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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1902
Page
3
Reports from rail executives indicate likely rate increases across lines, with a January 1 rise anticipated in this region. Proponents cite higher coal fuel labor and repair costs, while local railroad men deny knowledge of any forthcoming action and say they have not been notified.
Mrs. Deldine left Monday for Concordia Kansas after weeks with her sister Mrs Gilman. She came for her mother Mrs Pearson who has improved and can do light housework. Mrs Bodkins and daughter are also mentioned in the note.
Falcon Self Rising Pancake Flour praised as the best wheat corn and rye flour from the Northwest. It is milled blended and sold in two pound packages and six pound sacks with recipes for pancakes waffles muffins and more using milk water eggs and butter.
Anna Watson visits son Jack Bodkin in Maquoketa. Several families travel for health and relatives, including Mrs. Grady in St. Louis and the Rittenhouses near Letts. Community updates cover anniversaries, moves, illnesses, church activities, and upcoming talks at Park Avenue M E Church with presiding elder Thorne and Bible discussion by L A Gates.
If you want a good new house with all modern improvements see Titus and Jackson.
An advertisement claims Mother's Friend external remedy prevents pain in childbirth by rubbing into the abdomen, promising relief from morning sickness and swelling. It warns against internal remedies and cites a Tampa hotel proprietor praising an easy birth. It offers $1 bottles and a free booklet from The Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta.
A meeting at the P M Musser Public Library auditorium Monday aims to organize a local debating society. Residents interested in debates and forensic topics are invited to join and help establish an educational group to discuss live topics locally state and nationally with politics largely avoided.
A Mahin's Magazine October remark argues that men remain in mediocre or inferior positions not due to opportunity scarcity but due to inability to recognize and seize chances when they arise.
Advertises paying for an acre in a good location with Titus and Jackson, suggesting it costs less than purchasing a single lot. Prominent offer to buy an entire acre instead of a single parcel.
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