Roach and Musser excursion noted. Various departures for bluff city Burling ton and Davenport. Typhoid illness improves for Willie Naber. Church and hospital visits mentioned. Hy o mei catarrh remedy guarantee offered by Havercamp's Drug Store. Family reunion planned for Chester ill as Will family travels with children.
G A R Convention to Draw Sno bby Norman Post Delegates
Muscatine will send delegates to the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Dubuque June 11 to 15. Shelby Norman Post members and auxiliary groups such as the W R C Major John and Colonel Hare circles will participate. The event promises extensive programs, reunions, and performances by veteran bands including Civil War era drum corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Grand Army of the Republic of Iowa
Dubuque
Shelby Norman Post
John
Colonel Hare
Women's Relief Corps
Iowa
Keota Mourns Mrs Richardson and Fire Company Praise
Keota records the death of Mrs Marsha Richardson wife of Dr J F Richardson at 6 45 pm May 18 1907 after four months of illness. Funeral held May 20. Fire incidents unfold with two blazes inside Keota including Tom Singmasters house and Dr Mulhern s drug store. the volunteer company earns praise for rapid response and protection of property. Baccalaureate sermon for Keota high school graduates given at the Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Marsha Richardson
J. F. Richardson
Tom Singmaster
Dr. Mulhern
Keota's
Keota High School
Baptist Church
Rengo Fat Reduction Claim Promises Quick Transformation
An advertisement touts Rengo as a natural fat remover that requires no exercise or dieting. It promises rapid fat loss, improved health, and safe digestion, selling for $1.60 per box through The Rengo Co. in Detroit and offering a free trial by mail.
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Rengo
Rengo Co
Rengo Bidg
Detroit
Mich
A. W. Morgan
William H. Kingsley
South Bend
Ind
Wheeler
DE Vos
Coopersville
de Vex
DEVOS
Brant, Co
Brant Bldg
Albion
Community Notes From Keota and Nearby
Rev John Hastie presides as church events fill the week. Diplomas awarded to Pearl Warrington Grace Vincent Charles Kirkpatrick Jean Stephen J Emmet Hanlon Theresa Coffman Ethel Hanlon Ruth Lindauer. Picnics, illnesses, funerals, and visits populate a busy local scene with Mrs J Richardson mourned and guests in Davenport Washington and Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hastie
Frederick J. Bolton
Pearl Warrington
Grace Vincent
Charles Kirkpatrick
Jean Stephen
J. Emmet Hanlon
Theresa Coffman
Ethel Hanlon
Ruth Lindauer
Nellie Stevenson
Pearl Manning
Richard Lester
Howard Ross
Washington
Tip Dayton
Virgil Pardun
Zeffie Pardun
Columbus Junction
Henry Striegle
Frank Besser
Harper
Will Coffman
Scotland
J. F. Richardson
C. O. Keiser
Phyllis
Davenport
Keiser
Mr. Keiser
Naomi Stewart
Iowa City
J. J. Arnold
Alfred Jones
Keota
Arch L. Graham
Rebekehs
Homer Coffman
Sadie
Minnie
Nobody Krews
Twin Teets
Will Exhibit Work of School Children
Muscatine school children will have their art displayed at the Argentine Republic's national council of education. Professor Chevalier notes Argentina seeks a large government funded exhibit, with Sarmiento's educational legacy shaping its system. Ernesto Nelson leads the effort to collect material for a Buenos Aires museum to demonstrate American educational progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council of Education
Chevalier
Argentine Republic
Argentina
France
Germany
England
Sarmiento
Horace Mann
Europe
United States
Buenos Ayres
Ernesto Nelson
Nelson
Excelsior
Malta Vita as the perfect food for strength gains
