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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1913
Page
3
An advertisement touts Cascar ets as a quick stomach cleanser claiming it removes sour undigested foods and excess bile to calm heartburn and nausea. It urges a 14 cent box tonight and highlights benefits for children and general intestinal regularity. The text also drifts into broad praise of leaders and rail, ship, and air travel as forces for global unity and progress.
The narrative honors Col David du Bose Gaillard for his pivotal role in the Panama Canal project. It lauds his dedication, compares him to Gorgas and Goethals, and notes his death from tropical climate challenges. The piece emphasizes his sacrifice to join the oceans and leave a lasting monument to engineering achievement.
Government educational experts summarize the Fitchburg plan in which students alternate weeks in school and shop for four years. Early work carries pay up to 11 cents an hour, totaling about 550 dollars after three years. The program boosts attendance and provides real training under foremen, with strong employer and federal support.
A fragmented column recalls events from fifty, thirty, twenty, and ten years ago. It notes a surprise party at Fountain Hill residence of Gael Foster, a large Christmas gathering at Mrs P M Musser’s for a Women’s Foreign Missionary Society, and an assault on Joseph Wormeschel near West Prant Street.
At a cluttered country cottage Mrs. Barrows and her husband invite relatives to Seechwood. Herbert Barrows hides nerves over his fiancée Vivia Grant while a broken horseshoe and mirror mishap inflames romantic intrigue among Minna, Jimmie, and Laura Sibley. The scene sets up a townbound trip and possible reconciliation amid family dynamics.
The article discusses how meat prices may stay steady due to imports from that country to St Louis Kansas City and Chicago. It notes Western short age and rising Wgher grades despite imports. It explains kosher trade in New York limits and uses only certain portions of slaughtered carcasses, affecting supply.
Fragmented scene shows vows at a commencement and a tangled mix of dialogue as characters recall a fraternity bond. A young couple discusses marriage plans while others barter and joke, ending with an ad tone about Electric Bitters and a testimonial from Eliza Pool of Des Moines.
Daily hints discuss reducing waste in meat production, promoting economical feeding strategies. Silage hay and pasture replace costly grain, with straw and roots aiding fattening. Emphasizes soil fertility, manure value, and consistent crossbreeding to achieve uniform, productive stock on high priced lands.
Mendota resident W Fitch of Mendota Illinois touts Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment claiming long standing eczema vanished after one box. The ad asserts guaranteed results or money back and notes availability from druggists or by mail at five cents plus shipping.
A dense church notice lists services at First United Brethren Church corner Sixth Street and Mulberry Ava with sermons by Dr. Hough of Dayton Ohio and Professor Bradley. It invites members and non members to hear speeches on civic righteousness and education, plus a slate of midweek events, meetings, and an auction sale closing penny contest.
Sunday activities at Gorman M. E. Church include Sunday School at 9:15, Communion at 10:30, preliminary meeting at 7, praise service at 7:30, and a prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:50 followed by the Sunday school board. Ladies Aid meets in South Muscatine Thursday and at the thatch Friday at 2 pm. Friday at 5 pm begins a Brotherhood entertainment series with three vocal artists. Zion’s Church lists Advent services and activities with German text, Frauen Verein and Schul Verein meetings. German Baptist Church schedules Sunday school at 5:15 and preaching at 10:36 with communion at 11:15 and a Young People’s meeting at 7 pm. Continuous weekday prayer meetings and Ladies Aid noted.
An old advertisement extols Cardus as a health tonic for women suffering from “womanly trouble.” It claims dramatic relief from spells and headaches, urging readers to ask their pharmacist and noting a sixty year reputation with enthusiastic user anecdotes.
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