Local notes detail visits and incidents in the community
Nov 3 report from the county notes several household visits and events. Mildred accompanies a mother to visit relatives, California plans surface, Miss Shafer from Denver visits kin, and Mr. Porter and Mrs. Stratton are mentioned. A sale at Randolph proceeds well and a serious accidental injury to a horse occurs with Dr. Marquis attending. Local socials include a Fortnightly club party at Thomason's hall. Sunday school was postponed due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ili
Helec
Aming
Boruif
Mildred
V. Aaronson
Porter
Joe Stratton
California
Shafer
Denver
Wm. Epa
Beruff
J. Zake
Randolph
Juff
Ran
Marquis
Key Bone
Shoppa
Joy
Thomason’s Hall
Chas Retherford
Chicago
Fred Shoppa
Donald
Fred Rader
John Livingston
Hiram Felton
Dr. Brown
Philip Street
L. G. Sutton
Robert Farrell
Illinois
Muscatine
Scott White
Stewart Road
Jacob Neibert
Wilton Junction
Florence Kinsley
Keokuk Lake
Burn Weakley
Oregon Street
Fred Lulow
Glenn Barker
Neola
George Tanner
Near Letts
James Corbin
Sampson Street
Charles Graham
Grandview
Rev. W. L. Childress
Letts
Wisconsin Street
South Muscatine Pushes Levee Raise on Iowa Side
South Muscatine residents urge raising the Island levee as repairs are needed. With a high river levee altering flow, more water now risks the Iowa side and Muscatine Island. Residents fear the island levee may not withstand spring floods and consider petitioning Rock Island authorities for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
How to dip a Cold or Cough in the Bud
A home remedy recipe promises to wipe out a cold or cough promptly. Mix 2 1 2 ounces of Pimex with a pint of granulated sugar syrup, then take a teaspoon every one to three hours. The syrup uses sugar and water. pine extract is praised for lung and throat benefit and the taste aids children.
Improvements at Island Church Include New Furnace
Large furnace to be installed and interior renovations at Island Methodist church this fall. Church closed two weeks. services unlikely for four weeks. About several hundred dollars to be spent. After upgrades the church will be one of the newest sized in the area. Other items include heavy wall papering to improve warmth and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island Methodist Church
Orino Laxative Promises Constipation Cure
A. W. Morgan, a druggist, promotes Foley's Orino Laxative as a permanent cure for constipation and liver trouble by stimulating digestion. It claims no griping, pleasant taste, and no need for continual laxative use after taking Orino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Morgan
The Heart of the Rockies at the Grand
A new western play titled The Heart of the Rockies offers wholesome comedy and novel specialties between acts. Reviewers praise its freshness and place it ahead of other western plays in its first season, with Friday evening showings at the Grand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockies
Cycle Tourist Completes Seventeen States Ride Across Nation
Maj. Edward A. Weed, the oldest international cycle tourist, rode from Atlantic to Pacific visiting sixteen states and covering 4,005 miles by Oct. 31. Other local notes include visits by Mrs. A B Moore to Cedar Rapids, Ida Dupuis of Keota visiting Theresa Chihak, Prof. L H Van Houten returning from Pella, Lillian Olds of Brazil visiting, R O Lynn returning from Colorado, and Mrs. B F Martin’s trip back to Chicago after a stay with Jesse Marr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
A. B. Moore
Harry
Cedar Rapids
Ida Dupuis
Keota
Theresa Chihak
Edward A. Weed
Atlantic
Pacific
L. H. van Houten
Pella
Lillian Olds
Brazil
R. O. Lynn
Colorado
B. F. Martin
Chicago
Jesse Marr
N Brody Returns To Chicago After Short Muscatine Visit
N Brody came back to Chicago today following a brief stay with relatives and friends in Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Brody
Chicago
Family Theatre Presents Varied Bill With Bella Italia Troupe
Probasco and Bella Italia Troupe deliver a unique piano and dancing act as the Family Theatre lines up an exceptional bill. Juggler Probasco impresses with flawless stunts while Lynne Hazel and Bonnie Hazelard charm with a piano and dance number. June Cranmer adds character comedy and the show earns strong applause though one song divides opinion. Tonight election returns will be shown on the moving picture screen via Western Union as admission stays unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bella Italia
Stars and Stripes
Probasco
Muscatine
Issy
Lynne
Bonnie Hazzard
June Cranmer
Comedienne
Family Theatre
Western Union
Dr King's New Discovery Advertised for Colds
An old advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery as a guaranteed cure for coughs and colds with prices 50 cents and 1.00. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store promotes the remedy.
