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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
2
Local Red Men defer setting dates for a three day pow wow at Geneva park. Meeting last night postponed decision until August 19 with possible special session unlikely. Plan calls for wigwams and tepees and inviting lodges from other places for a three day camp and a royal good time.
Samuel R. Van Sant former Minnesota governor and river man was chosen Thursday afternoon commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mrs Jennie Berry of Des Moines was elected head of the Women's Relief Corps for the coming year. Atlantic City likely named as next year’s meeting site. Van Sant long billed as a river pilot and former Muscatine wharf operator.
Laurent Council of Knights of Columbus announced a September 2 moonlight river excursion. No boat secured yet but the Columbia is expected. many out of town guests attended the Weed Park club dance and are likely to join the event. Attendees hailed from Davenport Des Moines Nichols Wilton Iowa City Harper Rockford and other points.
Scott County Grange members will take a river trip from Davenport aboard the steamer W. W and a barge to Muscatine Saturday afternoon. Depart 9 30 and reach about 1 00. Visitors stay until 3 00 then return. All farmers invited regardless of Grange membership.
The Muscatine oat meal mill, a branch of the Great Western Cereal Co., will likely be fully in operation next week depending on oat shipments. Two car loads have arrived and more are expected daily. The oats arriving are of excellent quality and the mill will start only after a steady supply is secured.
Graniteville Vermont resident Mrs Dyas praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound calling it worth mountains of gold for relief from change of life symptoms and nervousness. The ad touts cures for inflammation ulcers local weakness fibroid tumors irregularities backache and indigestion and claims decades of success helping women through menopause.
On hand are efforts by management to keep the mill in operation continuously during the season once it starts.
Mr A W Morgan announces securing the agency for Zemo a remedy claimed to cure eczema pimples dandruff blackheads and skin and scalp diseases. The product is priced at 1.00 per bottle and Morgan offers proof of cures to customers.
John Sieh found his home at 908 East Tenth Street deserted with half the furniture moved and no supper. His wife and six year old daughter had vanished after loading clothes into a trunk and hiring an express wagon. Sieh says she took most money from the bank leaving him two dollars and vows to seek custody of their child.
A mother praises Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for curing her son’s severe eczema after many doctors failed. She reports rapid improvement and full recovery within two months and notes how others ask what cured him. Letter from George F. Lambert Mahanoy City Pa dates September 26 and November 4 1907.
At a socialist party meeting last night it was decided to bring Dr W C Hills of Des Moines to the city next Tuesday evening to lecture. The event aims for a large attendance and the organizing committee includes J Algers F F Schoenig and M Lund. Dr Hills serves as state secretary and organizer of the Iowa Socialist Party.
The funeral for Mrs. Sarah M. Corwin, who died Wednesday night at her son George H. Corwin's Muscatine home, will be held Sunday at 10:30 a.m. from Island Methodist Church where she had long been an earnest member.
The Cuticura line including Soap Ointment and Resolvent is advertised for skin conditions such as eczema irritations and dandruff. It claims to purify preserve and beautify the skin and offers a free Cuticura Book on Skin Diseases. Products are marketed worldwide by Potter Drug & Chem Corp. Boston.
The passage notes that toasted cornflakes are popular for their corn taste and that "Yello" is favored for tasting of the best yellow corn. No people or organizations are mentioned.
A large group attended a Weed Park evening picnic at East Hill resort organized by the local Knights of Columbus. The event, described as gay and frivolous, drew several hundred guests including Laurent Council members and their ladies and featured a baseball game noted as unusual.
A humorous late 19th century ball game between the fats and the leans drew spirited crowd chatter over a disputed 10 to 9 score. The showcase featured exaggerated feats by Shamus Conaway and Tracy, with mixed roars of humor and a lively Club House afterparty.
A lively ball game featured rampant errors and plentiful hits as both teams struggled to keep score and fielders chased misplayed balls. The crowd enjoyed the high action despite misplays, with momentum shifting through four eventful innings.
An advertisement urges readers to take Eckmans Alterative to prevent coughs and pneumonia. A Saratoga testimonial from May 1908 claims a cough and consumption diagnosis was cured after using the remedy, and notes availability at A W Morgan's pharmacy in Muscatine with a booklet of cured cases.
A brief item notes balls lost seven items and that the official scorer was overcome by heat during an event.
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