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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1906
Page
7
Dr McNutt visits Wilton Holmes and Manrose printers and others travel between Muscatine and surrounding towns. Multiple residents depart for visits to Davenport Davenport and Chicago while others arrive visiting families. Local ads promote dry kindling wood and high prices for poultry butter eggs hides and wool.
Muscatine marks Labor Day with a city parade on the streets at 10 am led by Pauchet and Redmen bands, followed by afternoon events at the fairgrounds. Basketball, horse and hose races, ladder-climbing, and auto dash fill the schedule starting 1:30 pm, with entries listed for the 2:40 trot and 3:00 pace heats.
Oak Grove reports Mr. and Mrs. Geo Shields traveled to Des Moines for the fair. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barnard returned from Buffalo and Pearl Barnard from Muscatine stays with Olive Barnard. Lulu Beck visits Chicago. Dorcas Sewing society hosted by Mrs Heselton with a large turnout. Next meeting at Mrs Gibbs home September 26. J C Stuart shingles the schoolhouse. Lisle Stuart visiting. Ethel Davis and Glen Davis of Muscatine spend Friday with Ed Barnard.
Promotes healthy blood supply to affected skin and soothes eczema symptoms. Appeals to chronic cases with promises of healing sores and itching. Offers $1 price with free sample and medical advice via letter from Blood Balm Co. Atlanta. Sold at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Annual excursion offered by Lake Erie and Western Railroad covers Indiana Ohio and Kentucky with routings through Sandusky Cincinnati Louisville Columbus Toledo and more. Rates listed from Indianapolis 5.00 to Sandusky 7.50 and other points at proportionate prices. tickets valid 30 days. special train departs Peoria 10 15 p m with high back seat coaches and Pullman sleeping cars. for more information contact E B Leppert district passenger agent 325 Main Ct Peoria IL.
In Goldfield Nevada on Labor Day a world featherweight title fight looms as Billy Nolan objects to a clause preventing clinch control by the referee George Siler. The dispute over enforcing breaks may lead to dropping the clause and finalizing terms plus a public weigh-in at 4 PM Saturday is discussed. Otts joins Nelson corner with plans for future matchups at Manhattan minist camp.
A Mrs M Summers of Notre Dame Indiana advertises a free home treatment for rheumatism muscular and joint pains sciatica backache kidney pains and neuralgia. Claiming it cures at home by banishing uric acid from blood loosening stiff joints purifying blood and boosting vitality. Proof to address Box 407 Notre Dame Ind.
Mrs Dixon and daughter and Florence Watters join relatives in Des Moines for the state fair. Presbyterian Sabbath school meets at the manse during church repairs. School begins with new teachers. Voorhes and Ansley upstairs, Smith and Garnes downstairs. Vestry work at the Presbyterian church funded by the Ladies Aid. J M McLaughlin completed a concrete walk east of his home. Ernest Lambert to Moline Ill to work in a grocery. family to follow. Genevieve Milbourne returned to Clinton after visiting relatives.
Iowa Central announces tickets to Los Angeles and San Francisco California from September 3 to 14, with return by October 31 at one round trip fare. Routes vary with liberal stopover privileges. For details contact agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
The Cleveland Naps lost to the White Sox 5 to 4 after Townsend replaced Earl Moore in the ninth. Key events included Dougherty scoring on a Roche line drive, and a late miscue by Altrock, with Lajoie leading the pitching staff.
National League results include Chicago 8 over Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 4 over New York 2, Pittsburg 7 over St. Louis 5, Brooklyn 6 over Boston 5, and a Chicago win in the games listed. American League featured Chicago 5 over Cleveland 4, New York 7 over Washington 5 in the first game, New York 20 over Washington 5 in the second game called after six innings, Boston 8 over Philadelphia 1, Detroit 5 over St Louis 1. American Association games show Indianapolis 3 over Columbus 9, Toledo 14 over Louisville 1, Milwaukee 9 over Minneapolis 5, Kansas City 4 over St Paul 1. Three League results list Davenport 6 over Cedar Rapids 0.
In the Western League and Iowa League results, Decatur beats Peoria 11 to 6, Springfield 8 Bloomington 2, Sioux City 7 Omaha 4, Denver 11 Pueblo 9, Des Moines 4 Lincoln 3, Burlington 6 Ottumwa 3, Keokuk 5 Keokuk, Marshalltown 8 Waterloo 1, Fort Dodge 12 Clinton 1, with Dubuque–Rock Island game postponed due to races.
Miss Morford of Iowa City returns home after visiting the Samuel Mather family. The community notes public school preparations with Prof. Miller in charge, local travel, fairs prizes, and various residents visiting relatives. A funeral for Miss Cora Ridenour at Union Valley church is reported along with other local events and arrivals.
Blue Grass Aug 31 social items include Mr and Mrs William Sautan hosting relatives from Pleasant Valley since Saturday. Mrs J C Watts visited the Agar home in Montpelier Saturday afternoon. Mrs Aug Drumm with sons Leverne and Merle and Miss Ivah Thorne were guests of Mrs Bancks recently. J P Wonder is severely afflicted with rheumatism the past week. Mr and Mrs Dan Grimm Mr and Mrs John Spring and sons were visiting.
Community items from Buffalo Prairie Ila list a patent medicine show prize to Miss Clara Eckhardt, visits by Mrs. L. N. Lewis and Miss Nellie Burrows, and several locals hosting or visiting relatives. Roy Boney and Miss Carrie English wed Aug 22 in Aledo.
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