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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1916
Page
9
City council ordered the Rock Inland railroad to remove the interurban “Y” track in front of the Barry Manufacturing Plant. Three days were given to complete the removal, with legal action threatened if noncompliance continued. Railroad officials notified City Attorney P. Hanley that the “Y” would be removed within the next ten days.
Dr M A Barr official of that Joen Royal Arcanum council leaves tonight for Cedar Rapids to represent the organization at an important confersnes of late offi cials tomorrow. Plans for the coming year's activatien in the Royal Arcanum are expected to be outlined at Colar Rapids. The state convention was held in Muscatine, and Cedar Rapids delegates are expected to play a prominent part in the ensuing discussions.
Local news notes a chicken pie supper at the LV B Church on Wednesday November 8. The report mentions Christ Hanson of near Wilton visiting the Hornhey hospital with serious heart trouble and several residents undergoing medical procedures or traveling for family matters.
Titus Torn Investment Co advertises storage room space for rent in the Barnett Building at 119 E 2nd St City.
An announced plan names Forrest and Downing of Davenport as key figures in Muscatine Electrical Construction Company. Downing will head the new firm with offices at Sixth Street and Milwaukie Avenue, aiming to start operations soon. The city sewer project requires property owners to file objections by October 20, 1916, with hearings by the city council.
City of Muscatine Iowa issues public notice of intention to form Sub-sowerage District No. 42 in Main Sowerage District No. 4. City Engineer files plan and estimate for storm and sanitary sewer improvements on Second Street Town Avenue and surrounding blocks totaling 8,216,260 dollars with details on pipe sizes manholes catch basins and funding shares for city and property owners.
Assistant Chief John Richley captured a nameless intoxicated man on Front Street after he could not state his own name. The incident marks the second such intoxicated individual in two days, amid a townwide effort to curb alcohol access.
Extracts from patients claim relief from piles using a novel system with painless therapy. Testimonials praise rapid improvement and ease, noting daily activity during treatment. The office offers free examination and mail order oak samples from Davenport Iowa address.
Delegates from Muscatine Welfare association prepare for the state convention of Charities and Correction in Ottumwa. The group plans to distribute invitations and literature for next year’s convention and will depart on the 7:25 am train, with several members and officials listed among those leaving.
One hundred dollar reward offered for incurable catarrh. The product, Hall's Catarrh Medicine, is described as cleansing the blood and healing mucous surfaces. Claims of rapid improvement and testimonials are urged, with Toledo based Cheney & Co. cited and pharmacists selling the remedy.
Telegraph from Vienna reports the Austrian premier was assassinated amid a ministerial crisis. Few details reach the country, with ongoing political strife in Hungary and little information on penitent conditions. The Austrian parliament has not met since before the war.
Classified fragments show a general housework helper needed with no cooking or washing duties, a 18 year old messenger boy position for bicycle repairs, a store room for rent in Burnett Building, and a found auto with partial tag details.<Address/Names>
A Hallowe'en party for about thirty children was hosted by Miss Adele Mark and her mother Mrs. Wulf. Mark at Mulberry Avenue. Decor featured pumpkins jack-o'-lanterns and witches. Children enjoyed games a millinery contest and a themed luncheon in yellow and white.
Mrs Josephine Gres ham Mrs Frank Burnside and Mrs Albert Crow attend a piano solo event by Mia Hazel Keath at The Kensington Circle of the United Brethren Church. The group will meet in church parlors Friday afternoon with Madame Crow and Willa presiding as hostesses.
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Football results list scores by period for several games across the country. In Yowa City Purdue led Towa 4 0 after the first period at State Field, with later periods mentioning Princeton, Lafayette and Wisconsin matchups, plus Ohio Binta Illinois and Ithsta New York city area results. The text is fragmented with incomplete team names and period details.
Period details include Cornell 3 Bucknell 0 and Georgetown 7 Dartmouth 5 with partial phrases about Syracuse 4 and Pittsburgh player W W Hendricks. Mentions Muscatine and Letts as visiting locations.
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