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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
3
The Journal outlines local agencies for reader use including East Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd Street Booth Muscatine Toborg Bron grocery Oregon Street W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey Avenue Kecklerrilla Chayka's Grocery West All J H Fuller Grocery Wm Van Zyl Grocery New York Office 30 34 West Sard Street Payne Young handle Chicago Office 750 Marquette Building.
Sworn statement by publisher F D Throop. Records total copies printed and circulated in November 1909: 6905 daily, 0990 TB, 228905 total, 180170 average. Notary F W Eversmeyer attested December 1, 1900.
The Chicago Inter Ocean denounces deer hunting season statistics as fool statistics though dispatched totals show 33 dead and 36 injured in Wisconsin. It argues such figures lack meaningful context and scorns the zeal for collecting numbers without practical insight.
The author rails at the craze for yearly accident tallies from many regions and argues that compiling such figures never leads to real action. He mocks laborious tabulations of Fourth of July injuries and notes statisticians tend to indict elements as soon as enough cases exist, yet no prevention follows.
An Iowa exchange notes the Tacoma Ledger advises early Christmas shopping. Deliberate buyers select appropriate gifts and avoid last minute rushes, valuing thoughtful choice over hurried purchases. Early shopping can curb commercial pressure and reflect a calmer holiday plan.
Old Clifton residents welcome Elmer Jennison and family for Thanksgiving visits while news notes report Miss Mable Slick’s fatal lantern accident. community members attend funerals and share greetings. Tennessee school resumes with Grace Overholt as teacher. Davenport relatives visit grandparents in town. multiple local visits to Knott and Murray households noted.
Notice urges prompt purchase of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters at first signs of stomach liver or bowel trouble to prevent suffering. Emphasizes quick action and preventive relief.
An old advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as compounded from ingredients suited for curing ailments and claims over 16 years of success. It urges trying a bottle for heartburn belching bloating poor appetite indigestion dyspepsia colds grippe and malaria-like symptoms.
Reminiscences recounts a new Young Folks Musical Circle organized in the city led by W W Capron with an orchestra under HE Unger practicing from the Opera Chorus book. Forty years ago October was record cold with ice delaying river navigation and ferry service.
The narrator and Hotchkiss struggle through a storm to reach a gated estate, where a deerlike bronze hint and a mysterious presence in the park heighten tension. With the horse gone and doors nailed shut, they explore a veranda then an open window as the sense of danger deepens.
Society column touts Parisian Sage as a simple hair rejuvenator that grants lustrous hair in days. It claims American women lack fine hair compared to Parisian looks and invites readers to buy Havercamp's Prescription Doug Store’s bottle for 50 cents with a two week money back guarantee for dandruff stopping and scalp itch relief.
The West Liberty Iowa scene reports the December 3 wedding of Zel la Walker to Fred Ride nour at their home north of town. Rev. John Hinkhouse officiated in a white parlor setting with a bridal march, a shower bouquet, and a reception for seventy five relatives. The couple plan to reside on the groom’s farm five miles northeast of West Liberty. Additional local notes include travel, visits, and gatherings of residents from nearby towns.
The California Fig Syrup Co presents Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a refined product derived from pure plant principles. It stresses a single genuine formulation made by the company and warns buyers to avoid imitations by checking for the full company name on the package.
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