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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1908
Page
15
A long list of visitors and travelers stops in Muscatine from West Liberty Davenport Burlington Letts Columbus Junction Columbus Junction and Oskaloosa. Notable mentions include Mrs. E B Evans of West Liberty Miss Bessie Crocker of Wilton and James O Toole of Letts visiting relatives and handling business matters.
Captain Walter Blair leads the Helen Blair with a party from Davenport for a grand cruise to Shiloh battlefield and McDougal’s Cave. The voyage goes from Davenport to Pittsburg Landing via the Mississippi and Tennessee rivers with stops at Quincy Nauvoo and St Louis, returning April 11.
A man escaped death from blood poison after G. W. Cloyd of Plunk Missouri treated a dangerous wound with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The product is sold for 25 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
The Salvation Army in Muscatine dedicated its new basement quarters in the New German American Savings Bank building last evening. Major Smith of Des Moines gave the principal address as a large crowd gathered. Ensign and Mrs. Peter Jensen provided special music, and Major Smith praised the ensign’s work and noted the post’s quarters as among the best in the state.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Antone Braun on March 24. William Wagner shipped cattle and hogs on March 22 with Mrs Wagner and sister Mrs Ed Rinnert visiting Chicago. Mrs O A Bohnsack and Mrs Alvira Watts attended the Ladies Aid at Mrs John Jenkins' Thursday. meal receipts were 3.65. Next meeting with Mrs Berta Johnson on April 9. Rev Tallman delivered a sermon enjoyed by many. Mrs Watts and son Ellery were in Blue Grass Saturday visiting. Miss Ivah Thorne began a three month term at Hazel Dell March 30.
A. W. Morgan urges readers to choose Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds. He claims it cures stubborn coughing, expels the cold, and contains no harmful drugs.
Mrs A Gregory of Denver writes that after six years of female trouble and an advised operation she found relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter promotes the remedy for backache bearing down pains irregularities and other female ailments and invites inquiries to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Reports from rail insiders indicate changes to Missouri division services of the Rock Island system with new time cards. One California train may be dropped, local through trains altered, and Wilton evening service undecided. Firefly possibly rerouted to Oska looza, not Washington.
East Wapsie Iowa April 2. Mr and Mrs Lee Tharp of Moscow spent Sunday with Horace Hawker and family. Ruth Ben and Gladys Marolf returned Saturday after visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs George Valet of Wilton. Miss Clara Marolf began the Swamp school spring term March 30. Mr and Mrs Emmett Buckman and son Robert visited relatives in West Liberty. Miss Tony Dora Fickler spent Saturday in Iowa City. Dewey and Earl Hawker visited relatives in Moscow and returned home Sunday. John Evans has been ill with erysipelas at his son Fred Evans home and is improving.
Miss Elsie Narvis left yesterday afternoon for Wilton to spend a few days visiting friends.
L B Boswell of the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association reports Muscatine Davenport and Moline face lower assessments than peers as plans for a six foot channel in the upper river proceed. The group warns of heavy expenses and urges support from commercial bodies and governments.
Miss Bessie Nelson of Joy visited grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Mason. The Epworth league box social Thursday evening drew a good crowd and yielded a neat sum. Louis Schrader returned from Canada earlier in the week. The town was struck by measles last week. Bert Myers and Mrs. John
The ad argues Michigan beans offer superior flavor and appearance due to soil. It asserts customers pay $2.10 for their own beans, while market price can be as low as 30 cents per bushel. It emphasizes hand selection for the whitest, plumpest beans.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stottler were business visitors in Keithsburg Saturday. Mrs. Rosa Shirkey and her son from New Boston visited her parents for several days last week as updates on victims' condition suggest improvement.
Advertisement for OUR-PIE lemon pies praised as easy to make with no fuss and low cost. Packages are air tight and contain proper ingredients, inspected and guaranteed under Pure Food Laws. Available at grocers for 10 cents.
Eliza Illinois April 2 William Coberg and family of Foster spent Sunday with his father A J Boruff visited Muscatine on business Mrs Chas Munson and Clare of Wrayville visited his daughter Mrs Joe Cox Willis Thirtyacre of Foster spent Sunday with his brother James In the republican caucus March 14 Ned Irwin named supervisor Cleon Mason town clerk Frank Soles assessor Joseph Cox collector Ed Noble highway commissioner Millard Hampton school trustee March 28 democrats named Ed Pulliam supervisor L A Bishop town clerk Edwin Barrett Orr Bear Harvey Pratt Arthur McDonald as candidates
William O Stevens recounts the Saginaw wreck on Ocean Island and the heroic crew rescue with four lives lost. He credits Rear Admiral J K Cogswell, then a Saginaw ensign, and notes the relief boat rests in a naval academy building.
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