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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1903
Page
7
After Saturday August 22 all notices to be printed in the Journal must reach the office by 10 o'clock. Sunday announcements should reach by Friday evening to publish in the church column Saturday. Local social news lists residents and visitors from Muscatine to Davenport and Burlington. The Journal asks locals to send items by 7 PM to insure same day publication.
The union services at court house square move to 6 o'clock on Sabbath evening with Rev. F. C. Demorest preaching. If weather is unfavorable, the service moves to the First Baptist church. All are invited.
Morning service at 10 30 a m conducted by Rev N W Thornton from Millersburg NL. Sunday school at 2 p m. Y P S C E at 7 45 p m. No evening service.
First Church of Christ, Scientist invites all to Sunday 11 am and Wednesday 8 pm services at the northeast corner of Walnut and Sixth streets. The Sunday topic is Jesus Christ.
Sunday service announced for August 23 at 7 p m at the German M E Church. All are invited to attend the German Union services.
The A. M. E. Church schedules services at 7:30 p m and 7:30 p m with a 12:00 m class meeting and 1:30 p m Sunday school. An official meeting is set for Thursday evening, August 27, with a cordial invitation from Pastor Francis J. Peterson.
Sabbath school at 9:30 a.m. preaching and communion at 10:30 a.m. Union services at 6 p.m. U P Company union at 7:20 p.m. Quarterly conference Monday at 7:30 p.m. WIl Beatty is pastor.
Grace English Lutheran Church on Iowa avenue and Sixth street invites all to Sunday school at 4:30 a.m. and morning service at 10:30 with a sermon for the day. Rev J L Murphy pastor. Ladies society and catechetical class meet at the usual times and places.
Corner of Fourth and Cedar streets hosts Sunday school at 9 am and regular preaching at 10 30 am. German union meets in the church at 7 pm. Friends and strangers are invited to attend all meetings. A H F Hertzler is pastor.
The First Methodist Episcopal Church on Third Street moves Sunday service to the First Congregational Church at Chestnut and West Third due to repairs. Pastor C L Stafford will preach on Christ's Sympathy. Union services at court house square 6 pm led by Rev F C Demorest with Epworth League in the church lecture room. outdoor service possible at First Baptist if weather prevents.
Musterville M. E. Church schedules Sunday school at 10 15 a m with W M Stark as superintendent and class at 11 15 a m led by J E Hoopes. Evening preaching at 7 30 p m on Divine Sonship with church doors open for new members and Lord's Supper. Epworth League meets Tuesday 7 45 p m and prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m. Pastor W L Clapp invites all to worship.
First Baptist Church at Cedar and Third streets posts summer services led by Judson Kempton. Sunday plan includes 10:30 morning worship, 6:30 evening service at court house park, 1:45 Sunday school, 2:00 Baraca class, 7:30 Baptist Young People's Union, and 2:00 West Hill Sunday school with 7:30 West Hill chapel service. Weekday prayers Tuesday 8 pm and Thursday 7:45 pm, Friday choir rehearsal. Pastor in church study daily 8 am to 12 pm. residence 609 West Third Street.
Infant son of Mr and Mrs John Groters dies from cholera infantum at ten months old. Born October 18 1902 the child passed away at 12 30 am. Funeral by Rev John Jans at 1 30 pm Sunday at 1139 Lucas Street.
A letter from Miss Groner of Newark claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her menstrual pain and general weakness after doctors failed. The testimonial notes dramatic recovery after six bottles and lists an official fived thousand dollar forfeit for falsified proof. A separate Muscatine police judge report summarizes July 14 to August 14 1903 fines and costs totaling 220.50.
City council acts on refunds for A J Fackeldey and others, approves petitions for sidewalk corrections, allocates shell shed permits for J C Coster and Empire Pearl City Button Co, and approves street and police reports. Proceedings reference Aldermen Bartemeier Engel Riggs Hutchinson Spaethe Duffield Washburn.
West Liberty fair attendance is reported and residents return home Friday. Wilton visitor Walter Chatfield stops by sister Mrs. Schreurs, while Mrs. Clark of Lone Tree visits Mrs. Rittenhouse. Ice cream social at Park avenue church draws a good crowd and raises funds. Local home improvements include enlarging Wm Oeter Jr residence and tearing down a Park avenue corner home for a new dwelling. Property changes include Milton Cross buying the Phillips property and plans for a modern house. Cement walks are completed around Lincoln school and at Frank Bielefeld’s property. Albert Schulze moves to Iowa City to live with his father at 319 Dodge street. Several residents attend weekend visits and report health updates including Lillie Rensink improving and Mrs. O Vance and baby under care. A Typo typhoid illness affects Mr. and Mrs. Bryant on East Second street. Mrs. H E Parmelee visits Keota with her daughter. John Howell paints his house, Clark Brisbine adds chimneys, and Mrs. Christian Lamp suffers a leg injury on Park avenue at age seventy seven. Mr. Hurlbut rents a new Park Place dwelling from Wm Lohr, Sr. Omaha visitors Mr. and Mrs. Bennett arrive to stay with Fred Schnier’s family.
Muscatine resident Jnok Haines credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing his backache and kidney pain after loading and unloading duties. He bought a box at Havercamp's drug store and felt relief within days, finishing the course. Foster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo is the sole U S agent. price 59 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
Ton and Nellie Downer visit Mr and Mrs George Parvin on Washington street. Lysle Parvin joins them as Nellie plans a week long stay before returning to Wilton and Mt Pleasant. James Reynolds family to visit Wm Lohr's family on Park Place. Mr Peck finds his wood house broken into delaying painting. Mrs Frank Rehmel enjoys visit from her father.
A historical medical ad offers a 100 dollar reward for an incurable catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes testimonies from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists and others in Toledo Ohio. The piece promotes internal tinctures and pills, claims blood and mucous action, and notes price ties per bottle with testimonials offered.
An advertisement invites families to tour Michigan Central routes this summer. It promotes stops including Mackinac Island, Detroit, Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence, Montreal, Saguenay, Adirondacks, White Mountains, New York coast, Boston and New England. Contact L. D. Heusner in Chicago.
A bold claim asserts Pure Havana Filler as the best product. The speaker emphasizes unmatched quality and personal confidence in the brand.
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