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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
7
Local brief items note visits and departures of residents and guests including Dr McNutt and Mrs Williams. Mentions sales at the Cheese Store, new inverted lights, and ongoing Parker Amusement company attractions with clean entertainment and strong crowds.
Fredonia Iowa entries record Will and Edith Williams visits, Ollie Armstrong from Crawfordville, Nellie Knott from Columbus Junction, and gatherings with S S Snyder C Schmidt at Union Township. Will Wilson trio attended Columbus Chautauqua while Borders and Skipton family guests nearby. Beatrice Stanton and Mrs Norris join farm sightseeing with local residents.
A narrative describes veterans discussing merging patriotic groups into one body to aid the order and reduce costs. It criticizes a proposed Wirz monument near Andersonville, noting no Confederate supporters share interest and urging protest against it. The speaker also recalls pension efforts and honors his late wife.
A persistent sales pitch touts Chamberlain's remedy as reliable for colic and diarrhea. It claims long use by dealers, thousands of testimonials, physician approval, and life-saving potential, urging immediate purchase for a quarter.
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a guaranteed remedy for biliousness and kidney trouble. It lists Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store as the dispensing outlet and notes a price of 50 cents.
East Wapsie notes list Otto Marsteller visiting South Dakota over weekend with friend Will Sansoman. Dora Fickler spent Sunday with Mamie Weich of West Liberty. W H Marsteller attended Cedar Valley church and hosted at Chase Park Cedar Valley. Glen Marsteller, working near Muscatine, spent Sunday at home.
In Pine Mills Iowa on August 16 Mr and Mrs Ira Reeves of Fairport visited the Kretschmer home. A J Allen and daughter Hattie of Davenport enjoy an outing at Wm Hartmans. Jack Basset serves as flagman on the road during rail work. Fred Bare and W Nagel attended a Pleasant Prairie ball game. Arnold Kretschmer recovers from injuries after a runaway horse and an escaped horse spooked at Pine Creek. August Kemper travels to Minnesota to visit relatives. Max Kretschmer and wife spent Sunday with kin near Buffalo.
A 25 cent advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a cure for serious bowel trouble. It frames the product as a terrific fate to suffer such ailments and promotes its preventative use.
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth opened the Fairfield Chautauqua association's third assembly in Fairfield Iowa addressing over 3,000 people on Lights and Shadows of Prison Life. She praised the establishment of Hope Halls and paid tribute to Father L S Coffin of Fort Dodge.
A special excursion to Indiana Ohio and Kentucky via Lake Erie and Western Railroad leaves Peoria on Tuesday September 4 1906. Fares from Indianapolis or nearby points range from 5.00 to 7.50 with several Ohio cities and Louisville and Columbus listed. Tickets good 30 days from sale date and a special train with high back seat coaches and Pullman sleeping cars will be used. For details contact E B Leppert district passenger agent 325 Main Ct Peoria Illinois.
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