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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1902
Page
5
Postmaster R H Randall of Dunlap Iowa furnishes an affidavit praising Kodol digestive aid. He claims years of indigestion and related evils improved after using Kodol, stating it gave a new lease on life and urging others to try it. Manufactured by E C DeWitt & Co Chicago with a one dollar bottle at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
On Tuesday December 2 the C R L P will run a special train excursion to Lone Tree and return leaving Muscatine at 7 15 p m and returning from Lone Tree after exercises Fare for round trip 50 cents C M Gould
A special city council meeting approved the Maple Avenue grading contract from Oak to Mulberry, awarded to David Grant as the sole bidder at 15 cents per cubic yard. Alderman Bartemeier said Judge Carskaddan of the railroad asked whether the city would require the company to build a retaining wall on Front Street and the estimate was discussed.
An article urges success should not cost health and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach and digestion problems. It includes a testimonial from RK. E. Secord of Toronto praising the remedy after years of dyspepsia and recovery following a three-bottle course. A note offers the Common Sense Medical Adviser, 1008 pages, free by sending 21 stamps to J. R. V. Pierce in Buffalo, New York.
The Muscatine Iowa city council holds a special session to open bids for Maple avenue grading, approves a contract with David Grant at 1.514 cents per cubic yard, and orders payments to Fuller Bros totaling 2,460.10 as due on the street improvements. Council also addresses refunds, a Bartlett street crossing, walls with the railroad, and various public works orders.
A mother losing teeth in 1901 suffered extreme weakness and mental decline until a physician urged nourishing easily digested food. Grape-Nuts, served with cream, sparked rapid improvement. Within three months she recovered health, gained strength, and improved mentally and physically, as claimed by the Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan.
The Church of the Living God holds its annual assembly at its Mulberry Street hall between Fourth and Fifth Streets from December 3 to December 14 with daily meetings. Evangelist Willis Brown and son, Evangelist Newville of Cedar Rapids, and other ministers will attend. All are invited. attendance is free with no collections.
Otto Houseman and wife attend the Chicago stock show while Wm. Healey and wife depart for Chicago. John W. McKee travels to Conesville on business and Fred Albers, now of Kalona, heads to Chicago. G. R. Clark of United States Express visits Muscatine then returns home to Davenport. May Leyda learns of Mrs. Roberts’s death. The Golden State Limited runs late. A Kalaus visits Lemkau in Muscatine before returning home to Colfax. Robert Edgerton leaves for Iowa City to resume university duties. Mrs. Brennie Black and baby visit Muscatine with L. L. Lane. Mrs. Wm. Downer arrives from Denver to visit her parents. Mrs. John Ellis leaves for Lone Tree to join her husband. John gathers locals for a D. leg H. dawree tonight.
Dr and Mrs George Kincaid, guests in the city with relatives, left last night for Clinton Iowa aboard the %:53 train after a wedding in St Louis Missouri a little over a week ago. They recently acquired Hobart M Cable pianos through J J Griffith.
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