Officers Elected for Ensuing Year in Missionary Society
The Wo man’s Foreign Missionary Society of the United Brethren church held its annual meeting at the church parlors with strong attendance. Mrs. Ben Hyink reported on the Dumont Ia gathering and the officers were chosen: President Miss Carrie Mull, Vice-president Mrs J C H Light, Secretary Mrs A J Neidig, Treasurer Mrs Ben Hyink, Solicitor Mrs A A Keath, Evangel agent Mrs William Geller, and Gleaners Band superintendents Mrs Ben Hyink Mrs Charlotte Hare and Mrs Wm Geller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
Ben Hyink
Dumont
Carrie Mull
J. C. H. Light
A. J. Neidig
A. A. Keath
Evangel
William Gel
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Cure for Lungs
Advertises Dr King’s New Discovery to cure coughs and weak sore lungs with prices 50 cents and 1 dollar. Sold by Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
Muscatine Teachers Attend South Eastern Iowa Convention
A group of Muscatine teachers travels to Davenport for the South Eastern Iowa Teachers association convention. About a hundred teachers from Muscatine county Wilton and West Liberty attend with arrivals by Firefly and Wilton trains. Registration will occur at Kimball hotel and Muscatine High School with information bureaus at both sites. Visitors will tour the Rock Island arsenal and Tri-Cities by trolley and enjoy hospitality from local clubs and libraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
South Eastern Iowa Teachers Association
Jessie Stirlen
Josephine Wyant
Nellie Ahlsiager
Blanche Munn
Abigail Kennedy
Wilton
Muscatine County
West Liberty
Kimball Hotel
Outing Club
Commercial Club
Public Library
Rock Island Arsenal
F. E. Hobbs
Arsenal
Tri-Cities
Mrs. Plitt Returns Home From Wilton Visit
Mrs. Mary Plitt, visiting Mrs. J. A. J. Klein at 513 Chestnut Street, returned to her Wilton home yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Plitt
J. A. J. Klein
Chestnut Street
Wilton
New Machines Installed at East Hill Huttig Factory
Chines machines added to the Huttig factory plant to upgrade production lines. The report notes new equipment integrated into the facility to boost output and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huttig
Factory to Close Saturday for Cement Floors and Boiler Clean
Huttig Manufacturing in Kecklerville will shut down Saturday April 4 to install cement floors in boiler rooms and to clean boilers. The plant will resume normal operation afterward. Several improvements include a new sash machine in the sash and window department and upgrades in the door dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huttig Manufacturing Company
Second and
Oak Streets
Gans Floors Robson in Third Round
Joe Gans the old master knocked out Spike Robson the featherweight champion of England in the third round at the National Athletic Club Philadelphia. The stoppage came 2 minutes 25 seconds into the period as Gans landed a right hook followed by a decisive left and knockout blow. About 4 000 spectators saw Robson stagger and fall after a final punch as Lew Bailey signaled defeat with a soaked sponge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Joe Gans
Spike Robson
England
National Athletic Club
Robson
Gans
Lew Bailey
Hyomei offers air-borne cure for catarrh and colds
An advertisement promotes Hyomei as a superior remedy for catarrh epidemics and bronchitis by medicating the air breathed. It claims oils and balsams reach nasal and lung air cells and kill germs, acting as an internal air bath with Pine and Eucalyptic forest aromas. Havercamp’s store guarantees a refund if it fails, with the complete outfit priced at $1.09.
