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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1903
Page
5
Royal Baking Powder Company of New York announces an Altiatiter to promote health related claims. The notice highlights product origins and association with health benefits, citing stakes for distribution and consumer trust.
Dr. H. M. Dean will travel to Kansas City Wednesday for the Rock Island System Surgical Association conference. About two hundred Rock Island surgeons are expected, with Dr. Dean reading a paper on Carbolic Acid. His territory spans Muscatine to Buffalo, Columbus Junction, Nichols, and Wilton.
Rabbi Feinschreiber of Davenport addressed the Federation of Women's Clubs last night. The talk, third in the fall series, traced Jewish influence from ancient times to 1903 and highlighted roles in art philosophy music and civilization.
Brief classified style note offering 80 penny photos for photo jewelry and related items. Readable line hints at a sale or trade proposition with a contact prompt.
City Engineer Ryan states Muscatine will install 410 burners at 400 street intersections plus extra lights as Cleveland Vapor Light Company and Citizens' Railway and Light rework their system. The aim is to provide brighter illumination and surpass other Iowa cities, ending months of darkness.
Several hundred dollars pledged to the YMCA fund. Secretary Co. F. Nevius and assistants report promising donations toward a $5,000 goal. One day of work yielded a gratifying percentage of the target with little difficulty expected to reach the remainder.
Hazel Dell Illinois December 1 Bert Potter hauled hogs to Joy and Reynolds bringing $4.05 and $4.15 per hundred. Neighbors visit Buffalo Prairie Muscatine and Whiteoak areas. Church thanksgiving service and social evening noted. Local farm tasks include corn husking and ice house construction.
Henry Steffen, formerly of LeMars, is pursuing a gubernatorial pardon after a manslaughter conviction and prison term. Officials have not disclosed specifics of his case or pardon timeline.
The management of the Burlington street railway have provided club rooms for their employes.
New Hampshire Street residents favor opening the street from Clinton to Busch streets arguing it would aid traffic flow and raise adjacent property values in a strong South End residential district. Skating crowds, gas main updates on Oregon Street, and various local health and travel notes fill the day in the community update.
Columbus Junction news notes Herman Laceman has returned from a Memphis factory cutting buttons and will winter at home. Shells and cinders fill the Roach Musser road front, raising the street up to ease heavy traffic. Several local residents travel, visit relatives, or report illness while other items cover funerals, hunting trips, and community events in early December 1903.
Saturday afternoon at the First Baptist church in Rock Island Miss Minnie Lane wed Frank A Fuller. Rev Reed officiated with Baptist ring service. The bride, daughter of Mrs Amanda Lane, taught near Park Place. The groom recently moved from Centerville.
The bride will reside with her mother and guests will gather after December 9. The Waterloo health department targets doctors flouting contagious disease laws. A major C B & Q double track segment near Creston to Council Bluffs nears regular service. Three Burns gang members jailed in Perry for thefts including Madrid and Angus. Red Oak constable Jerome Andrews held on incest charges.
Conductor R S Hibbard, a pioneer employee of the Dubuque division of the Milwaukee Road, passed away at Savanna Illinois. His death marks the loss of a veteran railroad man noted for decades of service.
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