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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1905
Page
2
Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root praised as a great kidney remedy for kidney bladder and uric acid trouble. Claims include relief from incontinence and nocturnal frequency, with warnings about liquor effects. Offers free sample bottle and book by mail from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY. advertisement in Muscatine Daily Journal.
The P M Musser Library board held its August session naming standing committees for the year and presenting the librarian’s monthly report. Bill approvals included small expenditures and the July circulation figures showed 3363 books issued with average daily circulation 137 and peak day 257.
Frederick W. Vanderbilt of New York announced he will donate a second Sheffield scientific school dormitory at Yale this fall, to be completed before spring, with an estimated cost of about 1 million dollars. Vanderbilt is a Yale Sheffield class of 1876 graduate.
Des Moines Iowa August 8 1905 state crop bulletin reports an ideal week for immature crops with good harvest and threshing conditions. Oats mostly in shock or stock with above average threshing yields. Spring wheat nearly finished northward with generally fair conditions. Corn advancing with heat and moisture roasts ears. pastures strong. Apple crop fallen to about one third of normal. August 1 estimates: corn 94 spring wheat 93 oats 97 flax 78 potatoes 92 pastures 103 apples 40 grapes 91. previous year figures listed.
Cleveland report says John D. Rockefeller treats Forest Hill residence as inviolable property. His attorneys order nonappearance by deputies or constables. Suit by Philander Johnson for 27 dollars linked to Rockefeller skyscraper construction.
Able and Mrs. Pritchard quarreled in a basement dispute that led to a gun drawn by the wife and an overnight jail for the man. The couple’s baby sat on the police station floor as officers mediated and sent them home.
Keota residents host relatives from Kirkville and Wellman while visiting others in the area. Mrs. Wright travels to Colorado Springs to aid her injured brother Howard Bush, and evangelist Blanche Stewart plans to begin singing ministry at Greene Iowa. Local workers change jobs and a Holiness camp ends with several converts. Andrew Campbell's pension increases to 12 monthly with back pay forthcoming.
Wakefield’s Blackberry Balsam is promoted as an infallible remedy for diarrhoea dysentery flux cholera morbus cholera infantum among other ills. The ad claims it has been the leading summer complaint remedy for 59 years and that all druggists sell it.
Visiting Mrs. Albert Kuhn and family attend the final days of a Keota camp meeting. Elder C. E. Wells delivers a praised sermon at the Presbyterian church. Miss Blanche K. Stewart performs a solo. Next Sunday service moves to the Methodist church. Keota youths form two baseball teams Smiler Grove's Champions and Ralph Harding's Scrubs, with the Scrubs winning 29 to 28 at Stewart field. Admission 10 cents.
A big Columbus Junction chautauqua drew large crowds with William Jennings Bryan as star attraction. Dr. Eaton spoke on ghosts and witches, Prof. Ott lectured on heredity, and Williams Jubilee Singers entertained. Local residents attended events, with several social notes and a runaway incident reported.
Rates listed by Iowa Central and on third Tuesdays in aeave Nebraska Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Indian Territory New Mexico Colorado and others. Stop overs allowed and time limits 21 days. For rates and trains, contact agents or Gress A. B. Cutts G P T A in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Kate Thompson of near Atalissa Iowa suffered a severe back injury Sunday when she fell down stairs at her home. She remains in very serious condition with little improvement. Mrs James Thirtyacre of this city has stayed with her since the accident but returned home this morning.
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