Local notes from Muscatine and surroundings
Numerous brief items list local visits and shopping notes in Muscatine Iowa including Irene Eckel Walker visiting her mother, Mrs. Levi Eckel, and other residents traveling to Davenport What Cheer and Rock Island. Businesses advertise oysters Nesper's Fountain and Bilkeys harness shop. Upcoming sale at C W Norton farm near Durant with horses cattle machinery and hay. Free lunch at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Eckel Walker
Chicago
Levi Eckel
East Second Street
C. W. Norton
Durant
Timothy Hay
500 Men Wanted For Gibson Sale At Gibson's Yard
Five hundred men are invited to attend P. N. Gibsons general sale on Saturday November 14 featuring 100 head of cattle 80 steers and 20 cows 85 head of sheep 45 hogs and 25 head of pure breed Durocs weighing 180 to 225 pounds. About 15 male Durocs described as good. Sale yard Gibson on Saturday November 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. N. Gibson
Gibson
Odd Fellows Special Meeting for Degree Practice
Odd Fellows announce special meeting on Thursday evening November 12 for degree work practice. All members urged to attend per request of Noble Grand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Noble Grand
Accident blinds grocer in peculiar airgun shot
Frank Zmunt a prominent grocer in Towa City Iowa has lost sight in his right eye after an airgun shot rebounding from a door struck his optic and damaged the cornea. Surgeon verdict declares the eye hopelessly sightless. John Borts a young carpenter may share the fate after being struck in the eye by a rebounding twig during a hunting trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa City
Frank Zmunt
John Borts
War Over Mixed Oils in Fort Dodge Tanks
Cedar Rapids Oil Co. offers 500 reward for conviction of persons doping 20 000 to 30 000 gallons of kerosene with gasoline in Fort Dodge tanks. Company issues caustic letter defying enemies and hints at selling to consumers if merchants refuse patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Cedar Rapids Oil Co
Mother Proclaims God Medal Flour the Only Best
A reader note quotes a mother asserting that only God Medal Flour is the best, highlighting the brand name JOuN in the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessica
Joun
Also Mentioned on This Page
Coats
McColm Dry Goods Company
J. E. Kranz
Green House
Kranz
Journal
M. W. Stirlen
Bilkey
T. Becke
Wilton
Barger & Barrows
Ed. Millett
Moline
Muscatine
Mollie
Katie Powelankey
Davenport
Nesper
Mary Sylvester
Fairport
Frank Bowman
S. Tice
Kalona
H. A. Farber
Miss Dorothy
J. L. Giesler
West Third Street
the Baptist Church
John A. Robbins
Fred Buchele
Iowa Farm
Titus Loan & Investment Co
Iowa Ave
Fred Schreurs
Esther
East Fourth Street
Rock Island
Brainworth
Lamb
E. Webb
East Tenth Street
Bestenlehner’s
Adam Wigim
Washington, Ia
Woodman Hall
St. Matthias Church
F. T. Nesper
Henry Shafit
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Iowa
Nesper’s
Schaefer
THE
Muscatine Produce CO
Orange and
3Rd Streets
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!