Wilton High School Graduates Five Gifts to Memory
The twenty seventh annual Wilton High School commencement was held at the M. E. church. Six graduates delivered orations on themes such as Greatness in Little Things Progress of a Century Wealth Abraham Lincoln and The Evolution of America with Prof Hill M Bell of Drake University presenting the address.
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Wilton High School
M. E
N. A. McAuley
Hill M. Bell
Drake University
Despines
Vera Miller
Clarence Klein
Abraham Lincoln
Olga Smith
America
Lincoln
Washington
Elbern Knott
United States
Rome
Italy
Memorial Day Program and Wilton News Highlights
The article reports a Memorial Day program with speaker Hon. John F. Lacey of Oskaloosa and a parade schedule for Wilton, including graveside decorations at Oakdale and St. Mary's cemeteries. It also lists local updates: visits, commencements, college selections, and an alumni meeting at the M E church this evening.
Muscatine Island Social Notes May 27
Muscatine Island community updates with visits among families. John Heiniman and wife from Muscatine spent Sunday with his mother. J W Newkirk and Dr. Smith visited Muscatine relatives. Mrs Mary DeCamp of Letts visited kin. A F Kemp improving after illness. B H DeCamp recovered enough to handle mail. Thos Fitzsimmons and family from Muscatine visited L L Webster. Harvey Catteril and family of Letts visited P W De Camp. George Pelton and Rosa stayed with Pelton's daughter near Grandview.
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Muscatine Island
John Heiniman
Muscatine
J. W. Newkirk
Dr. Smith
Mary DeCamp
Letts
A. F. Kemp
Dulgar
Hattie Smith
Hunt Home
B. H. DeCamp
Decoration Day Observed in Amish Ia with Speaker
Decoration day will be observed in Amish Ia. Rev. Geo. Filmer of Kalona will deliver the address.
Success Wins Twenty-Third Monthly Visit To Muscatine
The Regular and Reliable Chicago Specialist who has visited adjacent towns since 1891 will be at Muscatine Commercial Hotel on Monday May 29. He will return every 28 days with office hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Chicago
Muscatine
Commercial Hotel
Doctor Shallenberger’s Cures Reach Beyond Fee Boundaries
An advertisement extols Dr. Shallenberger as a perpetual healer who treats incurable cases without charging fees and claims rapid diagnosis across chronic diseases. It lists extensive services from catarrh to epilepsy and eye surgery, plus cures for stammering and a “Big Neck” remedy, while noting hospital experience and a high success rate.
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Shellenberger
Bright
Disease of Men and Private Diseases Specialty Ad
Disease of Men and Private Diseases a Specialty. Blood Poison syphilis gonorrhea strict ure, great, spermatorrhea, varicocele, hydrocele, and effects of vice or excess producing debility nervousness dizziness memory loss. Positively cured in neglected old cases. No experiments. Consultation free. Dr W E Shallenberger 145 Oakwood Ave Chicago. Reference Drexel State Bank.
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Oakwood Live
Chicago
Drexel State Bank
Community Clean-Up and Local Visits Highlight Week
Afternoon services are set for 1 30. Mr and Mrs Toyne from Muscatine visited friends here for several days. Volunteers joined in cemetery cleaning on Wednesday. Frank Lantz of Iowa City visited this week. Mrs C B Hamilton and daughter and Inez St John Wellman were guests at the M E parsonage Wednesday. Nellie Long missed school Wednesday due to illness.
Burtons Visit as Maple Grove News Reports
May 27 Maple Grove notes Alvin Burton of Watkins Medicine calls in the neighborhood. Mr and Mrs Ira Greiner visit Ben Greiner. Hannah Gertie and Mary Wirtz with Mr Wiengart of Muscatine visit Rininsland home. Frances Boot calls at Wm Place. Bertha Fiehaly visits sister Mrs Henry Roman. Cora and Josie Brugman visit Rininsland. Herman Thede guests of Gus Grum mer and Wm Templeman of West Liberty visit George Nolte.
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Maple Grove
Alvin Burton
Watkins Medicine Company
Ira Greiner
Ben Greiner
Hannah
Gertie Barch
Mary Wirtz
Wiengart
Muscatine
Rininsland
Frances Boot
Wm. Place
Bertha Fiehaly
Henry Roman
Cora
Josie Brugman
Herman Thede
Gus. Grummer
Wm. Templeman
West Liberty
George Nolte
Death of Mrs John Doe leaves large family
Duncan May 27 reports friends mourn the death of Mrs John Doe leaving a large family of grown children. The family had traveled to Colorado last spring and Grandma Robbins has recovered enough to sit up at Warren’s home. Others visited Marston and Aledo events over the weekend.
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John Doe
Colorado
Grandma Robbins
Warren
Aledo
C. C. Walter
James G. Gorman
Perzton
Marston
Yankee Hollow Social Notes Grow Inter-town Visits
Yankee Hollow notes record visitors and travels on May 27. Misses Marie and Kate Hudler spent Saturday in Davenport. Miss Liddie Mohr and Mr. Sheets of Muscatine visited the Mohr family. Frances Boot sought eye treatment in Iowa City. J G Gray and wife left for Rock Island to attend a wedding. Fred Hudier of Streator spent days with Mrs Happy Hudier. Ralph Abbott of Atlantic visited Mrs Co W Derby. A daughter was born May 15 to Mr and Mrs Alvin Schuster. The McClean family are visiting.
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Kate Hudler
Davenport
Liddie Mohr
Mr. Sheets
Muscatine
Mohr
Frances Boot
Iowa City
J. G. Gray
Rock Island
Ill
Mr. Gray
Fred Hudier
Streator
Love brothers visit Greencastle for church assembly travel
Ainsworth Iowa May 27 David and Samuel Love left for Greencastle Pennsylvania their boyhood home. David will serve as a delegate to the synod of the Resort church. Several church members and visitors attended the general assembly sessions in Washington at the United Presbyterian churches with multiple pastors in attendance.
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David
Samuel Love
Greencastle
Martha Walker
Washington
A. S. Bailey
A. E. Sands
General Assembly
First United Presbyterian Church
J. P. Davis
U. P
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Rachel Thompson
John Sands
Joseph Rowan
Mae Spessard
Friends
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N. H. Brown
Monmouth
J. W. Johnston
Redding
Wichita
Kas
McCrary
Pittsburg
Iowa Central Ry. announces summer sale on select round trips
The Iowa Central Railway will offer daily summer round trip tickets at one fare plus two dollars to northern Minnesota and Dakota points with a return limit of October 31. Low round trip tickets to St Paul and Minneapolis available daily after June 1. For details contact agents or A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
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J. B. St. Clair Muscatine Bottling Works Incorporation
Notice of incorporation for J. B. St. Clair Muscatine Bottling Works to manufacture purchase and sell non alcoholic beverages in Muscatine. Capital stock set at 6000 dollars in 100 dollar shares. Board of four directors to be elected, officers named, business to commence May 1 1905 and run twenty years unless dissolved. Officers include Harry F. St Clair president and Ada A. St Clair treasurer.
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Ada A. St. Clair
Harry F. St. Cair
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Ada A. St. Ciair
East Texas Fruit and Truck Growers Excursion
On June 20 a Cotton Belt Route special train will carry fruit and truck growers from St. Louis through East Texas during peak harvest. The weeklong trip visits large orchards and farm operations with leaders from horticultural societies and farm presses. Northern growers are invited to Texas for the State meeting June 23, with a low round trip rate and fast schedule.
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Texas Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association
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G. P
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