Muscatine Daily Briefs Highlight Local Visitors and Accidents
A Muscatine page notes many local and visiting people including i. O. Ca a business caller, Mrs. Fred Millage, Frank Evans, Miss Kate Chatterton, and Miss Anna Sessler. William Dittmann was injured at Roach & Musser's plant with a head gash. Demonstrations of the Universal Bread Maker offer free sample loaves to visitors.
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Fred Millage
Indiana Street
Wilton
Frank Evans
Clinton
Muscatine
Kate Chatterton
Fairport
William Dittmann
Roach & Musser’s
Mixer Demonstration Proves Instructive at Local Store
Miss E. M. Blair demonstrates the three minute bread and cake mixer at McQuesten and Sawyer's hardware store in Muscatine. Residents, including many men, sample loaves baked in a Majestic range from Universal Mixer. Blair, a Colorado domestic science graduate, promotes time saving as she shows efficient baking methods and plans to stay the rest of this week and next.
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E. M. Blair
McQuesten & Sawyer
Muscatine
Miss Blair
Colorado Domestic Science
McQuesten & Sawyer Company
Majestic Range Week Sale Offers Free One Hand
A local retailer promotes a limited time sale October 19 to 24 on Majestic Range models. Each purchase includes a free one hand option or accessory as an incentive to boost value. The promotion stresses higher water heating efficiency and better performance for the price.
Free Cooking Ware Offer Worth Seven Fifty
In a limited promotion, readers can claim a free set of cookware valued at $7.50 while supplies last. No purchase required, while stocks remain, at participating outlets.
The Majestic Range Promises Superior Merit
The Majestic Range is touted as unmatched in merit among ranges. It claims charcoal iron construction, rust resistance, malleable iron durability, and riveted craftsmanship with no air leaks. It promises even baking, superior water heating comparison, and easy cleaning with smooth rounded corners.
Kern in Syracuse Audiences Civil War Echoes
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kern likened current commercialism to pre Civil War times in Syracuse urging Americans to rally against special privilege and defend national interests. He cited Boston mobbing Phillips and Tarrison as historical parallels.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Phillips
Tarrison
Boston
Kern
Healing Salve Promises Quick Wound Recovery
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted as a healing wonder with rapid wound care claims. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store features the product at 25e.
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Bucklen
Havercamp
Dr A B Clapp Eye Ear Nose Throat Specialist
Dr A B Clapp, an eye ear nose and throat specialist, practicing at 205 East Second Street.
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A. B. Clapp
East Second St
Iowa Labor Report Shows Wage Gains and Fewer Strikes
Des Moines reports that Iowa's 47,000 organized workers saw minimum wage scales rise 8.81 percent and maximum scales 0.64 percent over two years ending 1907. Strikes fell sharply, with only 14 percent of prior levels, signaling growing unity and bargaining power in organized labor nationwide.
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Des Moines
Abrigham
Iowa
Iowa Labor Report
Bestenlehner Prescription Specialist at 308 East Second Street
Bestenlehner is listed as a prescription specialist located at 308 East Second Street. The note identifies the professional's role and street address for contact or directions.
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Bestenlehner
East Second Street
Not a Miracle Postum Relief Letter From Coffee Detriment
A letter from a 70 year old man describes severe spells from coffee causing unconsciousness. After eight months on Postum he reports fewer spells, better sleep, and overall health improvement. The testimonial promotes Postum by the Postum Co. from Battle Creek Michigan and references The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Lhwman
Taft’s Labor Roles and Legal Stand on Unions
The text reviews Judge Taft’s influence on labor unions, noting his defense of union rights to organize and elect officers, extend union influence to the Philippines, and overturn harsh Spanish laws. It highlights his sympathy for labor when possible, such as enforcing union scales on government work, while condemning coercive legal manipulations.
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United States
District of Columbia
Congress
Organized Labor
Taft
Philippine Islands
Isabele de Los Reyes
Ft. Totten
Electric Bitters Promoted for Kidney Trouble Cure
An advert declares To Die on The Scaffold Is painless compared with back kidney trouble remedies and promotes Electric Bitters as the cure priced at 65 cents from Havercamp s Prescription Drug.
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Havercamp
N. N. C. Meets At Lamp Home For Afternoon Program
Wilton Iowa October 21 The N N C met at the home of Mrs H W Lamp with a Bible quotation roll call music by Mrs W A Cooling a paper on Queen Elizabeth by Miss Olga Smith a lesson led by Mrs Geo Woodhouse a quartet Ye Spotted Snakes by Mrs E Morrison Mrs L Fredericksen Miss Olga Smith and Mrs Geo Woodhouse and memory lines from Midsummer Night.
Night's Dream-Club Members and Local Arrivals
Mrs. Douglas Connor and baby arrived from Des Moines and will visit Mrs. W. A. Cooling before heading to Waco Texas. Prof. J. B. Harris returns home from Muscatine. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hickey of Rock Island plan a brief visit with Mrs. Hickey’s mother. Mrs. Geo. Borland returns from Iowa City. Mrs. O. W. Nelson and two children of Arion Iowa travel to Durant to visit relatives. Miss Stella Smith from Cedar Rapids visits her parents Me and Mrs. J. E. Smith.
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Grace Woodhouse
George Woodhouse
Wilton
Douglas Connor
Baby
Des Moines
W. A. Cooling
Waco
Texas
J. B. Harris
Geo. Winn
Muscatine
Jim Hickey
Rock Island
Hickey
Geo. Borland
Iowa City
F. B. James
O. W. Nelson
Arion
E. Friederichsen
Durant
Nelson
Stella Smith
Lyman Bros. Millinery
Cedar Rapids
J. E. Smith
Root Juice Demonstrations Promote Cures In Community
Local notices praise Root Juice remedy with many residents claiming relief from chronic stomach liver kidney and rheumatic troubles. The paper lists numerous users and reports continued demand at Morgan's drug store with no complaints recorded.
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Morgan’s
Pumps and Cylinders From Red Jacket Agency
Frank Achcraft announces agency for Red Jacket pumps and cylinders and invites inspection next to Kemble Hotel.
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Red Jacket
Frank Achcraft
Kemble Hotel
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J. E. Branz
Journal
I.oca
W. Essex
Braunworth
Sunny South
Belle Orchard
Burlington
Universal
Frederick T. Kelley
Richard von Dreskey
Davenport
Anna Sessler
Henry Hahn
F. C. Parker
East Sixth Street
J. B. Hand
W. F. Phillips
West Front Street
Ria Dallas
Chicago
Ernest Schmidt
Minnie Baumann
Herman Schmidt
Universal Bread Maker
McQuesten & Sawyer Co
Catine
Pat
Majestic
Wired
Dripping Pana
Leva
Peenah
McQuesten & Sawyer Go
L. S. Lilly
Orurnace
Sunny Creek
W. G
Ostrich Farm
Thompson Bros
Superior Union
Bogard’s
DR. Pentzer
Free Office
Bldg
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