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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1903
Page
7
An old advertisement promotes ORRINE as a cure for drunkenness claiming it permanently destroys liquor desire and improves health. It cites a New York testimonial and offers mail order at $1 per box or $5 for six with a free booklet.
Mrs C Blockett leaves Fourth and Cedar for Rock Island to visit friends for the day. A K Raff sails from West Sixth for Geneva Island cottages. Dozens of locals take the Helen Blair to Davenport Clinton Wilton and Fairport for daily visits as ads tout remedies and tonics.
A Detroit woman Miss Grima Gannon testifies she suffered months with general weakness and pain before taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Within six weeks she was restored and urges other women to seek the remedy, noting many similar letters support its efficacy.
Veterans dispute the badge design for the Iowa division of the G A R encampment with a Cummins portrait. Some prefer Governor Kirkwood while others defend using the civil war governor for state representation. Dr Newman chose the likeness for fundraising and encampment display.
List of unclaimed letters at the Muscatine post office for the week ending August 4 1903 includes men Ben Appel Jack Douglas Giovanni Terrano G S Garnes Llewellyn Groff S P Hahn Ben Krieger Charles Masterson A C Patterson Leroy Rose Wm Ryan H J Scoles F J Leeds A E Sidebottom J Smith C Erle Sparks Charley Toop F D Topliff G W Totman James Young and women Mrs Maggie Carson Miss M Cotter Mrs Paine Mrs E O Dill Mrs Ralph Schnieder. Callers must say advertised W D Burk P M.
One way rate with two dollars extra for round trip tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays of every month. Return must be within twenty one days from sale date. Inquire at Iowa Central ticket agents or write A. B. Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Mina.
L C Lange proprietor of the German Village on Iowa avenue aims to keep his saloon open until October 10 or October 1 under a compromise with Dr Stafford. Attorney J F Devitt represents Lange and may also handle A J Fackeldey and John A Kleinfelder cases as the Methodist crusade presses for closure.
The Mississippi river commission has submitted its annual report to the war department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903. It lists appropriations totaling 2,000,000 with allocations for harbors at Helena Ark Memphis Tenn Greenville Miss Natchez Miss Vidalia La and levees and surveys. The 1902 river and harbor bill provided 2,200,000 with further funds for districts and dredging. The report notes that permanent channel deepening is not yet practicable under current conditions.
Miss Rosa McAhan of 211 West Quartz Street Butte Montana declares Newbro’s Herpicide cured her dandruff and stopped hair loss after two years of failed products. She urges Druggists to sell it and mentions Detroit Michigan as the company address and Hevercamp’s Prescription Drug Store as a local agent.
Heavy rains in the north pushed the river up five inches in twenty four hours. The level reached 46.9 feet yesterday but fell to 7.2 feet above low water today. Rivermen expect the rise to be temporary and that the river will again decline once the excess water passes Muscatine.
The Mahaska County Holiness Association invites will hold its annual camp meeting at the old camp grounds east of Oskaloosa, starting August 12 for ten days. Rev. A M Hills of Peniel Texas will preside.
Rev H L Powers of Lincoln Neb and Rev A A Horton and wife of Des Moines will conduct and lead song services at the meeting. Wm Crosson serves as president and issues a cordial invitation to all to attend.
Lovey Godfrey born Milford Indiana May 16 1837 died July 20 1903 at home near Wapello Iowa aged sixty six years two months four days. She married Louis Berk February 14 1864 and they had seven children three living Nettie Mrs C W Graham and Mrs Clayton Wilson. Survived by husband oldest sister Mrs D Freeland of Ainsworth and several relatives. Cause of death not fully shown in text.
After more than a year of suffering, a respected local figure remained calm and hopeful. On Monday July 20, at dawn, she peacefully departed for the home of day eternal. Funeral services were held the following Wednesday at the family home, conducted by Rev. C. L. Wilson.
Laura E Paullins files for absolute divorce from Oscar F Paullin s alleging desertion since 1990. The couple married in Muscatine and lived together until three years ago. Davenport Times reports the request.
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