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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1900
Page
2
The Journal chronicles births weddings and community gatherings with a focus on personal milestones and societal notes from local correspondents. Names places and dates are featured to capture the social fabric of the area.
The Pleasant Prairie Republicans chose a township ticket led by Trustee John Tough and Clerk James Dose with Assessor Garlick and Justices Frank Stecher and W. J. Williams, plus Constables Dave Jenkins and Henry Becker. The item also notes visits, travel, agriculture, and railroad activity in the area, including grain shipments and depot work.
Barney Miller constructs a six room two story house on his farm to praise the neighborhood. The dwelling will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. George Corzell. Numerous local residents visited relatives and attended events including visits by Foster Illinois residents, Wilton fair attendance, and a Colorado trip ending for Alf Reed.
The Stockton crowd packed the venue Thursday night for Mr. Lawrence’s talk, praised as a fiery speech that could have lasted two hours. F. C. Langfeldt received a telegram Sunday morning reporting his brother’s serious illness in Chicago.
James Smith known as little Jin returns to Adams as locals join Mrs. D. H. Smith for a surprise gathering. Nearby, Roy Cochran heads toward Savasterpool, threshers and farm visits fill the week with kinship and routine updates on families including Meyers and Gersey.
Mrs M Evans of Cairo reports Beggs’ Hair Re claims to remove dandruff and halt hair loss after other treatments failed. She urges readers to seek the remedy without delay.
At the Riverside Journal office visitors view a new printing press and type setting machines now ready for demonstrations. Doctor Sheafe is expected home October 1 from Europe. Agent Rice works at the depot ticket window after illness. George Hoffman arranged a guitar from Chicago for his daughter Glee. John Newton visited his Johnson county farm last Sunday. A local lung remedy named Mulls Lightning Conga Core is advertised as safe for children and effective for coughs and consumption.
In Muscatine last week the writer notes neighbor Adam Stamm now living in Lone Tree Iowa, has purchased two farms 165 and 160 acres, at 75 dollars per acre, including a $4,000 house with natural gas. Stamm is praised as an honest neighbor. Many local notices follow including weddings fairs births and farm updates from Buffalo Prairie, Buffalo Prairie to Aledo area, with family visits and building plans.
The obituary notes Walter Dale Kimball aged 16 years, 6 months, and 11 days died Sept 21 1900 after congenital heart trouble. Services were at the Kimball home conducted by Elder J M Purse of Oklahoma, later at Edgington cemetery. Revivals with Eld J O Slyter to follow. Family updates from Millersburg and area churches.
The piece notes a new rural free mail route petition east of Eliza and predicts the end of old star routes. It reports Bap tist tent meetings ending with strong attendance and a Sunday school convention planned for Petersville. Dutch buyers from Peoria plan to establish a Bay Island colony while Aledo fair showcases merit.
Miss Mollie Flater returns from Bayfield with a pupil for Saturday. Independence school house ready. Ella Foley to teach next week. Zetta Shannon of Kent and Clara Roupe of Muscatine visit West home. Harry West from Victor visits family before Monday departure. J W Flater Elmer McGowan and Samuel McGowan attend Democratic convention in Muscatine. West family hosts Geo Roupe on East Hill. George West in Sweetland. Marcus West to study in Muscatine this winter.
Miss Ella Coder teaches at Sandy Grove school and boards with G B Lowes. Sunday activities include Cedar Bethel services, visits to Mrs S L Johnston, and meals with friends. A singing gathering at Cedar Pethel invites participation. several residents shared meals or called on neighbors.
The Central Passenger Department of Iowa Central promotes a pamphlet "Clear Lake, Iowa, and the Oaks" describing Clear Lake and its attractions. It highlights Sailing and Bathing, the Oaks Hotel, Bath House and Toboggan Slide with half tone engravings and frontispiece, urging readers to obtain copies from railway agents or Geo. S. Batty in Marshalltown Iowa.
The B C R N Ry offers reduced excursion tickets to Keokuk Iowa for the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge Grand Encampment and Rebekah Assembly O O F of Iowa from Oct 16 to 19 Call Cedar Rapids Route agents for rates and train times.
Detroit September 27 Gov Pingree refused Gov Tanner's requisition to extradite Fred Brueggin an Illinois parolee who left the state He argued Chicago employment and lake ship service made monthly reports impossible He mocked the Illinois system and sent a letter to Gov Tanner who replied approving Pingrees action and backing the decision
In Crawfordsville Indiana on Monday the city council faced a large ministerial and citizen delegation demanding that only moral shows be allowed and that saloons not be open to gamblers. The council granted street privileges with a mayor approved committee on shows and entertainments.
Lansing Michigan September 27 E and Bates a former detective and for two years chief of police pleaded guilty to forging a mortgage for 300 dollars on Monday.
Amos R. Small endorses Beggs' German Salve as the best salve for burns cuts skin diseases and piles, claiming it cures without leaving a scar and has proven effective in every observed piles case.
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