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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1909
Page
6
Local residents make daily moves as shoppers and visitors pass through the city. Among them Mrs. Edwin Williams of Letts visits, Miss Daisy Lieberknecht returns home from shopping, and Miss Lulu McChesney travels from Burlington after a visit.
Teething children may have diarrhoea controlled by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Give the prescribed dose after each excess bowel movement and then castor oil to cleanse the system. It is safe and sure.
A Sioux City gathering of county clerks sheriffs and attorneys backed protective ties. The meeting elected officers in several offices and debated salaries while auditors urged a state legislative salary raise. Local members Lawrence McKee Shoemaker Shifler Shannon Shellabarger Fishburn Lang return home amid the discussions.
A note from Mrs M Summers of Notre Dame Indiana promises a home treatment for rheumatic pains sciatica lumbago backache and kidney pains. She claims the remedy cures at home without climate change and purifies the blood brightens eyes and restores elasticity. Proof by thousands is offered.
Mr and Mrs L J Colberg and children Iva and Willard spent Sunday with M F Hampton and family Carl Critendon of near Belle Plains Iowa visits relatives in the area Mrs S M Edison and son spend weeks in Chicago with her parents Charles Freise and son Lloyd visited home folk Mr and Mrs June Liebig stay in Davenport with Mr and Mrs Jesse Milton Mrs Frank Smith and Mrs Blanche Brocket visited Mrs James Smith last Friday M F Hampton shipped a car load of fat steers to Chicago Joe Cox wife and children and Ed Faler wife and children visited E H Irwin family Anna Houck daughter Minnie and son Ernest visited her parents Wm Colberg Fri through Sun
Advertisement warns of cholera infantum and diarrhoea with claims that Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam cures the disease, tones the stomach, and heals the bowels. It touts a 63 year history, safe ingredients, and availability for 35 cents or 3 bottles for a dollar from C. Wakefield & Company in Bloomington, Illinois.
Sunday evening at the First Methodist church Rev. Osborne will give the third sermon in the mid-summer series on Peculiar People. The talk will appeal to all ages and explore how handicaps of body or character can still lead to moral victories.
Class meeting at 8:45 and Sunday school at 9:30 led by H L Woolverton with all welcome. Preaching at 10:45 by Rev Thos Osborne on Us and the Other Fellow. Epworth league meets 7 pm led by Mrs Thos Osborn on Triumphant Faith. Mulford Congregational and Presbyterian notices include Bible school at 9 am and evening services with sermon topics Friend Go Up Higher and And Immediately the Cock Cre w. Everyone welcome.
Drury township drainage commissioners plan a fifty inch pump opposite Muscatine to drain floodward lowlands. The large, fertile area lacks levee protection against Mississippi overflows and follows from water from the bluffs. A twenty inch pump failed to solve the issue. cost estimated around $10,000 with assessments already made.
Wayne West Virginia resident Mrs S L Bowen writes she suffered kidney disease and could not stand or leave bed until Foley's Kidney Remedy cured her. A. W Morgar, druggist, notes a one dollar bottle cured her entirely.
Mr and Mrs Earl Wood of 1013 Kansas Street left yesterday afternoon for a short visit with friends in Moscow.
The Cedar Valley boys and Cederville faced off on Sunday in a game that ended in a draw. A large crowd attended the event and reported a fine time. Mr and Mrs Charles Parks attended the Wild West show in Muscatine on Tuesday. Johnie Myers from near Atlissa was noted in the report.
Presbyterians and Congregationalists plan a union service on Sunday August 22 with Dr Burt Estes Howard of Le Lang Stanford University preaching. Dr J N Elliott of First Presbyterian expects to leave Monday for a two week vacation with his son Norman, traveling from here to Chicago then Canada or Winona Minnesota.
Corner Iowa avenue and Fourth street. Morning service at 10 45 preached by J N Elliott pastor. Anthem by the choir and solo by Miss Maud Sawyer. Sunday school at 9 30 with Fred Beach superintendent. Brotherhood class with Mr Giessler. Christian Endeavor 6 45 p m Miss Ida McQuown president. No evening service. Strangers invited.
The Baptist Church lists 9:45 Sunday school with organized men and women classes. 10:50 morning worship by the pastor, 2:00 West Hill chapel Sunday School, 3:00 pastor at Foster, 7:00 evening service at Weed Park. In rain the meeting moves to the church. J. B. Smith, Pastor.
Corner Sycamore and Fifth streets hosts Bible school at 9 30 a m Supt Arthur Hadley morning worship at 7 39 with the fruitful life theme Y P S C E gathers at 6 45 with two prayer lessons evening service at 7 45 theme Alone With God prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 all are welcome Pastor Ora W Carrell leads the church and invites a cordial Christian welcome.
J C H Light minister conducts Sabbath school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 Young People meet at 6 30 evening sermon 7 30 Ladies Aid Wednesday afternoon Prayer meeting Thursday 7 30 Kensington club meets at Weed park Friday afternoon
Corner, Iowa avenue and Sixth street announce services of H Wennermark pastor Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. Sunday school at 9 30 a.m. morning worship at 10 45 a.m. sermon on The Pharisee and the Publican Luther League devotional at 7 p.m. Visitors welcome at all services.
Sunday school at 9 15 a m followed by preaching at 10 30 a m A union service of German churches at 7 30 p m Rev Jans will preach Prayer meeting next Thursday at 7 45 p m at the church Pastor W C Schultze leads the congregation
Corner of Walnut and Sixth streets offers services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Sundays with the subject Mind. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. A Wednesday evening meeting is at 8 o'clock. The reading room at 116 Iawa avenue is open daily 2 to 4 p.m. except Sunday.
German Congregational Church program lists Sunday school at 9 15 morning service at 730 Rev J Jans preaching at a union meeting with German M E church Wednesday afternoon monthly Ladies Aid meeting at the parsonage invites attendance to all meetings.
Sunday school begins at 9 30 morning worship follows at 10 45 Reverend William J Suckow from Grinnell preaches at the service.
For indigestion and stomach trouble Foley's Urine Laxative is promoted to stimulate the stomach and liver regulate the bowels and cure habitual constipation as stated by A. W. Morgan druggist.
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