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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1907
Page
4
Article arguing catarrh is a deep seated blood disease caused by poisons in the circulation. It asserts sprays or inhalations offer only temporary relief and promotes S S S as a blood purifier that cures by cleansing the blood. Advertisement from The Swift Specific Co Atlanta GA offers a book and medical advice free.
Local items report Miss Jessie Kopp traveling to West Liberty and Mrs A B Busby visiting Davenport. New baby born to Mr and Mrs Joe Furlong of Seventy Six township. Several residents plan trips to Davenport, Rock Island, and Mackinac Island. Meat market ads promote Sunday dinners and 57 or 47 phone numbers. Bruce Gobble buys a Ford runabout and sells his prior car. Passengers travel via Diamond Line to St Paul and Chicago.
The Fruitland Court of Honor lodge will host about 150 local members at a banquet in Fruitland next Saturday evening August 24. The local chapter will attend in a body, and the Muscatine North and South lines will run a special train leaving Muscatine at 6 p.m. and returning at midnight. Several candidates will be initiated at this meeting.
A. F. and A. M. Iowa lodge No 2 will hold a special session Friday evening August 23 at 7 30 for conferring the second degree. Brethren are urged to attend per order W M.
An article on how the Muscatine telephone exchange can gauge city activity by call volume and patterns. It notes daily rhythms from midnight to after midnight, with peaks around business hours and social periods, plus how fires and parades affect call traffic across the city.
Ex Senator Titus spoke before about 6000 at the fifth annual Rock Island and Scott Masonic picnic at Suburban park on the topic What Constitutes Success. The day featured addresses by Titus Louis Block and M T Stevens and a 5 to 5 baseball tie between Rock Island Moline and Davenport teams.
Miss Cora Fowler entertained a group at her Buell street home with lanterns in the lawn and chairs around the yard. Ice cream and cake were served as guests included Anna Guile Ruby Bell Ruth Henman Vera Bierman Katie Petersen Elsie Steinke Edith Varmehn Nellie Bond Lena Zeng Will Petersen John Scimer Joe Biles Harry Biles Walter Settmire Albert Lewis Herman Lange Everett King Fred Shirmer Roy Elmer Fowler J C Coster and Mrs Coster.
The notice lists salaries for engineers on the Florence at 960 dollars yearly and exams on September 11-12 to select a local and assistant hull inspector in the steamboat inspection service at 1400 dollars yearly. It also mentions a September 5 examination for an inspector's assistant in the Bureau of Animal Industry at 840 dollars yearly for the first three years.
Local society group announces a home talent production titled The Drummer Boy or Spy of Shiloh to be staged at the opera house in early October under the direction of Mr. Nail of Mansfield Ohio. The full cast of 25 adult roles will be drawn from city talent.
The Highland Nobles held a pleasant session at Woodman hall with three candidates initiated and four favorably balloted. Plans include a dance and a program for the next meeting on September 12, with a large attendance expected. Miss Iva McCrosky provided graphophone selections.
A local mail carrier notes the illustrated postal fad is rising rapidly in Muscatine and has nearly tripled in a year. Eight years after its German origin the craze now appears in Germany printed cards, leather, and even tree bark forms, with many royal designs driving demand.
The Red Men held a weekly meeting with seven candidates initiated into the lodge mysteries. After the business session a social hour followed. The new initiates will receive the second and third degrees on Thursday evening, August 29.
The Eagle Lodge A. O. U. W. held a regular meeting last evening at its hall in the Asthalter building. Important business was transacted. The next meeting will be on Thursday evening, August 29.
If you don’t buy a home soon you will likely face higher prices later. The Muscatine market looks as good as ever with a large list of city property offered on very reasonable terms. Call G. M. Titus at 213 Iowa Ave. to view.
Uncle Sam advertises vacancies including a blacksmith instructor at Fort Leavenworth with a 1200 dollar annual pay. Other September openings include mineral clerk in California at five dollars per day and plumber at Fort Oglethorpe for 900 dollars yearly. An September 5 exam will cover die and tool making in the post office and mail lock repair shop at 3.50 dollars per day.
