Uncle Sam's Iowa Mail Street Fair and Local Notices
A scanned page itemizes a Muscatine fair with attractions and local notices. It also reports on Uncle Sam's mail service costs, routes, and speeds, noting major railroad contracts, city delivery lines, and postal statistics across Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and other hubs. Names include Halstead, Jones, Rice, and Wilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
B. C. R. & N. Railway Company
Burlington
Albert Lea
Northwestern
Chicago
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad
Ogden
New York Central Railroad
New York
Buffalo
Lake Shore
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York City
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Washington
Pacific Junction
Iowa
Key West
Cape Nome
Muscatine Street Fair Promoted Amid Local Arrivals
Local notes report departures and arrivals on Wilton and Chicago trains. Shoppers are reminded to pick up the free Muscatine city directory for Daily Journal subscribers. Advertisements highlight Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry for summer ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Daily Journal
Muscatine City
Mull's Light Pain Killer Ad Claim
An old advertisement promises instant relief from internal or external pain using Mull's Light Pain Killer. It asserts the product kills pain, with guarantees of absolute purity and prices of 25 and 50 cents at all druggists.
Bargain Farm Listings Across Iowa and Nearby States
An extensive agricultural advertisement offers numerous farms near Muscatine with varied acreages from 7 to 315. Prices range around 50 dollars per acre, plus mentions of timber, fruit, wells, and barns. Also listed are city lots, broader state locations, and insurance services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
City
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
South Dakota
Postal Service Mail Pouch Costs and Purchases
The report outlines mail pouch procurement across cities with costs for cotton canvas pouches and leather pouches, annual government buys for materials like sawdust and soap, and the scale of pouch purchases and repairs. It notes 8,238 clerks in the division and revenue from selling old materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Department
Sea Island
Post Office Department
Fall term opens as country schools start Monday
The fall term begins for country schools on Monday while city schools start September 17. Repairs to buildings have cost nearly $4,000. The current board earns praise for modern improvements aiding teachers and pupils. The September 1 campaign will feature Hon. R. F. Lawson of Effingham Illinois offering issues, music, and humor. The Louisa county ministerial union met at the Reform church for monthly discussions. Peaches from home orchards are abundant and more trees are urged. Citizens travelled to Washington today on business. no link to Buffalo Bill’s show. Mr. Preston, freed from Fort Madison term, is at liberty. Prof. Clingman and family return from Cass county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our City Schools
R. F. Lawson
Effincham
Illinois
Lawson
Jack Frost
Washington
Buffalo Bill
Preston
Fort Madison
L. M. Shaw
Liberty
Professor Clingman
Cass County
Hood's Sarsaparilla Aids Appetites and Digestion
The ad claims some people never feel hunger unless food is forced down and that Hood's Sarsaparilla acts as an appetite stimulant. It asserts Hood's is a true stomach tonic and that Hood's Pills provide the best family laxative, with each dose delivering benefit.
Letts Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and School Start
Letts residents report numerous visits from relatives and friends in Muscatine Grand View Chicago and Missouri. Students and teachers note start of the Letts school term with Prof. Holliday as principal and teachers Mrs Parsons and Bert Coder assisting.
Disturbing noise on county road prompts warning
A county road disturbance Sunday night drew a warning to stop or face arrest for disturbing the peace. Jungle details show residents of Boone Iowa visitors Leonard Kirk and bride in town for a week while others returned home from visits. School began with Miss Mollie Frater as teacher and local residents were noted in weekend activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Kirk
Bride
Boone
Iowa
Sarah Barkalow
Atalissia
John Huber
Clarence
Muscatine
Wm. Kirk
Mollie Frater
Cedar Valley
Joseph Huber
Cresco
Towa
Joe Noll
Charley Huber
Atalissa
Albert Brazel
The Man Says Life Is a Dream Tread on Coins
A cryptic remark declares life as a dream, urging a provocative act to prove reality. The provocative statement invites scrutiny of belief and perception.
