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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
4
Cherry's offers slippers for men women and children as a holiday sale. Seiler's hosts a Presbyterian cake sale Saturday afternoon. Community notices include pastors and travelers, with armory events and dancing free at 26 or 25 cents. Havercamp's advertises Miona stomach tablets with first dose relief.
Holsten, observed in agony, collapsed in his chair during a court recess and was carried to a side room. Dr. Little treated him and the judge adjourned the morning session as he rested, with the defendant later placed in jail under guard.
Court heard extensive testimony through morning sessions as the state and defense push conflicting views of Holsten’s mental state. Witnesses from Keithsburg and local associates attest he appeared sane before the Sept. tragedy, while relatives claimed ongoing mental decline after his wife’s death. The photo presented by the state is described as an accurate likeness at the time, undermining the defense.
A local debate notes that the dark store cannot win, contrasting it with a dark horse that has a chance. The piece also mentions prescriptions being filled at Graff's.
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