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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1908
Page
4
A public notice advertises a local boy medium offering clairvoyance and palmistry readings, claiming guaranteed accuracy and moral intent. It promises help across love, health, law, and personal matters with readings available 9 AM to 9 PM for 50 cents during a limited window.
Letts Hardware Co promotes a seven fifty free ware offer on the current week while urging attendance at a Maennerchor concert at Woodman hall on April 29 with Prof Paudhet’s orchestra. Mrs. F C Ingraham returns from Trenton Mo to visit family during her mother’s illness. The ad also touts a Great Majestic Cooking exhibition at the store.
About 15 couples surprised Mr and Mrs Chas Pantel with a lively evening of dancing and games. Neighbors gathered at Fred Casabaum's and Henry Nicklas's homes for social visits with music and grapho phone entertainment. Several locals, including George Pantel, Emmie Pantel, Ted Phillips, August Johnson, and other friends, spent weekends visiting Muscatine Davenport Grandview and Davenport on various errands and gatherings.
The Musical Union plans its annual concert at the Grand Opera House on May 6 with a prepared program and leading soloists Mrs Matthey of Davenport and Julius Schmidt. The orchestra under Prof Charles Grade features pianists violists and a full wind section with soloists and a diverse set of selections from operas and comic works.
Gold Medal Flour makes baking simple for Theresa. The ad emphasizes easy flour use and consistent results for home bakers.
Unclaimed letters as of week ending April 28 1908 list men and women by name. Names include William Henry Anson Lau Charles R Lee George Lunadin E A Murphy Peter Mills Lee Odell Ralph Powell Lewis Powell A D Reinstein Geo Salam Geo Smale James Smalley Henry Semlock John Smith R D Stevens Herbert B Stuart William Walker Leonard Watson J W Wilson W D Watson Mrs Isabell Cushing Mrs E M Doelling Mrs Wm Hail Cora Mackman two entries Mrs Grant Messenger Mrs Eva A Rickley Mrs E F Schmidt package W F Johnson package. Callers must say Advertised. R S McNutt P M.
The Letts community is urged to call and see the Great Majestic range in operation this week at Letts Hardware Co. The notice also highlights the new Iowa cream separator available at the store in Letts, Iowa.
John Dowling, an Olympia, Washington inventor, opened fire in the Unity building after a failed $6,006 investment loss. He wounded machine-maker Charles Pondelick and seriously injured Attorney James N. Tilton who tried to seize the revolver. Dowling, incoherent, said he had slept little and lost all his money before the shooting.
The Congregational Brotherhood of America opened in Detroit with a three day program of nine sessions. About 500 men from across the United States are expected to attend as addresses by national figures are scheduled for the forenoon and subsequent sessions.
Mrs Elizabeth Vogel a former Muscatine woman helped organize a society in New York named Iowa New Yorkers. The group meets monthly at the Waldorf Astoria to exchange sociability and present ten minute papers on Iowa history. Officers include Anna Howell Clarkson Des Moines president and Elizabeth Vogel Muscatine historian among nearly 100 members with many invitations extended.
Five would be robbers blasted their way into the Bank of Henry Esco at Mecosta Michigan with a large dynamite charge but fled before stealing any money. The blast blew out the bank front and wrecked the interior causing about 4000 dollars in damage.
Congressman C A Kennedy of Iowa sent a message to Rock Island government station requesting a special appropriation in river improvement funds to open the Port Louisa Slough south of Muscatine. He says the work is desired by river men and recommends expenditure totaling several thousand dollars.
In Clinton Iowa the district court began juror selection to try Mrs Irene Dolph the young widow charged with murdering her husband in a brutal case. The Dolph trial draws strong interest as the mystery unfolds.
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor calls all organized labor to adopt resolutions demanding representatives in Congress vote for labor bills. He issued the directive from New York on April 28.
Col Myron McCord former Wisconsin congressman and Nogales customs collector died in Phoenix at 67 from Brights disease. He was a Civil War veteran and long served in public office.
The senate passed a house resolution authorizing the secretary of war to furnish relief to cyclone sufferers in the south. In New Orleans contributions of money medicine provisions and clothing arrive as a relief committee ships solid carloads of supplies to Amite Purvis and other affected towns in Louisiana and Mississippi.
A snow and hail storm swept across Iowa and South Dakota on April 28 causing extensive damage to crops. Plum and cherry crops were ruined, apples badly damaged, with fruit in full bloom when the storm struck Sioux City.
Keokuk Iowa will host a tri state high school track meet on May 9 with teams from Iowa Illinois and Missouri. Events include sprints distances throws jumps and relays with a grand sweepstake cup as top prize donated by Frank LeBron Jewelry Company.
