Riverfront Park Plan in Muscatine Faces Approval
Muscatine weighs rip rap and sand fill for a riverfront park using a 10 600 dollar federal appropriation. Col C W Dunham plans a site visit to assess needs while Miss Susan F Stone notes Winona’s levee park success and urges businesslike railroad cooperation to avoid future disputes. City Attorney W A Finkelnburg cautions on proper planning and ordinances.
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Muscatine
Congress
C. W. Dunham
Clinton
Winona
Susan F. Stone
City Recorder
Minnesota
Fetter
W. A. Finkelnburg
Mississippi
Expansive Girl From Kansas Fits Grape-Nuts Diet
A Kansas girl nicknamed an expansionist due to repeatedly needing clothing let out. The ad-like piece links her health to a diet of Grape-Nuts, claiming greasy foods harm children and adults, and that Grape-Nuts is easily digested, rebuilding body and nerves. There’s a reason.
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Kansas
Diamond Jo Steamer Dubuque Abandoned for Winter
Due to falling Mississippi traffic, cold weather and low water the Diamond Jo steamboat company will not return the Dubuque to St. Louis. The last trip of the season will end in St. Paul and the boat will remain unmanned in Dubuque until spring.
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Mississippi River
Diamond Jo Steamboat Company
Dubuque
St. Louis
St. Paul
Steamboat Party Takes Muscatine Ladies to Davenport
A merry group of Muscatine ladies traveled to Davenport yesterday aboard the steamer Helen Blair. The party included Mrs. Fred Nesper with her son Freddie, Mrs. W. D. Hine with son Hadyn, Mrs. E. M. Warner and daughter Miss Mabel, Mrs. C. H. Sterneman, Mrs. A. F. Critz and daughter Miss Eda, and Miss May Cooper of Clermont, Fla., visiting the Critz home.
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Muscatine
Davenport
Helen Blair
Fred Nesper
Freddie
W. D. Hine
Hadyn
E. M. Warner
Mabel
River Forecast for Midwestern States 1902
River forecast ending 8 a m Friday September 12 1902 notes slow fall of the Mississippi between Dubuque and Muscatine with limited changes expected. The advisory mentions sections near Le Claire and Muscatine and cites gauges and dates in the forecast.
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Aes
Dive Giebre
Peaitie du Chem
Overees
Vessvienns
Dubuque
Vets Ees Oasbage
le Claire
Ccc
Muscatine
Mississippi
Great Rush for School Books At Schmidt's on Monday
New books and school supplies including second hand books tablets slates and pencils are offered by H Schmidt and Son Co with a Monday rush anticipated by shoppers seeking ready lists and bargains.
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Schmidt’s
H. Schmidt & Son Co
Lehigh Valley Rail Offers Through Tickets to New York
Travel note describes a pleasant trip via Lehigh Valley railroad with solid vestibule trains and dining car service a la carte. Stop-overs allowed at Niagara Falls on all through tickets to New York and Philadelphia.
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New York
Niagara Falls
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Philadelphia
Johnson Rewarded For Noble Murder Case In Enid
Governor Cummins sends 175 dollars to Harry W. Johnson of Enid Oklahoma Territory and 75 dollars to Sheriff Porter for aiding in the capture and conviction of Kid Noble, murderer of Tom Morgan. Noble fled across states to Oklahoma before being arrested and sentenced to Fort Madison.
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Harry W. Johnson
Rock Island Road
Enid
Oklahoma Territory
Noble
Tom Morgan
Fort Madison
C. B. Porter
Kid Noble
Journal
Morgan’ Brothers
East Second Street
Morgan
Oklahoma
Atalissa
Des Moines
Kansas
Kansas City
Mr. Johnson
Muscatine
Johnson
Lettsville Notices and Local Services
The Lettsville community notes the death of M L Shellabarger’s infant after a long illness with funeral set for Thursday at 1 pm at the U B church. Rev Brean attended a Lisbon min association during the week. Other items include A C Furnas selling cattle and farm goods to Harrigan for 750 dollars, visits by H Van Tuyl, Mrs F H McDaniel and daughter Katie seeing Dr Weaver, and lumber hauled by Mrs Dora Dalmire for a new home replacing a burned one. Wm Hendrix returns from Missouri, reporting his brother Ira.
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Lettsville
M. L. Shellabarger
U. B
Brean
Min—— Association
Lisbon
Iowa
A. C. Furnas
Harrigan
H. van Tuyl
Wapello
Letts
F. H. McDaniel
Katie
Weaver
Muscatine
Dora Dalmire
Threshing Machine Returns Delighting Moscow Farmers
Moscow Iowa Sept 11 The sound of a threshing machine pleased local farmers after a dry period as Mr Rider of Des Moines visits his grandson Chas Fryberger. Rider 87, strong and devoted, led a church class last Sunday and served his master for 70 years. Our agent and family return from Wisconsin after two weeks away. Rev McAuley Wilton will speak at the M E church Sunday on a trip to the holy land Egypt and points east inviting neighbors.
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Moscow
Iowa
Rider
Des Moines
Chas. Fryberger
M. E. Church
Wisconsin
McAuley
Wilton
Holy Land
Egypt
East
Iowa County Republicans Endorse Hoffman For Congress
In Williamsburg last Saturday Iowa County Republicans adopted strong resolutions backing the state party platform and Governor Cummins. They deplored the withdrawal of J N W Rumple but pledged loyalty to nominee William Hoffman and endorsed Milton Remley as judge with firm party support.
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Iowa County
Williamsburg
William Hoffman
Congress
A. B. Cummins
Iowa
J. N. W. Rumple
Judicial Convention
Milton Remley
Wapello Happenings and Court Proceedings
Mrs. Thomas Flitch visits Rev. T S Pool in Lettsville then returns home. The verbal will in the David Fetterman estate is dismissed for not meeting statute. A marriage license is issued to Joseph Mahaffy and Margaret L Kinkead of Morning Sun. they wed at the Kinkead home. Carrie Dunn returns to Wyman for a two week visit. Ralph R Hunt and Mary Pearl Parsons wed at the Parsons home in Toolsboro. Judge Withrow grants a divorce in Baxter vs Baxter. Courts set for next week's trials with several pending cases and a jury date for State vs West.
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Morning Sun
Louisa Countie
J. M. Kinkead
Carrie Dunn
Wyman
J. R. Shipman
Ralph R. Hunt
Wapello
Mary Pearl Parsons
Toolsboro
D. D. Parsons
Withrow
B. F. Baxter
Luckey
Carson
Brockert
Letts Co. Op
Store
Pierce
McClurkin
State
West
Soverign Grand Lodge Session Des Moines Sept 15 20
Low Rock Island rates to Des Moines for the annual meeting of the Soverign Grand Lodge from Sept 15 to 20. Parades drills and pageants daily promised. Contact any Rock Island agent for rates and sale dates. L. M. Allen Chicago is listed as General Pass. Agt.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Soverign Grand Lodge
Rock Island
L. M. Allen
Chicago
Defective refraction fixed by renowned eye doctor
Dr Pentzer, a noted eyesight specialist, corrected a defective refraction. Eyes examined free of charge, offering vision care to patients.
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Dr. Pentzer
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