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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
10
An old style advertisement touts Kellogg's Sanitone Wafers as a remedy to nerves fatigue and weariness. It promises renewed vitality for both men and women and offers a free trial box. The ad lists Muscatine drugstores selling the $1.00 product.
A vintage ad urges savers to choose a portion of earnings to save first, deposit it on payday, and let it earn interest. It touts starting with one dollar and invites readers to come in Saturday night.
Springfield, Dec 2. With most work done, the special session recessed until February 23. A joint resolution asks Governor Dunne to call another special session in January for additional foot and mouth appropriations. London reports the British steamship Malinche sunk, crew rescued in two lifeboats, likely by a submarine in the Mediterranean.
Local fans anticipate pianist George Frederick Ogden’s near term recital in Des Moines. The Des Moines Symphony Orchestra aims to extend its winter and spring concerts, with rehearsals starting December 12 for a February debut and an April program plus the annual May Festival. Muscatine’s musical progress drew praise from Musical America, highlighting Iowa’s strong statewide music activity.
Discolored or spotty skin may be removed by Mercolized wax spread on the face at night and washed off in the morning. An ounce can be bought at any druggist. Also advertised is saxolite powder dissolved in hazel for bathing the face to reduce wrinkles. The ad promises a bright, new complexion and claims the process leaves no lasting mar.
Muscatine shines among Iowa cities for its resident orchestra and acclaimed arts scene. The C. W. Best Artist Series, led by a prominent local organizer, delivered top tier programs with artists of the highest ability. Thanksgiving featured Antonio Salta, a world class violin cellist, drawing special praise.
The complete recovery of R. T. Othmer, a former Muscatine man badly hurt in an automobile crash at Denver, is now in doubt. Relatives report he has not regained consciousness and doctors fear loss of mental faculties even if physical healing occurs.
The Wilson Liner Marengo, a British freighter carrying no passengers, departed New York for Hull on November 17 and is stranded on the Goodwin Sands as lifeboats race to assist from London on December 2.
Advertisement claims nervousness and nightmares stem from undigested stomach contents and gas. It promotes Mi-o-na stomach tablets to ease indigestion and calm nerves, promising quick relief and a money back guarantee, with Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store and Booth's Pills as endorsers.
Main Floor silks dress goods waist fabrics ginghams kimono materials calicoes robe cloths outings table linens napkins stamped goods towels guest toweling sheets pillows slips aprons handkerchiefs gloves handbags ribbons woolens hosiery neckwear under wear jewelry corsets umbrellas novelties. Second Floor suits coats furs dresses skirts waists petticoats muslin wear kimonos outing wear blankets comforts bed spreads baby apparel rugs linoleums carpets oil cloths lace curtains tapestries curtain materials
Quincy Ill Dec 2 During the final session of the Fourteenth annual Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association convention H W Metzger was elected to the executive committee James Ryan to the ways and means committee and B Layton to the resolutions committee All three Muscatine delegation members are en route home tomorrow morning The Muscatine Levee Improvement Commission secretary Metzger is among those honored in this river improvement effort
Julius Nihart files in Muscatine district court to declare his brother Christian Nihart legally dead after he left home 17 years ago and has not been heard from since. The petition seeks a formal estate division following the presumed death.
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