Library Trustees Named as Council Hires Clock Expert
The city council approved four appointments to the library board with Dr. J M Wishart Mrs F L Wilson and Mrs C J Wilson keeping their seats and Miss Josephine Babcock succeeding Mrs Orville Elder. A clock expert from Howard Clock Company will inspect the town clock slated for removal from the old academy building to see if it can be moved profitably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bovee
J. M. Wishart
F. L. Wilson
J. Wilson
Josephine Babcock
Orville Elder
Howard Clock, Company
Academy
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted by Toledo Firm
Catarrh medicine favorably cited as a cure all with claims of blood purification and surface cleansing effects. Advertisement touts testimonials and the product’s nationwide reputation from Hall's Medicine Company of Toledo Ohio. Also mentions a family laxative option for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Secra
CHE CO
Toledo
Set
Clock decision looms for courthouse tower relaunch
The council seeks arrangements with the board of supervisors to install either the old clock a new one or a partly new timepiece in the courthouse tower when the school building is torn down.
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Board of Supervisors
Court House
Government to Sell Meat by the Carload
Surplus foods are offered to cities to be sold in carload lots at prices far below regular costs. Muscatine details a government program allowing municipalities to buy canned meat and vegetables without advance payment in carload quantities, nonreturnable. Prices listed include corned beef and roast beef by can size, hash, and bacon by crate and pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Journal
Logue Funeral Services Held for Mrs J W Logue
Funeral services for Mrs J W Logue were conducted Saturday afternoon at the late residence by Rev M R Regan with a duet by Miss Sappho Beamer and Mrs Carrie Blake. Pallbearers were Clarence Timmons Don Huber Al Huber Had Huber Fred Palmer and Robert Maxwell. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
Want Column Clues Spark Local Market Hopes
The want column hints at upcoming bargains and notable listings in the town, urging readers to check ads for sales, services, and opportunities. Shoppers seek fresh leads on utilities, homes, and merchandise advertised by local merchants and residents.
Don’t Run Into B Share Or He May Claim Your Auto
Automobile drivers are warned against colliding with Benny Share who uses a junk wagon on North Iowa avenue. A rear crash wrecked Share’s wagon and damaged the Nyberg make car of Claude Borders. Borders agreed to pay damages, then Borders took the train home while Share hauled the wreck to town. The crash left riders bruised and both men out money, with an uncertain settlement ahead.
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Benny Share
Iowa Avenue
Mr. Share
Share
Claude Borders
Crawfordsville
Town
Washington County
Nyberg
Burlington
Auto for sale with broken steering gear
An irate description offers an automobile with a broken steering gear, twisted and mashed condition. The seller urges buyers to contact Mr Share while warning others to avoid him on the road or risk losing a ride and needing transit by train.
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Mr. Share
Digestion Advice and Home Remedy Advertisement
Digestive health tips urge thorough chewing and salivating meals to avoid stomach trouble. Readers are advised to avoid beef and veal during indigestion and use Chamberlain's Tablets for gentle bowel movement and stomach support. Lemmon's Drug Store advertises the remedy.
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Lemmon’s Drug Store
Advt
Two Autoists Fined Ten Dollars Each for Speed Violations
Mayor J. B. Bovee presided yesterday evening and fined two automobile drivers ten dollars and costs totaling 14.35 for speeding beyond the limit. Local officers continue patrols to enforce speed laws and curb speeding this summer.
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J. B. Bovee
Recalls Battle of Atlanta Fifty Five Years Ago
J. Purvis marks the 65th anniversary of the Atlanta battle noting Washington county soldiers in Hood's Confederate forces and Sherman's defense. He recalls a minor wound from the fight which helps him remember the event vividly after many years.
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Atlanta
J. ©. Purvis
Washington County
Purvis
Hood
Sherman
For Sale Property at 825 North Marion Ave
For sale is a house with modern improvements, a 16x32 barn with double stalls and buggy room, space for a cow, hay loft, and capacity for 7 tons of loose hay. Between one-half and three quarters of an acre, with various fruit trees. Inquire of Mrs. James A McCutcheon. 17-22-24.
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North Marion Ave
James A. McCutcheon
Former Local Man Judge in California
Narrative profiles General N P Chipman a Washington born lawyer and Civil War veteran who rose to brigadier general and later presided as justice of the California Court of Appeal He enlisted for Lincoln and tried Henry Wirt at Andersonville later moving to California where he held leadership roles including state board of trade and third district presiding justice His active vigor is noted alongside his trout fishing hobby and long career despite advancing age
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Sacramento
Calif
Daily Union
N. P. Chipman
Court of Appeals
Judge Chipman
Washington
Lincoln
South
Army
Wirt
Andersonville
California
N. Pp
Chipman
Iowa
Fort Donelson
Corinth
War Department
Stanton
Henry Wirt
District of Columbia
Grant
Congress
State Board of Trade
Supreme Ccourt
District Court of Appeal
Third
Local Social Notes Highlight Trips and Visiting Friends
Miss Mae Crone returns from Osage Kansas to Rothschild store. Mr and Mrs P G Widmer drive to Wayland to join others for Fort Madison day trip. Edna Laura and Ruth Bridges travel to Milwaukee to source millinery styles. Flo sse visits Muscatine parents while Mrs Jesse Guy oversees with Frances Wigon assisting.
