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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1914
Page
7
Crisco is favored in households most attentive to cooking and digestion. It is used for frying shortening cake making and quality tests reveal ways to apply this product to create foods that are better for you.
The Muscatine Launch Club held its regular meeting last evening electing A. X. Schaefer as commodore for the coming year and Fred C. Vetter as vice commodore. A. S. Willa was named rear commodore. No secretary was elected, to be decided at the next session.
The Oak Grove school scholars hosted an evening program last Wednesday to a large crowd. Mr and Mrs Tred Bloomer entertained relatives and friends to a Thanksgiving dinner. Several local gatherings and dinners occurred with neighbors and the Red Bail Band advertised for sale at Braunworth's.
Several business matters concerning the welfare of the club were discussed and several plans were offered for making the club house more popular, but nothing definite was accomplished.
In a crowded council chamber Mayor Kern faced a formal inquiry into the Sirpis case and police conduct. After hours of testimony the ballot ended 7 not guilty and 1 guilty, a complete vindication that left supporters jubilant and critics wary of the subterfuge claim surrounding the investigation.
Fragmented advertorial copy touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic to cure thin blood and restore energy for women. It claims improved appetite, better sleep, steadier nerves, and renewed vigor, urging readers to obtain the booklet and talk to a local druggist.
A city crime case featuring Chief Hoffman and Nick Sirpis heard testimony from Mrs Petersen Officers Faulhaber and O'Brien pen letters and witnesses in a bid to prove a settlement plot. The final secret ballot was four to four, needing a two thirds majority to remove the officer, so the case was not pursued.
Several townsfolk visited relatives and friends this week including Mrs B F Miller of Washington Ta and Lee Grimas of Alterton. Mrs G C P Shipman returned to Sully after visiting her mother Mrs Oo P Wilcox. Mina Grace Corbett died in Garden City Kansas after illness with tuberculosis and health trips to New Mexico and Colorado. Grace formerly lived with her mother now Mrs Anus Crency of Chicago.
A simple at home remedy promises to dissolve dandruff completely using four ounces of plain liquid moldervon applied at night then rubbed in with fingertips. By morning most dandruff is gone and continued use may destroy all signs of dandruff. The ad claims itching will stop and hair become shiny and healthy, offering an inexpensive, quick cure.
Mrs Elisabeth Reuther of 6 Twelfth St N W Washington DC writes an endorsement praising Peruna as a splendid remedy for catarrh and related troubles. She recounts months of use restoring health, notes relief from colds, and continues to take it when ill, recommending it to neighbors and affirming its ongoing usefulness for over ten years.
The document records multiple funeral arrangements and travel notes. It notes the transfer of remains to Lone Tree for a aunt’s home service, an Evan Griffith funeral at the Methodist Episcopal church in Columbus City, and visits by Mrs Evan Reeder and Evelyn to Cone relatives. It mentions O. M. Cavin, a Muscatine voter, and other local residents attending events.
Jai December 2 1915 Letties Auxiliary will hold an annual bazaar at the Opera House Friday evening December 4 Supper served from 6 to 9 Candies fancywork aprons and home made goods offered for sale Miss Lettie Jarrard Lone Tree and James Elder Nichols visit Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs Edmund Scorhead near Blue Grass Large turnout from the area attended rally Sunday evening at Davenport churches hearing noted men on Marion Lawrence Dr Beott Moody Institute missionary from China etc
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