Dr. J. T. Martin of Muscatine will attend the Presbyterian Church General Assembly in Kansas City Missouri starting May 21 for about ten days. Delegates from the Iowa City Presbytery Rev George H Duty of Oxford and Dr J T Martin were chosen at Washington Iowa. Hundreds of ministers and elders from across the United States are expected to attend sessions of high interest and major questions will be discussed.
The housewives of Letts and vicinity are specially invited to attend a cooking exhibition at Letts Hardware Co in Letts Louisiana this week.
The second Atlantic torpedo flotilla under Lieut. Commander Cone reached San Diego today from Magdalena Bay. It was due last Thursday but delayed by target practice a missing Whitehead torpedo and foggy weather.
Fire broke out in the James block in Iowa City this forenoon and was quickly controlled by firefighters. The Deve Sisters milliners suffered the main loss with stock value around $1,000 and insurance of $700.
The Muscatine county board of supervisors returned from inspections in Oskaloosa Iowa where the new county jail cost 22000 and includes up to date features. They then traveled to Carthage Illinois to inspect the heating plant in the new courthouse with Sheriff Benham and Architect Mills.
Sheriff Benham reports a man calling himself Palmer from Muscatine was arrested on grand larceny and bound over to the grand jury. He allegedly stole a horse and a second man Samuel Glass of Mareatine is said to hold a mortgage on a horse and wagon that were disposed of.
Ed Oberhouse’s young son sprained his right leg when he toppled from a Weed park bandstand while playing with other children. Dr. FE B Fulham was summoned and treated the injury last evening.
The body of Mrs. Blanche Schoenthal, who left home a week earlier, was found in the Mississippi River three miles below Dubuque. Authorities believe she died by her own hand.
For sale items include an iron bed with springs, extension table, four dining chairs, center table, kitchen cupboard, commode, and a refrigerator at a very cheap price. Inquiries directed to "P" Journal. Also for rent a seven room brick house at 311 East 8th Street.
Des Moines reports from the Iowa crops bulletin describe favorable growing conditions earlier in the week with showers and hail in places. A cool northwest cold wave brought snow flurries and freezing temps, likely slowing growth but not yet causing determinable injury to fruit or crops. Geo M. Chappel notes seeding nearly finished and corn prep extensive.
A champagne supper hosted by Robert R. Reynolds in a local Asheville hotel led to multiple indictments for alleged prohibition violations. Champagne allegedly came from a druggist's prescription issued by Dr. Arthur Pritchard, son of Judge J C Pritchard.
Weather disrupts play but lineup is set for Sunday as Muscatine Independents host the Game Wardens of Davenport. New signees Butz McLaren and Egan report Friday. positions listed include Butz Valerious Gaston Kerrigan McKee Largan Switzer Vinci. Ball park work at the fair grounds proceeds and should finish by Friday.
Public notice lists the award judges at the World Pure Food Exposition held in Chicago in November 1907. Prominent experts include Dr Harvey W Wiley head of the Bureau of Chemistry appointed by the President, Alfred H Jones Illinois Food Commissioner, Dr Walter S Haines Rush Medical College, Dr John Harper Long Northwestern University Medical School, among others.
A. W. Morton urges readers to take Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds, claiming it cures obstinate coughing and expels the cold from the system with no harmful drugs.
Mrs S M Johnson hosted a musicale at 211 Pine Street in honor of the Acme club. The event featured solo and piano performances by Mrs E L McColm Miss Vera Peck Mrs Julia Einhausen Miss Gertrude Moynahan Miss Gretchen Legler Miss Miriam Bliven and Mr G N Rockwell who used a device to imitate multiple instruments. Dining room decor emphasized red and green with Japanese wares, and parlor decor followed a white and green theme.
Miss Amelia J. Eberhart of 613 East Eighth street and John Sherry of East Fifth street East Hill were married this morning at 9 o clock in St Matthias Catholic church with Rev F J Leonard officiating Best man Tony Fackelday and Mrs Jennie Edwards attended The couple will reside at 613 East Eighth street and expect to be at home by May 15th
The Golden Thimble bee met at Mrs. Frank Crampton's home on West Seventh Street. Officers installed include President Mrs. George Fisher Vice President Mrs. John Ahlf Secretary Mrs. Fred Wingerter and executive committee Mrs. Lucy Cunningham Mrs. W. Mesher and Mrs. Frank Crampton following a productive sewing session and social time.
Miss Florence Lavercell and Orville A Conklin married this afternoon by Judge H Howe. Austin E Conklin the groom's father attended, with a few friends. The couple, well known in Muscatine, will establish a home in Park Place in this city.
The Dorcas society will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. M. Harker on East Seventh Street.
Helen Blair departs Muscatine for Burlington on Monday Wednesday and Friday at 8 30 p m. For Davenport the service runs Sunday at 7 30 a m and Wednesday and Friday at 7 00 a m W G Block Co Agent
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