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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1907
Page
2
North Carolina legislator Hon. W G Hunter known in Washington and the South praises Peruna as the greatest family medicine. He states it invigorates mind and body and wards off colds and relieves catarrh, a testimonial that commercial advertising cannot match.
Readers praise Peruna, claiming it cleared head and throat congestion, cough, and lung issues after other doctors failed. Letters from A L Hewitt and family describe quick relief, with one noting a cure after six months and another asserting a worst cold can be cured in 24 to 48 hours.
A column extols Peruna as a cure for coughs colds and catarrh with testimonials from Mr G W Taylor of Clendenin W Va. It then denounces youth gambling cards in homes promoting moral reform citing Iowa code penalties and urging church members to burn gambling prizes and break trophies.
A preacher denounces dancing and card playing as moral hazards linking them to prostitution and ruin. He cites statistics from reformers, recounts vivid anecdotes from Kansas and Omaha, and urges tighter church discipline, warning that social dancing corrupts family life and faith.
A preacher denounces popular amusements in Muscatine citing Galatians and urging a moral stand. He cites gamblers, Prohibition era figures, and a Chicago Civic Federation drive to purge vice, arguing that games like cards and dancing corrupt families and youth, and urges officials to act.
An advertising offer claims Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges purify digestion absorb poisons and odors, improve breath, and aid the stomach. It promises a free sample by mail to readers sending name and address to F A Stuart Co in Marshall Michigan.
A preacher compares church members to three branches, with dead branches to be weeded out, green branches that do little despite activity, and fruitful branches that inspire others. He urges members to support each other and live by Jesus’s teachings as a major evangelistic effort unfolds in Muscatine with a forthcoming Christian rally led by a visiting evangelist.
Laurel Hill readers report W G Bryant visiting Muscatine on business. Families return from Durant after Thanksgiving visits. Lillian Patton returned from Muscatine after hearing evangelist Andrew Cockshoot and son Ralph. Mrs Birdie McKilligan and Miss Helen Monroe visited Davenport. Dr F S Abbott called on locals. Ed Banhart lost a horse. Harry Rininsland and John Fiehaly danced in Durant. Mrs Henry Angerer visited Davenport. The Cum mings kids attended Sunday meetings in Muscatine. Fred Engel Boot Rudolph Arp joined Durant Thanksgiving night. A Mathews of Charles City urged farmers to buy from Charles City Nursery Co. John Mohr hosted friends with dancing and a late repast. Norton on sick list again. Birdsy Norton shredded corn Tuesday.
The Knights of Pythias local branch held its annual meeting at the Iowa avenue club rooms. Officers were elected for the coming year, reports showed growth and a successful year, a social hour followed, and plans were made for upcoming installation services.
Guarantee of cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with Paz0 ointment, or money refunded. Includes note on oddities of watering places being dry.
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