Annual Report Tells Panama Canal Progress and Cost
The Isthmian Canal Commission reports total U.S. expenditure at 84.57 million dollars for canal construction with 120.96 million appropriated and a remaining balance over 36 million. It notes vigorous work, a three division reorganization, and improved health metrics with lower death rates among workers, including both white and black staff, due to sanitation and nutrition.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Panama Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission
Canal Zone
Department of Construction and Engineering
Panama
Colon
Electric Bitters Promises Cure for Ailments
Frightful spasms of the stomach and liver torpor, lame back and weak kidneys are overcome by Electric Bitters. Guaranteed. 50c. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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Havercamp
Wapello Couple Weds in Davenport Then Home
Wapello Iowa November 28 1908 attorney W H Hurley and Miss Carrie Smith were married in Davenport on November 25 1908. They returned to Wapello to reside in the groom s home in the south part of town. The groom is a ten year practicing attorney and was recently elected county attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
W. H. Hurley
Carrie Smith
Davenport
M. G. Hurley
Wilton E U T U club hosts pleasant Saturday gathering
Miss Stella Smith and Miss Edna Smith entertained the E U T U club at their Wilton home Saturday evening with social time and elegant refreshments. Residents and visitors from Muscatine, Davenport, West Liberty and Rock Island visit or travel, including Vera Miller friends and Grace Reformed church market plans in Dec. 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus
Walter
Will
Archer
D. F. Dwyer
Rock Island
Lena Marticke
Muscatine
R. Creitz
Clarence Creitz
Geo. J. Nicolaus
Clay Nichols
West Liberty
Harry Griffith
Wm. Meyerg
Will Maloney
Ed. McSwiggin
Chicago
Anna Brown
Lou Kapfer
Joe Brown
Anna Daut
Nettie Stoner
Iowa City
Wilton
Rufus Hinkhouse
Wm. King
Grinnell
Leonard Moore
E. C. McCarthy
F. M. Baker
Fred Sherberger
Anthony Stall
Maquoketa
Will Barton
Will Fisher
Burlington
Joe Baynes
Jesse Silberhorn
Davenport
Stella Turner
Pasadena
Cal
W. D. Harris
Grace Reformed Church
Nelson’s Store
S. H. Wise
P. M. Conant
Vera Miller
Town
Nellie Henderson
Grace Woodhouse
Olga Port
Edith Henderson
Florence Agnew
Earl Whitmer
Frank Bacon
Harry Nicolaus
James Bacon
Harry Shafit
Clarence Budelier
Ames
Kate Pentzer
Margaret Woodhouse
Tipton
Pentzer
C. Bacon
Clara McSwiggin
John Leverich
Wapello Notes Mention Weddings Travel and Local Moves
The piece notes a wedding planned for January with the bride daughter of Mrs. H. C. Smith and a Wapello post office employee. It lists local social happenings including Mrs. R. R. Hunt visiting Morning Sun, Kenneth Keck visiting Mt. Vernon for Thanksgiving, and Mayme McLaughlin returning from Sulphur Oklahoma. It also mentions the Edwards Martin Land Company leaving for Las Vegas New Mexico with a party of land seekers and W. E. Edwards’s business visits, plus Paul Lischer’s return from New Mexico.
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H. C. Smith
Wapello
R. R. Hunt
Kenneth Keck
Mt. Vernon
Lola
Mayme McLaughlin
Sulphur
Okla
J. E. McLaughlin
Edwards Martin Land Company
Las Vegas
New Mexico
W. E. Edwards
Paul Lischer
Local social notes mention travel and visits
Mrs. Charles Wennell returned home Wednesday night from St. Louis after a brief stay. Ed. Hunt traveled to Mt. Vernon last Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Hunt.
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Charles Wennell
St. Louis
Ed. Hunt
Mt. Vernon
H. V. Hunt
Thanksgiving Gatherings and Local Shifts in North Prairie
In North Prairie on Thanksgiving week families hosted relatives from Muscatine including Mr and Mrs Eugene Maylone and Stella Simmons. Local residents A C Lake entertained L s kin. Legler and Will shipped two hog cars from Summit. Ed Paderski family attended a niece funeral in Fairport. plans to move to Iowa City noted. S U S student Anvil Smith visited home. Geo Pulse teaches Letts school. John Jugenheimer hosts Davenport friends.
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North Prairie
Eugene Maylone
Geo. Maylone
Harry
Stella
Geo. Simmons
Helen
Beatrice
Lib. Simmons
Muscatine
A. C. Lake
Fairport
Harry Smith
Iowa City
Anvil Smith
Cat Funeral Ornaments Prompt Odd Italian Gift
A man at a lunch counter recalls a friend inviting him to a funeral for a pet Angora cat. In a rush he orders a life size white immortelle cat with a purple bow, which the friend considers a grave insult to her feelings.
