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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1912
Page
2
An advertisement extols Diapepsin as the fastest stomach regulator for sour, upset stomachs and indigestion. It promises relief in five minutes, boasts a money back guarantee, and urges households to keep the product on hand for day or night use.
December 18 and 19 will host the musical comedy Louislni presented by the Red Men lodge in this city. Mrs. M C Mathews of Chicago directs casting of about three dozen characters. Miss Ethelyn Salisbury will portray Iowa. Aldora club to dance before Napoleon. The show spans 1492 to the present with a dangerous woman and Bucklow's Avniva Salve ad appears.
Emma Schott a longtime Pioneer resident of the city died at 602 Sycamore street at 1 20 am after a five week illness. Born December 31 1843 in Dayton Ohio she came to Iowa in 1847 and had lived here since 1865 married Amos Schott in 1865 leaving a son Be Schott and brothers George Berry and John W Berry among mourners.
Superintendent R L Smith says construction crews expect the Davenport to Muscatine interurban to complete its full route by December 28. The line will run from Davenport through Sweetland Center to Park Place then onto Isert Avenue, with a revised time schedule pending final adjustments.
An old style advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Papain Tablets as a universal remedy for stomach trouble. It claims the tablets mimic gastric juices, aid digestion after meals, digest 9,000 grains of food, and restore stomach strength. Sold by all druggists for 60 cents a bottle.
A reader attests Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root cured his uric acid kidney trouble after two years of sickness. He details recovery after using multiple bottles and notes publication by Kilmer Co. The letter is sworn before a notary in Clinton County Iowa dated July 13 4904. It promotes sample bottles and urges writing to Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York for information.
The interurban line resumes service over tracks used by Park Place streetcars, routing via Jssett, Cypress, Enet Eighth, Spring, Rags Sixth, Mulberry, East Pylrd, Town, Front, Chestnut, Second, and back to Davenport. Bridge piers and deck on Isolet Avenue finished. thirty days waits for setting. If weather cooperates, road should open within three days after Christmas. Work proceeds rapidly with approaches near completion. gees bed likely open for horse and wagon before Christmas.
A building at Fifty Stock and Mulberry avenue in Muscatine was threatened by a blaze last night around seven o clock. The old landmark housed several families and businesses and suffered damage but was saved from destruction thanks to the fire department and property owner G. Stein. The fire is believed to have started from a defective flue in the Blacksmith shop. Damages totaled several hundred dollars and smoke and water damaged the apartments of Johny Thompson. Also includes a list of unclaimed letters at the Muscatine post office and a notice about advertised letters for men and women residents.
At the annual meeting, Musca tine Launch Club members voted by acclamation to retain Commodore Charles I Salisbury and the current slate. The roster includes R. M. Wilson, Oscar Grossheim, C. H. Sardyass, J. P. Schombers, and Dr J. J. Bomka. Joseph Huyercamp was named entertainment committee chairman for the second year with Char jen Hanley as assistant. A four-man committee was set to attend the Missions Valley Power Boat Association meeting in St Louis January 7-12.
Older readers urged to embrace healthy aging through frugal living and Peruna tonic. Dr Hartman extols selfcare while noting occasional illness and recommending Peruna as a nonhabitual aid. Advert explains ordering a book by two two cent stamps and mentions Natarno as the modern Peruna name with Columbus, Ohio origin.
Muscatine club plans a seawall in front of the clubhouse to create a premier harbor. A committee including Joseph Haverkamp B F Schaefer and Jacob Scomberg will press Rock Island arsenal officials to use an appropriation already made. Congressmen Penner says funds are ready for wall construction as the group aims to extend from JoJa avenue east with dredging help if needed.
Advertises Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild, safe substitute for calomel to treat liver and bowel complaints. Claims quick relief, no tooth or gum damage, and a remedy for constipation. promotes tablets at 10 and 25 cents per package from The Olive Tablet Company of Columbus, Ohio.
A committee reviews the Davennatt project for the riverfront area and will confer with arsenal officials. Progress reports will follow as soon as work is completed, signaling an incentive for Pearl City club members.
Cedar Valley reports show Ayres and son Roy visiting, Mr Ayres relocating to Witorsk and thriving, the McMahon family hosting, Thanksgiving visits to Stanford and Dakota, neighbors moving to town properties, Leila and Hazel McIntire with whooping cough, Mrs Hildebrand returning from Atalissa, and a bridal shower for Zalla Stevens in honor of Reuben Ashkam with gifts and musical selections. Local dining, shopping, and travels fill a busy week with social gatherings and household changes across Oak Grove and Tipton areas.
F Bloomer entertained relatives and friends for Thanksgiving week. J C and Seema Stuart hosted at J D Stuarts. Will Barnard family visited Ed Barnard’s. Wim Fishburn returned from North Yakama trip. Ed Barnard and Olive Barnard dined at Chet Will’s. Laflin relatives visited Ninals late week.
A sensational item claims dynamite wrecks buildings and causes lung damage from coughs and colds. It advertises King’s New Discovery and Wavercamp’s Prescription as cures with a price of one dollar at the local drug store.
A notice states a large banquet and nomination of officers will be held Thursday evening December 5 by order of the committee. Adv. W. Ogle, Dentist, Suite 20, Muscatine State Bank Building.
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