Bayfield day trips and local notices fill city pages
Local residents Mark Quinn Jacob Hess and others head for Bayfield for the day. Dr EB King and Mrs W D Latham are noted travelers, with householders and visitors from Fruitland to Douglas and Columbus Junction. An excursion by Roach and Musser is advertised for Sunday May 29, and several residents return from Chicago Champaign Portland and River side for family duties and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. H. King
W. D. Latham
Fruitland
Eda Laflin
Woodlawn Avenue
Bayfield
Roach & Musser
Henry Ford
Melrose
James Healey
Champaigne
Portland
Oregon
B. Falham
Hortense
Chicago
Bennet Medics
Funeral Attends Little Clarence Irvin in Foster Ill
The funeral for Clarence Irvin son of Mr and Mrs Walter Zelgenkorf drew many sympathizers in Foster Illinois on Sunday. Interment occurred at Reynolds Cemetery with Geo Wittich of Muscatine in charge. Mr and Mrs Matthew Stewart attended the funeral of Mrs Jane Buser in Muscatine Monday. Local schools prepare decoration exercises for Monday and Rev C B Bryden to preach the memorial sermon at the Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Stewart
Jane Buser
Muscatine
C. BE. Bryden
Wil
Thea High School
Fist
Carl — Rust
Della
Dar
Car
E. J. Ruats
R. F.ashbaugh
Sigourney
Willard Luft
Mary
Viotim
Douglas Henkleis
Ottumwa
Mrg
Joe Young
Presbyterian Kensington
P. BO
7Genevieva Helscher
Will Saunders
Improvements on Muscatine Levee and Contract Details
The U S government will spend about five thousand dollars on Muscatine Island Levee repairs at Dower End. Contractor Kirchner leads a crew of ~30 workers replacing a hundred feet of levee. A sand bar opposite the levee caused erosion washing away riverbank, prompting rip rap with rock and stone and a willow raft on the slope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. & Government
Muscatine Island
Kirchner
Lewisa County
Iowa
Burlington to Send Large Delegation to Iowa Meeting
Burlington plans a large delegation to the Iowa Manufacturers Association gathering in ayshalitown, aiming to boost Orchard City representation. The article highlights the association’s push for factory growth in Iowa and notes measures under consideration across law, rail, fire safety, taxation, banking, and education reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idwa
Manufacturers' Association
Pearl City
Burlington
Orchard
Iowa Manufacturere’ Association
Iowa
New York
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Lea
Board ‘of Railway Commissioners
South Carolina
Indiana
Ohio
Fifty Employed Through Bureau In Muscatine
The Labor Bureau of the Merigentine Commercial Club has placed about fifty men in Muscatine factories over the past three weeks, increasing the city population by over a hundred. Secretary Ogilvie notes that one to three new homes are occupied daily as housing keeps pace with growing work in local plants.
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Labor Bureau
Mrgentine Commercial Club
Ogilvie
Commercial Club
Cornerstone Business Cards Placed in Church Cornerstone
In Che First Methodist church cornerstore a box removal revealed business cards from M. E. Burnett and W. L. Mull. They deposited their fathers cards, signing near them, including Charles L. Mull dealer in family groceries and R. M. Burnett bookstore cards. The cards differ from modern advertising cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Che
Methodist Church
M. E. Burnett
W.L. Mull
Messrs. Mull
Burnett
Mr. Mull
Charles L. Mull
M. EB. Burnett
L. G. Burnett
Hershey State Bank
R. M. Burnett
Ostrich Act Draws Crowd in New York Tailor Scene
In New York on May 27 a tailor named Fat 4 rick Cecele played a human ostrich by burying his head in a pile of sand as children watched. Police questioned the incident and he claimed he hid from enemies. He was taken to a hospital for examination.
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New York
Keota
Keota High School
Zink
Don Davis
Enda Owen
Mr. Pleasent
Edith Morgan
Settle
Myrtle
Pension claims dominate Senate committee report
Senator Scott, chairman of the committee on pensions, told the Senate yesterday that the committee would not report any more pension claims before adjournment. The session heard that many pension claims passed through the committee, with more such claims appearing before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Scott
Senate
Free Laxative For Babies Promoted By Dr Caldwell
An advertisement urges caution in giving laxatives to babies and promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild effective option. It claims the remedy has sold for generations and offers free samples by sending name and address to Dr Caldwell, Box Card Well Building.
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Almont
Bartha Emmter
Yorkville
Bowyer
Jamestown
Colo
Dr. Caldwell
Be Galawell Bos
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised in Baltimore notice
A Baltimore woman testifies after four years of misery that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her nervous stomach and drags of illness. The ad extols the remedy for female complaints including displacements ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and backache and invites readers to seek Mrs Pinkham's free guidance in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E
Pink
Baltimore
Lydia
Pinkham
Franklin St
E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Housing Shortage Presses for More Dwellings This Year
The article notes a persistent house shortage as families move in monthly and dwellings fill rapidly once completed. It cites demand for labor in button factories Heinz works and canning plants, with hundreds more workers needed during the busy season. Local notices list visits and travels of residents, with social and community events described amid ongoing concerns over housing and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinz
Missing harness sparks pursuit through town alley
A man reported a set of double harness stolen and fired at two pursuing men as they fled up a back alley. Investigators found portions of the harness hidden near the Morgan jet south of the livery barn and beside the Johann building. Local parties are suspected. further developments may lead to arrests. Dr. Grimes owns a recently purchased auto arriving in Wapello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phermarghal
Mr. Phillips
Parn
Grimes
Wapello
Fay Snodgrass
Oakville
Eo Castle & Roberts
John T. Johnson & Co
Minnesota
D. Coleman
Pierce Baker
Raymond McKinney
Mary’ Davis
Ethel G. Clley
Earnest
Y Davis
Zella Wright
Sue Ervin
Nellie ‘Hale
Motor boats heard from in race to Havana from Philadelphia
Three motor boats sailing from Philadelphia toward Havana were reported yesterday. The Berney Caliph and Ilys were heard passing Jupiter Light off the Florida Keys about 509 miles down the coast from Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Jupiter Keys
Philadelphia
Jupiter Light
Florida Keys
Philadelphis
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Calumet
Mark Quinn
Jacob Hess
John A. Robbins
John Hooke
Columbus Junction
Geo. Casper
Sixth Street
Riverside
James Tobin
Charles
Mattare
Mrs. Henry Ab
Rock Island
Amelia Mier
Spruce Street
Lree
Hugh Scott
Pittsburg
A. W. Scott
Cedar Street
Bess Johnson
Walnut Street
Charles Holzhau
Douglas
Arizona
Claus Koll
East
Seventh Street
Castoria
Foster
Fliitu
Signat
Ces CZ
Muscatine Lumber & Box Co
Roth
Pinaud
Marshaletown
Burlingtor Wit
Lang
Business Cards
IN Cornerstone
M. FE
W. L. Mull
Ostrich
Waphllo
Awapello
Cecil Sellers
Wm. ¢. Hunt
Miss Ales
F. Gere
Howard .Green
Sundey
Thos. McClintock
Hos, Grubb
Des Moines
Wes
Clarksville
Ethel Heindel
Bluff School
J. F. Chandore
W. PB. Bumgardner
R. I. Butler
Mustating
H. James
Anna Wallace
J. A. Bigger
Milas Clendenping
Vervenee
A.W. Morgan
E. W. Rose Medicine CO
Olivert
St. Louis, Mo
Aaca Ee
McQuesten & Sawyer Co
Keen Rutter
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