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New York Times
Maennerchor Critics Postal Law Change From LaCrosse Meeting
Officials of the Maennerchor society publish Saengerbund of the Northwest resolutions from LaCrosse Wisconsin protesting a congress alteration to section 3893 of the Revised Federal Statutes. They condemn the postmaster general's application that could curb non English press while preserving English press rights. Otto W. Rohland and Geo. H. J. Kieck sign as Bundes President and Secretary.
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Maennerchor Society
Saengerbund of the
Northwest
LaCrosse
Wis
Saengerbund of the Northwest
Saengerbund of
Republic
Otto W. Rohland
Bundes
Geo. H. J. Kieck
Saengerbund Resolution Against Prohibition Extremes
At La Crosse Wisconsin the Saengerbund of the Northwest adopts a resolution lamenting misapplied efforts to impose nationwide prohibition. It condemns partial legislation as restricting personal liberty, seizing property, and fostering unfair prejudice while pledging defense of rights under the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Otto W Rohland.
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Saengerbund of
Northwest
LaCrosse
Wis
Saengerbund
United States
Otto W. Rohland
Bundes
Geo. H. J. Kieck
Doctors Fees and the Value of Experience
A London Telegraph excerpt cites a lawyer questioning Mr Whistler about a brief medical consultation and his reply that fees reflect a lifetime of knowledge and experience. The piece argues that patients pay for skill and accumulated expertise, not just time.
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London Telegraph
Markets Report From H J Fretzel Board Of Trade
Today’s quotations provide market data from H J Fretzel member Board Of Trade via private wire. The report notes updated figures and market sentiment through the post office channel.
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H. J. Fretzel
Board of Trade
Grain Market Mixed as Wheat Drops After Early Strength
Chicago and Liverpool reports show Wheat advancing then softening amid weak buying demand. December Corn drifts lower on long liquidation while May holds. oats and lard show varied moves. Local prices list cash grain and farm produce with mixed futures activity and market totals.
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Liverpool
Chicago Live Stock Market Numbers Report
Chicago Ill November 30 cattle receipts 21000 steady to 10 cents lower with beeves 2.40 to 7.70 westerns 3.20 to 5.70 stockers and feeders 2.70 to 4.70 cows and heifers 1.50 to 5.00 hog receipts 43000 ten cents higher light 4.99 to 5.80 mixed 5.30 to 6.00 heavy 5.35 to 6.50 rough 5.35 to 5.55 bulk 5.40 to 5.85 sheep receipts 35000 10 to 25c lower 2.49 to 4.70 lambs 3.55 to 6.40 yearlings 4.00 to 4.70.
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Chicago
Ill
Chicago Poultry Market Prices Steady Across Varieties
Chicago Illinois November 30 poultry prices hold steady with turkeys at 14 cents per pound chickens 8 and 9 cents per pound springs 11 cents per pound.
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Chicago
Ill
Chicago Produce Market Butter and Eggs Prices
Chicago November 30 butter steady creamery 22 30c dairies 19% 25c eggs steady firsts 29c
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Chicago
Ill
New York Grain Market Report
New York November 30 Wheat for December at 1.135 percent. Corn priced at 71 cents.
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New York
New York Produce Market Butter Prices and Receipts
New York New York November 30 butter market notes firm with receipts 2 600 creamery specials quoted at 31 32 cents official 31 cents extras 30 cents thirds to firsts 21 29 cents process 18 25 cents factory.
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New York
N. Y
Fragmentary Market Notes on Dairy Prices
Readable lines show dairy price references with firsts and seconds, eggs receipts and firm activity. Values such as 21 22c and 35 36c appear alongside dairies and imitation creamery terms, indicating price quotes and market notes.
New York Poultry Market Report
New York New York, N Y Nov 30 Poultry dressed weak springs 15 20c fowls 10 13c spring turkeys 14 22c.
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New York
N. Y
Grain Market Report From St. Louis Nov 30
St. Louis grain market reports Wheat for December at 1.034 dollars per bushel Corn at 59 percent ec Oats at 47 cents per bushel in the latest bid prices from St. Louis on November 30.
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St. Louis
Peoria Corn Market Report In Illinois
Peoria Illinois November 30 No 3 corn quoted at 60 1 2 to 61 cents per bushel indicating current market levels for the commodity in this regional grain market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Peoria, Ill
Silent grief at the nest as a hen mourns loss
A Kansas City Journal excerpt describes a hen placing a white form beside the dead, crying loudly until others echo her grief. She then questions the purpose and predicts laying another egg tomorrow, highlighting animal emotion in a somber moment.
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Kansas City Journal
Adorable Quips Compare Alfred to Mark Twain
A humorous anecdote recalls Mark Twain as a boy sent to weed a flower bed he found full of weeds. The tale parallels Alfred's reluctance to work as he complains the entire world is attached to the weeds.
