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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1907
Page
4
A portrait extols Samuel L. Clemens beyond humor, praising his deep logic and unyielding critique of sham and hypocrisy. The piece notes his aging appearance with pink cheeks at 72, white hair, aquiline nose, and piercing eyes, likening him to a symbol of native land and American ideals.
Fresh fish at Linder’s Delicatessen and candies at Candy Kitchen entice shoppers. Dr. Harry Brockhart of Iowa City visits. Crown offers Sunday chicken dinners and fat oysters. For sale: small farms near Muscatine. Births: a son to Mr and Mrs W H Barber. a daughter to Mr and Mrs Adam Schmitt. Kaiser Hose Co members called to hose house at eight tomorrow morning.
The Auxiliary of the Maennerchor will meet on Thursday December 12 at the home of Mrs M Havercamp.
Seven city workers paused street work on Newell Avenue to hear a brief, informal service led by Mrs. C. C. Harper of the Sunday evangelistic corps. Lost while seeking a cottage, she improvised a public prayer meeting in the street, asking the men to remove hats as she spoke.
Mrs Dorea Zager aged 70 dies at her home near Iowa City after living there almost fifty years. Seven children survive. The death occurred December 7 with Iowa City as home for most of her life.
Al Sylvester of Keithsburg Illinois was found dead in his pool room yesterday morning after suffering heart failure. Born November 26, 1847 in Manchester Indiana, he lived many years in Fairport and Muscatine and leaves a daughter in Fairport and brothers in Missouri. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2:30 PM at the schoolhouse with Rev. H. F. Martin officiating.
Sold by H Schmidt and Son Co. The heroine longs to see her departed lover in the new operatic song My May Day Fortune. Chorus promises caress and kiss as in days of yore. Music by John son with words by a former Muscatine resident. Copies available at H Schmidt Son Co Music Store 207 East Second St.
The funeral for Mrs Dennis Flynn will be held Monday at 9 o clock from St Matthias Catholic Church with Rev F J Leonard presiding. Interment will follow at St Marys Cemetery.
River forecast shows only very slight changes expected in the Mississippi River from below Dubuque to Muscatine. Local forecaster J. M. Sherier states readings at Davenport and Muscatine reflect minor fluctuations with small daily shifts and no major flooding anticipated.
The piece profiles President Woodrow Wilson of Princeton, praising his reforming actions at the university and his clear, radical ideas. It notes his liberal stance, criticisms of Theodore Roosevelt, and strong views on money, corporations, and currency. Wilson denounces financial panic as baseless, calls corporations burglars, and urges transparency in corporate meetings.
Ed Middleton aged eighteen and Bert Whitney aged fifteen are placed on trial in Washington Iowa for larceny and robbery after entering the Commercial club rooms by a window and stealing cigars worth about ten to twelve dollars. A diary of their wanderings shows a planned extended tour before justice intervened. Middleton paid a fifty dollar fine and costs. Whitney was sent to the juvenile court and to reform school.
Grace Lutheran Church holds Sunday school at 9 30 a m with Christmas program sign ups by committee members Miss Freygermuth Mrs Klink and Mrs Reinemund The tabernacle hosts 10 30 a m union service Luther league meets Monday at Miss Anna Aderman Roscoe avenue Wed afternoon Ladies Aid gathers at Mrs Geo Weltz 1024 Cedar street
Fairport Lutheran Church announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m instead of 2 30 p m. Preaching services will be at 10 30 a m. Everyone is invited. The Ladies Aid society will meet Friday afternoon.
The church lists services for tomorrow with a 9:30 Sunday school, 10:30 preaching service, and 7:30 tabernacle services observed.
The Baptist Church calls a special congregational meeting for tomorrow morning at nine o'clock. All members and attendees are urged to be present at the church.
In a fast game the Sluggers defeated the Soakums yesterday afternoon at the Armory hall by 27 to 7. Lineups list Reene te and Schenck as forwards, Murphy and Robinson at center, Haber and King at guards, with R. Robinson and Woods also among players.
Entries filed on the court docket show Hampe’s motion for defendant sustained on the second and third grounds and overruled otherwise. The Huttig McDermid Pearl Button Company versus Soaper and Barrett notes a petition filed by defense attorneys.
Samuel Coldren, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clymer A. Coldren, was crossing a Denver street when a street car struck him. He sustained severe head and shoulder bruises but no broken bones. Grandmother Mrs. M. E. Shammo in Muscatine received word. The Coldrens are a well known local family and the father formerly county attorney.
Chicago elevated magnate Marcellus Hopkins, president of the South Side Elevated railroad, died early today from pneumonia in Chicago Illinois.
An exhortation suggests stopping coffee for ten days to test its effect on stomach, heart, and nerves. The author argues that caffeine can undermine strength and provoke nervous prostration, urging readers to try a period without coffee to gauge impact.
Advertisement notes that reading The Road to Wellville in packaged form will guide readers to better sleep digestion heart and nerve health. It promotes Postum as a substitute and endorses the book as a path to wellbeing.
The Major Johns Sewing circle gathered at Mrs. John Lau on East Hill to sew aprons and related items. Refreshments followed a brief business session which changed meeting days to the first and third Tuesdays starting December 17. next gathering will be at Mrs. Will Zetler's on West Eighth.
A Pioneer Sewing society meeting was held at Mrs. Charles Smith’s home on Mulberry avenue yesterday afternoon. Due to the secretary’s absence, little work was completed, but members voted to donate one dollar to aid the blind mother of Mr. Van Winkle, murdered at Fairport. The next meeting is scheduled for December 19 at Mrs. George Fuller’s home on East Eighth street.
Members of the Mite Sewing society met this week with Mrs. William Priester at her Oregon street residence. The afternoon was pleasant and many sewing tasks were completed. An excellent supper was served at five o'clock, and guests departed satisfied with the day's work. Next meeting date not yet decided.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of First Methodist Episcopal Church will meet at Mrs. Chenoweth’s, 1118 Mulberry Ave., Monday afternoon December 9 at 3 o'clock. Mrs. George, the leader, will present Educational Missions and a brief report on the Springfield Illinois General Executive meeting. All members urged to attend.
Members met yesterday afternoon at four o'clock at Miss Stella Wilson home for a brief business session. Arrangements were made for a sale of fancy and useful articles to be held soon. The next meeting will be in two weeks.
Electa Chapter No 32 O E S will hold a regular session at Mansion Hall on Monday evening with initiation planned. The meeting opens at seven o clock due to Sunday activities.
The Degree of Honor Industrial postponed its meetings until after Christmas. The next gathering will be in January at Mrs. Theodore C. Price's home on East Fifth Street.
Louisa and Muscatine counties boards meet in a joint session at the courthouse to let the contract for Drainage Ditch No 3. Much of the afternoon focuses on a discussion of the ditch and related details.
A large force under Sheriff Benham searches woods north of Fairport for Harry Jones the alleged murderer of Mr and Mrs William Van Winkle. Residents fear Jones hides in the woods as farmers join a second county-wide search. A pair of socks found near the Hobart home are identified as Jones by Mrs Hobart and are thought to have been placed there overnight.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. McColm died and was laid to rest this morning at 10 o'clock from their East Front Street home. Rev. J. Willits led a brief private service with numerous floral offerings. Interment followed at Greenwood cemetery.
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