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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1914
Page
3
An old medical note attributes colds to a disordered blood condition and lack of essential nourishment. It argues fats in seasonal foods enrich the blood to bolster resistance and promotes Scot's Emulsion as a natural remedy to overcome colds and build strength.
Fragmentary text lists names and firms such as Lorenzen & Wood, Cone, and Woodman with scattered references to offices, extensions, and department roles. It reads as a damaged page item detailing staff, publishers, editors, and a dining or customer service context, but specifics are obscured.
The article lauds Holland for rejecting outside aid to Belgian refugees and preserving civilizational virtue. It contrasts Holland's restraint with broader Christian moral decline elsewhere, noting Dutch steadiness, hospitality, and military virtue without aggression. The piece quotes the New York Globe praising Dutch behavior and questions the judgment of nations on final assessment.
A Waterloo Evening Courier piece by Tom C. Harteman urges Iowa game laws, warning birds face extinction and advocating swift action. Letters to The Sun recount mockery of administration’s kindness to business, comparing it to a melodrama about a girl named Nellie in a chain of perilous scenes.
Nation’s capital letters report members from all states converging to discuss winter session aims. Topics include military expansion, Mexican policy, government merchant marine, Philippine self government, and fiscal bills, with patronage and party strategy also in play as Republicans and Progressives push for access to wartime preparedness details.
A fragment recalling past events from Muscatine Journal history. It notes Bernard Fuller’s travel to the old country Bavaria with two friends, and references thirty, twenty, and ten years ago items including Iowa political figures and local marriages. The entry reflects nostalgia and calendar milestones from earlier decades.
Delegations from Bouck criticize the recent cotton purchase appeal, signaling potential abandonment of the wide purchase plan. Villa and Zapata receive praise from officials for conduct in Mexico City as Carranza's position weakens. Debates on American interference rise, with republicans warning of future revolutions. Wilson to appoint a new Federal Trade Commission board, with Davies likely chair. A Education Bureau bulletin touts kindergarten as a humanizing factor in institutions, advocating prevention over cure for social ills.
Mrs L A Williams returned to Letts after visiting daughter Mrs BT H Summers. Mr and Mrs Sam Foster visited Letta neighbors, Mrs Thomas Williams joined Rock Island trip to see daughter Mrs Fry. J J Stapp went to Soverney. Mrs G W Breneman hosted a dinner for Mrs L A Williams of Letts with Mrs Frank Oakes Mrs J A Tanft Mrs G W Selman Mrs M H Summers in attendance. Fullerton visited Washington. Mr and Mrs J C May of Columbus City returned from Clinton. Glenn Helmick visited Burlington. Funeral guests for Mrs Evan Griffith included W Walden Mrs Dima Phetna of Valley Junction and others from Mont, Deep River and Morning Sun. Mrs Lavina Pontzine of Bailey, Mick visited Elizabeth Jarvis. Mrs Marton Norris birthday surprise hosted by 14 neighbors with cake and refreshments. Chicago orchestra sextette to play at Fish school?
In this fragment from 1918, Ludmila and Beth lament a life of quiet deprivation. They dream of a world where daily events feel real, recall past travels, and debate escaping their constrained home under Mrs Alston’s watchful eye.
On Tuesday evening December 8 a four man and two woman company will present a varied program of vocal and instrumental music readings and impersonations. They come well recommended. Admission is 20 cents and 3 cents.
Ludmilla Alston, a sheltered young woman, defies an unwanted suitor Teesdale and is drawn to Tom McLean. A late afternoon visit by two errant, well known locals shifts the home dynamic as McLean declares his long affection. Ludmilla accepts, and the couple wed in secret, preserving her prior vow.
Wilton Ta December 4 A Latchay left for Davenport for a two day business visit Raymon d Sarver visited from West Elberty to Nelson then Durant to visit A T Nelson son of the mayor Esther Circle met Tuesday evening with Miss Ina Brown A business session and short program concluded the gathering
Iowa lawmakers convene to consider amending game and fish laws after past efforts to ban spring shooting and set prairie chicken seasons stalled. The piece criticizes current limits on bass pike and catfish, urging tighter regulations to boost reproduction and economy, and notes opposition to spring hunting as part of migratory bird policy debates.
A flurry of Thursday visits and short trips is reported across Davenport and Muscatine. Hostess Misa Verda served refreshments while several residents, including H. Wilson, I. C. Wood, Gus Nopoulos, W. F. Warner, Mrs. George Dawson, Mrs. George Hawley, Mrs. Downer, and Ella Roth, journeyed to or from nearby towns for brief stays and business. The note also mentions Lamp returning from Chicago, Woodhouse family traveling from Vinton, and family gatherings related to Henderson and Nicolaus. The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Batley is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at the home and church.
A Des Moines meeting of sportsmen discussed limiting spring shooting to protect wild life. About 100000 licensed hunters and 25000 landowners could be affected, with 40 percent not spring shooting and 20 percent living far from water. The proposal seeks to align state law with federal migratory bird protection, urging the legislature to act to preserve wildlife for future generations. John G Hartman urged caution and emphasized economic value of game and fish.
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