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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1907
Page
4
Dr A B Clapp eyes ears nose and throat specialist visits listed. Dozens of residents from Wilton Letts Atalissa Moscow Davenport and other places travel for business visits or to see friends. A daughter born to Harry and wife at 10 pounds noted. hospital and notable moves recorded.
City water works trustees approve over two miles of pipe expansion to summer finish. The main from Green street to the cemetery will boost fire protection for Lucas street residents. Work on Park Avenue Second Street addition completed. crews shift to East Eighth Street and several other blocks. Contemplated works include bollocks east of Spring on Fifth Sixth and Seventh streets.
The Bishop Grocery Team of H. Bishop & Son bolted from in front of their Second Street store this morning. A rope weight tied to the team halted them before causing damage. one horse suffered a minor scuff on a left leg and a hip bruise in the brief incident.
Muscatine youth Harry Baldwin arrested for desertion from the United States navy yesterday. Officer Binz to escort Baldwin to Norfolk, Virginia, this evening, after receiving a communication this morning. The two will depart for the east tonight.
The Laurel Indians beat the Sweetland Jiggers 20 to 6 on the Indians' diamond in the deciding fifth game of the best of five. The Jiggers wore new uniforms but were no match for the Indians who led throughout.
The county board finished routine business today and will meet Louisa county tomorrow to appoint commissioners on benefits for drainage ditch number three.
C Becford of Ottumwa and George Barber of Davenport arrive as business visitors in Muscatine. J Bell of Iowa City and D F Meyer of Davenport also transact or attend to business here. Attorneys Ingham and Bihmeier plan Davenport trips. Edna Gypsy Messenger and Florence Hahn with Robert depart for Freeport. Mrs McCoskry Butler Smith and Glenn join travel to Davenport. Muscatine North and South offer a special train to Wapello for races, with morning departures and evening returns.
Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam promoted as a reliable remedy for all loose bowels. Available in full size bottle at drugstores for 35 cents.
The United Brethren church Woman's Missionary society meets tomorrow afternoon at Mrs. William Fisher’s home 608 Mulberry street. Mrs. Pollock, Mrs. Hare, and Mrs. Bowman assist. Devotions by Mrs. Pollock. Topic Congo Free State. Mrs. Fisher reads History of the W. M. A. Mrs. Hare presents Why I Believe in Foreign Missions. Social hour and refreshments to follow.
The M. B. A. lodge held a regular weekly meeting and two candidates were favorably ballot ed upon. Members discussed various questions and planned a picnic at Electric Park on Wednesday afternoon August 14, inviting baskets and guests.
The United Brethren church and Sunday school will run their annual excursion to Burlington on Wednesday August 28. Ladies plan to serve meals on the boat and several committees have been appointed to oversee the excursionists.
The B P O E lodge conducted its regular weekly meeting and admitted one candidate. The lodge voted to suspend meetings in August due to heat. The next gathering is planned for early September.
The Mandate club met last evening at the Mulford mission for games and amusements. Several business matters were discussed and the remainder of the evening was spent in social pastimes.
The Ladies' Aid society of the German Baptist church holds a surprise party for Mrs. A. L. Tilgner at her Walnut street home. Guests arrived at 2 o'clock and will stay until six.
Lewis E. Jackson and Ollie B. Richardson were united in marriage this afternoon at 3 30 in Justice Coster's Court. They will reside on East Hill.
The Royal Neighbors invite all members to an excursion to Davenport on the steamer Helen Blair tomorrow morning. The outing is hosted by the Royal Neighbors Sunshine club and departs from the landing at 6:30.
The It. O. O. F. lodge met in regular session last evening to review weekly business and plan upcoming social entertainment for members.
Members of the Spalding club are to be entertained this evening at the home of Mrs Ella Moynahan on Sycamore Street.
Gratz B. Strickler of the Richardson and Burgess firm in Washington, D. C., visited Muscatine yesterday evening to inspect plans for the new post office. He had come from Mason City after bidding on a government building and said plans were sent to Muscatine from Washington but had not arrived yet. He expected them to reach the city within a few days.
Roy Johnson of Mt. Pleasant is unofficially announced as the additional clerk for the Muscatine Montezuma railway post office. He plans to move to Muscatine if appointed and will work four days weekly. Johnson has ten years in the field and is highly regarded. Mrs Johnson is noted as a musician with Iowa State Musical Association appearances. The appointment was recommended by Chief Clerk H W Hughes of Burlington.
K O T M calls a regular meeting for tonight with an important matter to be considered and full attendance requested by the commander.
Charles Slater of Moscow arrived in the city to attend to business matters today. He was seen around local offices and discussed planned transactions with several firms before returning home.
Louis Heberly, 28, of Muscatine, drowned after reportedly falling into a pit near Fruitland. His body was recovered by Fred Bast and Roy Yingling and brought to Wittich undertakers. The inquest before Justice Howe will convene, with witnesses including William Bennett, Henry Crone, Edward Jones, and others. Heberly longtime local, former Huttig employee, member of Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias.
A metal lurgist notes how metal imagery shapes speech from silver tongued orators to iron wills. He cites bronzed explorers and copper lined stomachs as vivid metaphors while warning that even stainless debtors and quicksilver swindlers color everyday speech with mineral marks.
A Washington Herald snippet quotes a dialogue asking whether Muriel is married to Ben and if she is seeing him again or already with him. The curt exchange centers on personal ties and marital status in a terse news item style.
A concise proverb notes that leaping into a well does not guarantee divine aid to rescue. It frames Providence as unbound to intervene in such risks.
About twenty men from Union district Illinois bottoms journeyed to Rock Island to meet the county board of review. They aim to reduce over taxed areas and equalize taxes as drainage work nears completion. Bonds for the ditch are all sold and more than two thirds of the project is done, with a large crew still at work. Completion is expected soon and improved drainage should raise property values.
The article explains cyclone formation like a water tub with a central hole, air replacing water as the hole opens. It describes the spiral collapse and rapid air movement from tropics toward the pole, with storms reaching up to 1,000 miles wide and striking various coasts, including possible landfall on the Atlantic and European shores.
Mark Twain inspired tale about Henry Plumley of Virginia City who faced arson, lynching, and jail before returning to revive his collar factory. His sensational comeback began with a brass band procession and a gilded throne promotion featuring a crimson banner and a 10 cent collar ad, three for a quarter.
The Hercules beetle of Central and South America and Dominica is the largest insect, though its appearance is unprepossessing. It feeds on tree gum, with larva four inches long, and while formidable in flight it is harmless. locals roast the grub as a delicacy and fear its buzzing when it enters houses. a popular tale claims it can saw trees, but horns are weak and lightly lined with hair.
A quip quotes a Cleveland Plain Dealer remark on last chances before a fall. The joke centers on whether a man would reflect on his misdeeds during a final descent from a height.
A humorous exchange from Harper's Weekly contrasts a sexton asking about matins with a reply that the church uses oilcloth instead.
Chinese proverb notes that a father's virtuous example shapes a child's character and values, underscoring moral guidance as the richest inheritance a parent leaves.
The article recalls twelfth century tables laid with double cloths called doublers and describes later sixteenth century fashion using two cloths one small and one large. The large cloth formed an undulating sea with bubbles aiding stability, a fashion that soon faded as simpler coverings prevailed. a note on Georgia moving to prohibition follows.
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