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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1903
Page
6
An advertisement asserts eczema and skin parasitic conditions are local to the skin, not blood diseases. It claims 99 cases out of 100 are purely skin issues, not systemic, and touts a non greasy external liquid labeled by the DD D Company of Chicago as a permanent cure with visible proofs at the store.
A thunderstorm and heavy rain sweep the Amish Ia area, promising abundant corn. Nellie Long begins teaching at Pacific school. Center school gets a furnace. Bethel chapel improvements and a large M. E. parsonage picnic are noted. Local visits, fairs, and farm news accompany periodic travels of residents like KK Yoder and C C Yoder. The rural mail route expansion looms as few use office mail.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Butman return from an extended eastern visit and announce they have sold out in Arkansas to make this place their future home, saying they are tired of Arkansas.
The new road from the Presbyterian church east to near Moses Porter’s farm and south to join the north side road is now complete and in use. Fred Walton digs a cistern for Frank McFarlane while Sigel Baker plans a large cellar for a new house about ten miles west of Chester. Karl King fell ill with malaria last Monday and remains weak. W H Auten, 76, married August 26 at Kenesaw Neb, will tour the west then return for winter in Kenesaw. Rev Nesbit preached at the M E church for union services August 23.
Miss Lizzie Myers rode the Western Tuesday bound for Muscatine. Mr and Mrs Richie of Chicago visit Mrs M Adams. Mrs Bessie Kemp of 117 Cedar st spends the week with Mrs J Lukenbach. Many cleaned their jets in Swickard cemetery though several need care. R Girts from Cedar area was in town Wednesday. Adam Darrh and family of West Liberty visited Miss Jennie Burk. Josh Mills fills the washout at the bridge. Mrs Henry Myers visited her daughter near West Liberty Tuesday. Mr and Mrs George Hallack attend the Des Moines state fair. Mrs Summers and daughter from Fruitland spent the 25th with Mrs J Lukenbach.
Frank Elder began the fall term at Rhodes school house. F H Elder sent a fine sucking colt to West Liberty fair, winning first premium. Mamie Rhodes returned from West Liberty after a weeks visit. Bessie Milice visits Hallock home. W S Baker family and friends camp on the river for a few days. John Fulmer paints the Brick block woodwork. Gus Lindy ships cabbage and has more to harvest. Geo Hallock J W Rummells Bert Nash John Essex Fred Schmitt and W Rhodes attend the Des Moines state fair. Nellie Haney of Chicago visits Nichols. B Kirchner and son attend a funeral at Lone Tree. Claude Hiser returns from Chicago with stock. Earl Elder helps at the Gazette. H T Nelson does business in Nichols. L D Chown visits Muscatine on business.
Columbus City residents recount visits and family travel with Clinton and Burlington connections. Friends and relatives attend gatherings from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo while local youths celebrate Clark Schabillion's fourteenth birthday. The missives note trips to Des Moines for the state fair and a failed temperance lecture by Rev Roles after the recent storm.
Mrs. Clark Miller visits sister in Adair county Iowa. Sissel family dine with Joe Taylor. Florence Johnson of Wilton visits Ed Chamberlin. Sweetland residents attend Des Moines state fair Harv ey Tunison A N Day E R Sherfen John Foster Jake Gettert Lee Freeze Ed Chamberlin. G O Day ships hogs to Muscatine. Ladies aid annual picnic held in Muscatine park. Joseph Bowser family dine with J H Van Camp. Rhodes of Kansas visits grandson Rev Joe R Hanley. J E Van Camp hosts J Harris and K Van Camp for Sunday dinner.
Miss Emma Pontal and brother George visited grandparents Mr and Mrs X Eisele. Henry Philips of near Wapello visited Muscatine relatives. Charley Stroup spent Thursday with Joe Eisele. Mike Tomney and Fred Vanatta visited Muscatine. George Pental and Will Eisele spent Wednesday with Grant Galton. Will Fletcher and Christy Harrigan conducted business in Muscatine. Mrs Plowman entertained relatives for several days. Julia Tomney and John Tomney called on Jim Hackett for important business. A heavy Wednesday wind and rain damaged corn. Mr and Mrs Dewale hosted friends Saturday night.
George Havenhill travels to Missouri this week while Mrs. Nannie Miller visits her Cairo mother. Mrs. Nora Smith visits Morning Sun. Several Cairo residents attend Mr. Selman’s chapel lecture Sunday. A. H. Havenhill J. R. Maddux and T. M. Boden are shingling Fred Berkshire’s home. Lightning struck Havenhill’s house Wednesday night but caused no serious damage.
Port Allen Aug 28. The community reports good recent rains. Mrs Ed Stanton and daughter Ruth are ill. Mrs Ella McCullough and three children from Oakland visit Alex McCullough. Mrs L D Miller returns from Dodgeville. C R Chown and Chas Emerson haul melons to Crawfordsville. David and Alex McCullough visit Goose Creek. Miss Geneva and Ruth Miller visit Nettie Storms near Coresville. H F Babbitt returns home from Chicago.
Maxwell and family spent Sunday at John Bowlsby’s northeast of Cone. George Brown visited his father near Nichols Sunday. James Helverson made a flying trip to Washington Sunday on the Milwaukee.
A substantial thunderstorm drenched Wapello Iowa and surrounding districts with four and a half to five inches of rain from Wednesday night into Thursday. The downpour comes as crops face drought stress. Mrs G R Deihl and family visited the state fair while Miss Lou McKay hosted a small gathering despite the weather. A marriage license was issued to Joseph A Kauffman and Anna L Edwards of Columbus Junction.
This brief shares multiple items including Sherman Powell with severe tonsillitis, the Beadle doctor called, and minor health updates. It lists several residents traveling to Rock Island for a teachers' institute, visits to Carbon Cliff, and trips to Muscatine and Tindall’s Grove for camp meeting. It notes painting and home maintenance around town and a relief visit by the G. A. R. to Mrs. Brewer who is nearly blind with two children.
Don Rawson is visiting in Washington this week. Principal and Mrs. Mitchell and baby returned from Oelwein. Mrs. Slater and son Glenn from Hazleton visit Kalona House. Captain Shaver is very low with pneumonia. Kalona ball team beat Riverside Senators Indians 9 to 8. Stella and Irma Cruz visited the Dr Wescott home. The George Kirls and John Randel were mentioned.
The Misses Clare and Emma Sommers are camping near Conesville this week. Attendees from here include J. W. Southwick and wife, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Feldman, N. G. Snider, A. Mellinger Jr., and Ode Manatt at the state fair.
Iowa Central Railway announces annual Home Visitors Excursions to Ohio and Indiana. Departures on September 1 8 15 and October 6 with tickets on sale the same dates. Returns must be completed within thirty days. For rates and details contact agents or A B Cutts G P and T A Iowa Central Ry Minneapolis Minn.
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