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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1903
Page
5
The Champion Hose House rises on the north portion of city hall lot on Sycamore street. It is planned to meet future paid department needs with interior layout modeled after the best state practice. Estimated cost is $6,555 to complete this year.
Original appropriation of six thousand five hundred twenty dollars was reduced by replacing the north half of the old hose house with a new wall and better foundation. The change creates a single partition between compartments and adds a small additional expense. Work began last week and will be rushed to complete before occupancy.
Fort Madison's button factory thrives with aging success and river clam demand. The local plant is cutting about twenty eight tons weekly, with this week expected to exceed that amount. Montrose also starts a button factory under Dr Doughty with around forty workers and efficient machinery, seen as a local benefit.
The line hints that a girl’s lively dancing prompts the young man to grasp that something significant is happening between them.
Post office and store building in Kossuth Iowa was blown to atoms in an explosion ten days earlier. Postmaster A S Hedges reported a prior robbery by a lone highwayman. Inspector John Mahin conducted interviews and sent a preliminary report to Washington. Simon Ericson's relatives believe he died by his own hand after a river discovery. funeral held Sunday at the cemetery chapel.
Eight year old Clara Belle Evans daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Evans of 2097 West Front Street suffered a dislocated jaw and a bruised chin when she fell from the seat of a delivery wagon in front of her home Saturday afternoon. Her younger brother accompanied her and helped her up after the fall. Initial fear of a fracture was ruled out by a medical examination.
An important Commercial club meeting is called for tonight. Every member who can attend is urged to be present as several matters of significant importance to Muscatine will be discussed.
A Oneida New York mother explains avoiding coffee and tea for children. She switched to Postum, reporting improved nervous health for herself and her husband, with a warm, safe beverage at meals for their children.
Carlstedt the tailor who vanished from Muscatine has written from Brooklyn to Samuels near his old East Second street shop. He says health issues and conflict with his father forced him to leave, and asks that his goods be shipped. The Chicago house seized the goods two weeks ago, and the father was sent back to New York.
Muscatine ministers met at First M E church for a rare discussion of church work. They decided Dr Beatty would preach the class sermon June seventh at United Brethren church. An advertisement urged home ownership with a few hundred dollars down via G M Titus at 118 Iowa avenue.
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