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Te Willon
Mark Twain
Alfred
Clemens
Masonic Society Cards for Owa Lodge and Related Bodies
Mason ic Owa Lodge No 2kYe and A M meet the second Tuesday evening monthly. E P Ingham W M and S L Johnson Secretary. Washington Chapter No 4 B A M holds stated convocation on the second Friday monthly with A H Othmer M E H P and obnior Secretary. Webb Council of Royal and Select Masters meets third Thursday in Stein's music hall with G D Lezotte T J M and L Johnson Recorder. De Molay Commandery No 1 K T holds regular conclave on the third Wednesday monthly with G D Lezotte and E B C W Graff Recorder.
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E. P. Ingham
W. M
L. Johnson
Washington
B. A M
A. H. Othmer
K. T
G. D. Lezotte
C. W. B. Graff
Modern Woodmen Meeting Notice in Muscatine
M. W. OF A. Muscatine Camp No. 106 meets every Tuesday evening at Woodmen Hall Vids' Block. J. C. Coster serves as Consul and J. A. Leyda as Clerk in this local fraternal association announcement.
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M. W
A. Muscatine Camp No. 106
Woodmen of America
J. C. Coster
J. A. Leyda
Muscatine Aerie No
Fuente
Dunbar Restauran
Eagie
Fraternal lodge meeting notices listed for Muscatine area
I O O F Muscatine Lodge meets Mondays at 7 45 PM at their hall Miriam Lodge meets second and fourth Fridays at 7 46 PM Prairie Encampment meets first and third Fridays at 7 46 PM Elks Muscatine Lodge 304 meets Mondays at 7 PM at the Elks Hall 413 past Front Street Club room open daily Visiting Klans welcome Secretary and officers listed for contact.
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I. O. O. F. Muscatine Lodge
Miriam Lodge No
VD. of R
Prairie Encampment No 4
B. P. O. Elks
Muscatine Lodge
ELKS
Elks Hall
Front Street
Y A. m
Klis
J. Watson
J John P. Breen
Knights of Columbus and A. N. W. Lodge Notices
Banner notice lists Yeomanry Wayie Niebling as chief of honor and Gussie Mull as recorder for Knights of Columbus Urent Col. No. 1305 meeting at Maccabee hall on the second and fourth pin days each month. A. O. U. W. Eagle Lodge No. 10 meets Thursdays at K. P. hall. Brethren in good standing invited. officials Fred Beitei and E. H. Dolsen named.
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Bend City
Moderna Brotherhood of Aucied
K. of P
B&b. H. King
Chas. Ryan
Woodbines Cam
Royal Neighbors OF America
Sirs
Emma Hoedlin
Oracle
Kate ‘Acvin
Recordes
Myrtie Kirk
Pelgabors
Wayie Niebling
Crouch
Gussie Mull
Knights OF Columbus
Urent
Hentibann
A. O. U. W. Agle Lodge No
A. O. UL
K. P. Haji
Fred Beitei
Ww. H
Polonius Advice Echoed on Clothing and Image
The quote urges that clothing conveys character, noting that attire reveals the wearer more than wealth usurps. It remains pertinent as it emphasizes modest, purposeful dress over gaudy display and social perception.
Smallest Family Member Rules as Boss in Absence of Children
A proverb notes that the head of every family is the youngest child, and the same rule applies when there are no offspring. The saying highlights family dynamics and authority rooted in age and birth order.
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Wilton News
America
Review Ofeviews
THE
Albert
Review of Reviews
Times
Albert Shaw
Progress of the World
the Review of Reviews Company
Astor Place
Geo. Pulse
Letts
John Jugenheimer
Geo. Eitman
Ruthenberg Clothing CO
East Second Street
People's Pulpit
Jly
Park
Gars
Timothy
Muscatine Markets
Shippers Ay
the New Shoe Store
Society
Masonic
OWA Lodge
A. M
I. O. KR. M. Musquitine Tribe No
Yeeman Nee
Daniel Borgstedt
Lester Smith
Fraternal Aid Association
Bloomington
F. A
H. F. Bodman
Second
Chestnut Streets
Q. Tt. Howard
E. P. Day
Romona Council No. 52
Isabel Norton
Pocahontas
Luella Bell
Wallipum
A A. Stark
Bankers Reserve
Yeomen Hall
Wm. Appel
C. H. Lemkau
Charles Lockwood
Anker
Woodman Hall
H. G. Schoenig
Hecorder
E. C. Ingraham
BE. C. Ingraham
West Sth
G. A. KR
Shelby Norman Vost
G. A
M. P. Goff
Leb. Aikens, W. P
Knighies
PST
Wyoming Lodge
Thias
I. B
Lowa Avenue
Visiti
Orethres
Die Dougai
L. Bihlmeier
Highland Avelns
Muscatine Castle
Yeo
Elma Scott
Alexander W. Scott
J. A. Bartem
A. G. Bestenlehner, Fin
G. K
Polonius
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