Peasley Offers Sliding Scale Property Sale Based on Election
W S Peasley of 520 Maple Avenue proposes to sell several Maple Avenue and Orange Street lots for 400 cash with a proviso that if Bryan wins the buyer pays nothing further, but if Taft wins the buyer pays Peasley 400 more. He argues the deal is an equitable sale tied to election outcomes, not a bet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Peasley
Maple Avenue
William Taft
United States
Mr. Peasley
Orange Street
Bryan
Taft
Peasley
Muscatine
Locals Report Visits and Travel Around Muscatine
A stream of residents and visitors are noted in Muscatine and nearby towns with trips to Davenport, West Liberty, Cincinnati, and Des Moines. Names include Mrs. Alice Rounds, L E Severance, Allen McCurdy, Eva Cadle, Blanche White, R B Baird, M Stinson, Lilly Brandt, and W L Loan among others. The notes mention business, funerals, family visits, and professional referrals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Severance
Davenport
Muscatine
Eva Cadle
Blanche White
Mulberry Avenue
Lilly Brandt
W. L. Loan
Charleston
W. Va
West Liberty
Preacher Plans Firm Stand on Sunday Theatre Controversy
Rev. B. C. Preston will preach at First Congregational church Sunday evening on the proper observance of the Lord's Day. He will argue against allowing Sunday theatre access and address the question of whether theatres should operate on the Sabbath without dodging controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Preston
First Congregational Church
Muscatine
Preston
Woman's Backache and the Feminine Organism
The piece describes backache as a signal of feminine systemic trouble with symptoms like nervousness headache and loins pains. It asserts a single remedy to quickly remove the cause and restore health, though it omits the remedy name in the readable text.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Cited by Women
Personal testimonials from Mrs Will Young of Rockland Maine and Mrs Augustus Lyon of East Earl Pennsylvania praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving long standing backaches side pains and other female ailments. The ad notes the product has been a standard remedy for thirty years and claims it has cured thousands with displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Young
Columbia Ave
Rockland
Lydia EE
Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
East Earl, Pa
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anna Selman To Teach In Jefferson Primary Grade
Miss Anna Selman appointed to lead primary grade No 2 at Jefferson building after board found overcrowding in the current room led to establishing a new class. The board also approved window repairs, learned Muscatine high school progress, and planned sanitary drinking fountains citywide. Lincoln school addition acceptance, grading cleanup required, and Lincoln pump to be removed and junk sold by janitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Selman
Jefferson Building
Board of Education
Lucy Conner
Miss Selman
Jackson School
Washington School
Chevalier
Muscatine High School
Lincoln School
Tith Fined for Assault at Daley’s Lunch Wagon
Thomas Tith pleaded guilty to assaulting John Brown in Washington Iowa at Daley’s lunch wagon. Before Judge H S Howe he was fined 10 dollars plus costs totaling 14.45 dollars, paid in full, and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Tith
John Brown
Washington
Daley
H.S. Howe
Fire Devastates Foley Minnesota Village
Foley Minnesota, a town of about 1000, was nearly wiped out by a night fire with losses estimated at 75000 dollars. Fire crews battled the blaze through the night with extensive damage to homes and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Foley
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Hope for Lung Ailments
Deady Fright carries sufferers from lung trouble until they learn Dr King's New Discovery will help them. Available at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store for 50c and $1.90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Havercamp
Y. W. C. A. Notes Offer Fall and Winter Classes
A printed folder lists in person and club programs for the YWCA focusing on Skirt Tailoring Shirt Waist Making Embroidery Cooking Current Literature Current Events German English plus clubs like Glee Cooking Shakespeare Books Worth While and Civic Improvement. Registration in gymnasium classes runs through October and a vesper service at 3 30 tomorrow afternoon led by Rev. Elliott will feature special music and a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
Pure oysters now free of water under new Pure Food Act
M E Flynn the state food inspector warned Iowa oyster dispensers that adding water or ice to oysters is illegal under the Pure Food Act. A Des Moines test showed cans with 48 percent water despite 87 percent water in the oyster itself, signaling adulteration. Oysters must be sold pure at higher price with customers able to supply water themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
M. E. Flynn
Burlington
Des Moines
Flynn
Beach's Soap promotion canvass in Muscatine
Beach & Sons of Dubuque announce a city wide house to house canvass in Muscatine. They market Peosta Soap Floating White Castile soap 10 oz bars at 5 cents each and Beach's Borax Naptha Soap Powder with a coupon offer. Buyers who purchase two Peosta bars receive a free 10 oz Castile bar and a one pound Borax Naptha powder, inviting residents to try and become regular customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach
Key City
James Beach & Sons
Dubuque, Ia
Cure claims for Dr Miles Nervine in epilepsy proof text
An advertisement asserts Dr Miles Nervine can cure epileptic and nervous disorders by strengthening the nervous system. It cites a testimonial from W R Allison of Mooresville NC claiming his son’s seizures stopped after June 1906 and references a money back offer through Miles Medical Co. Elkhart Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
John
W. R. Allison
Mooresville
N. C
Dr. Miles
Nerv Inc
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
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Kansas City
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New Hampshire
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Prairie City
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Cedar Street
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Ames College
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Jefferson School
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Pure Food
Inspector Flynn
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Wabash Ave
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