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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1909
Page
8
Local shop promotes a strong line of boys school suits ahead of the first day of school. The sale features a few odd suits at great reductions and urges families to bring boys in for value and style.
In New York the Cubs win 2 runs in the eleventh to top the Giants while Pflester shuts Giants in the 11th. In Chicago the White Sox are blanked 5 to 0 by Mackmen as Plank tames the Sox, dropping them to fifth.
In Hiteman Iowa Muscatine Launch Club members push for a weekend motor boat program with races featuring Jimmie June Planet and other Muscatine boats. A meeting Monday will set definite arrangements and dates as members add a green cork carpet to the assembly room.
The source notes that Frank Oakes could not possibly attend his brother's funeral and that a letter would explain the reasons behind his absence.
Y W C A members may use the pool three times weekly from 7 to 10 AM on Tuesday Thursday and Friday for group or single lessons at 25 cents each. Lake Geneva delegates invite friends to Friday evening rooms to imagine the Geneva trip and join in recreations association day stunts and costumes.
East Hill residents prepare for winter by making grape jelly jam and wine as the grape crop to arrive later this week. Gardens promise a plentiful harvest and kitchen activity will rise with the new fruit. Local households anticipate presses and wine making as visitors Milo Rittenhouse and Frances Bielefeld return from trips with updates on neighbors.
American League results show Philadelphia routing Chicago 5 0 and St. Louis defeating Washington 8 0 while Cleveland beat Boston 4 2 and Detroit and New York had no game. National League games include New York 0 Chicago 5 and Brooklyn 1 Pittsburg 2 plus Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 3 St. Louis 2. Minor leagues list Bloomington 2 Springfield 1 Dubuque 4 Rock Island 7 Davenport 7 Cedar Rapids 1 Peoria 3 Decatur 0 Ottumwa 2 Jacksonville 0 Keokuk 3 Quincy 1 Burlington 3 Kewanee 1 Hannibal 5 Waterloo 1.
Baseball schedule lists Philadelphia at Chicago Washington at St. Louis Boston at Detroit New York at Cleveland Chicago at New York Pittsburg at Boston Cincinnati at Brooklyn St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Mrs E W Spessard and Miss Grace Stone visited Quincy Illinois last week. Mrs G C Neiswanger of Harvey Iowa visits her father J A Chambers. Miss Gladys Holmes returned to Rock Island after a T J Easter visit. Alice and Tressa Stephens buy millinery in Chicago. Mr and Mrs C P Nichols return from North Dakota trip. Miss Lela Rhodes visited Muscatine friends. Miss Billa Wadsworth returned to Minneapolis.
A series of social items recount visits by Hazzie and Mrs Griffiths in Mediapolis and others from Eskader to Chicago. Rev J E Weigle resigns from a M E church post to pursue Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware Ohio. Dave Crawford and Fred Crawford visit relatives from Oskaloosa and Republic Mo. Mabel Orris and Clyde Kieper wed at the brides parents home near Cotter Iowa with a reception at the Kieper home and well wishes from friends.
George Riessen Mr and Mrs John Dittmer and Edwin Thompson attended the river carnival at Davenport Thursday. Mrs E Jockbeck and Mrs E Telistron of Durant visited Mrs H Bohnsack on Thursday. Rachel Megee Davenport spending week at Brockman and Bohnsack homes. Mrs H Pahl and Ruby Garnet Florence Velma of Blue Grass visited sister Mrs H Bohnsack Thursday. Edna Riessen attended Davenport carnival Friday. Bertha Friese and Phylora Behn sack attended carnival Thursday and Friday. Other locals visited and hosted include A Blank family Garlock home Blue Grass Cooper home Brockman Bohnsack Riessen.
Aviation week at Rheims drew enormous crowds with over two hundred thousand paid admissions and one hundred thousand onlookers outside. Aeroplane companies ordered fifty two aircraft as manufacturers predict wider sport interest and broader sales. Prices range from two to five thousand dollars with Blériot and Curtiss slated to visit Indianapolis in October.
Stockton Iowa August 31 Miss Bertha Friese of Marengo who visited friend Phy Lore Bohnsack departed for home Monday. Otto Assmussen hosted friends for a birthday event. Mr and Mrs Gus Broders and Frances Mr and Mrs William Shms Elmer and Vera Mr and Mrs George Dittmer Mr and Mrs
Columbus Junction residents report travel and visits from Aug. 31. Henry Leonhard arrives home after a Sweetland trip. James McCormick family returns from Muscatine. Olive Todd of Chicago comes back from Washington. T J Klotz and family head to Des Moines for the state fair. Tickets totaling 159 dollars sold for an early train. A J Manley home hosts Jap Laphrop family visit. Mrs. Harry Horton assists as stenographer in a coroner's trial. Relatives receive a message.
When the stomach fails to perform its functions the bowels derange and the liver and kidneys congest. The stomach and liver must be restored to health. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are advertised as easy to take and effective.
James J. Hill stated no new railroad combinations are being considered. He said the existing connections in the Mississippi Valley are sufficient, and the Burlington handles traffic not routed via other lines.
J Carskaddan I Pepper attorneys and counselors based at 183 West Second Street Muscatine Iowa with Iowa telephone 797 guidance services illustrated in a local legal notice style.
Steamers Helen Blair and Columbia sail to Davenport and Rock Island on weekdays at 7 am and Sundays at 7 30 am, Saturdays at 7 pm. Service to Burlington and intermediate points runs all weekdays except Saturday at 8 30 am, continuing to Keokuk and Burlington. W A Blair Manager. W G Block Co Agents.
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