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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
7
Local items report Mrs. C Desmond of Davenport visiting friends, several residents traveling or shopping in Muscatine, and numerous brief departures for Cedar Rapids Letts West Liberty and Arden towns. An ad promotes Roach Musser Sash and Door black wood at four dollars per load with cash and prompt delivery.
Colonel C. W. Durham leads a government inspection voyage over the Rock Island to Burlington river improvement district. The fleet Vulcan and Henry Bosse have dredged about 10 000 yards of sediment, with 20 hours daily operations and plans to move to La Crosse this season.
Grandview Iowa items list residents visiting Muscatine Letts and Columbus Junction. People include Will Dickerson James Guthrie and families. Several relatives travel for visits funerals illness and business while carpenters work on a residence and local clerks staff Schweitzer Bros.
A letter from Mrs. Williams of Gardiner Maine and another from Mrs. Sperling of Chicago Illinois claim the remedy saved them from surgery and cured female troubles without operation. For thirty years Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been a standard treatment for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pains backache and nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
Jacob Berk and family return briefly to home on Thursday. Mrs Sophia Connor travels to Fruitland Iowa on the 3 25 train for grandson Wells Gounse illness. Ruby McGrew returns to Muscatine duties on 8 00 train after a week at home. Frank Bennett of Muscatine calls Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Jno Schaffer of Wapello visit Robert Schaffer family Monday. M Hunter of Wapello visits Tuesday afternoon. Kathryne McGrew teaching at Montpelier Iowa spends over Sunday at home. The Dun ham concert was highly entertaining. Cebe Williamson of Carbon Cliff Illinois visits late last week. William son left here over twelve years ago. Mrs Jno Benson's remains buried here after Columbus Junction death. Harry Vibber departs for Tacoma Washington after a month visiting relatives. Frank Kemp of Fruitland visits his grandparents. Mrs Riley of Columbus Junction visits Wm Guthrie. Funeral of Mrs Benson attended in Columbus Junction. W E Reed and Harry Rexroth visit Letts Tuesday. Mrs Chet Storms and Mrs Jno Hidlebaugh drive to Wapello Sunday. O W Holiday of Seaton Missouri visits brother A L Holiday. Mr and Mrs G Schleichert visit Muscatine. James Buster ships stock to Peoria Friday. New western play The Little Prospector by Frank G King to appear at Krahl’s opera house Wednesday April 29.
Miss Gertrude Hanna and Mrs Lynne Taylor visited Muscatine on Monday. S C Allen moved a house for Mrs Bates of Cairo this week. Mrs McCleary spent Tuesday at Fredonia. Chas Johnson went to Muscatine Monday. Glady McCoy and Lee Gabrielle children have measles. Born to John H Pretz and wife a son on April 11. Born to Ray Burns and wife a son on April 3. Mr and Mrs Ray Green and baby Allen from Tennessee neighborhood visited S C Allen's on Sunday. M E Sunday school to hold Easter program Sunday morning.
The ad claims Kodol acts instantly after meals to stop indigestion and digest all foods, offering complete stomach relief with a guarantee.
Holy Thursday services are held across local Catholic churches with 8:30 Masses at St. Matthias and St. Mary’s, benediction, and Trinity Church at 7:30. Masons plan a lights-out ceremony and banquet tonight. Tomorrow’s Good Friday schedule includes 8:30 Mass and 7:30 services. Holy Week features extensive rites across parishes.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless home remedy for piles. It claims instant relief, home privacy, and low cost with a trial package mailed free from Pyramid Drug Co. The message urges purchasing a full box for 50 cents and warns against substitutes.
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