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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1908
Page
10
A limited time sale promotes five thousand dollars of Louisville stock at half price. The event features fine French voile skirts and a wide range of garments with great reductions. Sale lasts a few days with specific days named and a future display of Christmas goods. bargains include sweaters at half price.
Frank Bowman sells bug gies and Braunsworths warm shoes advertise. The National Union Lodge plans a Wednesday meeting. J W Gowld of Lone Tree visits Muscatine. A Congregational fair features aprons novelties and a home made candy dinner Wednesday. Mae Chambers returns to Aurora Illinois after months in Muscatine. Last basketball game at Armory Wednesday Van Atta and Difers versus Y M C A with 25 cent admission.
John A. Robbins solicits fire insurance prices while Hirt & Fesler promote bargains in a piano sale. J. E. Stevenson advertises loans and investments and invites contact. Community events include a basketball game at Armory hall Van Attia Elfers versus Y M C A with 25 cent admission and a Congregational Ladies dinner.
Mrs Weed will meet with her English class at 7 15 this evening. The Bible Marking class meets as usual. The Fellowship Club girls are urged to attend a full program. Park Place Bible Study will reorganize Wednesday evening under Miss Hoopes and all families in the area are urged to attend the first meeting at 115 McArthur Avenue the home of Mrs George Maylone at 7 30.
A druggist, A. W. Morgan, urges readers to choose Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble. He touts forty years of cures and cautions against unknown preparations that may contain harmful drugs.
Muscatine county Sunday school association holds its thirty ninth annual convention in Cranston Iowa on Thursday. Local Muscatine people will attend and several will speak or present on the program. The Muscatine delegation travels by Milwaukee road early morning and returns in the evening. Attending from Muscatine are H. Jameson Howard Woolverton Mrs Henry Jayne Miss Emma Riggs J G Mitchell and A W Hine.
Announced dates for a three recital series at Muscatine's Grand Opera House begin Friday Jan 1 1909 with Augusta Cottlow pianist. Glenn Hall tenor appears Feb 3 and Arthur Hartmann violinist with Alfred Calzin pianist perform March 1.
Advert says Electric Bitters helps female weaknesses lame back and kidney trouble. Sold for 50 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Gust Smith of near Grandview did business in Muscatine Saturday. Grandpa Eisele and Mrs Will Eisele of Green Valley passed through Olive Branch Saturday for Muscatine. C A Hughes of Muscatine and friend Miss Emmie Pantel of Fruitland came down on the 8 30 Saturday evening for Fruitland. Charley and Johnie Hintermeister
Visits and calls were reported around Muscatine Saturday and Sunday. Chas. Pantel and family hosted, Oliver Heineman and Johnnie Dickerson traveled through, Harry Webster called on friends, and Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Webster conducted business in Muscatine Monday. George Pantel also transacted business there Monday.
An old advertisement touts a home remedy titled Leach’s Virgin Oil of Pine compound. It claims a half ounce of Virgin Oil of Pine two ounces of Glycerine and a half pint of Whisky mixed will cure any curable cough and break a cold in 24 hours. Directions: take a teaspoon every four hours. The ad urges asking a druggist for the genuine product from Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati Ohio.
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