A brief notice to members of the Knights of Pythias about a scheduled work detail this evening. The message calls for participation from the rank of page.
An advertisement from E.W.Row Med. Co. of St. Louis claims ZEMO and ZEMOTONE destroy germs causing skin diseases and always cure. It lists A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second Street as a seller and notes availability from all druggists.
A committee seeks a pension plan for elderly printers, with full details due at the September national convention. The draft scheme would pension those 60 or older who have 20 years in the union, funded by a per capita tax of half a percent expected to raise about 168000 in the first year.
The New Majestic vaudeville theater will open in Muscatine within weeks after Arron M. Gollos of Chicago leased the former Elite theater building on West Second street. Gollos aims to make Muscatine a leading theater city with a full building overhaul and opera chairs.
Will Skolink filed information against Will Kiesewette in Justice Howe's court this morning charging assault and battery. The complainant says the defendant followed him into his home and struck him, while Kiesewette denies guilt and plans to plead not guilty when brought to court. He adds that a group of girls laughed as he passed Skolvik's home and a heated discussion followed with no blows exchanged.
Oak Groves mourns Grace Purcell who lived in the neighborhood for years and will be missed by many friends. Neighbors extend sympathy to the family. Also notes visits among local residents and a Dorcas Sewing Society picnic now set for the last Wednesday in August at Healey's pasture with members to bring lunch baskets.
Le Roy Allen four months old, son of Mr and Mrs Oren Rebbedeaux of Muscatine Iowa, buried in Reynolds cemetery after services at Pine Bluff M E church conducted by Rev Morton of Illinois City M E church. pallbearers were four lady friends including Sophia Anderson Emma Anderson Reca Keller and Florence Dungan. The little casket lay amid many flowers.
The article mentions extended sympathy for a family in mourning for Le Roy Allen Re be deaux and notes relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Merton Kistler and son Lyle attending the funeral near Joy. It also reports a Pine Bluff M. E. ladies luncheon at Mrs. Tom Nobile’s home and the next luncheon planned for September 18 at Mrs. Arch Bowser’s home.
A humorous note from New York Life claims a neighbor asks a householder to silence piano playing for two weeks so a son can begin flute lessons. The exchange highlights practical courtesy and musical ambitions in a neighborhood.
A Milwaukee Sentinel feature recalls a man of great ability who can sway arguments without raising a finger. The remark highlights his persuasive skill and prompts discussion on rhetorical power.
An influential hunter at a Henry Wasetumpin campaign meeting declares he will vote against reelecting Harry after naming a vote. A rifle test confirms a single misfire, yet the hunter pledges to give Harry another chance. Harry is ultimately elected.
A Philadelphia Press quip has a major recalling a dream of heaven where the journal in the afterlife is poorly written and St. Peter blames the living reporters for the dull copy, noting no good reporters appear there.
A humorous exchange in Harper's Weekly notes Mrs De Hitt and Mrs De Witt arguing over a newborn girl. The De Hitts celebrate the birth, claiming the child was born yesterday, while Mrs De Witt counters with disbelief.
A compact motto quotes Dryden on courage facing exile and peril, signaling steadfast resilience and bold determination in the face of hardship.
A collection of observations on human nature and behavior. The writer notes inhumanity, loud door slams, secrecy versus promises, superstition around money, and the speed of trains. It laments aging reducing spirit and urges independent action while warning against imposing consensus.
Native names for the great frost water fighter vary, with muskelunge likely correct in our language. Reported to reach seven and a half feet and ninety two pounds, it outmatches tarpon and tuna for game ness, though spellings differ by region from Canada to New York.
A humorous London Strand note recounts a visitor asking a village church guide about his occupation. The guide quips that successive vicars called him clerk, virgin, and Christian before settling as clerk again, a playful mix up of verger and sacristan meanings.
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