The piece extols wheat energy surpassing beef with 2655 foot tons per pound of wheat and cites Malta Vita as the most nutritious form of wheat ready for immediate assimilation. It claims Malta Vita plus milk and fruits boosts vitality, mental clarity, and daily energy for work, asserting broad daily use for all ages. It notes a price of 19 cents at grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Malta-Vita
Seif Br Grocers
Worn-Out Nerves Restore with Mysterious Power
The article describes nerves possessing a mysterious power that keeps the body strong and healthy. It notes a way to restore nerves when they become weak and worn out, suggesting a remedy or treatment to regain nerve vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Argentine exhibit seeks American school work contributions
Ernesto Nelson, Special Commissioner of Education from Argentina, urges shipment of school work to Manhattan Storage and Warehouse New York before July 15. He thanks teachers and children for helping establish a successful exhibit of American school work in Argentina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
42Nd Street
Lexington Avenue
New York
Ernesto Nelson
Argentine Repubblic
The
Seymour
West 45 Street
Matthews elected department commander at Illinois G A R encampment
Decatur May 23 The Illinois Grand Army of the Republic elected Col Matthews of Pittsfield as department commander and chose Quincy for the next encampment in a parade with about 2000 veterans. Notable posts included George H Thomas Columbia A S Grant and Washington. Commander-in-Chief Brown and Adjutant O Neall spoke. Buck received a diamond badge from W F Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Co. A. C. Matthews
Pittsfield
Quincey
George H. Thomas
Columbia
A. S. Grant
Washington
Chicago
Columbia Post
Col. Matthews
Quincy
Alton
R. B. Brown
Adjt
O’neall
Buck
W. F. Franklin
Macomb
Wilmington
Cook County
Pat Crowe Freed After Acquittal in Streetcar Holdups
Pat Crowe of Council Bluffs Iowa is acquitted by a jury on charges of holding up two streetcars with an accomplice. The verdict came after about three hours of deliberation, ending the last criminal charge against him as he plans a return to the stage and public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Ita
Pat Crowe
Pat
Omaha
Crowe
Notice of Partition suit in Muscatine County Iowa
State of Iowa Muscatine County to Jacob M Houser Ida May Houser Kate Houser Addie Heselton Henry A Heselton Bessie Parks John Parks Ellen Sheppard Paul Sheppard Lida Sheppard Lysle Sheppard Worth Sheppard Hugh Sheppard defendants. Morgan R Houser sues for partition of one sixth interest in north half of southeast quarter section 28 township 77 north range 2 west. Court to appoint referee, or sell subject to partition and divide proceeds. attorneys Jayne Hoffman. Return by June 3 1907 or default judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Muscatine County
Jacob M. Houser
Ida May Houser
Kate Houser
Addie Heselton
Henry A. Heselton
Bessie Parks
John Parks
Ellen
Hellen Sheppard
Paul H. Sheppard
Lida Sheppard
Lysle
Lyall Sheppard
Worth Sheppard
Hugh Sheppard
Morscntine County
State of
Iowa
Morgan R. Houser
Addie Heseiton
Helien Sheppard
Ith P
Jayne & Hoffman
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G. M. Titus
J. W. Brown
Eldon
Frank Bowman
Joe Gibney
Ottumwa
Mr. Gibney
Lew Maxson
Columbus City
J. Stevens
M. A. Cosgrove
Rock Island
Burlington
Muscatine Lumber & Bex
F. H. Kremer
J.don
Zelma Grubb
Henrietta, Tex
Barnes City
Larah Wilmering
Hershey Hospital
J. F. Devitt
Wapello
Will Jungjohann
Joe Ceurworst
Chicaito
Will Kepke
Willie Naber
Henry Naber
North Main Street
William Fisher
James F. Stevens
Hattie Gage
Letts
Pepper
Minneapolis
C. H. Sterneman
Diocese of
Havercamp
Chet Will
Webb Will and Children
Chester
Ill
Will . Barrard
Aough S
Ayer
C. AverCo
Lowell, Mass
Eingarten Bros
Ol. N. Y
Buque
Sno
Bby Norman Pest
W. A. Morgan Drugsict
Lowe
Dren
WW. Tl. Kingsley
Henderson Drug Co
Muscatine, Iowa
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