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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1915
Page
3
The Muscatine board of education debates a twelve month school plan. They oppose a blanket adoption, favoring a summer term for rapid progress while allowing families needing summer work to opt out. Proposals include later adding industrial training to ensure practical skills. The plan aims to balance education with family and work needs.
The text describes a boy branded dull and dullard by peers and teachers. It notes he avoids school life, finds work uninteresting, and is seen as the teacher's problem. It suggests that summer school may offer the best remedy among proposed solutions.
The Muscatine progress supports a city committee plan for a uniform boulevard lighting system. The project aims to improve downtown appearance and civic pride, aligning Muscatine with Iowa’s leading cities as a well lit municipality. Support from merchants property owners council and Muscatine Lighting Company is sought to realize the plan.
Washington reports Republican Iowa lawmakers unite to ease the rural route changes blamed for bungling service. Muscatine county Protestants lament inferior service, echoed by Iowa newspapers statewide. Representative Harry Hull leads the fight to defend constituents’ interests in Congress.
Wilton Iowa reports a sequence of residents and visitors noting Isola Bridges back from Muscatine, Mrs Wright in Davenport, P N Gibson from West Liberty, A C Houvenagle in Muscatine, Mrs McClain to Durant, Vernon Lear from Iowa City, and others returning from Muscatine or visiting Davenport, Iowa City, and Belle Plaine with brief trips and social calls.
Fifty years ago a Methodist Sunday School ladies committee planned a curiosity shop for public entertainment to raise funds for the school library. Forty years ago Dr J H Thompson left for Henry Illinois to resume practice and his Onawa store successors took charge. Thirty years ago Mine Host Miller and wife celebrated their twelfth wedding anniversary with a banquet. Twenty years ago Mrs Robert Fulton visits. multiple marriage licenses issued to Berg Mikkelson Cromer Burris. Mrs J M Butler heads to Vinton. Ten years ago kindergarten party invited for East Fourth Street. Will Narvis travels to Meadville for A U W board meeting and a southwest trip.
Farmer David Brandon and his wife discuss Jessie’s future amid talk of schooling and social class. They fear education will pull Jessie from farm life but choose to support her. Jessie returns home educated, transforming the farmhouse and attracting suitors, including Jim Faraday, a wealthy widower.
Small Hamburg Breast Tea package available at pharmacies. Steep a tablespoon in boiling water, drink a teacup to relieve congestion and loosen bowels. Promotes rapid cold relief, is inexpensive and vegetable based.
A farmer's daughter Jessie digs for a fox with a spade, meets Arthur Stewart at a hill burrow, and discovers the same fox tricks lead to romance. Her mother hints Jessie is engaged to Arthur months later, proving love found beyond caution.
Old age should be healthy and cheerful, yet many suffer digestion and liver issues. One Chamberlain's Tablet after supper can strengthen digestion, tone the liver, regulate bowels, and lift despair toward hope and good cheer. Obtainable everywhere.
Iowa Republican delegation in the House protests rural mail route changes, urging restoration of the old efficient service amid routes extended to 30 miles or more. They cite poor service and arbitrary route extensions by the Post Office Department and discuss prospects in relation to the post office appropriation bill.
Representative Hull said he would support a reasonable program in the House but doubted the administrations continental army plan. He added that if a large national arsenal is needed he would push to have the Reck Island Arsenal chosen as the central depot.
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