Mull's Lightning Cough Cure Ad Claim
An old advertisement promotes Mull's Lightning Cough Cure priced at 25c promising to stop a cough quickly. It highlights a medical remedy tone and targets general shoppers seeking relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mull
Fruitland Social Roundup Closes Week’s Visits
Mr and Mrs Neumeister and child ren left Buffalo after visiting J C Hunter s home since last Saturday. Chester Stevens will return home Friday with Fred Lindsay as he spends weeks at Weet Liberty. Miss Nanna Montgomery from Muscatine plans a short visit with Miss Effie Hummel. P W DeCamp visited Letts to see his mother. Nellie Pelton visited Mrs Lieberknecht in Letts. Eleanor Howell and her mother spent Thursday with A C Craddock. Township schools will begin next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Furnas
Dayton
Ohio
Mintie Bloomer
Emma Howe
Muscatine
Pearl Furnas
Chicago
Grandview
Rose
Ira Hendrix
Eben Barnett
Gertrude Fry
Minnie Zimerman
Lew Dalton
Victor
John
Letts
Prof. Holliday
Bert Coder
L. FE. Parsons
Kidney Cure Ad From Dr Hobs Spa Pills
An advertisement for Hobs Spa Pills claims to cure kidney ills and offers a free sample in a terse 19th or early 20th century style. It lists Ada and Sterling Remedy Co. based in Chicago or New York as sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hobs’ Spa
Ada
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
N.Y
Oak Grove School Delayed Start Precedes Labor Day Events
In Oak Grove the school term begins September 10. Mrs John Barnard improves slowly after a Thursday illness. Miss Ida Barnard from Muscatine visits her uncle John Barnard. Friends and neighbors, including Miss Charlotte Cole Olive Barnard and Miss Sophia Lindle, spend time together. The community marks Labor Day with many attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barnard
Mr. Barnard
Charlotte Cole
Olive Barnard
Sophia Lindle
Ida Barnard
Muscatine
Grace Cornell
Josephine Bruwn
Dessa Hoffman
Ed Cole
Guy Olds
Rummery Heads to Nebraska with Mother for Visit
HOPEWELL S A Rummery left for Nebraska to visit relatives with his aged mother who will stay there through the coming winter. The Des Moines Daily News had an agent here on the 5th to solicit subscriptions. Fred Johnson was nearly overcome by heat on the 5th and was ill briefly. Little Mildred Beatty was very ill last week but improving now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Rummery
Nebraska
The
Des Moines Daily News
Fred Johnson
Mildred Beatty
Cas Carets Candy Cathartic Urges Gentle Bowels Aid
An old advertisement touts Cas carets as a natural bowel aid for any ailment from headache to cancer. It claims quick, painless relief with easy movements and costs 10 cents to start. The product is described as genuine metal box tablets stamped C C C while warning against imitation.
Self cures debated as agreeable yet untested remedy
The guidance suggests agreeing with every self cure offered while noting there is no obligation to try them. This reflects a cautious stance toward unverified remedies and emphasizes consent and personal choice in medical decisions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Procter & Gamble CO
Cincinnati
Ral
Sasfias
Halstead’s
Titus & Jackson
Beepple Button Co
Jones & Rice’a
Scott Blackwell
Wilton
John Kaiser
Hershey's
Iowa Avenue
Frank Seiler
Mrs. Chapman
Levi Miller
McIntosh
West Liberty
Shibley
Thornburg
Co. D. Eaton
Mary Leonardana
Joliet, Ill
Fred Giesler
Southwest
Miss Slater
Thomas
David Lowry
John Lowry
South
Lizzie Otto
Wellman
Sarah
Mary Breamen
Dick White
Eldon
Eldon Fair
W. J. Hill
Des Moines
H. O. Weaver
Republican State Committee
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Quincy
Dubuque
Justin Rowan
of State
Clarence Fields
Elmus
Sweetland Center
Mepine Cemetery
N. A. McAuley
W'1ton
Grace English Lutheran Church
J. L. Murphy
W. 3Rd Street
Uncle Sam
Ernmental
Boston
Brooklyn
General Post Office
United States
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Pices
McBride & Cope
Battey
West Second Street
Tribune
D. D. Webster
Frances Walker
Muscatine Street Fair
Mabel Gould
John Leibbrand
James J. Ryan
Charles Merril
Kansas City
Dr. Gillett
C. L. McBride
Marshalltown
Dean
A. L. Lindner
Harfina
Long & Son
Monogram
Columbus Junction
Hood
Wayfield
Fruitland
Oak Grove
Hopewell
Borger
Muscatine Infirmary of Osteopathy
Linn Street
Elizabeth Harlan
D. D
Graduate American School of Osteopathy
Linn St
Merrick, Walsh & Phelps Jewelry Co
Olive St. St. Louis
John J. Havercamp
Theo. Kuechman
J. J. Coady
Nesper & Co
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