Eczema Cure Reported After 30 Years of Suffering
Mr. M. T. Firmin of Wichita Kansas says washing with a wintergreen oil and thymol based compound cured his eczema after decades of itching and failed treatments. He reports initial relief, then gradual improvement, and now near full recovery with minor ankle roughness. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store endorses D D D Prescription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. T. Firmin
Witchita
Kansas
C. S. Daniels Furniture Co
Kans
Higginson
Higginson Drug Co
Havercamp
Perscription
Halloween Party in Conesville Amuses Unmarried Guests
A Halloween party hosted by Mrs. C. B. Horton featured a candle lit upstairs room with a ghost, apple peeling to form initials, a taffy pull, and autumn decorations. Attendees included several local residents and visitors, with social notes on neighbors and upcoming church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
C. B. Horton
Anna Miller
Grace Gunderson
Bertha Sherburne
Nellie Gunderson
Ferol
Alice and
Francis Gay
Eva Baker
Mmes
J. C. Gay
A. F. Abbott
F. B. Gay
H. C. Horton
Horation Baker
W. A. Mincher
Master Alave
Myrtle Foster
Grace Stickney
Arden
Aral Cloyd
Ottumwa
A. M. Gay
John Gay
Fay Gay
Iowa City
Dick Gay
Washington, D. C
Charles Cecil
Blanche
Hedrick
Idah Heath
Hallowe’en
M. E. Church of the
Sunday Visitors and Local Calls Reported in Montpelier
Montpelier Iowa and Davenport residents visit and travel the weekend with many locals calling on friends and relatives. Notable names include Lynn Morris Carrie Fridley George Davis and Florence McCulley as well as guests from Buffalo and Fairport. An upcoming church benefit at Drumm's hall on November 13 is announced inviting all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Our Town
Drumm’s Hall
Florence McCulley
Davenport
Joe Myers
Fred Buchele
Fairport
W. F. Davis
George Davis
Andalusia
Miss McGrew
Muscatine
John McCulley, Jr
Lawrence
Cooper
Robert Henderson
Herman Feser
Frank Fosher
E. H. Gilmer
M. E. Church
Free Cure Claim For Dyspepsia Ad Belongs To Caldwell Syrup Pepsin
An old advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a universal cure for dyspepsia and related stomach issues. It offers a free trial bottle by mail and notes low cost in drugstores. The piece cites testimonials and lists nearby residents, with additional local social notes and a lecture announced for the M E church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Capt. Clark
Buffalo
Joel Adams
Montgomery
Ala
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Bidg
Monticello, I
Open letter praises Mio na as stomach cure
A Muscatine reader Harry L. Goodies shares relief from five years of dyspepsia after using Mio na tablets from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store. He urges others to try the fifty cent remedy, claiming it strengthens stomach walls and enables normal digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Harry L. Goodies
Miona
R. W. Knowlton
River St
Astabula
Mr. Goodies
Havercamp
Olive Branch Notes From Muscatine Area
Local notes from Muscatine and vicinity include August Cover visiting Muscatine as a business caller, Emmie Pontel buying a driving horse from Dr J D Fulham, Claude R Hughes and Emmie Pontel visiting together, Claude Fisher calling in Fruitland, Ted Phillips duck hunting at the mile bridge, Ferdinand Pontel ill near Fairport, Grandpa Eisele calling, Henry Hatfield family planning a move, Mrs Joe Frizzell and son returning to the farm, corn husking underway, and Elmer Heintermaster making a Monday visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Branch
Muscatine
Emmie Pontel
J. D. Fulham
Claude R. Hughes
Claude Fisher
Fruitland
Ted Phillips
Pleasant Surprise After First Dose of Dr King's Pills
A Pleasant Surprise follows the first dose of Dr King s New Life Pills. The product claims to regulate pain and strengthen the body with guaranteed effects advertised by Havercamp s Prescription Drug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Havercamp’s
Sunday Visits Across Iowa Towns
South Cedar Iowa notes report Arley Morris of West Liberty visiting his parents. Mr and Mrs Nat Halcock spent Sunday with town relatives. Mr Millhone from Ohio, visiting his son and family, returned home Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Cedar
Arley Morris
West Liberty
Nat. Halcock
Millhone
Ohio
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South End
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J. E. Hoopes
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Clinton
A. Curtis
Lone Tree
H. D. Shoemaker
Ora McCroskey
Demorest Avenue
Lee Manley
Hoopes
Probasco and
Bella
Italia
George Ellman
Ogilvie & Caple
H. Bishop & Son
Hinkel & Flannery
Ems Ise
National Oyster Carrier Company
South Norwalk
Connecticut
Citizens Rail
Mundt
J. H. Mundt
Metzger
Muscatine Broom Factory
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