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Miss Mae Crone
Osage
Kan
Cora Watkins
Rothschild Store
P. G. Widmer
Wayland
Fort Madison
Edna
Laura
Ruth Bridges
Milwaukee
Miss Flosse
D. M. Bridges
Muscatine
Jesse Guy
Mise Frances Wigon
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Praised by Purchaser
A testimonial claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured indigestion and stomach ills. The user says one dose convinces, offering a refund, with Lemmon's Pharmacy selling the product nationwide.
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Mayr
Lemmon's
Advt
Anthon Van Sickle Struck By Car On East Washington Street
Anthon Van Sickle was struck by a car on East Washington Street while moving a Cavander barn and suffered severe bruises and a facial cut. The driver Miss Ethel Henderson and three others were in the vehicle. Van Sickle remained unconscious for hours but no bones were broken.
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Antho van Sickle
Fast Washington Street
Mr. van Sickle
Ida Cavander
Cavander
East Madison Street
Ethel Henderson
Ainsworth
Wes
Washington Street
Mr. VanSickle
Miss Henderson
Edith Peterson
8. H. Henderson
A. J. Peterson
Washington
Peterson
Nurses’ Training School
Iowa City
van Sickle
Lieut Lee Ward Transferred From Wichita to Omaha
Lieut Lee Ward formerly of Washington and assigned to the Wichita recruiting office is moved to Omaha Neb He plans to continue recruiting work and says Wichita is a live wire with strong enlistment potential after the harvest Ward came to Wichita from Camp Sherman on June 6 and has helped raise Wichita’s profile in recruiting activities.
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Lee R. G Ward
Washington
Army
Wichita
Kan
Omaha
Wichita Heacon
Lee Kk. G. Ward
Omaha Neb
Liest. Ward
Camp Sherman O
Crawfordsville Rar Force July 22 Visit Homecoming
Leo Carter returned home Sabbath after honorable army discharge from France. Mrs. Sally Ward and daughter Mabel of Burlington visit J. N. Carter residence. Mrs. Alberson of Sigourney visits brother S. P. Gordon and relatives. W. K. Wooley J. C. Wooley F. B. Young and J. H. Lease traveled to Illinois for a short outing. G. A. Ingham returned to Brighton after weekend visit.
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Crawfordsville
Leo Carter
France
Sally Ward
Mabel
Burlington
J. N. Carter
Alberson
Sigourney
S. P. Gordon
W. K. Wooley
J. C. Wooley
F. B. Young
J. H. Lease
Illinois
G. A. Ingham
Brighton
Eldridge Joins Godfrey and Eldridge Real Estate Firm
Earle Eldridge, just back from overseas duty in July Std, has joined Godfrey and Eldridge. He will supervise office work and handle outside details. The firm grows and will add an extra man as Eldridge brings business experience and energy to the role. Fi remains involved with Eldridge Battery Company while pursuing opportunities here.
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J. Earle Eldridge
Godfrey & Eldridge
Godfrey
Eldridge Battery Company
Brabin Directs Noted Film Feature With Nesbit
Charles J Brabin completes an ambitious motion picture about the sepulchre scene of Christ's resurrection featuring Evelyn Nesbit as a penitent sinner ostracized by her town. The narrative centers on a minister abandoned by his congregation and a Magdalen who follows Christ's command to sin no more. Assistant Director Kellette is in New York researching dusty archives this week.
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Charles J. Brabin
William Fox
Evelyn Nesbit
Miss Nesbit
Magdalen
Christ
Brabin
Mary Magdalen
Kellette
New York
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Fire and Water and Finance Committees
Committee On
WANT
B. Share
New England
Hiram
N. P P. Chipman
Journal
Journal Office
Green
Shockley, Noble
W. H. Smith
Ford Car
Albert Irvin
Franklin
Call
Ee Ee Renner
C. F. Warnitz
Grandview
Westbrook
J. J. Fishburn
W. H. George
Fairfield
Fielder and Johnson
Mannhardt Brothers
Washington Loan
Red & Trust Co
So. 2Nd Ave
Rubio
Valley
East Washington
Lieut
Lee Ward
J. E. Eldridge
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