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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1902
Page
8
The itemized column highlights events and people in Muscatine and Davenport. Mentions Dec 10 activities at the Y M C A star course, M E church apron sale and supper, a Thiesen cough syrup ad, and local visits by Mrs. Rosenfield and Mr. Beck returning from Chicago. Also notes a university gym project and a music recital by Max Heinrich.
Wyoming Wisconsin writer Franklin W. Calkins credits Grape-Nuts with curing years of nervous dyspepsia. He notes immediate relief from indigestion after starting the cereal and plans to continue it, saying it supports his work and suppresses meat appetite.
An assortment of local items includes Thiesen for pure drugs and Hyomei sold with guarantees. Birth announcement: Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Jones on Newell road welcome a 10-pound son. Dairy farm for sale at Dilbert Dairy. inquiries via Lock Box 114. Lectures by Col Ham on Snelly goster in Politics scheduled for Wednesday. Various city news items mention travel, family departures, and Bartlett Bros. promotions in coffee and piano sales.
Titus and Jackson advertise city and farm property sales. Reserved seats for Heinrich song recital at the Grand Opera house are now on sale at the box office for 1.00 each.
The speaker laments autumn’s passage and notes nature’s fading signs yet declares not to sing a doleful tune. A humorous aside about a social club breaking up contrasts with the season's approach as winter nears. The tone blends melancholy with stubborn cheerfulness.
Thompson Bros extended their store with an alley extension creating a main sales room of 140 feet. The west building houses second and third floors used for seed trade, totaling 11 600 square feet of floor space plus a large basement. They claim to offer a bright clean store with first class goods and aim to better serve growing customer demand.
Bartlett Bros receive daily holiday stock while customers are invited to visit. Free presents accompany one pound of baking powder. Alex Grossheim in Berlin Studio stays busy entertaining callers for portrait sittings. Ladies' Mission circle hosts oyster supper at First Baptist on Tuesday December 9 from 5 to 7 with Holland biscuit and Santa Claus cakes. Trinity church ladies plan a December 17 sale of cakes family work and aprons with light refreshments.
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