Local notes and visits fill quiet week in Muscatine
A string of brief items notes Miss Lela Holtz from Grandview visiting friends, Miss Mae Briggs from Smalley Avenue traveling to Columbus Junction, and Mrs. George Karns visiting in town. Iowa Lodge No. 2, A F and A M, to elect officers Tuesday at 7:20 pm. Margaret Burke returns from Adams after shopping and visiting friends. Mrs. Albert Skeels leaves for Bayfield after a week with her mother on East Seventh Street. D W Opel and Mrs A Wagner board a trip to Walcott due to E E McBride's illness. Turkey dinner ad also listed.
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Lela Holtz
Grandview
Brown's Business College
Muscatine
George Karns
Wilton
Columbus Junction
Mae Briggs
Smalley Avenue
Iowa Lodge No. 2
W. M
Margaret Burke
Adams
First Congregational
Albert Skeels
Bayfield
H. C. Skeely
East Seventh Street
D. W. Opel
Cedar Street
A. Wagner
Walcott
E. E. McBride
Bis City
Ancient Steps 10 Be Replaced Soon
The First Presbyterian church front steps, in place over 40 years, were removed this morning and will be replaced with temporary wooden stairs. Concrete steps were ordered earlier due to safety concerns, but remodeling plans next spring require temporary stairs to avoid interfering with proposed improvements.
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First Presbyterian Church
Free Poland Hope of Sobieski Letter to RB George
Col John Sobieski, famed Polish patriot, writes that a free Poland will emerge from the present conflict. He invites Prof George to Warsaw to lead music for a future Polish court, recalling their chautauqua ties and Sobieski’s long history as a fighter for liberty.
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Poland
Col
John Sobieski
R.B. George
Muscatine
George
Colonel Sobieski
Warsaw
Ibe
Chautauqua
Col. Sobieski
Fagland
America
John
Liverpool
Land of the Free
Indian Service
Army of the Potomac
Kervice
Sobieski
Diesk
Juarez
Maximilian
Mexico
Minnesota
Take Salts Flush Kidneys Like a Remedy from Old Newspapers
An aging ad fragment touts using sodium salts to cleanse kidneys and stop bladder irritation. It claims meat increases uric acid stressing kidneys, recommending four ounces of salts in water before breakfast to “act fine” and avert pain, with additional notes on Jad Salt as a lithia tonic.
Fake medical salve advertised with dubious claims
The fragment describes a mustard-based ointment sold by Sugter Company of Cleveland promising quick pain relief without blistering. It lists numerous ailments including asthma neuralgia pleurisy rheumatism back pain and more and advertises a bulk offer of 25 jars for two dollars.
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Araestar
Sugter, Company
Cleveland
Chamberlains Tablets Restore Health Claims
A reader testimonial extols Chamberlains Tablets for relief from stomach distress headaches and constipation. The speaker notes prior suffering across months and credits the tablets with regulating bowel action ending discomfort. The ad states availability everywhere and invites purchase.
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Henry Padghan
Jtme
Chamberlain
Early Christmas Mail Advisory From Local Post Office
The postmaster urges patrons to mail Christmas parcels early to avoid congestion. A printed notice stresses placing the address plainly with street and house number, and offers parcel insurance options. The letter promises reliable service and asks customers to act promptly to ensure delivery before Christmas.
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Nils
Tmcnutt
Post
Weiv
Iowa
College President Coming: Monday Drama Unfolds
A college president is set to address a Monday event amid a polling drama. Tension rises over tuition matters as campus platforms discuss policy direction and leadership responses.
War Pictures at the Palace Show Belgian Front in Europe
A film program titled War Pictures will be shown Tuesday at the Palace theatre. It features Wiegie Chicago Tribune war pictures depicting Antwerp's siege from the tower to trenches, Belgian columns, burning cities, wrecked towns, and German artillery. The reels include wounded and rear-guard actions with grave, educative scenes intended to temper wartime enthusiasm.
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Palace Theatre
Wiegle
Chicago Tribune
Sherman
Antwerp
Weigie
Holland
Wile
kKniger
Scheldt
Malines
Aloat
Thielt
Tirlemont
Charleroi
Dinant
Witch
Indigestion Remedies for Temporary Mood and Pain
The passage notes dull minds and low spirits tied to headache and backache, claiming they arise from Indigestion or biliousness. It advises that these conditions are usually temporary and responsive to a few doses of treatment.
Thursday Evening Speaker John F Chambers At Devonport Event
Local notes record social visits and travel across towns. John F Chambers will speak Thursday evening. Mrs C B Kimball and granddaughter Henrietta Martin shopped in Devonport. Several villagers visited relatives and returned home Sunday, including Archibald family and Miss Janetti Ady. Funeral services for Mrs J M Martin held at Presbyterian church with Rebekah lodge participation. Burial at Oak Ridge. out of town relatives attended.
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John F. Chambers
C. B. Kimball
Henrietta Martin
Devonport
Thomas Franklin
Laport City
Myr
iMre
Archibald
Wapello
Janetti Ady
BE. Ady
Adell
Iowa
M. J. Wilkinson
Marengo
Ralph Stafford
Stafford
Muscatine
Gerald “Seydell
Town City
W. J. Stevens
Louis
Morris
Delos Morris
Marenga
Bessie
Black
Roxie Brown
Marguerites Speight
Paul McCann
Arthur Black
Thorne Henderson
Harrison
Phelps
J. M. Martin
Presbyterian Church
C. V. Alligon
Kings, Daughters Circle
Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah
Mesdames Lins
Lane
Minnie
Evang
Etta‘Swemn
Elsie Chase
Odd
J. Compton
Watkine
P. Mitchell
Mo B.purvia
C A. Purvis
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Williams Mfg, CO
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Frop
Martha Washington
Hyler
Roy Fitzsimmons
Prop
la Salle Opera House
Chicago
Felix Adler
Eva
Fal Lon
la Salle
RB. George
Prof
Wales
M'Nutt
McNutees
Aripare
Ini
Belgium
West Liberty
Weat
Beecham
Will
Jones
Atimu
Tfowule
Towle
Maple Products ‘Co
Reephes Gas Building
Chisage Rue St Pan
Minn
St. Jobasbury
Vererat
W. W. Richards
Tough Bros. Chiropractors
Bond
Towa ‘Ave
Towa
H. D. Horst
Attorney
General
Muscatine State Bank
Geo, Kranz
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