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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1914
Page
5
Philharmonic club met at Sclaidt Music hall for regular practice. They plan a January recital with the Muscatine Symphony Orchestra, date undecided. Next meeting is Monday at 7 PM in the recital hall to fit attendance for a Congregational church concert.
Announcement states the Three Artist Recitals scheduled for December January and February are indefinitely postponed. West Hill Baptist mission Lend A Hand society to meet Thursday at Mrs Arthur Hedges home on Fletcher avenue. High Prairie church Ladies Ald society to hold all day session with pot lunch. Women Loyal Moose Circle meets tomorrow at 7 30 pm at the Moose Hall.
Wapello Indiana December reports final arrangements for Iowa State College long running short course to be held next week. The program covers horse judging rope work orchard, corn study dairy cattle and hog judging with demonstrations and lectures across five days. Officers include President William Rogers and committees on advertising judging and entertainment. Domestic science adds menus crafts and needlework competitions with cash premiums for cakes cookies breads and crafts.
Postmaster General Burleson directed postmasters to accept for mailing to Germany and Austria Hungary all parcels meeting international post service rules. The return of parcel post allows sending Christmas gifts to European nations previously blocked, though Belgium Turkey and parts of France remain affected by military operations.
A local sale lists low prices for dresser scarves, punch work pieces, gowns, eyelet pieces, towels, doilies, and embroidered aprons with 25 to 75 cent ranges. Proceeds support the domestic science course with officers led by President Mrs Grimes and an arrangement committee including Mrs Deihl and Mrs Baker. Evening entertainments, free with tickets, feature C W Wassam, Alex Miller, J W Jarringan and High School shows in the new opera house.
Associated Press loaned wire reports corrected the Cook county returns showing two Republicans and one Democrat elected to Illinois House in the seventh senatorial district instead of one Democrat one Republican and one Progressive. The corrected tally makes Republicans 73, Democrats 71, Progressives 2, Socialists 2 in the lower house.
Breeders of blooded stock from across the country arrive in Chicago to attend multiple conventions this week. The Percheron Society of America opened yesterday, with the American Berkshire and other cattle breeder associations also starting today.
Salem Ore Dec 1 official returns from the recent election show a majority vote to abolish capital punishment. The measure carried by a slim margin with 100,562 in favor and 100,395 against, according to Associated Press dispatches.
Seumas MacManus lectures tonight at the Grand Opera House in Muscatine. He will present a slide show of Ireland with 100 slides and readings from his poems. Endorsed by George J. Fisher M D of the Y M C A, admission 50 cents, 25 cents for children, free for very small children.
A timeless appeal urges youth to form the saving habit for independence and renewed effort. The Savings Department invites deposits of small amounts, promising safe storage and earned interest. One dollar starts an account. Growth depends on regular deposits. Come in Saturday night.
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