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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1903
Page
5
The Southwest Limited made its inaugural early morning run through Sudbury at 1:05 AM on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Rock Island junction. Engine 559 was commanded by Engineer Macmiller with Conductor McHoug aboard the first trip, the train arriving on schedule.
J. J. Havercamp reports a large rise in Mi-o-na sales and hears customers claim it delivers. The town sees fewer thin people than a year ago, attributed to Mi-o-na, the flesh forming food. Havercamp backs a no cure no pay offer if satisfaction isn’t met, praising Journal advertising for merit articles.
Notice sent to leading druggists including J. J. Havercamp authorizes selling Miona with a promise to refund the price if it fails to increase weight and cure dyspepsia and stomach troubles. The communication is from The R. T. Booth Co.
A claim centers on Miona as a remedy guaranteed by J. J. Havercamp to cure dyspepsia. The product is sold with a stated refund if it fails to help.
The article recounts train operations with the South west Limited and east bound services, mentions officials Mc Houg and Gor don, and notes on time performance. It records engine breaks at Hershey mill and repair by F M Byl, plus preparations for asparagus fields and fertilizer use, with community items on Epworth League election, Kaiser Hose anniversary, and local illnesses.
President Roosevelt announces Panama gains independence from Colombia after revolutions on the isthmus. The United States recognizes Panama and signs a canal treaty granting ten mile wide zone, perpetual rights, free immigration, and anti taxation terms with annual payments, urging Congress to ratify.
A report notes numerous violators of game laws in the Marshall area, detailing observed activity and potential enforcement. Local authorities prepare patrols and warnings to curb unlawful hunting and trafficking.
The Waterloo Humane Society announces action against drivers harming horses, pledging investigations, potential penalties, and public awareness campaigns to curb mistreatment of animals.
An advertisement claims Botanic Blood Balm B B B cures various blood disorders from swellings and pimples to ulcers, rheumatism, and eczema by purifying the blood. It asserts guaranteed results even in chronic cases and promises relief from aches, skin eruptions, and hair loss.
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