Deafness Cured by Constitutional Remedy, Hall's Catarrh Cure
An advertisement claims deafness arises from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Halls
Kodol Digestive Cure Promises Fast Relief
An advertisement extols Kodol as a complete digester that relieves indigestion by letting the stomach rest while the product does the digestion. It claims instant action, prevents gas or decay, and guarantees satisfaction with a money back offer on a large bottle from FE C DeWitt & Co in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
Marshall
E. Brooks
FE. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Broken brake beam causes wreck near Fruitland
A Rock Island local freight train No 7 derailed two cars about a mile east of Fruitland when a brake beam broke and dragged a tie. East and west bound passengers were delayed briefly while crews repaired damage. Several residents left town for visits and returned after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Road
Fruitland
Mrs Sarah Figg Dies At Her Home South Muscatine
Mrs Sarah Figg a well known South Muscatine resident died after a paralytic stroke Tuesday night She was mother of ten and survived by multiple children and grandchildren The funeral arrangements were not yet set and obituaries noted her Christian life and community ties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah
Fige
Sarah Figg
South Muscatine
Sarah Ann McKean
White County
Indiana
William L. Figg
Iowa
Johnson County
Mrs. Figg
William
Cedar Rapids
John P
Iowa City
Emma B. Fessler
Henry
James
Albert
This City
Charles
Davenport
May S. Wright
Louisa County
Milwaukee
Arthur Weller
Sam
Washington
Verna Miksch
Charles Whipple
Bay Island
Ill
F. E. Fells
Fruitland
Harry Rogers
Y W C A Notes
Thursday Mr Mitchells class for teachers will not meet this week due to the absence of the teacher. Friday the class in the Hirsch Co button factory will meet at 1230. Miss Bertha Hoover general secretary has entered upon her work at the Secretaries Training Institute 297 Ashland Boulevard Chicago. She will pursue Bible study Christian doctrine and association history plus practical work in factories and clubs. The course will occupy three months. Miss Elizabeth Wilson national secretary has charge of this institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirsch & Co
Bertha Hoover
Secretaries Training Institute
Ashland Boulevard
Chicago
Elizabeth Wilson
Buy a Home Now with Low First Payment
A Real Estate notice offers a home by G. M. Titus at 213 Iowa Ave. for long time easy payments with a few hundred dollars as the initial payment. The ad promotes home ownership and payment flexibility to attract potential buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Titus
Iowa Ave
Aged Man Found Unconscious in Barn Near Town
William Myrick was found unconscious on the barn floor by his son Harry after he did not return from checking on horses. He was moved to the house, treated, and while he regained consciousness the condition remained serious but not thought to be fatal. Officers to be elected at Musserville Methodist church Sunday school board meeting tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Myrick
Harry
Musserville
Henry Figg
Wabash River
Sarah A. Figg
Edward Mapleton
Clinton
Ted Lucas
Wapello
Muscatine
A Fortunate Texan discovers malaria cure claim
E. W. Goodloe of Dallas, Texas reports finding a sure cure for malaria and biliousness in Dr. King's New Life Pills priced 25 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Goodloe
Dallas
Texas
Dr. King
Havercamp
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RayoLlamp
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Woodley
John Manville
West 2Nd
City Lumber Yard
Cee
Ingart
Foreign Missionary Society
U. B. Church
Towa
Dreds
East Hill News
Chines
Tri-M. Club
Mr. and
Mrs. M. O. Briggs
Ladies’ Aid Society
Rock Island
East Hill Latrals
Charles Schmelzer
Isett Avenue
Lee Mark
Elmer Jenison
Park Place
Nichols
H. Johnson
Three Rivers
Mich
P. Bierman
L. H. Neumann
Park Avenue
Atalissa
John McFadden
C. Brown
Kecklerville
S. W. Stone
South Enelisa
Carl Koontz
Edward Kneese
New Mexico
Clay Kneese
John Montgomery
East Hill
Charles City
George P. Smith
Park Avenue M. E
Ross Hurlbut
Herman Bierman
Smalley Avenue
Becke
H. J. Rutledge
M. E
S. Hain
Sherman Street
Brisbane
Fred Humpley
Hain
C. W. Burkett
City
C. A. Hayes
Susan Blake
Allie Dawson
Oskaloosa
Harris
East Second Street
A. M. Bond
Columbus Junction
Hopke
Brook Street
Owen Dance
Laurel Street
Nature
South Muscatine News
Island Road
South End
William Geltz
Burlington
Clara Weinley
Charles Stoneway
Near Letts
Edward Foster
George Swain
Matilda Phillips
Phillips Street
Leits
RESI
Dent
Evening—Mother of Ten
Plymouth Rocks
George Reeder
Mulberry Ave
Martin
Garden Ny
Vaughan
Randolph St
Nora Unwin
E. Kenyon
Alexandra Henry Eckford
Michael
Helen Pierce Boulton
Prince of Wales
Spencer
Walter Wright
Higginson, Jr
Sybil Eckford
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