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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1908

Page

9

Social Event at Hoopes Hall Aided by Ladies' Aid Society

A three corner social held last night at Hoopes hall by the Musserville church Ladies' Aid drew a large crowd. The event featured triangle themed decorations and tickets and included an instrumental trio, multiple songs and recitations. Refreshments followed a brief program. Local residents noted visiting relatives and recovering illness reports.

Hoopes Hall Ladies’ Aid Society Musserville Church Clarence Shoemaker Ida Bridges Lindley Hoopes Guy Cooder Austin Hoopes Floyd Crow Ruby Stohr Addie Cooper Lyal Stark Mabel Foster Ione Hoopes Gertrude Downey Iivy Ryan Mabel Stark Alice Yeager Will Fisher Pliny Carpenter Clyde Ryan

Young couple wed at German Evangelical Church parsonage

Miss Emma Heerd and Edward E Betzold were married at 8:30 last evening by Rev J Jans at the German Evangelical Church parsonage. Attendants were Mrs Etta Eberhart and William Eberhart. Betzold works at Roman and Liebbe Butcher shop. couple to reside at Heerd homestead. South Muscatine notes mention local visits and departures.

Emma Heerd Edward E. Betzold South Muscatine J. Jans Etta Eberhart William Eberhart Betzold Liebbe Hershey Avenue Heerd Homestead West Eighth Street Richard Button Edna Brown J. O. Barker Downey Arthur Melton Near Fruitland George Weyland Burlington Joseph Keefer High Prairie

Piano sale offers exceptional terms and options

A dealer advertises limited time piano offers with prices 175 185 and 215, highlighting a prestige brand upright and a walnut or oak case. Easy four plan payments begin at 10 dollars a month with trade ins toward higher priced models to follow.

Golden wedding dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Taylor

In West Liberty Iowa on December 3 1913 a golden wedding dinner marked fifty years of marriage for John S Taylor born 1827 and Sarah born 1832 hosted at their Spencer Street home. They were married December 2 1858 in Saint Clairsville Ohio and lived in Cedar County Iowa before settling in West Liberty. Their daughter Alpha Milnes attended. son Charles Taylor unable to attend. Grandchildren performed a short program amid well wishers and letters of congratulations arrived from relatives and friends across the region.

West Liberty John S. Taylor Spencer Street Alpha M. Milnes Union Valley Chas. D. Taylor Seattle Wash Mr. Taylor Wayne County Ohio Taylor Loudoun County Virginia

Mi o Na promised cure and local medicine ads

An advertisement touts Mi o na tablets as a universal stomach remedy claiming rapid relief from indigestion fermentation belching and seasickness with a money back guarantee from Havercamp's Drug Store. It also promotes Booth's Laxative Pills at 25 cents and cites a testimonial from Frank Oke of St Thomas Ontario.

Frank Oke St. Thomas, Ont Booth Havercamp’s

Muscatine Historian Richman to Speak at Iowa City Event

Hon. Irving B. Richman of Muscatine will address the State Historical Society in the Hall of Liberal Arts Iowa City tonight. Governor Warren Garst will attend and Richman will discuss Some Researches in California History followed by a dinner. Richman, a noted author and Iowa State alumnus, has produced Rhode Island volumes and Iowa history essays.

Irving B. Richman Muscatine Iowa City State Historical Society Warren Garst Iowa California Hall of Liberal Arts Richman Iowa State University Brown University Rhode Island John Brown Appenzell Switzerland Caliifornia Mexico

Benefit concert planned at First Presbyterian Church

Muscatine Graduate Nurses association presents a December 8 benefit at the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. F H Little directs a program featuring Brahms piano solo, Handel Messiah chorus, Fauconier violin meditations, Rubinstein and Low piano pieces, Wagner and Tannhauser items, with multiple vocal soloists and instrumentalists. The Shubert attraction follows, with Daly's Theatre rerun and burlesque acts at the Grand, including the Boston Belles, the Salome dance, and Zenda.

First Presbyterian Church Muscatine Brahms Nelle M. Johnson Teresa del Reigo Edwin L. McColm Geo. R. Chase Hills and Skye Victor Harris Kamennoi Ostrow Rubinstein Allegro Brilliant Josef Low Eva C. Baker Hail Bright Abode Wagner Boston

Fudge Becomes Popular Word With Young Girls

A light note reveals the term fudge has gained popularity among girls of tender years. The item comments on how language trends spread among children and amuse readers with a quaint social observation.

Electric Bitters Promised Cure for Malaria and Biliousness

Advertisement promotes Electric Bitters to dissolve stomach liver and kidney troubles and cure biliousness and malaria with a guaranteed effect. Product priced at 50 cents from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.

Havercamp

Grand Opera House Presents Clyde Fitch Comedy

Muscatine nears urban stature as Grand Opera House hosts Clyde Fitch comedy on Sunday evening. Promoted as one of the season’s strongest plays, the production aims to draw crowds with its humor and familiar premiere cast.

Muscatine Metropolitan Grand Opera House Clyde Fitch

Miss Jennie Robertson Leaves Safeguard for County Recorder Post

Columbus Junction Iowa December 3 Miss Jennie Robertson who was elected county recorder severed her connection with the Safeguard Monday. She served as local editor there for years and as correspondent for the Masertine Journal for four years. She traveled to Wapello to learn duties of her new office. Leila Lieberknecht and brother Hubert visited Burlington yesterday.

Columbus Junction Jennie Robertson Safeguard Masertine Journal Wapello Leila Lieberknecht Hubert Burlington

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