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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1907
Page
5
In Chicago on August 18 Philadelphia defeated Detroit 7 to 3 before a large crowd, with Waddell dominating on the mound as the Athletics moved into first place. The Tigers struggled to score until late innings, while Philadelphia opened a clear lead in the pennant race.
The American League standings snippet shows Philadelphia at 59 wins and 58 losses for a .608 pace before trimming. Other teams include EE and 58 with a .604 pace, indicating a tight cluster in the upper table.
The American League results show Chicago 3 Boston 5 Detroit 3 Philadelphia 7 Cleveland 3 New York 5 St Louis 7 Washington 3. National League Pittsburg 3 New York 5. Three I League Decatur 2 Rock Island 3 Springfield 3 Clinton 2 Bloomington 0. Wisconsin League Freeport 2 Oshkosh 1 Madison 3 Green Bay 2. Iowa League Oskaloosa 2 Ottumwa 1 Quincy 3 Burlington 2.
Boston faces Chicago while Washington plays St. Louis and Philadelphia meets Detroit. New York travels to Cleveland for key contests in the current slate.
Chicago visits Philadelphia while Pittsburgh travels to Brooklyn. Cincinnati plays New York and St Louis goes to Boston as the league slate unfolds.
Muscatine baseball fans will see the Burlington Browns face the Independents followed by a Gunthers appearance and Pearl Cities in morning action. John Beck, formerly of Muscatine, will catch if possible, with McCormick of Davenport as backup. The 9:30 a.m. game at the fair grounds ball park promises a hard fought contest with strong lineups.
Company C arrives in the capital city from Des Moines where they participated in maneuvers and a sham battle. Five thousand troops lined the parade, with General Lincoln leading the force and Col Frank Bishop commanding the Blue army in the Des Moines engagement.
An early 20th century advisory notes baldness rising as hats trap scalp germs. It promotes Newbro's Herpicide to kill germs and restore hair, listing samples and prices, with Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store as a local agent.
River levels are slowly falling with forecast declines over the next 48 hours from Dubuque to Muscatine. Local forecaster J. M. Shertier notes components in Dubuque Davenport Muscatine and Des Moines Rapids regions show negative height changes as stages ease.
Charles Warner Fred Hoffman George Volger Glenn Barnard and Earl Eversmeyer left this morning for a Warner auto trip to West Liberty Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. They expected to return again this evening.
The late Mrs Carl Borchardt was laid to rest this afternoon at 2 30 after a short residence service on Schiller street. Rev A L Tilgner led the ceremony and interment followed in Greenwood cemetery with pallbearers C C Dipple H Carstenson G Fabrizius R Funck G Sanders and L Brandau.
Speechless With Wonder are the friends of those cures of Stom ach, Liver and Kidney Trouble, by Electric Bitters. 50 cents. Guaranteed, Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Henry Franks, a former Muscatine resident now with the Mexico and Gulf railroad, says American capital is transforming Mexico. He predicts a strong republic, rapid railroad growth, and half the population being American in ten years. He will visit New York before returning to Canton Ohio.
The Muscatine island seeding industry grows at the J. E. Hoopes farm where tomato seeds are dried daily Rhubarb has been seeded and melons will be treated after tomatoes A six ton output of watermelon seeds was shipped last year to U S points and abroad with orders vastly outpacing supply
An advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It argues Eustachian tube inflammation causes hearing loss and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes address in Toledo and mentions Hall's Family Pills.
West Liberty notes Miss Hattie Palmer arrives from Pasadena and stays with Mrs. C. D. Gibson before visiting sister Mrs. Hollister in Mt. Vernon New York. Ed Evans transacts Davenport business. Mrs. R. J. Miley and daughters return from Wisconsin. Mrs. Geo Black and daughter Bessie visit Iowa City. A W Jackson and children attend chautauqua at Columbus Junction. Chas Gobble of Muscatine attends to town business. Miss Kittie Wiley of Muscatine is mentioned.
An old advertisement promoting Dr. King's New Life Pills for constipation and biliousness lists Hav ercamp's Prescription Drug Store as the seller and prices the product at 25 cents.
A series of local residents and visitors are listed with their movements on Monday. Downey guests Mr. and Mrs. Will Cooper travel to visit relatives, while Miss Manley arrives from Mechanicville for a stay with the Buchman family. Others head to Iowa City Columbus Junction and Des Moines en route to various visits and returns.
A historic ad copy asserts no skin disease endures with two powerful germicides ZEMO and ZEMOTONFE. It claims they destroy the disease germs and always cure. Advertised by E.W.Row Med. Co. of St. Louis with agent A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second Street.
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