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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
7
Mrs. Henry Heimbuckel suffers severe inflammation after an alleged weed or small insect struck her pupil. Dr. A B Clapp administered care and notes initial improvement as concern remains for possible permanent optic damage if inflammation persists.
Local brief items report visitors and trips. Thornhill of Joy Illinois spent time with friends in Muscatine. Fred Held visits Nichols. Miss Birdie Batchelor to Salem for Friends meeting. Various residents depart for family or church duties, including Dr. Smith, Mrs. Wallace, Rev. Frye, and Rev. Elliott.
Mrs Gus Tavison ill east of town. Mrs John Epperly improving. Carthage visitors at Russ Turner’s. Aledo trips and a buggy accident with no injuries. Elizabeth Star from Pennsylvania visiting. Williams couple from Hillsboro Iowa visiting Feltons. plan move to New Mexico. Duncan and Murdock business at Aledo. cement sidewalks work. Murdock family moves into house left after May tornado. Joseph Gillmore dies at 87. burial at Millersburg cemetery with large attendance. Elder Holmes and Mrs Holmes attend services in Canton and Denver. Harney party visits Epperly. Harney stays overnight in New Boston.
Keota reports a series of short moves and visits. Mr. and Mrs. I L Pulver traveled to Missouri to see son Elmer and family. J F Clarke visited his ill father from Ottumwa. Bernadine McVicker visited Sigourney relatives. Mrs. George McCarty returned from Illinois. Mrs. F E Wright and children came from Illinois. S H Shrader left for Washington. Bandy family went to Davenport for business. William Carris family started for Oklahoma to visit son Clarence. Ruth Lindauer engaged to teach at the 76 Centre school. George Ring’s team fell through an unfixed dump at the elevator injuring them lightly.
An advertisement touts a pink skin ointment claimed to soothe irritations stop itching and cure long standing skin diseases. Priced 25 cents at drug stores or via Kenyon and Thomas Adams New York.
Roundup of local social visits includes Mr. and Mrs. Sam Eis and their children visiting Mrs. Eis sister Mrs. George Hartman in Muscatine. Several townspeople drop by, and a planned ice cream social, originally set for Aug. 15, is postponed to Aug. 22.
Walter D. Peck has arrived home after a brief business trip to Chicago. He was away for several days visiting clients and returning with reports on a new project.
Albert Dolman of Muscatine married Miss Daisy Storms of Stillwater Minnesota in a ceremony at the bride’s parents home performed by Rev D F Burke of the First Lutheran church. A supper followed and the couple will live in Stillwater after a visit in Muscatine and a stay in Freeport Illinois.
Little Jesse Dunham has been indisposed with Dr. Eland of Letts attending. Ola Gage of Letts visited grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Blake. Many neighbors attended Chau tauqua at Columbus Junction. An electric storm and heavy rain occurred Thursday evening. Kate Wagner returned to Grandview after visiting Mrs. Lowe and family. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gipple of Wellington visited Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Gipple. Mrs. Carey of Indian Creek and Mrs. Bliven visited their sister Mrs. Earl Wagner of Wellington. Mrs. Littrel and sons visited Letts with L. George. Vernon Lowe is sick. Mrs. S. L. Johnston spent Sunday with Mrs. Crull of Fredonia.
Visiting a short time with his sister Mrs George Angerer and family has returned to his home in Wilton. Charlie Jaspersen attended the harvest ball in Durant. Hans and Ernest Fick of near Fairport visited over Sunday with their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs C Fick. Patrick Carroll returned after several days in St Louis. Miss Anna Leary of Rockford NJ spent Sunday with Miss Sophia Angerer. John Brugman came back from Redfield and Aberdeen SC after a business trip. Miss Frances Boot visited southeast of Durant. Mr and Mrs Chris Kleby attended to business at the county seat. John Reece and son Harry of Wilton were callers in Laurel Hill. Otto Harder and Walter Sheetz were in Durant Saturday night. Leonard Angerer visited with
Olive Branch Iowa notes Aug 14 with Pantel and Eisele threshing visits and various neighbors calling on Pantel and Hahn. Watermelon crop described as good. Local residents including Kinsleys Ball Nicklas Holiday and Haragan appear in short calls and travel to Muscatine Fruitland Grandview Letts and Green Valley for chores and business.
Mrs Blanche Du Bois departed Laurel Hill Iowa for Muscatine after a visit with her mother Mrs C Klebey Henry Harder visited friends in Muscatine Sunday Clarence Brown had been continuing a referenced activity in the area
An old advertisement touts ZEMO as an instant itching cure and dandruff remedy. It claims to destroy the dandruff germ prevent hair loss and leave the scalp clean and healthy with glossy color. Sample requests are addressed to E. W. Rose Medicine Co. and retail sales by A. W. Morgan 107 W. 2nd St.
Friends from Wilton and area spent Tuesday afternoon visiting in the neighborhood around Sweetland Center. Herman Schaeffer spent Sunday in Muscatine with friends. Miss Bessie Naugle returned home to Wilton after visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Boot. Chris and Frank Angerer came back from Durant Saturday night after a brief stay. Henry and George Bowland of Wilton were seen with friends here Sunday.
Downey Iowa reports include the Fancy Work Guild meeting at Mrs Ace Brisbane's home and the Ladies Aid gathering at Mrs Blanche Cornwall's residence. Several locals tour Davenport and Iowa City, visit relatives, attend chautauqua, and host and hostesses share meals and outings.
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